Summary
- Forty-Niner is an upcoming open-world game that feels like Valheim meets Red Dead Redemption.
- Set during the Gold Rush, it takes place in a Wild West world where players can build, craft, fight, and more.
- The game also features dynamic NPCs, a skill progression system, and the option to play solo or in co-op with friends.
An upcoming Steam game called Forty-Niner is like Valheim meets Red Dead Redemption, blending survival and exploration mechanics within a procedural Wild West world. Much like Valheim, Forty-Niner features a third-person perspective and allows players to build, craft, and fight, among other interesting features.
Exploring a world in a survival game is an activity that many players have grown to enjoy, especially with so many well-crafted open worlds out there. Titles like No Man's Sky, Subnautica, or Valheim offer immense environments where players can immerse themselves and explore the many activities and secrets they hide. Open-world games have become increasingly popular over the years, with many titles—not necessarily from the survival genre—featuring engaging and lively universes, such as The Witcher 3, Red Dead Redemption 2, or Starfield. While there are plenty of different kinds of open-world games to choose from, new titles continue to be developed, and now an indie with a pretty interesting premise is on the horizon.
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Developed by VowelA Games, Forty-Niner is an upcoming open-world title that lets players take on the role of a cowboy or a Native American within a Wild West setting inspired by survival games like Valheim. The game is specifically set during the Gold Rush, and players must find a way to survive and venture through a procedurally generated world with various biomes and dynamic weather conditions.
Key Features and Highlights of Forty-Niner
- Lively open-world Wild West environment
- Crafting, fighting, and exploration mechanics
- Dynamic NPCs with their own routines
- Play solo or team up in co-op
- Immersive skill progression system
The developer promises that Forty-Niner will feature elements akin to popular sandbox video games. As players explore the Wild West, they’ll need to craft weapons, gather resources, and fight to protect their territory while building their own base. Like in Valheim, players can use resources to build houses with different designs, depending on their tastes and willingness. Players can choose whether to side with the Cowboys or Native Americans, and each path will lead them to acquire different skills and take on different quests.
Forty-Niner also offers a skill progression system and dynamic NPCs who have “a life and schedule of their own,” and players can explore the game either solo or in co-op with friends. Although it doesn’t have a release date yet, VowelA Games plans to release it in early access, aiming to improve the game based on player feedback and continue adding more features and biomes throughout this period. While the developer continues working on Forty-Niner, the game promises an interesting experience for Wild West-inspired video game lovers.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 85 /100 Critics Rec: 83%
- Released
- February 2, 2021
- ESRB
- r
- Developer(s)
- Iron Gate AB
- Publisher(s)
- Coffee Stain Studios
- Engine
- Unity
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- PC, Xbox One & Xbox Series X|S
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- Sandbox, Survival
