Games set in the American Wild West
Surprisingly, western is not a common theme in the golden era of PC video games. Sure, there are some good games set in the old West of the United States (and some classics too), but not as many as other games with specific settings like fantasy, horror, sci fi, even cyberpunk games. One of the early classics "wild west" game that comes to mind is Gun Smoke, unfortunately it was never published for a PC.
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3 Skulls of the Toltecs
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected Revistronic
This 1996 point-and-click western is what you’d get if Lucky Luke and Monkey Island had an awkward but lovable baby. 3 Skulls of the Toltecs throws you into a spaghetti western full of puzzles, puns, and characters with more mustache than common sense. Expect to outwit bandits, impersonate priests, and hunt ancient treasure while the game thr...
Alone in the Dark 3
DOS1994protected Infogrames
By the time Alone in the Dark 3 (1994, DOS) rolls around, Edward Carnby has seen it all - so now it’s off to the Wild West, because of course it is. Zombies? Check. Cowboys? Check. Zombie cowboys? You bet. The gameplay is still tanky, the scares are a bit more “boo” than “boo-hoo,” but the sheer commitment to throwing ...
Billy The Kid
DOS1990 Level 9 Computing
Saddle up, pardner. Billy The Kid puts you in the dusty boots of the infamous outlaw himself. This is the Wild West, DOS-style — pixel pistols, wanted posters, and dialogue that might make a cactus wince. Whether you’re shootin’ varmints or causin’ a ruckus, justice is whatever you can code in QBasic.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
DOS1989 Tynesoft Computer Software
Colorado
DOS1990 Silmarils
Fort Apache
DOS1992 Impressions Games
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist
DOSWindows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1993protecteddemo Sierra On-Line
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist is a humorous point-and-click adventure game from 1993 developed by Sierra On-Line and co-designed by Al Lowe (creator of Leisure Suit Larry) and Josh Mandel. Set in the Old West, Freddy Pharkas is a blend of comedy and Western tropes. The game follows Freddy Pharkas, a former gunslinger who left his gun-sli...
Gold Rush!
DOS1988protected Sierra On-Line
Lost Dutchman Mine
DOS1989 Magnetic images
Lucky Luke
Windows XP/98/951997 Infogrames
Shadow of the Comet
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected Infogrames
The Oregon Trail
DOS1990 MECC
The Oregon Trail Deluxe
DOS1992 MECC
Westphaser
DOS1989 Loriciels
Wild West World
DOS1991 Software 2000
Zorro
DOS1995 Capstone Software
From the dusty archives of 1995 DOS gaming comes Zorro, a side-scrolling platformer that asks the question: what if the legendary masked hero had the reflexes of a hungover sloth? With clunky controls and combat that’s more slapstick than swashbuckling, it’s a charmingly awkward tribute to the classic character. You’ll leap, climb...
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