Best in the West overview

Curtis Ashford | Jan 22, 2023 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 16:05:22 UTC

Action Casual Free To Play Indie Massively Multiplayer Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak8
Units sold (VGI)4,440
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score64% positive

Best in the West dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak8
Units sold (VGI)4,440
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score64% positive
Total reviews146
Release dateJan 22, 2023
DeveloperCurtis Ashford
PublisherCurtis Ashford

Genres: Action, Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Massively Multiplayer

Company pages: Developer: Curtis Ashford Publisher: Curtis Ashford

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Game overview

Overview

Best in the West comes from Curtis Ashford and is published by Curtis Ashford. It arrived on Steam on Jan 22, 2023, and it sits naturally among Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Stats, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Best in the West's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 16:05:22 UTC, with a tracked peak near 8. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 64% positive across 146 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Best in the West is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300	8 GB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB	15 GB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600	16 GB RAM	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2080	30 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Best in the West has sold up to 4,440 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Best in the West overview details

Best in the West combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Best in the West is an online multiplayer first person shooter. Each player starts in their own box car on an old western steam train. As the train whistle blows and the doors swing open players have 10 minutes duke it out. Enjoy free for all shotgun blasting, pistol wielding, wild west mayhem. Play online with other players as you fight for dominance in the backwoods. Enjoy a no/low lag experience from one of our many servers around the World.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Best in the West is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Stats, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Casual, Free To Play, Indie, and Massively Multiplayer. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 16:05:22 UTC, a tracked peak of 8, and 64% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Best in the West
Steam App ID	1113880
Type	game
Release date	Jan 22, 2023
Developer	Curtis Ashford
Publisher	Curtis Ashford
Price	Free to play
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Action, Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Massively Multiplayer
Categories	Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Stats, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * * languages with full audio support
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 22 September 2026 - 16:05:22 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	8
Positive reviews	94
Negative reviews	52
Total reviews	146
Positive percent	64%
Review type	Mixed
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	37 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Jan 22, 2023
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	21 January 2020 - 21:00:08 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 16:05:22 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 16:05:22 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 16:05:22 UTC

Overview tags

Free to Play Action Massively Multiplayer Indie Casual Violent Gore Western

Content descriptors

Blood, Alcohol Themes, Mature Language

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Best in the West was created by Curtis Ashford with help from paid contractors this is a donation-financed project please consider chipping in. You play Best in the West at your own risk, this is a game created for entertainment purposes only.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/1113880
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/1113880/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/1113880
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Best in the West

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Best in the West?

Best in the West's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 16:05:22 UTC, with a tracked peak of 8 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 1 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Best in the West growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Best in the West?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (55.6%), Russia (8.9%), United Kingdom (4.4%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (46.3%), Russia (8.5%), United Kingdom (4.4%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (56.8%), Russia (8.1%), China (4.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (38%), Russia (8.3%), China (7.3%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Best in the West?

Best in the West currently sits at 64% positive across 146 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 94 positive reviews and 52 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Best in the West have?

Best in the West currently has about 472 tracked Steam followers as of 29 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Best in the West?

Best in the West is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

64% positive, 94 positive, 52 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Stats, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 5 December 2019

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 15 GB available space Sound Card: any

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2080 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 30 GB available space Sound Card: any

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