<s>
Hard	B-Application
West	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
CreativeForge	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Gambitious	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Hard	B-Application
West	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hard	B-Application
West	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
heavily	O
fictionalized	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
Old	O
West	O
following	O
standards	O
of	O
the	O
Western	O
genre	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
supernatural	O
elements	O
,	O
taking	O
inspirations	O
from	O
XCOM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Unknown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
strictly	O
separate	O
modes	O
,	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
encounters	O
and	O
a	O
strategic	O
exploration	O
map	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
travel	O
a	O
map	O
and	O
visit	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hard	B-Application
West	I-Application
's	O
tactical	O
gameplay	O
largely	O
follows	O
the	O
standards	O
set	O
by	O
XCOM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Unknown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
difference	O
from	O
most	O
other	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
games	O
is	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
randomness	O
in	O
Hard	B-Application
West	I-Application
's	O
core	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
relying	O
on	O
experience	O
points	O
and	O
skill	O
trees	O
Hard	B-Application
West	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
custom	O
system	O
based	O
on	O
poker	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Hard	B-Application
West	I-Application
began	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
CreativeForge	O
Games	O
 '	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
sci-fi	O
RTS	O
game	O
Ancient	O
Space	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
first	O
publicly	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
its	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
in	O
August	O
2014	O
which	O
quickly	O
found	O
support	O
from	O
well-known	O
game	O
developers	O
such	O
as	O
John	O
Romero	O
and	O
Brian	O
Fargo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
30	O
Gambitious	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
release	O
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
by	O
two	O
weeks	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ultimately	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG.com	O
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
developed	O
by	O
Ice	O
Code	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Good	O
Shepherd	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
titled	O
Hard	B-Application
West	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG	O
on	O
August	O
4	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vince	O
Ingenito	O
from	O
IGN	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.3/10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Hard	B-Application
West	I-Application
trades	O
some	O
tactical	O
grit	O
for	O
a	O
touch	O
of	O
mystical	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
flair	O
for	O
the	O
supernatural.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tyler	O
Wilde	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
6.1/10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
The	O
presentation	O
is	O
aced	O
,	O
but	O
Hard	B-Application
West	I-Application
's	O
turn-based	B-Application
combat	I-Application
is	O
too	O
rote	O
to	O
be	O
engrossing.	O
"	O
</s>
