Bang! Howdy (2017)

Developer: Affliction Networks
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres: Action, Free To Play, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Strategy
Rating: 3.7 of 5, 123 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 4.5 hours
Where to get it: Steam

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More games like this Watch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

a lighthearted, competitive game of turn-based tactical combat with a whimsical steampunk Wild West setting.

turn-basedstrategicteam-basedcartoonycompetitivelightheartedtactical

What players say

Players have strong nostalgia for Bang! Howdy and praise its western style and strategy, but consistently report that the multiplayer is empty, finding anyone to play with is hard, and the login process feels sketchy.

Screenshots

More games like this

More by Sega Sammy Holdings

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.