<s>
Weird	B-Application
West	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
WolfEye	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weird	B-Application
West	I-Application
is	O
a	O
top-down	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
immersive	O
sim	O
genre	O
,	O
with	O
randomized	O
elements	O
through	O
each	O
playthrough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Weird	B-Application
West	I-Application
genre	O
it	O
borrows	O
its	O
title	O
from	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
heroes	O
in	O
the	O
American	O
frontier	O
who	O
encounter	O
supernatural	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
permadeath	B-Application
mode	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
and	O
their	O
companions	O
will	O
die	B-Application
permanently	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actual	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
twin-stick	O
shooter	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
action-y	O
version	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
1	I-Application
or	O
2	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
announced	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Weird	B-Application
West	I-Application
,	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2019	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
immersive	O
sims	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
adopted	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
that	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
early	O
Ultima	O
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Weird	B-Application
West	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic.Destructoid	O
liked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
compelling	O
story	O
,	O
world	O
,	O
exploration	O
,	O
frantic	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
player	O
choice	O
,	O
but	O
lamented	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
Weird	B-Application
Wests	I-Application
best	O
assets	O
are	O
its	O
well-developed	O
characters	O
and	O
deep	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
overall	O
production	O
value	O
is	O
underwhelming.	O
"	O
</s>
