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Hard West
Hard West	2015
Hard West 2	2022

Hard West is a singleplayer bird's-eye view TBS game in the Hard West series.

General information

Official wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
		Collector's Edition also available.
		Collector's Edition, Complete Edition also available.
GOG.com		Collector's Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Collector's Edition also available.
Humble Store		Collector's Edition also available.
Mac App Store
Steam		Collector's Edition, Complete Edition also available.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Scars of Freedom

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename movie files^[3]
Go to `<path-to-game>\Data\Movies`. Delete or rename `intro.bytes`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\HardWest\<user-id>\keys.ini %USERPROFILE%\Documents\HardWest\<user-id>\options.ini
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/Documents/HardWest/<user-id>/keys.ini $HOME/Documents/HardWest/<user-id>/options.ini

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\HardWest\<user-id>\
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/Documents/HardWest/<user-id>/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Gameplay is Hor+; Cinematics are Vert-.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Enable windowed mode and use the `-popupwindow` parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		On/off toggle.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Input settings

Gamepad controls

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity		Deadzone slider only.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Key bindings

Audio

Audio settings

General settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Speech, Ambient, Sound Effects, Interface, Cinematic
Surround sound		Stereo^[4]
Subtitles		Cinematic subtitles can be toggled on/off. Other subtitles are always on.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Polish
Russian
Spanish				Fan translation, download.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad 2.6 GHz	AMD Athlon II X4 3.1 GHz Intel Core i5 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 4670 Nvidia GeForce GT 430 512 MB (ATI), 1 GB (Nvidia) of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible	AMD Radeon R7 260X Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti 2 GB (AMD), 1 GB (Nvidia) of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.9.6, 10.10, 10.11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2520M 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 6630M 256 MB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04, Mint 17
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 4670 Nvidia GeForce GT 430 512 MB (ATI), 1 GB (Nvidia) of VRAM

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 5.2.1p4^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Game engine? :: Hard West General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-05-12
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-04-17
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-24
Tested with Special K.

[3] Unity engine build: 5.2.1p4^[1]^[2]

[1] Game engine? :: Hard West General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[engineversion-2] Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-05-12

[baronsmoki-4] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-04-17

[5] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-24
Tested with Special K.

[Note 1]

[3]

[4]

[1]

[2]

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+{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 5|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/307670/discussions/0/490124466471241260/|title=Game engine? :: Hard West General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Vetle|date=2018-05-12}}</ref>|build=5.2.1p4}}
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 {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|November 18, 2015}}
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|November 18, 2015}}
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+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|hard-west|73}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|1654/hard-west|71}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|hard-west|70}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, DLC }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | TBS }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Supernatural, Western, North America }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Hard West }}
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 |strategywiki =
 |wikipedia    = Hard West
 |winehq       =
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+}}
+{{Introduction
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+|release history   =
+|current state     =
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@@ Line 28: / Line 57: @@
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 {{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3816-1 | Steam | {{store link|Gamesplanet|3816-2|Collector's Edition}}, {{store link|Gamesplanet|3816-3|Complete Edition}} also available. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| GOG.com | hard_west | DRM-free | {{store link|GOG.com|hard_west_collectors_edition|Collector's Edition}} also available. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
@@ Line 36: / Line 66: @@
 }}
+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
 {{DLC/row| {{store link|Steam|441700|Scars of Freedom}} |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
-{{DLC/row| {{store link|Steam|419040|Soundtrack}} |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
-{{DLC/row| {{store link|Steam|736750|Printable Posters}} | Free. | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 }}
@@ Line 45: / Line 74: @@
 ===Skip intro videos===
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-# Go to <code>{{P|game}}\Data\Movies\</code>.
+# Go to {{file|{{P|game}}\Data\Movies|folder}}.
-# Delete or rename <code>intro.bytes</code>.
+# Delete or rename {{file|intro.bytes}}.
 }}
 ==Game data==
-{{Image|Hard West - general settings.png|In-game general settings.}}
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\HardWest\{{P|uid}}\keys.ini|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\HardWest\{{P|uid}}\options.ini}}
 {{Game data/config|OS X|}}
-{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
+{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|linuxhome}}/Documents/HardWest/{{P|uid}}/keys.ini|{{P|linuxhome}}/Documents/HardWest/{{P|uid}}/options.ini}}
 }}
 {{XDG|unknown}}
@@ Line 64: / Line 91: @@
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\HardWest\{{P|uid}}\}}
 {{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
-{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
+{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|linuxhome}}/Documents/HardWest/{{P|uid}}/}}
 }}
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             = false
+|gog galaxy                = false
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud               = true
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Image|Hard West - in-game video settings.png|In-game video settings.}}
+{{Image|Hard West - in-game video settings.png|Video settings}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 99: / Line 126: @@
 |ultrawidescreen            = true
 |ultrawidescreen notes      = Gameplay is {{term|Hor+}}; Cinematics are {{term|Vert-}}.
-|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+|4k ultra hd                = true
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
 |fov                        = false
@@ Line 111: / Line 138: @@
 |antialiasing               = false
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
 |60 fps                     = true
 |60 fps notes               =
-|120 fps                    = unknown
+|120 fps                    = true
 |120 fps notes              =
 |hdr                        = unknown
@@ Line 123: / Line 153: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Image|Hard West - input settings.png|In-game input settings.}}
+{{Image|Hard West - input settings.png|Input settings}}
-{{Image|Hard West - gamepad controls.png|Gamepad controls.}}
+{{Image|Hard West - gamepad controls.png|Gamepad controls}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 189: / Line 219: @@
 }}
 <gallery>
-Hard West - key bindings.png|In-game key bindings.
+Hard West - key bindings.png|Key bindings
 </gallery>
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Image|Hard West - audio settings.png|In-game audio settings.}}
+{{Image|Hard West - audio settings.png|Audio settings}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Image|Hard West - general settings.png|General settings}}
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Master, Music, Speech, Ambient, Sound Effects, Interface, Cinematic
@@ Line 206: / Line 237: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
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 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = true
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|mac os x powerpc app   =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
 |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 |macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	CreativeForge Games
Publishers
	Gambitious Digital Entertainment
Engines
	Unity 5^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	November 18, 2015
macOS (OS X)	November 18, 2015
Linux	November 18, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	73
OpenCritic	71
IGDB	70
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Genres	TBS
Themes	Supernatural, Western, North America
Series	Hard West