Where can you buy Wild West Pioneers?
On Steam, for Windows PC. GOG and the Epic Games Store, the other two stores the publisher named, have pages for it but are not selling it yet. No other shop sells it: there is no Microsoft Store listing, no console version and no free download.
Which stores sell it?
The publisher, Toplitz Productions, names three. It says the game is “available in Early Access on PC via Steam, GOG.com and Epic Games Store”. Here is what each store has.
| Store | What you get there |
|---|---|
| Steam | Windows only. Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. The publisher’s news posts, patch notes and forum all live here too. |
| GOG | A product page for Windows, listed as single-player, marked Coming soon with a wishlist button so far. |
| Epic Games Store | Named by the publisher as a launch store; its page shows Coming soon with a wishlist button so far. |
Steam, GOG or Epic: which should you pick?
The one whose library you already use is the sensible default. Two things tip it toward Steam if you have no preference. First, that is where Toplitz and the team post announcements and answer questions, so you see update news in the same place you launch the game. Second, the Steam listing spells out cloud saves, achievements and Family Sharing. If you prefer GOG or Epic, wishlist it there and buy when the page switches to a price. The price at launch, including the 25% launch discount, is on the price and editions page, and the unlock hour is on the release time page.
Is it on the Microsoft Store or the Xbox app?
No. The publisher’s list stops at three stores, and the Microsoft Store has no listing for Wild West Pioneers, on PC or on Xbox. If you came here looking for a “Microsoft Windows store” version, the Windows version is the one on Steam (and listed on GOG and Epic). The console side is covered on the Xbox page and the platform overview.
Can you download it for free?
No. The only legitimate download is the one a store gives you after you buy the game: Steam now, and GOG or Epic once they sell it. Any site offering the full game as a free download is not one of them, and those files do not come from the team. There is no free way in either: the demo has been taken down, and the open playtest has ended.
Can you play it on GeForce NOW?
Possibly, but this one is unconfirmed. NVIDIA’s weekly GeForce NOW additions listed Wild West Pioneers as a new Steam release for launch day. Asked about it, the publisher first said “The team has confirmed that cloud gaming is enabled in Steamworks” and later, after players in Europe still could not find it, “It's set on our side, we're waiting on Valve to approve”. Later still, it said the game arrives “once Nvidia pushes the big red button and it becomes an option”. It is listed for the Steam version, so you would need to own it on Steam. Check the game’s page inside the GeForce NOW app before you count on it.
What about Mac and Linux?
Windows only on every store. On a Linux desktop, the publisher called crashes “somewhat expected” for now; every platform at a glance has its full reply. The Mac question has its own page at Mac, and the hardware you need on Windows is on the system requirements page.
Related: what Early Access includes, languages and the update log.