<s>
The	O
game	O
mixes	O
different	O
elements	O
from	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
related	O
genres	O
,	O
namely	O
Western	B-Application
,	O
steampunk	O
,	O
and	O
Native	O
American	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Howdy	O
's	O
gameplay	O
formula	O
as	O
"	O
Chess	B-Application
+	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
+	O
Real	O
Time/Turn	O
-Based	O
+	O
Steampunk	O
Westerns	O
+	O
Secret	O
Sauce	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Howdy	O
incorporates	O
many	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Western	B-Application
and	O
steampunk	O
genres	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Native	O
American	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
modelled	O
after	O
the	O
archetypal	O
"	O
Western	B-Application
"	O
town	O
found	O
in	O
most	O
depictions	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
a	O
saloon	O
,	O
general	O
store	O
,	O
and	O
sheriff	B-Application
's	I-Application
office	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
available	O
units	O
are	O
entirely	O
mechanical	O
,	O
including	O
autonomous	O
artillery	B-Application
units	O
,	O
steam	B-Application
powered	I-Application
dirigibles	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
steam	B-Application
gunman	O
"	O
robot	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
is	O
maintained	O
by	O
Affliction	O
Networks	O
.	O
</s>
