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The distinctive feature of Western MMO Games is the setting of the American Wild West in the nineteenth century. It usually features a harsh environment, classic revolvers and rifles and vicious gangs. Players need to survive in shootouts and complete their objectives. The visuals are generally bright and feature desert-styled biomes with appropriate fauna. The overall atmosphere attracts a lot of players that never got to experience the dangerous environment of the Old West, and the world full of other players becomes a genuinely challenging place.

Fistful of Frags

A western shooter game with diverse game modes

Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West

Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West is an action MMOTPS in western setting.

Outlaws of the Old West

Outlaws of the Old West is an indie open-world survival MMO in Western setting.

Heat

Heat is an experimental open-world survival MMORPG in Western setting.

Hunt Showdown

Hunt: Showdown is a competitive bounty hunting MMOFPS with survival elements.

New Frontier

New Frontier is a PvP sandbox MMO in western setting.

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The gameplay of the Western MMO Games usually revolves around shooting and surviving in the harsh environment of the nineteenth century. The graphics feature a bright atmosphere full of dangers, animals, traps and hostile gangs. Your character may have different objectives, but most of the time, you will have to compete in the shooting.

The weaponry of the Wild West features revolvers, rifles, carabines and dynamite. They have slow reloading times and lack amount of ammo, which increases the difficulty of the gameplay. Some projects allow players to customize various parts of the guns, and it usually affects the attributes of the weapon, such as accuracy or damage; you can also apply carvings or engravings.

The environment in Western MMO Games mostly features deserts and swamps; however, some massive projects feature multiple biomes, including snowed mountain peaks and forests. All areas have its fauna, and there are a lot of dangerous animals which can destroy all your belongings. Some games allow players to hunt on them and acquire various materials for crafting or trading.

Usually, players have to compete in shooting with each other and surviving long enough to win. You may group up with your friends to create a Posse, which is a gang, and compete with others in an open world or an instanced location for the duels. A lot of gamers enjoy to ride a horse and participate in a shootout, and it brings new players to the community regularly.

Best Western MMO Games

  • Secret Ponchos is an MMO shooter with the top-down view in the western setting where players face each other using revolvers and other weapons available in the nineteenth century.
  • Red Dead Redemption 2 is a third-person MMO shooter in the western setting, and players have full freedom to travel the map and enjoy various activities alone or with other people. There are multiple professions, a lot of challenging missions and many hostile gangs.
  • New Frontier is an MMORPG in the western setting where players are free to do anything, and the only objective is to survive in the harsh environment of those times. You can use anything you find around yourself to build a fortress, craft weaponry and tame wild animals.