The Blood of Dawnwalker
The Blood of Dawnwalker
Game
Game2023
Blood West
Developer Hyperstrange
Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you! From the Steam store page
416 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
80
LovedLoved
229 positive · 58 negative
95% range 75–84%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 229 | 58 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 53 | 4 | 64 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 6 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
3,789 of 4,284 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
80% recommend · 203 yes, 50 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 253 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (6,072 of 6,765 positive).
Players praise the game's unique atmosphere and blend of stealth, horror, and exploration. [1][2][3] Many find the stealth mechanics simple but consistent, though some criticize them as basic. [4][5][6] Some reviewers note the game can be punishing and repetitive, with frustrating balance issues. [7][8][9]
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- [7]
It started out promisingly, but quickly became boring and overly repetitive. Despite the game trailers made it look more action-packed than it actually is. It's a stealth shooter with an oddly broken stealth system and awkward RPG mechanics. The combat system is flawed: make one wrong move and you’re dead. You have to start all over again. It's impossible to run away if you make a mistake. If you die, enemies in …
- [1]
Do yourself a favor and play this game on a custom difficulty, with enemy damage at %200 and enemy health at %60-%70. This is the closest thing I've found to a single player version of Hunt: Showdown, so if you're into slow firing, heavy hitting weapons being used against swamp monsters and eldritch horrors, this is a game for you. Admittedly, the stealth isn't complex, the AI isn't that good, and a good chunk of …
- [4]
This game is awesome. It's a slow paced, methodical stealth cowboy game with simple but extremely consistent stealth mechanics. You'll never be left wondering why you got spotted. It's simpler than an immersive sim and a bit like a survival horror, with a lot of resource and inventory management, it's a weird and interesting mix of genres. I would say the main selling points of this game are the atmosphere and the …
- [3]
Blood West is a super unique mix of weird west and horror that just hits different. The atmosphere is creepy in the best way, and exploring feels genuinely rewarding with lots of freedom in how you play. I finished the base game and I’m already planning a second run after I beat the DLC. Definitely a hidden gem if you like tense, immersive games.
- [2]
There's stealth games, and then there's Blood West. Calling this game a "stealth game", although technically true, is doing it a SEVERE disservice and undermines the fact that in reality it is just so so much more. In reality it is an entire open world immersive sim experience, with gameplay similar to the original STALKER games like Shadow of Chernobyl. I've seen a lot of people compare it to a "Singleplayer Hunt …
Summarised from 34 of the 366 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Blood West talk about atmosphere and art direction are highly praised; those who didn't talk about stealth and combat can feel basic or broken. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 416 · most liked firstNew name, bigger game. Endless West is now Blood West: Scavengers! Live, Loot, Die, Live Again. Watch the intro cinematic and wishlist NOW: youtu.be/sXsfZLC75CE?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Blood West: Scavengers - the $5 roguelite DLC for Blood West that could have been a standalone game - is OUT NOW on Steam, GOG, PS5 and Xbox Series. Death is not the end ☠️ youtu.be/Qja0ND0Fy6M?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Thank you to everyone who's already helped us test Blood West: Scavengers 🤠 The $5 DLC for Blood West that might as well be its own game. Your feedback so far has been invaluable, so we're extending the beta until Sunday, May 3rd! It's not too late to get in there, Scavengers: huntslowdown.com
neutral · AI labelView post →Aww yiss finished my Blood Sweat and Tears + Ironman run of Blood West... such a good game! sneaky cowboy shooty Boz! A tiny figure hidden under their huge hat, bathed only in the glow of their lit stick of dynamite...
positive · AI labelView post →You've been asking. They've been cooking. Finally coming to BLOOD WEST in the next update: - Easy mode - Hard Mode - Ironman Mode - Custom difficulty and... NEW GAME PLUS.
