Weird West: PS5 Review 

Developed by WolfEye Studios
Published by Devolver Digital
Platform: PS5

If you've ever thought that what the Wild West needed was a touch of the supernatural, then you'll be positively frothing at the mouth for anthology RPG Weird West.

A top-down game with some odder elements, Weird West puts you into the body of an amnesiac protagonist and then drops you into a world where you have no clue what's going on - so consequently, as the character finds out, so do you. But as if that wasn't enough, through five different stories, you change lead and get different perspectives on the world the developers have created.

A basic artwork covers the game as you move from area to area, encountering townsfolk of the wild west world, and uncovering missions on the side, confrontations and the mysteries within.

From gunslinging combat, which is controlled by twin sticks, and which takes a little time to master, to the ability to throw oil lamps at enemies or within the environment, Weird West uses physics in its gameplay to make it feel more realistic. Experimentation is part of the key of Weird West's gameplay, and given that bullets or weapons aren't easily to hand, a sense of environmental awareness makes survival a lot easier.

Stealth may be the key to getting through Weird West's intricacies and occasional narrative weirdness, but if you give yourself into the rhythms of Weird West, the pleasures of this wild west set of stories may just surprise you.

A review code was provided by the publisher for the purposes of this review.