The West, developed and published by InnoGames, is a 2D browser-based game with a unique setting. The game places the player into the Wild West with no cash or skills. A tutorial slowly teaches beginners how to duel, pick tobacco and how to navigate through the game. There is no character customization, but the player receives skill points to upgrade their avatar. Each character has 4 stats to raise, 20 skills, and at level 10 players get to choose one of the four classes available each with 4 archetypes:

Adventurer – with the archetypes: Trapper, Wanderer, Indian, Prospector

Dueler – with Bounty Hunter, Gunslinger, Bandit, and Hangdog

Worker – Cowboy, Quaker, Craftsman, and Mortician

Soldier – Cavalryman, Mexican, Mercenary, Iroquois

Besides questing, players are able to duel each other. An interesting feature of the game is the possibility of founding and running a city. Unfortunately casual players will find it difficult to keep track and win against premium players. There are considerable bonuses coming with a premium package, 50% for some abilities such as: energy regeneration, wage increase, chance of finding items.


Very few free online RPG games have managed to capture the essence of the Old West and combine it with a selection of innovative game mechanics to provide players with a truly authentic Wild West experience. The game offers a true feeling of accomplishment after you head into the fields to pick tobacco, or win a duel, as you've done a hard days work and the game rewards you accordingly.

The West has a detailed and complex stat distribution, a good number of classes to choose from, a unique battle system, enough to keep players interested and entertained. Anyone that has ever been a fan of Western movies, or enjoyed anything with Cowboys and duels in the midday sun, will feel right at home in the uniquely themed The West MMORPG.