neutral · AI labelView post →Do yourself a favor and play this game on a custom difficulty, with enemy damage at %200 and enemy health at %60-%70. This is the closest thing I've found to a single player version of Hunt: Showdown, so if you're into slow firing, heavy hitting weapons being used against swamp monsters and eldritch horrors, this is a game for you. Admittedly, the stealth isn't complex, the AI isn't that good, and a good chunk of exploration rewards nothing more than stuff you'll sell for currency. But behind…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe I'm being too stealthy with these Night Stalkers... I don't think he noticed me before laying down for a quick nap... Silly drunk late night sketch for @cheesydingo.bsky.social, ft. chonky wendigos from awesome game called "Blood West!"
neutral · AI labelView post →Large, extremely dangerous beasts roaming those cursed lands. They are rare, easier to avoid than to risk your life and waste fortune of ammo to deal with... But there is one, looming even above the dead trees... pray that it will never spot you. Lil sketch inspired by game called "Blood West"! :>
neutral · AI labelView post →Oooh, the followup to Blood West was announced and I somehow missed it. Bloodwoven looks to be more of a sandboxy survial type game about Inuit-like people living on the corpse of a frozen, dead god. Lots of frozen meat.
neutral · AI labelView post →It started out promisingly, but quickly became boring and overly repetitive. Despite the game trailers made it look more action-packed than it actually is. It's a stealth shooter with an oddly broken stealth system and awkward RPG mechanics. The combat system is flawed: make one wrong move and you’re dead. You have to start all over again. It's impossible to run away if you make a mistake. If you die, enemies in locations respawn endlessly which is incredibly frustrating. Unique items are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Extremely niche, and it seems that the audience this is tailored for adores it, so I'm glad for them. For me, this game is just way too punishing for little incentive. If you aren't inherently tempted to explore a barren wasteland for the hell of it, then the ludicrious early enemy damage and lackluster gunplay and ammo pigeonholes you into a stealth melee playstyle. Stealth is basic and binary (either an enemy knows exactly your position and is beelining to kill you, or they have no idea you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Something wrong is going on with this game's balance. When in stealth enemies react properly by patrolling their routes and trying to spot you with their senses. I even saw a foe reacting to shots and going to investigate. But once spotted, they instantly know where you are and swarm towards you. There's no way of circling a building to flank them - they just turn around and meet you halfway. At the same time alerted state makes enemies bullet sponges. I thought I had bad aim, but I repeatedly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →~ 💦 Using the Prodigal Daughter at the Hunter's Village 🫦 ~ 🎮 - Game is Blood West, go check it out :3 ~ These posts are way hotter with context lol 💞 Likes and Reposts help me out a lot. Thanks! 💞 #nsfwart
neutral · AI labelView post →Blood West was a great game, questionably marketed. Folks expected a boomer shooter. When it wasn't one of those, folks expected an immersive sim. It's not really that either. It's weirdly more Souls-like than anything? Anyway, big sandbox roguelikey DLC out soon, $5.
positive · AI labelView post →Yeah I don't think Blood West is for me. I have very little patience for games that are like "we made the game really hard and also if you die we make it harder for some reason."
negative · AI labelView post →Gianni has picked up Blood West Scavengers pretty hard and I've been hitting my head against a wall playing Dead Man's Prommy 👍👍👍 I havent finished the base game but I'm about to get hard back into it
neutral · AI labelView post →There's stealth games, and then there's Blood West. Calling this game a "stealth game", although technically true, is doing it a SEVERE disservice and undermines the fact that in reality it is just so so much more. In reality it is an entire open world immersive sim experience, with gameplay similar to the original STALKER games like Shadow of Chernobyl. I've seen a lot of people compare it to a "Singleplayer Hunt Showdown", but I honestly see a better comparison being: "STALKER Shadow of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Get it NOW as part of the new Blood West: GOLD Edition: Steam: store.steampowered.com/bundle/71915... Xbox: www.xbox.com/en-US/games/... PS5: store.playstation.com/en-us/produc... GOG: www.gog.com/en/game/bloo...
