Will Quick
TechRaptorHard West 2 Review
Published 8/5/2022
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Series X|S / PC / PS5 - 8/4/2022
Hard West 2
Hard West 2 is a supernatural journey to the dark heart of the West. With a gun full of lead and a fistful of witchcraft, raise an outlaw posse and chase down the devil to take back what’s yours.
- Developer
- Ice Code Games
- Publisher
- Good Shepherd Entertainment, Klabater
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Critic avg
80
19 scored reviews
Total coverage
19
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Score range
65–100
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 80 across 19 scored reviews, with a 35-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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19 included scored reviews
90–1004 reviews · 21%
80–898 reviews · 42%
70–796 reviews · 32%
Below 701 review · 5%
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Hard West 2 review
Published 8/4/2022
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100
+20 vs critic avg
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Read originalFrancesco De Meo
WccftechHard West 2 Review – Gunslingers and Spirits
Published 8/4/2022
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77
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalLawrence Scotti
DexertoHard West 2 review – The wild west goes supernatural
Published 8/4/2022
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65
-15 vs critic avg
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Read originalChristian Donlan
EurogamerHard West 2 review - absolutely stellar fun
Published 8/4/2022
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Read originalDavid Wildgoose
GameSpotHard West 2 Review - Bouncing Back
Published 8/4/2022
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Read originalIGN Hard West 2 Review
Published 8/4/2022
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70
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Read originalNick Petrasiti
TheSixthAxisHard West 2 Review | TheSixthAxis
Published 8/4/2022
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70
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Read originalArron Kluz
But Why Tho?REVIEW: ‘Hard West II’ Keeps a Great Thing Going (PC)
Published 8/4/2022
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