WESTSLINGERS

Released: Aug 20, 2017
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 11:54 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

23 Feb 2018Developer post
Final Lawless Frontier Update
I regret to announce today that I will be ceasing development of the Lawless Frontier beta. It has become financially unfeasible for me to continue the development of the Lawless Frontier, and I must move on. If you have recently only purchased the game to play updates of the Law
23 Feb 2018Developer post
Final Lawless Frontier Update
I regret to announce today that I will be ceasing development of the Lawless Frontier beta. It has become financially unfeasible for me to continue the development of the Lawless Frontier, and I must move on. If you have recently only purchased the game to play updates of the Law
11 Jan 2018Developer post
Update v1.2.4
You can now drag-move any objects you build in the Lawless Frontier. You can also change any nicknames after you earn them. Feature: Added the ability to drag & move objects built in your Hideout Feature: Change nicknames after you have earned them Change: Updated Unity engin
11 Jan 2018Developer post
Update v1.2.4
You can now drag-move any objects you build in the Lawless Frontier. You can also change any nicknames after you earn them. Feature: Added the ability to drag & move objects built in your Hideout Feature: Change nicknames after you have earned them Change: Updated Unity engin
13 Dec 2017Developer post
Update v1.2.3
I've added decorative objects for purchase in the Lawless Frontier. You can find them under Objects toggle in the build window. Feature: Added decorative objects available to purchase for your camp Feature: Added sawed-off barrel mods for shotguns Change: Updated Unity engine to
13 Dec 2017Developer post
Update v1.2.3
I've added decorative objects for purchase in the Lawless Frontier. You can find them under Objects toggle in the build window. Feature: Added decorative objects available to purchase for your camp Feature: Added sawed-off barrel mods for shotguns Change: Updated Unity engine to
22 Nov 2017Developer post
Update v1.2.2
The Lawless Frontier free expansion is now officially in open beta! Thank you everyone who has purchased a copy of WESTSLINGERS. This additional game mode is my show of appreciation for those who wanted to play more after finishing the original campaign. In the new content are th
The Lawless Frontier free expansion is now officially in open beta!
Thank you everyone who has purchased a copy of WESTSLINGERS. This additional game mode is my show of appreciation for those who wanted to play more after finishing the original campaign.
In the new content are the following features (as showcased in the new trailer):

Free roam and explore the towns from the original campaign.
Talk to the townsfolk, find objectives, recruit new members.
Construct and improve your permanent hideout.
Defend your hideout against raids from Indians and outlaws.
Manage your gang and customize their weapons in the workshop.
Build your gang notoriety and overcome increasing resistance.
To try out the beta, start a new gang and select The Lawless Frontier playstyle when prompted.
If you have not played the original campaign, be aware that the content is in beta and will undergo changes and bugfixing. I would recommend playing the original first before moving onto the new content. Please report all bugs to the Discussion forums here on Steam!
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22 Nov 2017Developer post
Update v1.2.2
The Lawless Frontier free expansion is now officially in open beta! Thank you everyone who has purchased a copy of WESTSLINGERS. This additional game mode is my show of appreciation for those who wanted to play more after finishing the original campaign. In the new content are th
The Lawless Frontier free expansion is now officially in open beta!
Thank you everyone who has purchased a copy of WESTSLINGERS. This additional game mode is my show of appreciation for those who wanted to play more after finishing the original campaign.
In the new content are the following features (as showcased in the new trailer):

Free roam and explore the towns from the original campaign.
Talk to the townsfolk, find objectives, recruit new members.
Construct and improve your permanent hideout.
Defend your hideout against raids from Indians and outlaws.
Manage your gang and customize their weapons in the workshop.
Build your gang notoriety and overcome increasing resistance.
To try out the beta, start a new gang and select The Lawless Frontier playstyle when prompted.
If you have not played the original campaign, be aware that the content is in beta and will undergo changes and bugfixing. I would recommend playing the original first before moving onto the new content. Please report all bugs to the Discussion forums here on Steam!
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02 Nov 2017Developer post
The Lawless Frontier News - 11/01
More progress on the free expansion development! The 3rd building type called the Workshop that allows you to lightly customize and mod your guns is in progress. You can tint and name your weapon and also add small mods like a hairline trigger. When you return to your hideout aft
02 Nov 2017Developer post
The Lawless Frontier News - 11/01
More progress on the free expansion development! The 3rd building type called the Workshop that allows you to lightly customize and mod your guns is in progress. You can tint and name your weapon and also add small mods like a hairline trigger. When you return to your hideout aft
24 Oct 2017Developer post
The Lawless Frontier News - 10/24
The expansion is continuing development and will begin testing near the end of the month. I've added the 2nd building type called the Infirmary . The outlaws retain their wounds from previous missions and this building increases the speed these wounds heal between other missions.
24 Oct 2017Developer post
The Lawless Frontier News - 10/24
The expansion is continuing development and will begin testing near the end of the month. I've added the 2nd building type called the Infirmary . The outlaws retain their wounds from previous missions and this building increases the speed these wounds heal between other missions.
17 Oct 2017Developer post
The Lawless Frontier News - 10/17
Hey everyone! The in-game version of the gang screen is reworked into a dialog to fit along with the style of the other menus. The gang also now manages their own weapon inventory. Below is a screenshot for the building construction preview similar to what you see in RTS games. E
17 Oct 2017Developer post
The Lawless Frontier News - 10/17
Hey everyone! The in-game version of the gang screen is reworked into a dialog to fit along with the style of the other menus. The gang also now manages their own weapon inventory. Below is a screenshot for the building construction preview similar to what you see in RTS games. E
10 Oct 2017Developer post
The Lawless Frontier News - 10/10
Hey fans! You haven't heard from me in a while because I have been working on the foundations of the free roaming mode. The permanent hideout and town repopulation is well under way. Basic construction and mission generation functionality are in. Next up are the converting the ex
10 Oct 2017Developer post
The Lawless Frontier News - 10/10
Hey fans! You haven't heard from me in a while because I have been working on the foundations of the free roaming mode. The permanent hideout and town repopulation is well under way. Basic construction and mission generation functionality are in. Next up are the converting the ex
19 Sep 2017Developer post
Update v1.1.2
The new features to look out for in this update is the Gatling in the now harder Ultimatum mission, and the improved walking animation and footsteps. Feature: Added Gatling gun to final mission Feature: Improved character walk tilt animation Feature: Synched footstep sounds to ne
The new features to look out for in this update is the Gatling in the now harder Ultimatum mission, and the improved walking animation and footsteps.