neutral · AI labelView post →In cursed lands where shadows creep, And ancient evils never sleep, A gunslinger wakes from death's embrace, To roam a wild, forsaken place. The prairie groans beneath the moon, Coyotes howl a mournful tune, While twisted spirits haunt the night, Beyond the reach of lantern light. Each bullet counts, each step must weigh, For death is never far away. The darkness watches, still and vast, A whisper from the haunted past. Its stealth is sharp, its tension real, You stalk, you hide, you aim to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was fun for a bit, but its problems really grate on you the more you play. Unfortunately, it's all a little too basic. The game confuses outdated for classic; many of its systems are frustrating. The combat and enemy AI is very one-dimensional, with the same one or two options being the most optimal. It doesn't matter how cool the environment looks when there's absolutely no way to interact with it and meaningfully use it to your advantage. It actively discourages experimentation with a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →+ First-Person Sneaker (a la Thief, Dishonored, etc) + Old West / Weird West Adventure (don't see many of those) + "open world" maps let you explore and choose how to go into some areas + exploration rewarded with better weapons / gear - pixelated graphics may not be everyone's cup-o-tea (adds to the gritty look, though) - Lots of GPU cycles wasted graphical detail you'll barely notice - Sneaky stabbing gets critical hits for insta-kills, but sneaky bow / tomahawk shots don't - leveling your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Blood West is a fascinating (and cool) game. Looks like a boomer shooter, plays like a hybrid of souls-like and immersive sim, spicy death penalties, respawning enemies and all.
positive · AI labelView post →really wanted to like this game but unfortunately it lacks the polish of other new blood releases. the systems are ok at best but overall just feel like less refined versions of the games it's trying to be. it was personally frustrating and unfun but clearly has some heart (and nothing more unfortunately) which breaks my heart man i cannot stress how i really wanted to like blood west :(
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →~ ✨ Enjoying the view down there? 💕 ~ 🎮 - Game is Blood West, go check it out :3 💞 Repost to get a face full of Ghoulussy this halloween 💞 #nsfwart
neutral · AI labelView post →I could not have fun with this game. There were some moments that were pretty good, but it very quickly gets worse throughout the chapters. On the third chapter, there is a huge difficulty spike, and I just could not get used to it. As well, it feels confusing that the game would punish me for dying. If I was having trouble with the game, why would cursing me every time I die be encouraging? And some things are needlessly expensive, there is one gun that is 18000 dollars and I can't see how you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am extremely hot and cold on Blood West. There's so much here it's trying to do that I really like - a stealth action game that feels like it's heavily indebted to, of all things, System Shock 2 despite its western theme, and one that tries to really fix the weightlessness of death in that game.
neutral · AI labelView post →its hard to put into words why I love this game other than it scratches an itch that isn't captured by enough games. It's an open world stealth shooter that remind me of how the good parts of Hunt: Showdown felt. It feels like someone describing a game with much higher highs and lower lows that were lost in the translation. It doesn't fail to meet the expectations, but it feels like its missing a few core mechanics and scale that it tempts at achieving, and leaves a game that is just a solid…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is janky, but for me it's a comfort jank. It's the kind of jank that reminds me of playing shooters when I was a kid; when the enemy was hard but the AI was bad, so I could snipe from roofs and enemies didn't know how to react. It's a jank that makes me feel smart when I figure out how to game it to my advantage to overcome difficult challenges. It's the rare good jank that makes me love it all the more. Jank aside, I loved it from start to finish. The atmosphere and direction…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Blood West is the third free game to redeem from Epic's free daily games for the holidays, and it's a fantastic one to get on the #SteamDeck: steamdeckhq.com/blood-west-i...
neutral · AI labelView post →Hordes of Hunger turns Vampire Survivors into a fast 3D slasher from devs of Blood West #HordesofHunger #IndieGames #PCGaming #LinuxGaming #SteamDeck
neutral · AI labelView post →A second @newblood.games.web.brid.gy published title has been announced. Dave Oshry's thinly veiled criminal organization is once again teaming up with Hyperstrange on an expansion for Blood West. Another example of a game that I need to find time to play. store.steampowered.com/app/3158590/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Both Ex-Zodiac and Wild Guns Reloaded are in this bundle, two of the best on-rails shooters in years. Honestly, almost everything in here is top notch and it's $1.50 per game if you get seven. Final Vendetta is a great Final Fight tribute. Amid Evil & Dusk are boomshoot kings. Blood West is great.
