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Cowbots and Aliens
Developer Wizard Games Inc, Chicken Waffle
Cowbots and Aliens is a furious PvP Multiplayer VR brawl set in the Saloon-iverse! Free movement, laser precise gunplay, multiple competitive modes and a custom networked physics system that lets you use EVERYTHING as a weapon makes for an immensely satisfying VR ruckus! From the Steam store page
87 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Feb 1, 2024 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
82
LovedLoved
71 positive · 16 negative
95% range 72–88%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
82 of 99 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a cool game, but no one ever plays it, all you will be doing is playing deathmatch with AI.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BAR FIGHTS! Upon purchase I went into this game expecting another multiplayer shooter this time in a sci-fi western environment, but what I got was much, much more. Immiediately upon opening the game I walked into a bar and got in a fistfight, my natural instincts told me to grab a beer bottle, smash it on the table besides me, and then beat the absolute F**K out of the dude in front of me, so I did. It sounds simple, but when all of that happened as fluidly as I planned it in my head and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →All I can say is wow, This game was alot of fun, the physics, the shooting, the throwing and its f'en hilarious to play. Got to play with the dev a bit tonight, was one of the funnest nights of VR.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In its current state the game is unbalanced and simply aggrivating. Who ever gets a gun other than a pistol is instantly the winner, there is no way to change teams nor is there a way to manually reload your gun that my friend and I could find, the game is $20 and you only get 3 maps and 3 guns. This game is no where near being worth $20. This could change in the future, but in its current state I cannot recommend this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cowbots & Aliens is a multiplayer saloon brawler set in an old-western town filled with Robots and Aliens. It's an absolute blast and does a lot of things beautifully that other VR games fail miserably at. If you like the Paintball mode in Rec Room, but are left wanting a lot more, this game is for you. First of all, the physics in this game are absolutely fantastic. Most VR games suck when it comes to object collisions, but C&A nails it. Every object reacts realistically, and there are tons…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(more detailed review later) Very polished and well presented, and gives you lots of toys to mess around with and create shenanigans with your friends. Toss a rocket-powered knife at someone and see if they can flip a table in time to avoid it. Crack a bottle on the edge of the bar and challenge them. Throw a chair at the chandelier and get it stuck there. Get your six-shooter - sorry, twelve-shooter from your holster and give them your best shot. Or just go play the piano in the corner. I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Experienced on the Meta Quest 3 You can view my video here: nope, doing a video would only show how out-dated the game really is I don't know why Chicken Waffle / Wizard Games Inc. are releasing this now on December 24, 2023. This is a game you de-list from Steam, not release out of Early Access. This was a good VR game back in 2017. There weren't very many good online multiplayer pvp shooters in VR back then and in this one you could pick up knives, beer bottles, etc. and throw them or even…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have yet to be able to play a game with anyone but I spent over half an hour just teleporting around and interacting with everything I could get my hands on. The game is beautiful. I realized that the moment it was booting up and I saw a giant crisp intro graphic. Pros: - BEAUTIFUL - No bugs or crashes so far - Several wearpons scattered around to play with in the town square - INTERACT WITH ALL THE THINGS - Shank someone with a broken bottle - Several game modes keep things interesting…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No one plays this game and it's meant to be played with others. Judging by the time I've spent messing around with bots I don't think it would be much fun with others anyway.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple multiplayer shooter/brawler. Not a lot of players, but you can fight boots if not enough players are on.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is without a doubt my favorite VR game. It's extremely fun. It's lacking players a bit now, but once I got in a few games I was totally hooked. It's simplistic, the controls are intuitive, but It is without a doubt the best multiplayer game out right now for the Vive.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun team shooter game where chairs are both decent weapons and impromtu shields. It's a great bar brawl, with lots of random items around for fun, frantic gameplay
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game on Nov 10th and have yet to find ANYONE in the game to play with. I have switched server locations etc and still haven't found anyone TO THIS DAY! I have requested a refund from steam and DO NOT recommend anyone to buy this. The controlls and environment itself looks well done but if you are the only one in the "multiplayer" game what fun is it!? Save your money and pass this one up!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best VR MP shooter I've tried so far. Highly recommend and very much looking forward to seeing it develop further.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Play Horseshoes in VR in the lobby! It's fun. It's one of those pickup and play games that anybody can play. I thought it was a 1v1 game but to my surprize there was a bunch of people roaming around the lobby. We ended up playing a 4v4 match. You do have to change your "region" depending on the time of day.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can't turn off annoying teleport sound. Gun fire is too slow. And I am an adult ... I don't want to fight against floating ghost disney robots. Petty I know ... but the potential is there ...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's easily the most fun i've had in a VR multiplayer game. The only downside is, that the playerbase is basically zero so finding a random opponent will most likely not happen. Just gather your friends and enjoy well-refined multiplayer. This game receives my seal of approval and recommendations.