Feature: Added Gatling gun to final mission
Feature: Improved character walk tilt animation
Feature: Synched footstep sounds to new walk tilt animation
Change: Increased difficulty of final mission to account for the gatling gun
Change: Unity upgrade to 5.6.3
Change: Instructions Manual now opens inside the game on the Steam overlay
Fix: Right-click window diving behaving weird if held too long
Fix: Being able to drag an unpurchased weapon
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19 Sep 2017Developer post
Update v1.1.2
The new features to look out for in this update is the Gatling in the now harder Ultimatum mission, and the improved walking animation and footsteps. Feature: Added Gatling gun to final mission Feature: Improved character walk tilt animation Feature: Synched footstep sounds to ne
The new features to look out for in this update is the Gatling in the now harder Ultimatum mission, and the improved walking animation and footsteps.

Feature: Added Gatling gun to final mission
Feature: Improved character walk tilt animation
Feature: Synched footstep sounds to new walk tilt animation
Change: Increased difficulty of final mission to account for the gatling gun
Change: Unity upgrade to 5.6.3
Change: Instructions Manual now opens inside the game on the Steam overlay
Fix: Right-click window diving behaving weird if held too long
Fix: Being able to drag an unpurchased weapon
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13 Sep 2017Developer post
'The Lawless Frontier' Free Expansion in Development
A new free expansion is now under development for WESTSLINGERS! The aim of the update is provide a separate Free Roam experience from the original Linear Campaign that provides less structured but with more depth and longer open-ended playtime. By starting a gang in the Free Roam
A new free expansion is now under development for WESTSLINGERS!
The aim of the update is provide a separate Free Roam experience from the original Linear Campaign that provides less structured but with more depth and longer open-ended playtime. By starting a gang in the Free Roam playstyle, your gang leader will move to a permanent encampment after the first mission. It will act as a central hub that allows to travel to different towns. You will also be able to improve the camp with buildings.
Free Roaming

Visit the towns as the gang leader outside of missions
Discover various missions through NPCs in town
Towns repopulate to provide a different challenge for the next mission
Permanent Encampment

Improve your camp with prefab buildings that affect the meta game
Defend against Indian and rival gang raids
Meta Gameplay

Persistent gang member states like wounds and bounty
Resistance in each town increases based on your gang's notoriety
These are some of the more concrete ideas in progress. As the development continues and the design experiments become fun, I will update the official thread with a lot more detail on what will definitely make it into the expansion. Development will likely take many months, but I would be more than happy to provide early access once stable enough to play. Thanks for tuning in. Happy Wednesday!
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13 Sep 2017Developer post
'The Lawless Frontier' Free Expansion in Development
A new free expansion is now under development for WESTSLINGERS! The aim of the update is provide a separate Free Roam experience from the original Linear Campaign that provides less structured but with more depth and longer open-ended playtime. By starting a gang in the Free Roam
A new free expansion is now under development for WESTSLINGERS!
The aim of the update is provide a separate Free Roam experience from the original Linear Campaign that provides less structured but with more depth and longer open-ended playtime. By starting a gang in the Free Roam playstyle, your gang leader will move to a permanent encampment after the first mission. It will act as a central hub that allows to travel to different towns. You will also be able to improve the camp with buildings.
Free Roaming

Visit the towns as the gang leader outside of missions
Discover various missions through NPCs in town
Towns repopulate to provide a different challenge for the next mission
Permanent Encampment

Improve your camp with prefab buildings that affect the meta game
Defend against Indian and rival gang raids
Meta Gameplay

Persistent gang member states like wounds and bounty
Resistance in each town increases based on your gang's notoriety
These are some of the more concrete ideas in progress. As the development continues and the design experiments become fun, I will update the official thread with a lot more detail on what will definitely make it into the expansion. Development will likely take many months, but I would be more than happy to provide early access once stable enough to play. Thanks for tuning in. Happy Wednesday!
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Updates & announcements

Free Roaming

Permanent Encampment

Meta Gameplay

Free Roaming

Permanent Encampment

Meta Gameplay