Games like West of Loathing
If West of Loathing is your kind of game, the closest matches are View From Below, Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its humor carries the experience, multiple endings and replayability and comedic. 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.
Get personalized picks →West of Loathing is a turn-based western RPG released in 2017 featuring a stick-figure art style and text-based adventure gameplay. Players traverse the wild west frontier with a gear and XP progression system, stat customization, and passive dialogue skills that unlock alternate solutions to obstacles. The game offers multiple paths through its puzzles and challenges. Players describe the writing-heavy exploration and creative freedom in problem-solving as central draws, with humor carrying much of the experience. The title supports several endings, encouraging replayability across sessions. Reviewers highlight its lighthearted, whimsical tone. It runs verified on Steam Deck and accommodates solo play at a medium length with normal difficulty. The game holds a 98% positive rating from over 8,500 Steam reviews.
About West of Loathing: West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.
Players who liked West of Loathing also play
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View From Below
WHY THIS
Top pick for West of Loathing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with West of Loathing.
An emotional, story-driven, turn-based RPG about a sad kid put through hell. Literally! Escape a nightmare world, to save your own.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with West of Loathing.
Second-strongest match for West of Loathing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with West of Loathing.
Become Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt left on the brink of death by the man he trusted most. Take up your legendary bat and get ready to crack some underworld skulls in dynamic RPG combat set against the backdrop of modern-day Japan.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with West of Loathing.
Third-strongest match for West of Loathing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with West of Loathing.
Two larger-than-life heroes, Ichiban Kasuga and Kazuma Kiryu are brought together by the hand of fate, or perhaps something more sinister… Live it up in Japan and explore all that Hawaii has to offer in an RPG adventure so big it spans the Pacific.
Shadows Over Loathing
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with West of Loathing.
Ranked #4 for West of Loathing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with West of Loathing.
Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.
Hard West
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for West of Loathing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with West of Loathing.
When a tragic turn of events sets one man down a path of supernatural chaos and revenge, he must brutally hunt down all those who wronged him. Fight and survive through 8 unique story-based scenarios, and try your hand at 40 individually designed turn-based combat missions
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with West of Loathing.
Ranked #6 for West of Loathing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with West of Loathing.
Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!
OCTOPATH TRAVELER™
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for West of Loathing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with West of Loathing.
Eight travelers. Eight adventures. Eight roles to play. Embark on an epic journey across the vast and wondrous world of Orsterra and discover the captivating stories of each of the eight travelers.
South Park™: The Stick of Truth™
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with West of Loathing.
Ranked #8 for West of Loathing fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with West of Loathing.
From the perilous battlefields of the fourth-grade playground, a young hero will rise, destined to be South Park’s savior. From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes an epic quest to become… cool. Introducing South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.For a thousand years, the battle has been waged.
Reviewers mention these as similar to West of Loathing
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Shadows Over Loathing
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with West of Loathing.
Reviewers of West of Loathing cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with West of Loathing.
Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.
Jazzpunk: Director's Cut
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with West of Loathing.
Reviewers of West of Loathing cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with West of Loathing.
Jazzpunk is a comedy adventure set in an alternate reality Cold War World, plagued with corporate espionage, CyberCrime, and sentient martinis. Gameplay is inspired by spoof comedy films and cartoons of yesteryear, with a focus on weird gadgets, exotic locales, and open-world style exploration.
STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™
WHY THIS
Reviewers of West of Loathing cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with West of Loathing.
It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side?
Fallout 4
WHY THIS
Reviewers of West of Loathing cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with West of Loathing.
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Dodgeball Academia
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with West of Loathing.
Reviewers of West of Loathing cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with West of Loathing.
Dodgeball Academia is a sports RPG game featuring rookie dodgeball student, Otto. Join Otto and an eclectic cast of characters as they train to dominate on and off the courts of the academia.
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with West of Loathing.
Reviewers of West of Loathing cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with West of Loathing.
Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!
Cthulhu Saves the World
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with West of Loathing.
Reviewers of West of Loathing cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with West of Loathing.
The lord of insanity, Cthulhu was all set to plunge the world into insanity and destruction when his powers were sealed by a mysterious sorcerer. The only way for him to break the curse is to become a true hero. Save the world to destroy it in an epic parody RPG journey of redemption, romance, and insanity!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below West of Loathing at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under West of Loathing on Steam right now. Shares Indie with West of Loathing.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under West of Loathing on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with West of Loathing.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under West of Loathing on Steam right now. Shares Indie with West of Loathing.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under West of Loathing on Steam right now. Shares Indie with West of Loathing.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under West of Loathing on Steam right now. Shares Indie with West of Loathing.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~91% under West of Loathing on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with West of Loathing.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~73% under West of Loathing on Steam right now. Shares Indie with West of Loathing.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
OneShot
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under West of Loathing on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with West of Loathing.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with West of Loathing.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with West of Loathing.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with West of Loathing.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with West of Loathing.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with West of Loathing.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with West of Loathing.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with West of Loathing.
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.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with West of Loathing.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with West of Loathing.
Become Ichiban Kasuga, a low-ranking yakuza grunt left on the brink of death by the man he trusted most. Take up your legendary bat and get ready to crack some underworld skulls in dynamic RPG combat set against the backdrop of modern-day Japan.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with West of Loathing.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with West of Loathing.
Two larger-than-life heroes, Ichiban Kasuga and Kazuma Kiryu are brought together by the hand of fate, or perhaps something more sinister… Live it up in Japan and explore all that Hawaii has to offer in an RPG adventure so big it spans the Pacific.
Shadows Over Loathing
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with West of Loathing.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with West of Loathing.
Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with West of Loathing.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with West of Loathing.
Follow Vi, Kabbu, and Leif as they uncover the secrets of the Land of Bugaria! Explore and combine your team's abilities to solve puzzles, defeat powerful enemies and find ancient treasures!
South Park™: The Stick of Truth™
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with West of Loathing.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with West of Loathing.
From the perilous battlefields of the fourth-grade playground, a young hero will rise, destined to be South Park’s savior. From the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, comes an epic quest to become… cool. Introducing South Park™: The Stick of Truth™.For a thousand years, the battle has been waged.
Frequently asked about West of Loathing
- Is West of Loathing verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — West of Loathing is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does West of Loathing cost?
- West of Loathing is listed on Steam at 10.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to West of Loathing?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside West of Loathing are View From Below, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
- Who developed West of Loathing?
- West of Loathing was developed by Asymmetric.
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