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Western Rye
Developer Nixalon Studios
Western Rye is an open world survival crafting adventure game set in the old west American Frontier. Create your dream outlaw! Survive the the wild west, farm, build your ranch, endure the weather, fight and forge your legend with friends or alone. In Western Rye, the wild west just got wilder! From the Steam store page
92 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 6, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
55
Mixed
50 positive · 41 negative
95% range 45–65%
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| Steam reviews | 50 | 41 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
1 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
58 of 111 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 92 · most liked firstI know that I tag this as not recommended, but game Devs please dont take this as discouragement. To be blunt: this is NOT a game. It is a concept with working art. The idea is good. There is not a lot of options for western survival with co op. I really, really do hope this game goes somewhere and does not get abandoned like my first love, Outlaws of the old West. Hence why I am not asking for refunds for the 2 game purchases I made. I hope my money goes to furthering the development. Now as…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Western Rye — The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Early Access Review in Progress — 2.7 Hours Western Rye is being developed by two brothers without external funding, and there is no mistaking that this is Early Access. I am keeping that firmly in mind, but Early Access does not mean everything gets a free pass. I am judging the game for what it is right now, and this review will change as I spend more time with it. I am also keeping this spoiler-free. THE GOOD The world grabbed me immediately.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Take my early thoughts with a grain of salt, I am an overly positive person when it comes to early access! I will try to be honest without being brutal, because I like the foundation a lot here! So already played a couple hours, and actually did release a video for it on youtube if you want to check it out. Shameless plug: https://youtu.be/vq-LZn1qJWQ I love early access games, this one is definitely early access. The western setting is done well, the player movement is decent, the enemies…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sadly I don't recommend this game, The game concept is fine and it felt ok but things that were redflag right from the start. 1 . The tutorial/quests text you can hardly read there needs to be a backsplash for the text so people whom have eye sight issue can read the text. 2 . The placement of weapons, When holding pistols and rilfes it just looks weird/strange and cheap. 3 . Riding a Horse I couldn't even turn the thing (not sure if this was a bug or is just a me issue but it just wouldn't…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Still better than playing Red Dead Online in the year of our lord 2026. At least I can build myself a homestead and also fight zombies like in RDR Undead Nightmare.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is honestly unplayable right now. The controls barely work, and there are basic interactions that simply don't function. For example, if my friend picks something up, I can't even pick it up afterward myself. Myself and three friends all bought this game specifically so we could play together, and we can't even do that because the game is so broken. What's the point of buying a multiplayer game if you can't actually play it with your friends? We tried to make it work, but there are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool concept, I just don’t believe it’s worth the price yet. Right from the start, the game has you look for a hatchet, which was surprisingly difficult to find. The looting system definitely needs some polishing—a buddy and I ran around for a dumb amount of time just trying to find this one item. That being said, the visuals, movement, and combat are all very appealing. At times, it almost gave me a Red Dead Redemption feel, and I really have to applaud the game for that. My biggest issue…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is unenjoyable at this stage. I love survival games, I was really intriged by the theme, I know it's very early access, but holy ... other devs did so much better in releasing their game into early access. The combat is made terribly. When you die you lose everything (!!!) and your stuff from the inventory and the toolbar is nowhere to find. Even your bag for expanding your inventory is gone. Your guns are gone. Everything is just gone! Multiplayer is crashing all the time in midgame.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played a lot of Early Access games and I know there are issues going in so let me word this in a way thats helpful for the Dev's and anyone wanting to try the game. Pros: Crafting is very deep. You start with your own homestead and horse. Gun play is fun, guns are decent enough. Horses are very pretty and handle well. Building is easy and resource friendly. Farming is nice and cooking is good. The towns look real , buildings look very period. Landscape looks awesome, mining seems fun as…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very short review - the game is in the worst possible state. It's a joke. I played like 5 min and textures went crazy. I couldn't quit because the quit is on credits. Kids playing with unreal engine. I've done better games while learning 3d engines. I'm requesting a refund. This kind of game should not be allowed to be sold.