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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = West of Loathing cover.jpg
 
|cover        = West of Loathing cover.jpg
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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 2017|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Waschbär|date=2019-02-15}}</ref>|build=2017.4.1f1}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2017}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 10, 2017}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|2017|ref={{cn|reason=Might be incorrect.|date=July 2017}}}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|August 10, 2017}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|2017|ref={{cn|reason=Might be incorrect.|date=July 2017}}}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|August 10, 2017}}
 +
|reception    =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|west-of-loathing|87}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|4658/west-of-loathing|85}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|west-of-loathing|82}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | DLC }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RPG }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Comedy, Western }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 597220
 
|steam appid  = 597220
|steam appid side  =  
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|steam appid side  = 954060,696230
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    = 1154606028
 +
|official site= http://westofloathing.com/
 +
|hltb        = 48134
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|wikipedia    =  
+
|mobygames    = west-of-loathing
 +
|wikipedia    = West of Loathing
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
'''Key points'''
 +
{{ii}} The game is a follow-up to the free browser-based game [https://www.kingdomofloathing.com/ Kingdom of Loathing].
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/597220/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{GOG.com links|1154606028|west_of_loathing}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/597220/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | west_of_loathing | DRM-free |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store | 9N26P410XR98 | Microsoft Store | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 597220 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 597220 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
}}
 +
{{DLC|
 +
{{DLC/row| Reckonin' at Gun Manor | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{DLC/row| Original Soundtrack | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 +
{{Image|West_of_Loathing_Options1.png|In-game general settings.}}
 +
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Asymmetric Software\West of Loathing\}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Asymmetric Software/West of Loathing/permaflags-<UUID>.json}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|~/.config/unity3d/Asymmetric Software/West of Loathing/prefs}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Asymmetric Software\West of Loathing\{{p|uid}}.json}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Asymmetric Software/West of Loathing}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|~/.config/unity3d/Asymmetric Software/West of Loathing}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           =  
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|discord                =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes          =
|origin               =  
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|epic games store      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games store notes =
|steam cloud           = unknown
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|gog galaxy             = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes       =  
|uplay                 =  
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|origin                 =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes           =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud           = true
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes     =  
 +
|uplay                 =  
 +
|uplay notes           =  
 +
|xbox cloud             = unknown
 +
|xbox cloud notes       =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|West_of_Loathing_Options2.png|In-game video settings.}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = true
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = Default fullscreen is borderless. Use windowed mode with {{code|-popupwindow}} [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]] for alternative mode or {{code|-window-mode exclusive}} for exclusive fullscreen.
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
|color blind notes          =  
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|hdr notes                  =
 +
|color blind                = true
 +
|color blind notes          = Game is in black and white. Joke setting in options menu.
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Image|West of Loathing keyboard settings.png|In-game keyboard settings.}}
|key remap                = unknown
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{{Image|West of Loathing remapping settings.png|In-game remapping settings.}}
|key remap notes          =  
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{{Input
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|key remap                = true
|acceleration option notes =  
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|key remap notes          = Presets and individual remapping available.
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|acceleration option notes = No acceleration.
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
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|mouse sensitivity notes  = Uses system cursor settings.
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = n/a
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = true
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = true
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
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|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = true
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = true
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = true
 +
|light bar support notes  = Static cyan.
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|dualshock 4 modes        = Wired, V1
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= false
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 +
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = true
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Music and game sounds.
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles                = n/a
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = No speech.
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
|interface = yes
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|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|subtitles = n/a
 
|subtitles = n/a
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9, 11
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = XP SP2
|minCPU  = 2.8 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo or better
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|minCPU  = 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
|minHD    = 2 GB
+
|minHD    = 4 GB
|minGPU  = 512 MB
+
|minGPU  =
 +
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
  
|recOS    =  
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|recOS    = 7 SP1
|recCPU  =  
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|recCPU  = 3.3 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better
|recRAM  =  
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|recRAM  = 4 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 +
|recVRAM  = 1 GB
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = OS X
 
|OSfamily = OS X
  
|minOS    = 10.7.5
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|minOS    = 10.9+
|minCPU  = 2.5 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo or better
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|minCPU  = 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
|minHD    = 2 GB
+
|minHD    = 4 GB
|minGPU  = 512 MB
+
|minGPU  =
 +
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
|recCPU  =  
+
|recCPU  = 3.3 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better
|recRAM  =  
+
|recRAM  = 4 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 +
|recVRAM  = 1 GB
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minOS    =  
 
|minOS    =  
|minCPU  = 3.3 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo or better
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|minCPU  = 3.3 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
|minHD    = 2 GB
+
|minHD    = 4 GB
|minGPU  = 512 MB
+
|minGPU  =
 +
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
|recCPU  =  
+
|recCPU  = 3.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
|recRAM  =  
+
|recRAM  = 4 GB
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 +
|recVRAM  = 1 GB
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Revision as of 11:50, 12 August 2020

West of Loathing
West of Loathing cover
Developers
Asymmetric
Engines
Unity 2017[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows August 10, 2017
macOS (OS X) August 10, 2017
Linux August 10, 2017
Reception
Metacritic 87
OpenCritic 85
IGDB 82
Taxonomy
Monetization DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Genres RPG
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Comedy, Western
West of Loathing on HowLongToBeat
West of Loathing on IGDB
West of Loathing on MobyGames
West of Loathing on Wikipedia

Key points

The game is a follow-up to the free browser-based game Kingdom of Loathing.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Reckonin' at Gun Manor
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Original Soundtrack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Asymmetric Software\West of Loathing\
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/Asymmetric Software/West of Loathing/permaflags-<UUID>.json
Linux ~/.config/unity3d/Asymmetric Software/West of Loathing/prefs
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%\AppData\LocalLow\Asymmetric Software\West of Loathing\<user-id>.json
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/Asymmetric Software/West of Loathing
Linux ~/.config/unity3d/Asymmetric Software/West of Loathing

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Default fullscreen is borderless. Use windowed mode with -popupwindow parameter for alternative mode or -window-mode exclusive for exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode
Game is in black and white. Joke setting in options menu.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

In-game keyboard settings.
In-game keyboard settings.
In-game remapping settings.
In-game remapping settings.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and game sounds.
Surround sound
Subtitles
No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP2
Processor (CPU) 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.9+
Processor (CPU) 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 3.3 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) 512 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2017.4.1f1[1]

References

  1. Verified by User:Waschbär on 2019-02-15