West Hunt, a new social deduction game, is moseying up next month
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Snail Games andWandering Wizard are announcing West Hunt, a social deduction game set in the Old West. Snail Games is a global developer and publisher, best known for Ark: Survival Evolved. The global developer and publisher is teaming up with Wandering Wizard to split the publishing duties on behalf of West Hunt developer NewGen.
“West Hunt has allowed Snail Games to step into new territory with the growing social deduction genre,” said Snail Games’ Peter Kang. “The unique blend of mechanics combined with the classic Old West setting is sure to provide tons of hilarious moments, and we can’t wait to see what kind of trouble players get up to in West Hunt.”
West Hunt is very much a game in the same vein as Spy Party. Players take on the role of either the Sheriff or the Outlaw to compete against one another in a town full of villagers. The Outlaw needs to complete a set of tasks in order to win; things like bribing the bartender, poisoning the water supply and praying for forgiveness.
With each completed task the Outlaw gains notoriety, which increases their notoriety. As the notoriety increases the Sheriff is fed information to track them down and kill them. The Outlaw can also take on optional side missions to reduce their notoriety and remain hidden from their opponent.
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Playing as the Sheriff is both much simpler and way more difficult. There’s only one goal: shoot the Outlaw. Careful observation is the name
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