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played for an Hour and i enjoyed myself. Rough around the edges, yes but it is in early access and i hope the devs continue updating the game. (to the devss) please do not let the negative reviews keep you from flourishing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have played for about an hour and half and i have enjoyed myself... yes it is rough around the edges , yes there are things that have to be fixed but it has a lot of potential. Pros: - First and foremost the thunder storms... amazing! really pulled me in made me feel like i had to run for shelter... no other game has done that for me honest. -horses had good movement and how the horses fur coat shined in the sun while riding just amazing. and just think other big titles like Pax Dei and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wont say that i recommend this game if your looking for a polished game. It is rough. EA is EA and this game is that. I am going to power through the game in hopes the dev's update the game early and often. I support a lot of EA games if your like me and can handle the bugs and the jank then let's ride it out together. The game has a good concept but i can honestly say fairly hard to say which way this is going to go. Could be great (7daystodie) could be a stinker. (pick any of many). I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not ready for release, just moving around is bad. Menu selections difficult to navigate. boxes and items in way of just moving around buildings. Was excited to see a game set in old west, so disappointed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Around 2 hours in here are my thoughts. The game has a LOT of protentional. I can tell the developers really want this game to work. The game is pretty buggy. Combat can feel a little dry with most enemies not knowing either to run at you, or run into a wall. Some item's don't stack in your inventory, and some consumables such as med's don't outright heal you. It'll say in the description the item will heal you but if you look in the stats it gives 0 HP. Punction, and spelling isn't right in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"We have Red Dead Redemption at home" What's at home:
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Holy this is unfinshed, some fun to be had in the sandbox, but don't go in expecting much. Not Recommended for the time being till some major patches hit. The storms are also really pretty, which I've seen noted in other reviews, the movement animations are also very nice too, that's all I got. You can snap point build a base, there's an economy which consists of shop npcs which stand still day and night to sell you nearly everything the game has to offer, you can build up a stupid pile of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a perfect example of a company or a group of devs pushing a game to EA when it could easily use 6 months or more of development. 20$ for this is insane. Money grab? Possibly. The devs had to know it was going to get blasted with bad reviews. I lasted roughly 20min before I refunded it. The graphics are decent Controls of terrible. You can barely see the quests on your screens. I think there is better combat in Roblox. Please don't waste your money on this slop. If you want to play a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I rarely write reviews, but this one was so bad it deserves one. No corpse bag on death, multiple items with no functionality, no-snap for some building items, building process is rough overall. Lighting is garbage-daylight had rocks glittering like gold and going into an unlit building is like closing yourself in a windowless room. Trailer makes it look like a western, but its more of a quasi western (think RDR zombie game, except far less playable.) Can't get rid of some items. Items…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's rough... oh boy it is rough. Also zombies (???) Yet another farted out co-op game with top culprit Unreal. Cannot recommend at all.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i've played for roughly five and a half hours and here are my thoughts: yes, the game is pretty good in early access. please keep in mind that this game is in early access if you decide to purchase it. with that being said, there are some issues right off the bat. 1. sarah's bag is really hard to find. the developers made it the same color brown as the ground, and it's not very big, so of course a lot of time was spent looking for it. for those frustrated looking for it, it's on the ground…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to encourage the devs here, this has a great promise, but it's not there. I have to go down and refund do to some things that just made it to unbearable. The text is near impossible to see on HUD, while the point is so far to the side of the character and tiny ( also just a literal white dot ) you have to have surgical skills to control how to locate on items, needless to say that makes aiming a weapon interesting, even tho it opens to a floating cross. The range over the character…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sadly this is the first time I have ever requested a refund on any early access game! Listen concepts are great and this has potential to be a great game but I honestly feel this early access launch should of been pushed back to middle of next year at least! Game is not ready for launch or even close to be brutally honest! Devs please don't take this the wrong way as I will no doubt circle back to buy this in the future when its playable as concepts etc are great but until then this isn't worth…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is rough around the edges, but it is a great concept, played with a buddy for a little bit. It's got it's bug's yes, but thats what EA is for, to help out the devs to fix them and polish the game. Quests are buggy right now, animations are a little buggy, fighting needs a little work but overall id probably give it a 6/10 in its current state. I hope the devs don't abandon this and work to get this game to where it needs to be.