Evil West News

[h2]Hey Hunters![/h2]

Our first update is now live on Steam! The complete patch notes is available down below, happy reading!

[h2]FEATURES[/h2]

[h3]ALL PLATFORMS[/h3]

- You can now toggle the Camera Shake in the Game options.
- You can now restart the current mission from the Lore menu’s Missions section.

[h3]PC[/h3]

- You can now change the sprint action on keyboard to be a toggle instead of hold-to-sprint.
- The arrow cursor keys are not hard bound to the camera movement any more.
- Added the Exit button in the EULA screen upon the first launch of the game.
- You can now adjust the FOV (Field of View) angle in the options menu, which is especially useful if you own an ultrawide monitor.

[h2]BLOCKERS[/h2]

- The player is no longer blocked while replaying the Remote RI Outpost mission.
- The player can’t get blocked any more while destroying the glamour seals in the Smoke and Mirrors mission.
- The player won’t get blocked inside the Man of People mission while destroying the monster nests. Note: the mission needs to be restarted from the Lore menu for this fix to work.

[h2]BUGFIXES[/h2]

[h3]ALL PLATFORMS[/h3]

- Fixed the analogue sticks player movement not working on some controllers.
- Fixed a combat sound staying active after the enemy’s death for one of the large enemies.
- Fixed the player being able to throw the enemy out of the arena in The Questionable Cargo mission.
- Fixed the cases where starting or loading the mission could take too long and the screen would never fade out from black.
- Fixed some of the large enemies’ HP pools being wrong if the player switches difficulty mid-encounter.
- Fixed the player being able to shoot Revolver even on cooldown, when combined with swapping from the Scorcher.
- Fixed one of the traversal interactions being active during the encounter in the Where Oil Tastes Like Blood mission.
- Fixed the player animation stuttering while using the Rifle close to the enemy.
- Fixed the Crippling Rod not always working properly against the Highborn enemy ranged attacks.

[h3]COOP[/h3]

- Fixed the players being able to get soft-locked if they both died during tutorial in The First Spark mission.

Hey there Hunters!

We'd like to extend a huge thanks to all of you playing right now! Evil West is at the top of the charts and the team is glued to all the streams and videos - [h3]THANK YOU![/h3]

We read and compile your feedback and reports, and we're happy to announce that our first update to fix some of the issues you might have encountered will be released very soon!

If you encounter any issues with the game, please submit a ticket in our support center.

We’ll do our best to help you there, and it will help the team to fix the issue faster for all players.

Evil West is a visceral, explosive action game which puts you in the boots of a vampire hunter rescuing a Wild West devoured by darkness. In a narrative-driven campaign, kill bloodthirsty monstrosities with your firearms, lightning-fueled gauntlet and gadgets.

The Steam Awards are an annual event which celebrates the most appreciated games published on Steam during the year. Players can nominate their favourite game in each category during the Autumn Sale.

Evil West is all about old-school action fun, thanks to an explosive gameplay that rids itself from any extra, tedious worry. That spells a Sit Back and Relax award!

The choice is yours! Nominate Evil West for Sit Back and Relax with your vote!

[h2]Finally Vampire Hunters![/h2]

Oh boy, it was a long journey. And today, we’re proud and happy to announce that Evil West is now available!
But enough talking, it’s time to jump into the twisted, fantasy version of the Old West and battle bloodthirsty monsters in stylish, gory action combat.

Watch the Launch Trailer now!

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[h2]Evil never sleeps… but it bleeds![/h2]

A dark menace consumes the American frontier. As one of the last agents in a top-secret vampire-hunting institute, you are the final line between humanity and a deep-rooted terror that now emerges from the shadows. Rise up to become a Wild West Superhero, eradicate the vampire threat and save the United States!

In visceral, explosive combat, unleash hell with your firearms, lightning-fueled gauntlet and gadgets. Kill bloodthirsty monstrosities in style as a lone hunter or in co-op with a friend. Explore and fight in a narrative-driven campaign while upgrading your weapons and hunting tools. Unlock new perks to evolve your monster-slaying mastery, crafting your own playstyle to ultimately defeat the supernatural hordes.



Evil West is now available on Steam.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1065310/Evil_West/

There’s an early 2000s interview with director Quentin Tarantino in which a conservative pundit berates him about the level of gruesome violence in his movies. Their impassionate pleadings question the need for violence, but they’re met with a ridiculing, frustrated: “Because it’s so much fun, Jan. Get it?”

I thought about that interview as I played Evil West, the new game from the shooter masters at Polish studio, Flying Wild Hog. Evil West is an old-school action game that blends melee combat with firearms; a hybrid you don’t often see in the modern era.

Set in an alternate version of America’s wild west frontier lands, the story follows a secretive vampire-hunting order that has been dealing with an evolving threat for generations, while the government covers up their discoveries as viral outbreaks.

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