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Cowboy Life Simulator
Developer Odd Qubit
“Cowboy Life Simulator” is an immersive and relaxing ranching sim where you step into the boots of a failed businessman starting fresh on the frontier. Buy your first goat, meet the locals, explore vibrant lands, and build your dream ranch in a world full of stories and adventure! From the Steam store page
231 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 6, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
80
LovedLoved
181 positive · 46 negative
95% range 74–84%
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| Steam reviews | 181 | 46 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
4 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,163 of 1,312 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Most players praise this Early Access cowboy sim, but bugs and missing features frustrate some.
Many players find Cowboy Life Simulator a relaxing and immersive western experience, with engaging story and quests. [2][7][17][24]
However, some players report game-breaking bugs, such as crops not ripening, and missing features like a proper save system or third-person view. A few find the gameplay repetitive or the economy unbalanced. [33][35][10][31][36]
Praised relaxing atmosphere · active developer support · engaging story
Criticised bugs and glitches · missing features · repetitive gameplay
Summary drafted by an AI model from the 36 reactions it cites ([n] links open each post), then checked by code: every paragraph cites real posts and every quote is verbatim. Written Oct 8, 2026. Method
Reactions
60 of 231 · most liked firstI hoping negative reviews are a more helpful way of leaving feedback than the non-working feedback system in game. This started off looking promising, but there's a handful of really simple, REALLY disappointing quality of life features that should be a baseline in games like this: Quick transfers - You have to click and drag every item to every window. Need to move 5 stacks of something. Click and drag every single one. Auto run - No fast travel in this game (at the point where I am). If you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, it's another Early Access title. Can you trust it? With so many companies throwing out trashfires and then bailing on their players, it's a very important question. So far, the answer is yes. The game went through a trial, then a playtest, and is now in Early Access. Each phase was introduced with more content, more stability, and more enjoyment. The developers are active here on Steam and, especially, in the Discord. They communicate and listen. The game itself is actually quite…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is circling the drain just like my farm ... I have built everything laying out thousands of dollars and my farm is just slowly failing because everything in the game is set to rip you off. Everything you do is at a loss. The animals eat way more than they produce the crops require way more than they produce ...the sprinklers have now completely stopped even functioning . Before they would turn on for 5 seconds then turn off now they don't even turn on. The animals all eat way too much…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll start this longwinded review with a short tldr to save you all some time. For more details, well just read the whole thing. TL;DR. Game is in Early Access, and it very much shows and feels. It is littered with bugs. Some massive, some 'ok'. I hate when people praise a broken game by saying "it has potential" you cannot review nor predict the future. This is a typical "rushed out the door" Early Access title. Zero quality checking b4 release. 9 days after release the first patch…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do NOT buy this game at this point. The game is great in so many ways, and the reviews show it, but unfortunately it's a game heavily based upon farming even for ranching progression. Where the game fails is on a bug that many people (me included) are experiencing where crops grow to a point of "almost ready", but often they don't move to a ripe status, ready for harvest. Crops get stuck on a "ripens in: any minute!" status. If you read forums you'll find that people have waited for a whole…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice cowboy experience. Quiet and relaxing for the most part, some bandits to keep life interesting. Hunting, farming, crafting, and building your ranch and riches. Good old fashioned "cowboy" feeling story, lets you be the hero and save the day. Nice environment. Runs well, no problems. I'm enjoying it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game punches heavier than it's weight. Yesterday night, I accidentally found a tiny entrance of a underground cave by paying attention to my characters voice, he said something like "If it is treasure or ends up for me in a casket." I was like "What he is talking about?" and barely saw the tiny entrance. Hesitated to delve into it and gone away, checked my map for location but forgot to take screenshot and now can't find it because not remembering the spot. Today I devote myself to find it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really do love this game, but unfortunately, I have to give it a negative review. I originally played it when it was first release in November 2025. Sure, there are a few bugs here and there, but the number of issues this game has is getting a bit ridiculous. Playing this game is like the Simpson episode where Homer’s spit roast pig flew over town. “The animals are not breeding. It’s still good, it’s still good” “The rabbits are not eating their food. It’s still good, it’s still…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have to agree with the other reviews on this game. It's just not ready for release. 