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Genre: Strategy, Tactical, Indie

West Hunt

Big Shot Summer Winner



Congratulations to our Big Shot Summer Community Event Winner!



Winner: DiamondBat Toons




We loved seeing your screenshot and message to Grizzy! Please respond to the Official Wandering Wizard Twitter Account in order to receive your keys!

Rewards:


  • 3 West Hunt base game Keys


We're ramping up for a summer of fun Westerners! So keep an eye out for fun updates and future community events. The Wild West ain't ready for what we have up our sleeves.

- The West Hunt Community Team

Community Event: Big Shot Summer



It's a Big Shot Summer!



Don your favorite Big Shot skins! It’s time to show off, show out, and celebrate your favorite creators.

Share a screenshot of you playing as the Sheriff while using a YouTuber Skin on social media and tag your favorite creator. Let them know how much you appreciate their content in the description, and use the hashtag #WestHuntBigShotSummer so we can find your submission!

Kaif
McNasty
Smii7y
Vanoss
Sascha und Leon
Nogla
Swol
Big Puffer
Blarg
Grizzy



3 of our favorite submissions will win 3 West Hunt Keys for them and their friends. It wouldn’t be a cool summer without our coolest collaborators. So give them some love and let them know how much you appreciate them!

Submission Rules:



  • Submit a split screen shot of you playing as the Sheriff using one of West Hunt’s Influencer skins and tag the corresponding creator on Twitter(X) or Instagram
  • Use hashtag #WestHuntBigShotSummer in your submission title so we can easily find it on socials
  • Add a short description to your submission letting your favorite creator know how much you appreciate them
  • One submission per user, we don’t want to spam our YouTuber friends

Rewards:



  • 3 of our favorite submissions will win 3 West Hunt base game Keys for them and their friends


This Summer is just heating up Westerners! We can’t wait to let you in on our next update, but in the meantime, keep it cool.

- The West Hunt Community Team

Update V1.3.3

Howdy Partner, a New Update is available!

Added Global Chat:



  • Utilize the new global chat feature to help organize custom games with others



Teleportation Improvements:



  • Enhanced teleportation mechanics to provide smoother and more reliable movement across the game world.
  • Addressed instances of teleportation glitches and inaccuracies reported by players.



New Exclusive YouTuber Skins:


Blarg,Big Puffer and Grizzy



Unlimited sheriff bullets:




  • Enjoy unlimited sheriff bullets, intensifying the hunt for outlaws!
  • Outlaws, beware! Stay one step ahead of the sheriff's relentless pursuit to survive and thrive!




Bug fixes:


Implemented numerous fixes to enhance game stability and performance.
They have resolved various issues reported by players to improve the overall gameplay experience.

Thank you for your continued support and feedback as we strive to make West Hunt the best social deduction experience in the Old West!
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Coming Soon:



Daily Login Rewards (Coming Soon):

  • Prepare for daily doses of excitement! In the next patch, get ready to claim exclusive rewards just by logging in each day. Stay tuned for more details on what treasures await!



4v4 Custom Mode (Coming Soon):


  • Prepare for high-stakes team hunts in the Old West!
  • Prepare to round up your posse for adrenaline-fueled hunts in the upcoming 4v4 Custom Mode! Strategize, coordinate, and reign supreme over the Wild West!

Community Event: Cinco de Mayo



Happy Cinco de Mayo Westerners!



On September 12, 2022 we launched one of our favorite maps to date, Mexico City. We wanted to honor that map and Cinco de Mayo with our loyal player base! So to celebrate, launch into a West Hunt Game and play in the Mexico City Map with your best friends!

For those who might not be aware, Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "Fifth of May") is a yearly celebration held on May 5 to celebrate Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.

There’s no better time to celebrate than with a little friendly competition between community members, so share a screenshot of you playing in the Mexico City Map to the Screenshots section of the Steam forum! Doing so will enter you into a raffle to win 1 random item bundle key. Use #WestHuntCincoDeMayo in your submission to be considered.

Submission Rules:



  • Submit a screenshot of you playing in the Mexico City map to the Screenshots section of the Steam Forum
  • Use hashtag #WestHuntCincoDeMayo in your submission to be considered
  • Once winners are announced you have 30 days to respond to the ww_cm account to receive your keys

Submission Details:



  • You can upload screenshots using the screenshot uploader tool. By default this button is bound to "F12", and can be edited within the Steam settings.
  • Open the Steam client and click on "View" and then "Screenshots" at the top to access the screenshot uploader.
If you need more assistance with how to upload a screenshot to Steam Community, please check here https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=181142704

Rewards:



  • 3 randomly selected submissions will win 1 random bundle key each. Random bundles include skins, taunts, and more!


Good luck Westerners, and Viva la Mexico!
- The West Hunt Community Team

Community Event: Raining Bullets Challenge



April Showers Bring May flowers… a shower of bullets that is.



In West Hunt’s Custom game mode, create a game with 10 Bullets Max for the Sheriff. The Challenge? Shoot the real Outlaw with your last bullet. If you can get through the game without shooting the Outlaw preemptively, using your 10th bullet to take them down, send us a screenshot or clip with hashtag #RainingBullets in the Screenshot/Videos section of the Steam Forum!

3 Randomly chosen submissions will win 1 key for a random item bundle that is redeemable in-game. Skins, Pets, Taunts, they’re yours for the taking!