positive · AI labelView post →A semi open world sandbox stealth game The game has an interesting proposal, with a strong start. But it lacks on adding anything new after its first hours. Along the game, it presents slighty different mosnter. All else stays the same. There is a good atmosphere/art, but the story is quite boring. The gameplay is quite promissing, but the game lacks depth. I think it is very overrated. Would give it a 6.5 out of 10.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →my friend gave me this game Blood West and I`m enjoying a lot! its a mix of thief and stalker and even has Stephen Russell s voice as the main character. Really cool im having a blast so far.
positive · AI labelView post →Just a bunch of fetch-quests for boring NPCs with braindead enemies (with static spawns too, everything is predictable. Static spawns work for Dark Souls because of the big amount of different encounters but it doesn't work here since this game is a collection of the same encounter being repeated 100 times) and almost non existent stealth mechanics. Shooting enemies is kinda fun at first but it gets boring really quick too because of them being so dumb and non threatening to the player. Loot…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent stealth game and I emphasize "stealth". Going in Rambo style is not how this is supposed to be played, just keep that in mind. Every situation needs to be approached carefully, with an espace plan if things go wrong and so on. And I love this game for exactly that because it is done so well. A lot of weapons, amulets, upgrades and items that lead to a lot of different playstyles and I dare say there is something there for everyone. You like big shotguns, no problem. Knife is your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Technically well-made but deeply unrewarding, Blood West was a game i'd gotten a while ago that I actually had high hopes for, however the longer I played, the less satisfied I felt. So, I made the error of assuming this mainly a retro FPS, not a stealth FPS, so unfortunately I picked a much harder difficulty on the assumption that it was a different genre of FPS. However, a lot of my errors were more about the actual design of the game. For example, I had issues with headshots. For some…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is awesome. It's a slow paced, methodical stealth cowboy game with simple but extremely consistent stealth mechanics. You'll never be left wondering why you got spotted. It's simpler than an immersive sim and a bit like a survival horror, with a lot of resource and inventory management, it's a weird and interesting mix of genres. I would say the main selling points of this game are the atmosphere and the level and enemy design. The game is divided into three long chapters, each one…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a lot of fun, but very unforgiving, especially early on. Lots of playstyles. I focused on guns during my first play through. Satisfying, but even most powerful guns (aside from the shotguns) require headshots on trash enemies for fast kills. The game claims to be "an immersive stealth FPS", but the stealth gameplay here is really barebones, out n out violence is much more fun. Despite having the same voice actor, this isn't Thief and it's weird the description claims it's that style of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ah, nice, the roguelike/sandbox DLC for Blood West is out today! Base game and the other expansion are going cheap, too.
neutral · AI labelView post →It's Alone in the Dark (powerful enemies, harsh inventory management, old America) + S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (exploring, trading, plundering). And some monsters look really sexy. Cool.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's funny going from Blood West, a game built heavily around punishing the player and forcing extreme caution, to this, a game that says "you're a fucking ghost pirate do cool ninja shit and if you fuck up reload your quicksave"
neutral · AI labelView post →I love this game, but let me be clear: This entire tale is a tale of the night, so there's no high noon here. You better be all sneaky-like if you don't wanna get dead. Well, dead-er. Don't you worry none, though, these may look like folks but they ain't nothin' but varmints. Varmints with guns and all manner of unholy devilry. Ain't none gonna judge you for shootin' 'em inna back. Now, you didn't ask my advice, but I'ma givet to ya still: Don't let 'em gang up on you, stick to the shadows and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We're gonna try a new(?) game called Blood West tonight! But first some chatting and a big announcement. #vtuber #envtuber #vsky www.twitch.tv/hnetu
neutral · AI labelView post →New Vegas without VATS. It can be a little hostile to start with, but once you get the hang of it its addictive as hell.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I promise I'm not trying to be patronizing, but the first boss in Blood West is like, STAGGERINGLY good. Like it's not that it's good for an indie game. I have been starved for good FPS bossfights
positive · AI labelView post →Playing Blood West on stream and it's enjoyable if you're hanging out. Game is short, small focus, nice setting but it's a bit empty? I dunno if it's actually an immersive sim, feels like a normal shooter with some horror mechanics. Fun tho. Worth $20 by far.
