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Games like Wild Willy West

If Wild Willy West is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Ballad of a True Thug, Always Surrender and Tell Me Owl — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Wild Willy West: Wild Willy West is a western top-down shoot 'em up, featuring action packed levels and instant death combat. Use an arsenal of magical bullets to blast your way through the old west, and take revenge on those who wronged you.

2025ActionIndie6.99 USDWindowsby Team Sloop
Wild Willy West — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Wild Willy West also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. The Ballad of a True Thug

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Wild Willy West fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Willy West.

    The dark underbelly of 1990s Europe, criminal enterprise, and rivers of blood. Rise from a petty crook to a criminal legend, where every shot must be precise and any mistake is fatal. A brutal, top-down tactical shooter.

    2026ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Always Surrender

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Wild Willy West fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Wild Willy West.

    Battle a never ending swarm of enemies, but be sure to surrender before you die...

    2024Action3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Tell Me Owl

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Wild Willy West fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Willy West.

    Embark on an exciting journey in a top-down western shooter inspired by classic NES action games. Battle through handcrafted levels, buy abilities, upgrade weapons to face multi-phase bosses in a world where a man's best friend is his revolver.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Sheriff Exam

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Wild Willy West fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Willy West.

    Pass the Sheriff Exam and enjoy a fantastic Wild West fps game in VR. Shoot your way through the selection process and become the next Sheriff! This is a challenging arcade game for testing shooting skills and your brain with different puzzles and memory games. Be precise and play smart!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. NORR part II: Will Walker

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Wild Willy West fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Willy West.

    Shot, run and slow time or you'll die!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Insectipede

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Wild Willy West fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Willy West.

    Time to bug out and blast back in this arcade shooter packed with waves of insects and UFOs. Fight through 50 challenging stages, grab power-ups, and chase the high score.

    2019ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Hot Shot Monkey

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Wild Willy West fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Willy West.

    Embark into a wild west themed bullet hell, where you play as Clyde, a monkey gunslinger, on a quest to defeat steampunk mechanical monstrosities, and utilize powerful weapons, and useful gear to assure you return peace to the west.

    2025ActionIndieRPG1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Gunslinger

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Wild Willy West fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Wild Willy West.

    "Gunslinger" is a VR shooting game. You will return to the era of fire and blood, and write your own western legend with your gun. It is not easy to become a legend, As long as sticking to our faith, we will become a legend in the world.

    2023Indie5.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Wild Willy West at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Wild Willy West on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Willy West.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Wild Willy West on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Willy West.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Wild Willy West on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Wild Willy West.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under Wild Willy West on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Wild Willy West.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Wild Willy West on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Wild Willy West.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under Wild Willy West on Steam right now. Shares Action with Wild Willy West.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under Wild Willy West on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Willy West.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under Wild Willy West on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Wild Willy West.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Wild Willy West.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Willy West.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Wild Willy West.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Willy West.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Wild Willy West.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Willy West.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Wild Willy West.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Wild Willy West.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Wild Willy West

How much does Wild Willy West cost?
Wild Willy West is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Wild Willy West?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Wild Willy West are The Ballad of a True Thug, Always Surrender, Tell Me Owl.
Who developed Wild Willy West?
Wild Willy West was developed by Team Sloop.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Wild Willy West.

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