10 hours in and the game is so buggy and to be honest, it's just boring. I'm spending hours just going back and forth managing resources and delivering them. the horse riding is so frustrating and repetitive, the whole game just lacks any real fun apart from the occasional bandit encounter. This is my favourite genre of game and I've sunk hours on Green Hell, Grounded, 7d2d, Raft etc. etc. and this just…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Horrible game, great premise. Starting with the save system. There are no individual save files. It has a single save file, and if you die especially at the hands of bandits, they rob you and you have no option to do anything other than to go back to the nearest safe point and start the game back up minus your items. The quest system is clunky. In one case, you have to meet one of the other farmers at a place he supposedly marked on the map for you.. There is no such place on the map and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An exceptionally strong start from an EA title. I started this game thinking it would be comparable to the absolute tonne of other early access games slapping the "Simulator" title on the end of their name - most of which I ended up refunding because of bugs, lack of content, or just a really jank feeling to things. I was ready for the cringe vibes the second I started it. But, this game was really surprising for me. Off the bat, it runs great, looks great, animations seem good, and the voice…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The save system is poor for a game with so many bugs. manual save must be an option.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How is this game "Very Positive" with over 1,000 reviews? Goofiest music of all-time. Immediate mute. Graphics are bizarrely bad and hurt my eyes. I don't think this is even a real game. The NPCs talk like villagers in Minecraft. Many NPCs don't have the same dialogue graphics. Its embarrassingly bad. Its a 0/10 for me. This is like a game that junior high kids make in computer class. The gaming industry is in complete freefall with nothing but pure jank like this. I can already hear you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A conditional recommendation made obsolete by the engine switch This game is a strange blend of an adventure game with combat sequences and a farming simulator (though it barely qualifies as one). Under certain conditions, it used to be worth a recommendation—especially since it ran surprisingly stable even on older hardware. However, the recent switch to the Unreal Engine has drastically changed the situation. The Gameplay at a Glance: The Farming: A very slow, monotonous grind heavily…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have been playing Cowboy Life Simulator for a few days now and I am completely hooked. It is relaxing, charming and honestly one of the most enjoyable ranch / farm style games I have played in years. I have 28 in game hours and I’ve not come across any fatal bugs at all. I found little quirks like the a piece of floating goat poop, but that just adds to the early access charm. The only thing that bothered me *in the beginning* is the fact that it takes so long to get off your horse when…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awesome game Have 126 hours in and can say I spend at least 14 hrs a day on this game when I get the time..It keeps you in it never gets boring I do wish they talked normal though n not mumbling other then that that is my only complaint with the game. Would give this game a 9 1/2 out of 10 only reason not a full 10 is the characters themselves could be worked on a bit more. Great job Devs... Thank you
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just want to say to the devs, great job. It’s a work in progress no doubt but for early access it’s absolutely worth it. I cannot wait until you guys finish this game, add more content, items, characters, expansions, animals, etc. It’s an absolute blast to just chill and teleport you to the past life. Fantastic job, don’t give this one up. Polish it and add to it! Patiently waiting!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it is a pretty solid game, feels a lot like ranch simulator. the world is open, fun to explore and there’s plenty to manage with animals, farming and building. some stuff is still early access though, like the workers lodge and the barn basically having no use since there are no workers yet. there’s also oliver’s task where you need to build a water tower, but you can’t actually build it right now because the feature isn’t in the game yet. aside from these early access gaps, the game has great…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't recommend this game because the game auto saves and only keeps one save but my save has become corrupted somehow and when it loads, it immediately crashes (freezes) so I can no longer play. It even crashes on the main menu before I get a chance to load the save. I have no mods or cheats of any kind and never have so it's entirely the latest update that has broken my save. I have nearly 400 hours in this game and have dozens of animals that I have bred over many generations to have…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An Epic Disappointment on the Untamed Frontier The Dream: An open-world western survival game where you build a ranch, herd cattle, and live out your ultimate outlaw fantasies. The Reality: A glitchy, frustrating trek through a broken desert that feels more like a digital punishment than a video game. 