What are the minimum requirements for Wild West Pioneers?

Windows 10 64-bit, an Intel Core i5-4570 or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X, 12 GB RAM, an NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 590 8GB, DirectX 11 and 14 GB of space, for 30fps on Low settings at 1080p.

Does Wild West Pioneers work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates it Playable on Steam Deck, noting small interface text, a default controller setup that is not fully functional, no automatic on-screen keyboard and default settings that do not run smoothly. The game itself has no native controller support; Toplitz called it possible for the future.

Can your PC run Wild West Pioneers?

If it has 64-bit Windows 10, 12 GB of RAM and a GTX 1060 6GB or RX 590 class card, yes, at 30fps on Low at 1080p. The recommended spec aims for 60fps at Medium-High. Either way you need 14 GB free, and it is Windows only.

A settlement at night with lit windows — A settlement at night, its windows lit.

Minimum and recommended specs

Both tiers also say “Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system”.

	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Windows 10 64-bit	Windows 10/11 64-bit
Processor	Intel Core i5-4570 / AMD Ryzen 3 1300X	Intel Core i5-8600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Memory	12 GB RAM	16 GB RAM
Graphics	NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 590 8GB	NVIDIA GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB / AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB
DirectX	Version 11	Version 12
Storage	14 GB available space	14 GB available space
What it targets	30fps, Low Settings, 1080p	60fps, Medium-High Settings, 1080p

The gaps worth noticing: memory goes from 12 to 16 GB, DirectX from 11 to 12, and the target doubles from 30 to 60 frames while settings rise from Low to Medium-High. Resolution stays at 1080p in both, and neither tier lists anything above that.

Why is my graphics card at 99%?

It came up in the demo. A player with an RTX 2070, comfortably above the recommended card, saw 99% GPU use at every setting, high or low. Toplitz answered that the team was still optimising: “We need to find out why it runs fine on some systems and not so well on others, like yours, where it runs with a 99% GPU load.” That was in the demo. Among the changes since, the team lists performance work: “We improved graphics, performance, road systems,” in the words of Chris from EmpireCraft Studios. If your card still runs flat out, a frame cap in your graphics driver keeps it from working harder than the 30 or 60 fps the specs aim for.

Does it run on Mac or Linux?

No. Steam lists Windows only, with no macOS or Linux build. The Mac question, including what Toplitz said when asked, is on the Mac page.

Is it Steam Deck verified?

Valve’s Deck rating	Playable, with notes: small interface text, default controller setup not fully functional, glyphs that do not match the Deck, no automatic keyboard, default settings not smooth
Controller support	None at launch. Toplitz: “Currently not, but possible for the future”

So the Deck works, but expect to lower the settings, lean in to read the interface and set up the controls yourself. The full platform picture, consoles included, is on the platform overview.

Where are the save files and logs?

Logs and saves live in these two folders:

Logs	`C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\LocalLow\Toplitz Productions\WildWestPioneers` (`Player.log`, with the previous run kept as `Player-prev.log`)
Saves	`C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\LocalLow\Toplitz Productions\WildWestPioneers\Saves`

Replace USERNAME with your Windows user name; AppData is a hidden folder. The demo had no autosave, and Toplitz said then that “Autosave will be part of the Early Access version, that’s for sure”. The game now autosaves when a new in-game day begins, so save by hand before long sessions. If it crashes on your PC, crashes, fixes and saves lists what to try first. Editing saves and cheats is covered on cheats, trainers and saves.