neutral · AI labelView post →Story is boring, stealth game but not fully there. Quite challenging with lots to explore, atmosphere is nice. Loot does not feel impactful and its quite repetative (constant fetch quests). A lot of wasted potential but still worth playing on a sale.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A good game, for what it is. Not an imsim. Almost hits the mark for a stealth combat game, but it's not quite there. Just a bit off. I was promised a stealth imsim like thief. What I got was an intriguing and somewhat engaging game that had plenty of challenge. The curses mechanic is more annoying than anything, and does little to enhance gameplay. The perks don't have enough of an effect to even seem worth it. The gameplay consists of repeated fetch quests across several maps swarming with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Greb's live shortly with more Blood West & a mystery game following it up! Much chaos & patented Stelf™️ strats are guaranteed come check out the new hat redemptions too! Greb will be live in 15 mins www.twitch.tv/iggymaid
neutral · AI labelView post →A new dungeon crawler from the developers of Verho and Blood West has been released! If you own the Sword of Moonlight game, Hope Deferred, you will be able to get the game at a slight discount with its bundle. store.steampowered.com/bundle/79959...
neutral · AI labelView post →Stealth-exploration shooter with RPG elements that starts pretty fun, but the lack of rewarding exploration in an open-world game is much discouraging. Not bad but not a strong recommendation.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been playing losts of Blood West and finished the game, So made a fun little undead design #bloodwest
positive · AI labelView post →Took a quick look at Blood West on Xbox Series S! The first of quite a few @newblood.games to hit consoles. If you're looking for a more stealth oriented FPS game, this might be right up your alley! youtu.be/eiCL1E8U28c
neutral · AI labelView post →Current video game rotation: Helldivers 2: My new co-op jam with friends. Still fun but it's def slowin down. Blood West: Way longer of a game than I was expecting and I really dig it! Heretic: Talked about it before. It's fun but not my fave Doom-like so far. Minecraft: the classic.
neutral · AI labelView post →Also the game is under £10! And less if you own Captain Wayne, or Selaco, or Gloomwood, or Blood West. You should own all of those games by the by. Excellent all round.
positive · AI labelView post →Heard someone say good things about this, was taken aback by "stealth FPS" (two words which have never gone well together) in the game's short description. Bought it anyway, because I figured "surely they found a formula that works - no one in their right mind makes stealth FPS games otherwise, they are a widely despised genre." So really, I only have myself to blame for presuming the devs and publisher weren't completely insane. Once enemies become alerted to your presence in Blood West, you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm reviewing by feel so I won't comment on the features in the game, the game is almost perfect technically and I haven't encountered any technical issues or FPS drop. This game is playable for busy adults who dabble in single player games. Few things that makes me obsessed with a game: -Open exploration -Freedom to experiment on encounters -Difficult but fair. SKILL is rewarded in this game, NOT the GRIND (I already grind to pay my rent) -Lore that expects you to be a part of it, not be it's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →RETURN OF THE IMMERSIVE SIM - thru 11.25 System Shock 2 @nightdivestudios.bsky.social Shadows of Doubt @colepowered.bsky.social @fireshinegames.bsky.social Fallen Aces @newblood.games Blood West @hyperstrangesa.bsky.social Peripeteia @90sgraphics.bsky.social Ctrl Alt Ego @mindthunk.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Merging a western with eldritch horror, Blood West is awesome and now Steam Deck Verified https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/merging-a-western-with-eldritch-horror-blood-west-is-awesome-and-now-steam-deck-verified/ #BloodWest #FPS #SteamDeck
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