Cogs and Cowboys (2016)

Developer: MostWanted Game Development
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure, Early Access
Rating: 2.8 of 5, 18 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 19 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A chaotic VR shooter where you frantically duck and weave behind cover while blasting steam-powered machines with an eclectic arsenal of modified western guns.

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What players say

Players describe Cogs and Cowboys as a clunky wave shooter with a western theme that never fully delivered on its early access promises. Many note it is functional but unpolished, with complaints about sound glitches, unreliable reload mechanics, and drifting movement. Some enjoy the ducking and rolling, but late reviews say updates stalled and the game was abandoned.

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