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
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 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.