🤠 How the West Was Bugged Jank Factor Eleven: Horses phase directly through solid fences. Physics Gone Wild: Drop a log and watch it launch into orbit. Brain-Dead NPCs: Townsfolk stare blankly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In general, I don't enjoy playing games in first-person and this game has done nothing to change my feeling about that. In my experience first-person games are not "immersive" and prevent me from enjoying a game like this to its fullest. I would love being able to enjoy the environment as I'm walking or riding my horse. My hope is that the developers eventually add third-person perspective as well as character creation. Being able to customize my character would add even more immersion and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do recommend CowBoy life is one of the best early acccess fleshed out early access games you will ever play and rockgames Sa one best teams very active in discord and on top of any bugs that get reported and I would adivise grabbing up the bundle deals if you dont have saloon simulator its also great western I can see this game being on up close to 30 usa dollars when it comes out of early access tons of content now in early access I have only run into one bug and it wasnt game breaking it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game as soon as it was in early access, and I was hoping it would end up being what I wanted from Wild West Dynasty: A western version of Medieval Dynasty. Unfortunately, the devs had other ideas. Other stupid ideas. Persistent bugs and bad combat aside, my biggest gripe is the presence of supernatural elements in this game. From the beginning, there was an iron mine with a jump-scare ghost that deals damage to you until you've completed a certain quest. Then for some reason, the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →All ccwboy games are unfairly compared with Red Dead Redemption 2. That game is the pinnale of gaming, not just games set in the wild west. There is a lot of room for more cowboy games. This is very enjoyable. Its relaxing, not stressful at all, and has a good mix of story and chilled out farming gameplay. The game 'locls' content behind quests or in game paywalls, which encourages you to play more. I thought id play it a bit, make a video or two and move on, yet here i am still pushing for 5…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish there was a female character option. Would make it feel more immersive for me. Instructions are vague on how to do things. Wish you could just keep climbing up over the top of mountains and things (invisible walls block the way). Got bored pretty quickly. This will be an okay game for when I run out of other games to play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hello, I'm John Horse and this is our game "Cowboy Life Simulator". Play it, pretty please. #gamedev #indiegame #simulator #johnhorse
unlabelledView post →Cowboy Life is a fun western survival game with multiple quests that can be completed as you progress through the game however you do have the ability to just craft, build, farm and explore the map freely. The overall interface is easy to understand and so far I have not encountered any glitches that have affected the overall gaming experience. This is a first person game that blends well and the graphics are very smooth on the recommended settings. I am currently running with an old…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game plays great on steam deck with xbox controller. It's Amazing. Thank you Highly recommended A+
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It really is a shame. The idea is great but the game is so riddled with bugs, I cannot recommend it. And no, it being in early access is NOT a valid excuse. The frustration due to disappearing tools or even rare items from your inventory is something you had better not experienced. Also, getting this game to even work without stuttering was a chore. You can see my specs. This shouldn't be the case for my setup. Other than that, the devs should've focused more on improving existing…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When i first bought this game i had a lot of fun. The roadmap looked promising and the dev team was holding to it. How wrong i was. The game is full of glitches, the april update didnt even come out until mid may and that was the last content update. The devs had extremely poor communication about the delay and then when the delayed update was delayed again they hide that update in the comments of a post. They are now making a new roadmap because they bit off more than they could chew. I would…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"yee..haw?' does that do anything? " "hello, cow?" "yeehaw, is this how it works?uhhh" "im yelling at livestock..great start" "look at me im bossing cows around!!" "this is almost fun...is that legal?" "see this dad, im a provider!" "im kinda getting the hang of this" "this is strangely...satisfying" 10 minutes in and thats some of the quirky one liners your character throws at you. the worst kind of millenial writing. immediately uninstalled and refunded. the absolute opposite mood you want…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game