Submission Rules:



  • Submit a screenshot or video of you shooting The Outlaw with your last bullet in a 10 shot round as the Sheriff in Custom Game Mode
  • Must include the following tag in submission to be considered #RainingBullets
  • One entry per user
  • Once winners are announced they have 30 days to respond to the ww_cm account to receive their keys

Screenshot Submission Details:



  • You can upload screenshots using the screenshot uploader tool. By default this button is bound to "F12", and can be edited within the Steam settings.
  • Open the Steam client and click on "View" and then "Screenshots" at the top to access the screenshot uploader.

If you need more assistance with how to upload a screenshot to Steam Community, please check here
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=181142704

Rewards:



  • A feature on our next announcement post and a shout out on Social Media
  • 3 randomly chosen winners will win 1 random bundle key each

May your reign as Sheriff rain down justice upon The Outlaw! Good luck Westerners!
- The West Hunt Community Team

Fastest in the West: Winners Announced!



Time is an illusion but a speed run isn’t. Some of you truly Sprung towards your destiny as the fastest in the West ~ We're excited to share who amongst you is the fastest, and looking through the submissions, we are blown away by the incredible Sharpshooters we have in our community!

1st Place Winner: Tux




2nd Place Winner: ToniEight8




Rewards:



  • A feature on our next announcement post and a shout out on Social Media
  • Winners will receive 3 Steam keys for them and their friends


Congratulations to both of our Winners! Remember to respond to the ww_cm account within 30 days to receive your keys. And keep an eye out for future Community Events, and let us know if there are any Community Events you'd like to see in the future!

- The West Hunt Community Team

Community Event: Fastest in the West



Time is an illusion but a speed run isn’t. Spring towards your destiny as the fastest in the West by submitting your quickest speed runs as the Sheriff to the Videos section of the West Hunt Steam forum! Who among you can pick up on the Outlaw the fastest? We want to see who's worthy enough to call themselves a true sharpshooter.

Submission Rules:



  • Submit a video of your fastest run catching the outlaw to the Videos section of the West Hunt Steam Forums
  • Must include the following tag in the title of the submission to be considered #FastestInTheWest
  • Must include time of fastest run in the description of the video
  • One entry per user
  • Once winners are announced they have 30 days to respond to the ww_cm account to receive their keys

How to Upload a Video to Steam Community:



  • Videos must be uploaded to YouTube before you'll be able to submit them to the Steam community. YouTube videos must be set to public and embedding must be enabled.
  • Adding a video to the Steam community can be done by clicking the "Videos" link on the right side of your Steam profile.
  • If your Steam account is not yet linked to YouTube, you'll need to click the "Link to YouTube" button at the top of the page.
  • On the next page select the "Access your YouTube videos" button. You'll then be prompted to enter your YouTube account credentials and to authorize Steam.
  • Once you're done linking your YouTube account with Steam, return to the videos page on your Steam profile and select the "Add videos from YouTube" button near the top. Clicking on this button will give a page which looks like the following:
  • Find the video you want to share and click on the checkbox to the left of the thumbnail under the "Select Video(s) to add" section. Once you have a video selected choose the game you want to associate it with by using the drop-down list. If you're adding a non-Steam game video, you can type the name of the game into the text box beneath the drop-down instead.
  • When you're ready, click on "Add Video".
  • Near the top of the page you'll receive confirmation letting you know the video was added.
  • If you click on the "Videos" button on your Steam profile it will now display the video you just added. The video will also appear in the community hub for the selected game.


Rewards:



  • A feature on our next announcement post and a shout out on Social Media
  • The 3 fastest Sheriffs will receive 3 Steam keys for them and their friends


We will close submissions off 11am on March 18th and announce the winners that same day!

We’re excited to see which ones of you will be the fastest in the West! So keep an extra eye out, all you Outlaws out there. The West is about to get a whole lot more deadly.

- The West Hunt Community Team

Update V1.3.2

Howdy partner!

A new West Hunt update is available now:


  • The penalty for leaving games is less harsh(when you are already dead).
  • Bug fixing
  • Improved anti-cheat.

Leaderboard Event: Winners Announced


Congratulations to our Leaderboard Winners!



Howdy Partners! We enjoyed seeing all of your feedback, clips, and good times! But now it's time to close the leaderboard competition along with our free week. If you enjoyed the game during this time, but still haven't purchased it, no fear! West Hunt will be discounted until the 19th!



Sheriff Top 3



  1. Bommas Gmbh
  2. Schwarzertiger9
  3. TKF

Outlaw Top 3



  1. Wild Lili
  2. TKF
  3. Schwartzertiger9

Remember you must join the Wandering Wizard Discord and claim your keys via Mod Mail. Here are the claiming details once more:

  • Participants must be a member of the Wandering Wizard Discord to Qualify. Join here.
  • Once Leaderboard winners have been announced, they have 24 hours to submit the following via Mod Mail; A screenshot of their West Hunt Username and a link to their Steam Profile.

Again, thank you to everyone who participated in our Free Week Leaderboard Event! We hope you enjoyed this friendly competition. We look forward to seeing you wandering around the Wild West once more with your most courageous confidants and troublemakers. After all, what's better than getting up to a little "no good" with your friends.

- The Wandering Wizard and New Gen Team

Small patch

Howdy partners,

I hope you are enjoying the free week event.

We wanted to let you know that a small update has been released.

In this update, we have fixed some bugs related to friend invitations and party matchmaking.
Please note that some players will notice that their friends list has been changed or some friends might be missing.

If you are currently playing please make sure to restart and update the game.

If you face any other problem do not hesitate to contact the dev team on our Discord Server:

https://discord.com/invite/y9V6tDCFS5

Have a good day and enjoy the game :D