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like it so far, only thing is i cant seem to find saras bag but oh well, she dont need it anyway. I saw a review where someone played for 0.2 hours and said once you place a building piece you cant pick it up. I think you have to play for .25 hours to realize there is a demolition hammer you have to craft to take things down, oh well some people have a steam wallet just to buy a game, play it for 10 min , complain about it and refund then move on to the next one to complain about. Sadly some…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wanted this to be at least playable for the price point. The game is a little less than half baked, no collision the animations are creepy and not realistic. Then it appears they released the old version of the game first. You get one chance at a first impression and theirs was chaotic at best. it released late and with the wrong version, in my opinion inexcusable. This is a money grab at best, I don't think this will ever fully release, maybe should have went with a week long free playtest…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ran out of inventory space right away and couldnt build any storage. Crafting a Mess in this game too much bloated resources and the catalog system for crafting things at the workbench's are a mess. This game very early access. The town building also looked very generic and very emppty. The towns looked like a Western Ghost Town with a bunch of Western cosplaying Hobo's squatting in the town. I'm not intrested in another micromangement crafting mess game that overly complicated in resource…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's Zombies in my West!!! But seriously, be prepared for some serious jank; this is definitely early access. Some quest markers don't exist, so I spent 10 minutes looking for a hatchet that was 50 meters away, then another 10 looking for a random guy in the town. The horse controls like a tank and needs to be revamped, and combat is garishly undercooked. In saying that, I fully support what these guys are trying to make here, and under the hood, there is a truly excellent western…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not Ready for EA... took me forever just to find the hatchet when i spawned....without even a text prompt story intro....then i couldnt see my crosshair soi had to aim 3 feet to the left of the hatchet, then hit E. I really wanted to like it too. Maybe down the road I will try again. Good Luck Guys!!! Im gonna recommend it, just because I feel for the Devs, and I never leave bad reviews, but not ready for me man. Just frustrated me
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a cool concept, but is super bare bones. At this point it should have ran thru alot more play tests before it got released as early access. As for the release the developer missed the release time and didn't engage with the community about why it was delayed, and when we finally were able to play with almost instant bugs and glitched graphics not even 5 minutes into the game. Maybe in a few years when more content gets added this might be worth revisiting but as of right now it is not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So I saw all the negative reviews and thought the game looked cool. It is. Again, what the heck is even going on. The game runs perfectly fine. The movements are good and much better than Red Dead. The graphics are good, I was actually shocked on how good the Storm was. I felt like I was actually in a Thunderstorm. Now just started so don't know how in depth this goes. One suggestion I noticed is swinging an axe could be improved at some point. Its not horrible, just a little weak. Like to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's soo bad it shouldn't even have been allowed to release on steam. The fact it was makes me think valve needs to do more to prevent this on steam. This is like a unity project with some graphics slapped together. It's soooo raw janky and barely playable it isn't funny. It's almost fraud that it was ever put up for sale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NOT READY! Sorry I love the idea and would love to play it but optimization is so bad I just don't see it worth getting into yet. I will return hopefully once things are tighter and more effort was done. I get the team is small but that does not change the facts, I wish them and the community all the luck getting thru this rough patch.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not the game for anyone who inverts y-axis as there's no setting to toggle it. Devs said it was in maybe in an update in a month or two.