started crashing on startup, dev's ignored us in the chat, dev's made an update and roadmap with no focus on the crashing, do NOT buy until they fix it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I didn't really want to buy any more early access games, but here we are... The beginning of the game is a bit bumpy. You can generally tell that it's still lacking some polish (pun intended) here and there. But overall, it runs without crashes so far. For one quest, I'm required to cook bigos. There's also a humor that accompanies the game, which reminds me of Eastern European folklore. Quick check, yes indeed – I'm accidentally playing another game by a Polish developer. And just like with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun game that still needs a lot more content. Loot is nice, because you'll find different things around the map. Trade is boring, because you don't get much money and the traders don't have lots to offer. Story is ok, you'll get experience points for exploring and getting to know people, so don't miss out on that. Don't underestimate the farming, you'll need all kinds of veggies for quests and lots of them, mostly higher quality, so not what you can collect in the wilds. Farming is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like parts of this game, but the whole package is just really jank and not very fun to play. Disappointing because you could genuinely do so much with this "cowboy/homesteading" concept
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Performance is absolutly horrible. my PC specs meet or exceed the recommended, I can't imagine trying to play on the posted minimums I was getting stuttering the graphics and other settings menues. I got video freezes in the intro cutscence it seemed like at points part of the game unloaded and reloaded? like everything froze, all the textures went flat, 30s later it loaded back in. Watching task manager on my other monitor I see the game averaging around 4GB of ram use, and it will…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wait all this time, and the latest is for ghosts?! has nothing to do with cowboy life, cant get a refund, game could of been good but as they are already reaching for ideas i couldn't see it lasting.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought the horse, but when I go to the spot on the map to collect it, no horse is there. Fast travel away, and back, no horse. Bought another horse. No horse. Best recommendation I can see is to restart my game from scratch - no thanks. Maybe best to wait until it's not so bugged that you have no idea if it's your fault or the game's fault when it breaks.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cowboy Life Simulator is already shaping up to be a fantastic life-sim experience on the frontier. Even in its current Early Access state, the game delivers on its promise of an immersive Western ranching adventure, and it has me thoroughly hooked. The biggest highlight for me thus far has been the storyline. It's genuinely engaging and does an excellent job of setting the stage for the life of a failed businessman starting anew in the Wild West. The narrative quality and the time I've spent…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game has good potential. There's an imbalance in growth with some quests wanting like 50 cabbages but they take longer than corn to grow and if you plant anything you're nearly a slave to watering it. Sprinkler system? Not yet apparently because the game isn't complete so you can't move forward much. Horse is ok, but even partially touching a bush and you're in flypaper. There's still missing map markers and all. All that said, am I having fun? Yes. There's a lot going for this game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i wasnt too sure about this game, but i'm glad i gave it a chance, it really is worth the time, this is about life in the old west, outlaws farming, oh and and a cross dressing outlaw, that one was a real doozy, but in all seriousness, if you like to build farm, shoot bad guys then this is for you, however if you are a I WANT IT NOW, then you best go play fortnie or PUBG, or something else, this isnt for you, it is FIRST PERSON, and as far as i'm aware there is no third person, i could be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun and chill game. Play this if you'd like to calm after a very toxic game hhaha
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why big NO: 1. I am disappointed as developers promised in the game release trailer that you can decorate your home with stuff you create and they showed short clips with a possibility of rotating items. In reality, most things (items) in your inventory, when you drop them to move around, put them in a random place for decoration, they are put in “loot bag” – the same as in multiplayer games. So, forget about “decorating” your cowboy home with wood, sticks and items you have in your…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For being Early Access, I was able to play through all of the missions this far pretty smoothly. Where it isn't polished, it makes up for with quirky quests and a fun little world to interact with. The development team is incredibly interactive with the community and releases patches quickly, as it also did through the beta. I am very excited to see where this game goes! Not only does it happily satisfy the farming and management genre, it brings it's own special charm and activities like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have only personally played 4 hours, and I usually wait until I have 20 or more hours to leave a review, but I have watch hours of game play and am loving the game. The story and game immersion is amazing, and there is always something to do . Building is fun, and with the bandits, animals and other things in the wild west, it adds the challenge to the game for survival. I am so excited to see what more they add to the game. Well worth the purchase, even in early access.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great Game, Devs did a good job and actually listen to the players on the discord