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played this game with a couple of friends and it was a lot of fun! Most of which was derived just from screwing around in and around the bar. The game modes are fun though and the shooting feels really good. Melee weapons are a bit hard to throw and don't grab by the hilt unless you pick it up the right way. The graphics are charming and fit the game very well, and if you have friends to play with it provides for an entertaining sandbox to screw around in. You can check out my experience…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun game. At first, while only watching the video, I thought: "oh no, not a teleporting game again!" I was really wrong, this game is PERFECT with teleporting movement system, it wouldn't be that fun without it. Yesterday night I've played a 3 on 3 team deathmatch and it was fun but I think free for all is the best mode because it looks more like a classic saloon brawl. I play other fps games like "Onward" or "Quell4D" but none of them makes you take advantage of the environment like this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have had the opportunity to test and play a lot of multiplayer games for the Vive over the past 10 months or so and some of my best experiences were playing Cowbots and Aliens. I love the futuristic style of the cowbots and alien avatars set against the backdrop of an Old West town. The saloon area that serves as a multiplayer lobby is a great place to practice your horseshoe throw, or aim at the dart board with your steam propelled throwing knives or a tomahawk. I spent my first 20…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent mechanics and very immersive. Jumping into a room, flipping a table and ducking behind it for cover, picking up a bottle and smashing it on the bar, leaning around a wall to peek into a room; it all works very intuitively. Had a lot of fun playing it against the bots as well. It does need some more levels, weapons, etc. (it is early access), but the core mechanic is very solid. Highly recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cowbots And Aliens is a multiplayer based FPS (first person shooter) in Virtual Reality, with a wild west/cowboy-style with great graphic, perfect control system and nice gameplay. Check out my VR gameplay with Mixed Reality view inside of Cowbots And Aliens, it just looks soo cool! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEZql3EjRlA But also, the game is much more than just another FPS shooter. Cowbots And Aliens for HTC Vive is actually a lot about meeting and socializing with other people online…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is Awesome! One of the most fun and entertaining experences I've had in VR.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played several rounds and really enjoy the game. It's not as intense as something like Onward, it has a more gamey kind of feel. It keeps a light and fluffy feel while still having engaging shootouts. Reminds me of RecRoom paintball except you have better guns. If you like RecRoom, I think you'll like this game. It is pretty simple to play and easy to learn. I don't think a person new to mulitplayer fps games would be overwhelmed with this game. Give it a try. Everyone seems to have such a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Where would a cowboy or cowgirl be without his or her horse? Why at the Saloon havin' a riotous shoot-out, punch-up or gettin' shot and taunted in jail, of course (where else?). That's what I call Fridays. Now you too can live vicariously through the eyes of a cowboy or cowgirl by slapping on your hat and boots and stepping into an old classic cartoon western with the highly anticipated Cowbots and Aliens. Everything, and I mean everything, can be used to kill, attack and maim your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great fun, duel pistol wielding through the saloon doors is a hoot. If you are old enough it feels like the early FPS multiplayer shooters, but now you are in it. It's a fast paced duck and dive affair. Just like in the early days of Quake. Feels great, uncomplicated and puts you in the wild west. Fab if you have a good group of players
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cowbots and Aliens makes me think of TF2 - it's silly and fun, with tons of little easter eggs in the layout and decorations. I quickly and easily got immersed in the world, enjoying the scenery and sillyness of it all. I'm still pretty awkward at VR shooters, but I felt comfortable playing this one and learning all the awkward new muscle memories I need to develop for VR, such as picking items up, throwing things, and trying to shoot your gun without accidentally also dropping it. The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a game that is lacking players... nut overall is quite fun for a couple hours if you manage to find some players
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game seems half finished, movement within the game is troublesome at best, Bots are stupid and worst of all there is no one to play with. Asking for refund.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, lots of fun! Shooting and messing around is always entertaining. What it needs: More people to play online with. Personal character customization Other than that, I love this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →roughout the aeons, cowbots and aliens have fought in epic Wild-West showdowns. How does this game compare to other VR shooters? The answer is: Not especially well. And the core reason is that this game relies on online multiplayer, yet there are too few people online to play with, and so most gaming time is spent with bots. The graphics are rather sparse too. Nevertheless, the concept is funny and it has the barebones structure of a potentially fantastic game. Calories/hour: 204 Distance…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its really great game,,,now with bots are really fun to play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very fun even tho not alot of people play this game i got it on sale for only ten bucks and i wold have got it if it was 60$