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have requested a refund on this game. I am a survive and build game junkie, so seeing an option set in the Wild West was an instant draw. And I want to encourage anyone who has the chutzpah to take on a project like this. But if these devs are capable of better, then they should have waited till they had a much more mature product to put it on the market. I do not write this review to be mean--it gives me no joy to identify the signs of a very amateurish attempt, but I feel like I'm…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When they mean early acess, they mean they released a skeleton of a game with absolutely nothing implemented. Don't touch this until it has substantial amounts of content. Its not your job to beta-test a game nor is it to support devs who release something in this state. To me it was a bad decision. In 2 years maybe not.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here is my current review of Early Access version 0.4.3.1 after about 7.5 hours of play: The game has potential, but it is currently in a very early and rough state. Right now, it suffers from a huge number of bugs, FPS drops, and graphical glitches. It will certainly take months, or even years, for the game to be ready for a 1.0 release. Let's start with the positives: - The game is playable, provided you keep in mind that it is in Early Access. - It features a varied main questline with…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has potential I am not saying dont buy or refund. This game is not bad if you trat it like an alpha or beta launch insted of Early acess. 1.Many items don't work or have an explanation, I.e bought a satchel and no idea how to use it, cant open it or equip it in any slot. 2. Only craft regular regular crates for storage ie (weapons crate costs more and stores less) 3. there is no way to sort your inventory 4. there is no easy way to separate what items you have they are all white…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall, I like what the game will become with some reworking so I'd recommend it at $10 to $15. Not sure what's up with the opening animation of the game if anyone else's just cuts short then goes to lobby screen. I like the zombies, especially the busty ones lol, they kind of run like Days Gone zombies I don't like that they can see you from half a mile away and run with almost no foot sounds I like how fast you can run and the parkour, but it would be nice to add dodge roll, as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really love the atmosphere and the idea behind the game. Who doesn’t like the old west and zombies? However, the game has a few bugs that pushed me to refund. Firstly, the game was slow to start up, and had like 3 separate trailers. If I restarted the game they would chop between each other, and sometimes I’d get an endless black loading screen. Secondly, it sent between 10-20 invites as spam to everyone on my friend list. Literally everyone!!! People I haven't played with in months that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So far in the development it’s just an unreal 5 slop game, as expected. I give it another month til it’s abandoned
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Western Rye is a promising Wild West survival game that combines exploration, crafting, building, gunplay, horse riding, and undead enemies into a distinctive post-apocalyptic western setting. The world looks great, with beautiful landscapes and a strong atmosphere. While some mechanics and animations still need polish due to the game being in Early Access, the overall foundation is very solid. Performance is another major highlight. The game runs great at 4K Maxed Out, reaching around 108…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Take it for what it is. couple issues? yeah. game breaking? no. there was a time where, i had to totally back to menu and reset my graphics to fix an issue, and re enter then they weren't there anymore. it had stutters loading the town as you come in, but what games don't have a little loading stutter? the game play was relatively smooth, ads doesn't reduce sensitivity so that's a little to get used to. but for a day one early access game this really isn't bad. inventory management is an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So, tried it. It is barely playable, almost as if they released it too early. I understand it is Early Release, but I would say they still have several things to work on before it should have been released. I will give it another chance in the future, possibly, if the reviews get better. But as of this moment, I agree with a lot of the negative reviews. They just released it too early. I was really excited about this game. But not be able to play it or read any of the quest texts on screen…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Refunded, 3 minutes into game terrible screen tearing and hitching issues on single player. (Edit) purchased again and gave it another shot, this time I got about 8mins of gameplay before the screen tearing started again. Refunded for the 2nd time. I might keep an eye on it to see where it goes from here but as of right now I think I'll pass. Valve needs to come up with a better way to weed out unstable launches and EA games this has been going on for way to long. I might offer a week of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Please give option to change the colour white writing. I'm playing with my xbox series controller from the sofa and I cannot see any writtng it's to small. I cannot play until this issue is fixed. 🙏
