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| West of Loathing | |
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| Developer(s) | Asymmetric Publications |
| Publisher(s) | Asymmetric Publications |
| Director(s) | Zack Johnson |
| Designer(s) | Riff Connor |
| Programmer(s) | Victor Thompson Chris Moyer |
| Artist(s) | Wes Cleveland |
| Composer(s) | Ryan Ike |
| Series | Kingdom of Loathing |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, iOS |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
West of Loathing is a comedy adventure role-playing video game developed and released by Asymmetric Publications on August 10, 2017.
The game takes place in the universe of Asymmetric's Kingdom of Loathing, in a fantasy Western themed frontier setting. The game was well received by critics, with Rolling Stone describing it as "one of the year's best games."[2] A standalone sequel, Shadows Over Loathing, was released in 2022.
- ^ "West of Loathing for Nintendo Switch – Nintendo Game Details". Nintendo of America. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ Wright, Steven T. (September 8, 2017). "How Stick Figures and Absurdism Power One of the Year's Best Games". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.