West of Loathing
- Developer
- Asymmetric
- Publisher
- Asymmetric
- Released
- 10 August 2017
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £9.99
Platforms: Linux, PC, macOS, Nintendo Switch
Genres: role playing rpg , turn based strategy tbs , adventure , indie
Say howdy to West of Loathing - a single-player slapstick, stick-figure comedy adventure role-playing game set in the wild west of the Kingdom of Loathing universe. Traverse snake-infested gulches, punch skeletons wearing cowboy hats, grapple with demon cows, and investigate a wide variety of disgusting spittoons.
Best gaming PC for West of Loathing in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for West of Loathing today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Asymmetric on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows XP SP2+ | Windows 7 SP1+ |
| CPU | 2.8 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo or better | 3.3 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo or better |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| GPU | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Storage | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run West of Loathing?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 3.3 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo and your GPU is at or above 1 GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.