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am glad I didnt listen to the bad reviews. yes there are bugs like any other early access game, but I am very impressed with how the devs are working diligently to eliminate bugs and interacting with community to make a better game.,,, love the game you will to if you like old west based games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s actually a pretty cool game; I like the setting and the concept behind it. Unfortunately, it may have been released into Early Access a bit too soon. The minor bugs here and there are perfectly acceptable for an Early Access title. However, the graphical glitches—especially during the rain—detract from the atmosphere that currently drives the game's appeal. Still, I have high hopes for the game and look forward to the developers continuing to work on it and fixing the issues. Because if…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not worth it at this point.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not sure how but it got worse after the playtest, im not returning yet i want to see how fast the patches come. but it if you wana roll the dice with me :)!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Looks like a labor of love in a semi-raw state and EA probably allows for funding to further build it out. From what I read is two brothers that have been working on this for some time. I like the concept, it's playable, there are bugs, but there's a discord. Going to keep messing with it, was having a good time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Actually runs kind of good on a Steam Deck on Low settings. Haven't fully tested it yet but everything looks good so far. No score yet but until I see something to complain about giving it a thumbs up. Heavy foilage areas can kill frames my other 2 complaints writing is kind of small and I keep dropping my hatchet not sure why.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good story line so far. I have enjoyed the game. There are some things that still need tweaking, movement is a little janky and understandable during early access.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While this game is a work in progress, it is absolutely in progress. The developers have been working around the clock with feedback from the players to squash bugs and make improvements in record time. If you are looking for a western game to call home then this is your spot. (sure there may be a couple leaks, and a few holes in the walls. I dare say that the hinges squeak and the tap runs a bit muddy sometimes.) But, the developers have a stockpile of duct tape and WD-40. They will have it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ok first this is an EA game . Bugs? yes , Good Concept? yes, Active Dev? yes yes yes . if you like the concept and want to be part of the development of this game then buy it suport them and join there discord and talk to them . go issues in game talk to them . they are trying to fix issues as soon as there coming up and all the patches so far are issues found by players and fixed as soon as they can find a fix for them . are you expecting a complete game? .. then dont buy it simple as that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had to step away for a minute, came back and i was dead . It would be nice to have a death marker to find your loot. screen has a glitch every once in a while , have to cut game off and reload. Other than those few things its a good game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really enjoying this so far i can see myself sinking a lot more hours into this! I really hope this continues to get updates. I love the Hollowed cultists and their backstory and how that attention to detail is being taken in the world. The Priest and the Marshall seem quite interesting so far, Im excited to figure out more of the lore as i keep playing, this is way deeper than I thought it would be! ive also barely even started on the building because ive just enjoyed the lore and exploration/…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a big nope. consider my purchase a donation toward development. i will check progress in a few days maybe a week. not much improvement. i have to re-do the settings every time i start the game? it dont save? and i start back at the same place every time, no progress save? cant set the keybinds correctly and they wont stay where i set them no matter howe i save/apply, movement sensitivity wont save either. ok 9/3 logged in to check updates. its saving progress and settings now but some text…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love building and this game has it. Sadly the building sucks, once you place something down you cant pick it back up, ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up everything i wanted to do, game had multiple things wrong with it, 5 minutes into playing the video screen went haywire and before that windown was preventing me launching the game cause the developers didnt do something on their end or something. The worst game ive played in the last 12 years since ESO (elder scrolls online).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I will change this if things improve, but at the moment the game is unplayable, major graphical glitches and screen tearing, you cannot avoid in order to even try to enjoy some of the game. And the game benchmarks all of my settings to epic, I attempted to lower the settings to see if anything improved, and nothing changed issues became worst. So for now i cannot recommend purchasing this game. I will hold on to my copy in hopes Devs keep working to get it function as it looks like a fun game.
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