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Hard West launch trailer makes it look like more than a cowboy XCOM

Hard West is a tactical game set in the old American west. Why am I already so invested in its plot?

I really enjoyed what I played of XCOM, but I couldn't tell you the story of it if my life depended on it. Aliens ... attack? Shadowy para-military organisation ... might not be all good?? Look, I'm sure there was something there but I was way too busy exploding alien heads to notice it.

Genre-buddy Hard West seems to be brimming with character and narrative, just judging by its launch trailer. I already remember more about its plot.

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We took a look at this earlier in the week if you'd like to see a run down of Hard West gameplay features. It's out now on Steam for Linux, Mac and PC.

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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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