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'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
{{ii}} The game is a follow-up to the free browser-based game [https://www.kingdomofloathing.com/ Kingdom of Loathing].
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 597220 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
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==Monetization==
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
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===API===
 
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Latest revision as of 16:45, 26 December 2023

West of Loathing
West of Loathing cover
Developers
Asymmetric
Engines
Unity 2019[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 One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Genres RPG
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Comedy, Western
Series Kingdom of Loathing
West of Loathing on HowLongToBeat
West of Loathing on IGDB
West of Loathing on MobyGames
West of Loathing on Wikipedia
Kingdom of Loathing
West of Loathing 2017
Shadows over Loathing 2022

West of Loathing is a singleplayer RPG game in the Kingdom of Loathing series.

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

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Reckonin' at Gun Manor Unavailable for Microsoft Store version.
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\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Asymmetric Software/West of Loathing/permaflags-<UUID>.json
Linux $HOME/.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
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Asymmetric Software/West of Loathing
Linux $HOME/.config/unity3d/Asymmetric Software/West of Loathing

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

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

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Use -popupwindow launch parameter and disable full screen in the options menu.
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 and 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
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c, 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: 2019.4.2[1][2]

References

  1. Verified by User:Suicide machine on 2020-12-23
    Previously used 2017 (as tested by Waschbär), seems to have been updated to 2018 on August 10, 2018 and finally to Unity 2019 on Auust 8, 2020
  2. Three Year Anniversary Patch (v1.11.11.11.1) - last accessed on 2020-12-23