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Far Far West turns robot cowboys into Steam’s latest trending game
May 19, 2026·3 min read
Far Far West has become the kind of Steam success story that seems to appear out of nowhere. Evil Raptor’s co-op shooter has sold more than 1 million copies in under a month, after launching in early access on April 28 with a simple and strange pitch: team up as robot cowboys, hunt monsters, sling spells, and bring home the bounty.
The game first caught attention during Steam Next Fest, but its early access launch has pushed it much further. It sold 250,000 copies in its first 48 hours, earned an “Overwhelmingly Positive” rating on Steam, and built a fast-growing crowd around its mix of western chaos, co-op shooting, and silly robot swagger.
Robot cowboys gave players something easy to understand
Four players ride into a cursed western world, take contracts from the Town Sheriff, fight monsters, grab rewards, and try to survive long enough to cash out.
That makes it easy to compare with games like Deep Rock Galactic and Helldivers 2, but Far Far West is not trying to copy either one. Its tone is lighter, its sessions are quick to read, and its mix of guns, spells, robots, and western monsters gives it a look that stands apart on Steam.
The game is a 1-4 player co-op shooter with bounty-hunting robot cowboys, haunted mines, skeletons, deadly storms, bosses, and gear upgrades. That is a lot of ideas, but in play it comes down to a simple loop: get a job, fight through the mess, and escape with enough rewards to upgrade for the next run.
A small studio suddenly has a huge crowd
Far Far West is a big change for Evil Raptor, a French studio previously known for 3D platformers. This is the team’s first FPS, which makes the game’s quick rise even more surprising. The launch rush was large enough to trip the studio’s network provider’s anti-DDoS protections.
Small online games usually need time to build an audience. Far Far West had to deal with a crowd almost immediately. The strong Steam rating helps explain why players are staying. Steam currently lists the game with an “Overwhelmingly Positive” user rating, with tens of thousands of reviews now logged since launch.
The community already knows what it wants next
The funniest sign of Far Far West’s early success is not a sales number. It is the demand for a “yeehaw” button. Players have filled Reddit and Discord with requests for a simple shout, similar to the way Deep Rock Galactic players use “Rock and Stone” as a shared joke and team chant.
That sounds small, but it says a lot about why the game is working. Players are not only clearing missions. They are buying into the fantasy of being dumb, loud, spellcasting robot cowboys with friends.
Early access now has real pressure behind it
Far Far West still has plenty of room to grow. The team plans to add more progression and key features before the full 1.0 launch, with community feedback helping shape development.
Far Far West is no longer just a funny demo that did well during Steam Next Fest. It is now a million-selling co-op shooter with a real player base, server lessons to learn from, and a community already asking for the perfect cowboy shout.
Far Far West
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Released
April 28, 2026
Developer
Evil Raptor
Publisher
Fireshine Games
Systems
PC (Microsoft Windows)
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