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Impressive, chill ranch game set in the wild west. If you’ve ever wanted to be a cowboy, even just a little, this game is a great way to escape for a while.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't do it... Don't be a sucker like me and buy this awful game that makes mobile phone games look good. It's as clunky as hell, and there is not much to do. If you want to plant crops, they just disappear. When you finally pick them, you have to use more seeds to plant them again. That might be how real life works, but I really don't want to spend most of my time in the game finding and planting seeds. This isn't exactly a cowboy life; it's more like a farmer's life in the 1900s.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish it had the RDR2 graphics, but I knew what I was purchasing :) The graphics are not the best, does not look realistic, especially outside the farm, the word looks... fake/dead, other than that the game has plenty of options and the gameplay is engaging.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ghost catching ?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR Great comfy game. Look forward to new updates and projects by the dev. Usually I'd say wait for a sale on a game like this, but it's reasonably priced if you really want to try it. Detailed review. You're not getting Red Dead here, it's more like a Red Dea'ish comfy survival game. There's a story line with unique NPC's and MSQ. Side quests. Camp (base) building with some really fun farming features. Exploration and adventure. What you focus on is up to you. There is some jank, but so far…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The video game Cowboy Life Simulator. I've been poorly, so it's been refreshing to just chill and raise crops and livestock. Basically, it's "cosy Red Dead Redemption". XD
unlabelledView post →So I was able to play a decent 2 and a half hours in however when it came to a quest regarding putting a poster on a board the logic for placing the poster had a bug that ended up completely crashing my game twice in a row. Considering the fact that I barely put any time in before finding a crash all I will say is just be aware and read the negative reviews first before making a decision.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Actually an amazing game, especially for the price. I didn't expect much coming into it. I love sim games but they are very hit or miss. I read some reviews and thought I would give it a try. I have been hooked since. It is really hard for a game to keep my attention. I'll buy a game, play for a couple days and then move on to another. This game has a pretty decent amount of content. It's not just building up your ranch, which is super fun. There are tons of missions and quests to help…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game has a lot of promise but it's not polished enough to warrant a purchase. The simulation aspect is very immersive and promises a lot for the future. The story is well acted and written, enough to keep you interested. Quest system feels solid. Farming and ranching needs more work but has the barebones. The riding feels bad. I would have recommended it no doubt were it not for the many many bugs since it's obvious this is an ambitious game with a lot of love poured into it. However, n the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a good game still has a few bugs that's expected for early access but you can only go so far in the game as builds and quest line locked because of early access. For me it just feels like I have paid money for a demo of a game . Best to wait until out of early access whenever that may be
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →overall exceeded my expectations for an early access game. if you an enjoy a story rich survival style game here it is. The crafting and base building in this game is great and the menus are simple and easy enough to navigate. Yes there is room for improvement just like any other game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wanted to like this but no graphics settings means the crazy mouse movement makes me nauseous. Would have also loved to have been able to pick a character skin/voice.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A lot of farming, building, tending animals, exploring. Tiny bit of combat.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am a farmer in rl, so here is my judgement. I WISH farming was this easy buuuuut why do you want to punish the player to take away the option to leave stuff on the ground? To buid a shed or store room doesnt come easy so leaving stuff around while you collect stuff to build the shed should not be punished. Otherwise if you are going to take it away allow one to carry more because collecting 100 logs to build a shed is a tad heavy and takes awile to carry but I still approve and approve this…
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