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A cash-strapped bounty hunter roams a strange Western frontier, capturing outlaws with a crossbow loaded with live-creature ammo.
Released 20 Dec 2010
Shoot Living Ammo
Capture Outlaws Alive
Track Frontier Bounties
You're the Stranger, a mysterious bounty hunter on a mission to bag the ultimate prize. And you need that money like no one else because there is something very wrong with your health and the only way to fix it is a very costly operation.
Developed by Oddworld Inhabitants · Published by Oddworld Inhabitants
You play as Stranger, a mysterious bounty hunter in the dusty frontier of Western Mudos. He takes jobs capturing outlaws to earn money for a costly operation, traveling between settlements where townsfolk can offer information about his targets.
Combat combines third-person movement and melee with first-person crossbow shooting. Instead of ordinary ammunition, Stranger fires captured creatures: some distract or stun enemies, while others bind or damage them. You can incapacitate outlaws and capture them for a better bounty, or defeat them outright.
Completing bounties earns money for purchases and upgrades, while finding creatures helps replenish your ammunition. The pursuit unfolds through bounty missions and a developing story, with encounters that reward choosing how to approach each target.
Players who enjoy the game often point to its unusual live-creature ammunition and mix of first- and third-person action as reasons its bounty hunts feel distinctive. Reviews also praise the strange frontier setting, characters, humor, and story. Some players find the combat or mission loop uneven, and many report problems with the PC port or controls.
You're the Stranger, a mysterious bounty hunter on a mission to bag the ultimate prize. And you need that money like no one else because there is something very wrong with your health and the only way to fix it is a very costly operation. However the nature of your illness remains a secret and as you find out during the game, for a good reason.
In the dusty, undeveloped wastelands of Western Mudos, cantankerous townsfolk find their settlements besieged by belligerent outlaws. Along comes Stranger, a tall, dark and enigmatic bounty hunter with a mission to capture troublemakers and scoundrels and return them to civilized townships for incarceration.
But Stranger is keeping a secret and needs expensive surgery to survive. In his quest to earn enough Moolah, Stranger reluctantly accepts the ultimate bounty from the owner of the Mongo River and suddenly his adventure takes a very different turn.
Fire Live Ammo! Launch critters at your enemies. Distract them with Chippunks, encase them in Bolamite webbing, or destroy them with Stingbees and explosive bats.
Accept missions from the Bounty Store and talk to neurotic townsfolk to learn where your bounty can be found.
1st/3rd Person gameplay.
Easter eggs.
Unlockables.
35 Achievements.
Three modes of difficulty.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 36 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Content notices |
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| Website | Official website |
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