World to the West is an adventure developed by Rain Games, released 5 May 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Wii U and Xbox One.
What World to the West is
World to the West is an adventure game developed by Rain Games and released in 2017. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 36 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
World to the West holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 7 points above the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
A full completion run takes around 16 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Core i3, 2 GB RAM and Intel HD Graphics 4400. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 3GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
World to the West launched on 5 May 2017, within three weeks of Prey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and What Remains of Edith Finch. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Prey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, What Remains of Edith Finch.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
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