The best games set in the American Wild West 🤠 2023

Looking for a really good game set in the American Wild West 🤠? Then we have just the thing: our list of the best games set in the American Wild West 2023.

What are games set in the American Wild West?

Western games often have themes or storylines set in the western United States in the latter half of the 19th century. Some of the themes and imagery found in the most popular American Wild West games include cowboys, sheriffs, outlaws, prospecting, colonization, and railroads.

For more information, see the Wikipedia entry on the Wild West.

Other historical games

Most games set during the Wild West are also considered a wargame - but need not necessarily be the case.

In addition to Wild West games, we have created a general list of games based on historical events - and further divided them below into several, more detailed historical categories.

List of the best games set in the American Wild West 2023 🤠

This list was last updated on June 1, 2023. We compared 666 board games for this list and selected the top 10. There's also a print version for this list.
  1. BANG! The Dice Game

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    • 3 - 8 Players
    • 15 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  2. Flick 'em Up!

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    Nominated for 11 awards and won 2.

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    • 2 - 10 Players
    • 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Flick 'em Up!

    • YouTube Review for the game "Flick 'em Up!" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
  3. Colt Express

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    Nominated for 18 awards and won 8.

    ⭐️ Spiel des Jahres 2015

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    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 40 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  4. Colt Super Express

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    • 3 - 7 Players
    • 15 - 20 Minutes
    • 7+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  5. Texas Showdown

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    • 3 - 6 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Immediately playable
  6. Dice Town

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    Nominated for 5 awards and won 2.

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    • 2 - 5 Players
    • 45 Minutes
    • 10+ years old
    • Easy to learn
  7. BANG! The Bullet!

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    Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.

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    • 3 - 8 Players
    • 20 - 40 Minutes
    • 8+ years old
    • Easy to learn
    👍 Good price!33€ atAmazon.de
  8. Great Western Trail

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    Nominated for 20 awards and won 7.

    More details for Great Western Trail
    • 2 - 4 Players
    • 75 - 150 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Hard to learn

    Video reviews for Great Western Trail

    • YouTube Review for the game "Great Western Trail" by Shut Up & Sit Down
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "Great Western Trail" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
    • YouTube Review for the game "Great Western Trail" by BoardGameGeek
      Video is in English
  9. Great Western Trail (Second Edition)

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    • 1 - 4 Players
    • 75 - 150 Minutes
    • 12+ years old
    • Hard to learn
  10. Western Legends

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    Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.

    More details for Western Legends
    • 2 - 6 Players
    • 60 - 90 Minutes
    • 14+ years old
    • Medium difficulty

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