West of Loathing

West of Loathing
West of Loathing
Developer(s)	Asymmetric Publications
Publisher(s)	Asymmetric Publications
Director(s)	Zack Johnson
Designer(s)	Riff Connor
Programmer(s)	Victor Thompson; Chris Moyer
Artist(s)	Wes Cleveland
Composer(s)	Ryan Ike
Series	Kingdom of Loathing
Engine	Unity
Platform(s)	Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, iOS
Release	Linux, macOS, Windows; August 10, 2017; Nintendo Switch; May 31, 2018; Stadia; July 1, 2020; iOS; TBA;
Genre(s)	Role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player

West of Loathing is a comedy adventure role-playing video game developed and released by Asymmetric Publications on August 10, 2017.

The game takes place in the universe of Asymmetric's Kingdom of Loathing, in a fantasy Western themed frontier setting. The game was well received by critics, with Rolling Stone describing it as "one of the year's best games."^[2] A stand-alone sequel, Shadows Over Loathing, was released in 2022.

^ "West of Loathing for Nintendo Switch – Nintendo Game Details". Nintendo of America. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^ Wright, Steven T. (September 8, 2017). "How Stick Figures and Absurdism Power One of the Year's Best Games". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.