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A well made VR multiplayer shooter. The mechanics work fine, and it looks and feels excellent. VR multiplayer needs this game. Great potential, but needs more players; that's why I'm writing this review.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Probably re-purchase later when people are playing. Nobody on twice now. Hopefully PS4 and Touch will get involved?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It might be a good game, but its multiplayer only and there are no players? Maybe there are too many "realms" like US West, East, Europe, Asia, etc etc.. like 8 or 10 different ones... If there would be only 1 or 2 servers, the chance getting in a game with players might be higher.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game! This is one of the best VR shooters I've played! Everything in the environment is intractable, and there is no shortage of interesting and viable strategies. As a developer also working in VR, I have a lot of respect for all the time and love that was obviously put into this game. Being a multiplayer dependent game, I really hope that this game gets popular and stays popular. I suggest that the devs spend some time working on marketing and publicizing, and perhaps try to create…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is tons of fun. You can interact and beat each other with almost anything in the environment. There isn't much to the game. A few extra maps would be nice, but the fun really lies in finding what ever you can to beat the ever-living crap out those dirty alien scumb.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely fantastic even in this Early Access state. Until now everything i'd tried in VR had been somewhat passive and rarely did I get tense. Well let me tell you, nothing compares to flipping a table to avoid getting shot by a robot with taped-on whiskers and then throwing a chair at him since I accidentaly dropped my gun. Most fun I've had in VR so far. Will definetly play again and watch out for updates. Just be warned, wear something comfy and stay safe because you'll be doing a lot of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quite frankly I was surprised by the quality of this game after picking it up on a whim. It's a quality shooter and great fun. The game is very polished with neat clean graphics. If you liked paintball in rec room or art of fight then this might be for you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here is my first time gameplay video: https://youtu.be/b_tOrTyu5rE I also review other VR games on my channel: www.youtube.com/rpatenaude I abosolutely love this game! The graphics are great and the gameplay is very smooth and fun! Weapons physics worked really well for me. Would love to see more levels as well as more players. I was in a game with some people for a couple of minutes then after was unable to find anyone else to play with for some time. The game type selection showed all the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Polished and fun. Pick up just about anything. Lots of interaction with the surroundings makes for an interesting cartoon 'brawl em up'. Needs more players though.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely love this game. Light and fun. This is my favourite shooter that I've played on Vive, easily. Really great stuff.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Omg this is soooo GOOD! Hands down the BEST VR multiplayer shooter out there! I've been playing non-stop for two hours and need to take a break to calm down, drink some water and write this review. The game is so immerse that you might hit your wall in the process more than a couple times! You can chat with other players trhough an easy voice chat system and fool around however you want. Every movable object can be used as either a weapon or a shield. BUY IT NOW, YOU WON'T REGRET IT!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →love it, much fun here!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is really good fun! I played with three guys earlier today, just messing around in the town and trying out the four game modes (FFA, TDM, "Gold Rush" and No Guns). All four were really enjoyable. As soon as this gets more concurrent players, it'll be awesome! It's a teleport-based shooter, but it's fast-paced nonetheless. And killing people by whacking a chair over their head is one of the most satisfying things I've done in VR. My only gripes are the lack of a manual reload system (to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hello, Everyone! This game is SO Awesome! I normally dont like teleporting PvP games but this one is excellent. It really seems like the Devs really put a lot of time into making the level work with movement system. Check out my Video Gameplay where I play with the dev: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClYTjvJ8WDM Thanks, -Fogin
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game lots of fun!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A wonderful execution of a fun idea. Be fun to see customizeable avatars and tracked stats in the near future. Very fun!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is awesome. Everything is kept simple and intuitive, I felt fully immersed since the first second. The game brings hilarious situations thanks to its good physics engine, making everything intuitive and easy to do. The collisions are very satisfying, the objects don't pass through each other, allowing you to grab a bottle and smash it onto a table to make a weapon out of it, to turn a table upside down to make a quick cover out of it, to stick a knife or a hatchet into a table, to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Your going to be in for a rooting tooting good time. More Epic than that Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig movie!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tons of fun, but needs more players. This is the game that got me into VR a couple years back. Funny physics, and good game mechanics, would recommend it, but unless you have friends who have it, your playing with bots 98% of the time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nope nope, dead game, & feels hollow. Better off with other fps.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Most fun online VR shooter I have played
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →what a pathetic game this is. Don't pay more than $1 then maybe its ok
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What's better than a wild west shootout with aliens? A wild west shootout with robots and aliens! Check out the full review here: https://youtu.be/wuG25vG88cc
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nobody play This game.boring.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm 43 minutes into this game and whilst there isn't much to it - what there is, is fun. It reminds me a little of Smashbox Arena (please note: that is a superior game) in the way it plays (movement) and the guns all seem to be on point with aiming. I would like to see more maps and more weapons though and - at the moment - it is fairly quiet online. Thankfully you can set yourself up with some bots so at least you have a game to play even if there is no one else around.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wooow this is amazing Too bad its dead
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