Call of Juarez: Gunslinger ▶ Trailer
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Game description

From the dust of a gold mine to the dirt of a saloon, Call of Juarez® Gunslinger is a real homage to the Wild West tales. Live the epic and violent journey of a ruthless bounty hunter on the trail of the West’s most notorious outlaws.

Basic info

DeveloperTechland
PublisherTechland Publishing
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateMay 22, 2013
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows® XP (SP3) / Windows Vista® (SP2) / Windows® 7 (SP1) / Windows® 8
Processor2 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo or 2 GHz AMD Athlon™ 64 X2
Memory2 GB
Graphics512 MB DirectX® 9.0c–compliant
Storage5 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 454 reviews from the past 1 year

89.3/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Very Positive (95%)

Metacritic: 79 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

A Wild West shooter told by an unreliable narrator, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger scores 89.3, top 20% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

111 reviews find it fun, calling it a fast and relentless arcade shooter, and some enjoy its humor. 109 praise the storytelling, where the narrator exaggerates and the world changes as he talks, built right into the level design. Story & World ranks 285th of 1096. 78 say the gunplay feels smooth and punchy, with satisfying weapon feedback. Gameplay ranks 309th of 1396, and Visuals & Sound ranks 510th of 1249.

👎 Where it falls short

Content Volume ranks 895th of 1351. 58 reviews say the campaign is short, and some finished it within a few evenings. 30 find the duels hard and overused, turning from a novelty into a chore. 27 describe unreliable controls in places, with inconsistent hit registration, imprecise revolver aiming and a dated controller setup. Pricing & Fairness ranks 127th of 1399, and Tech & Support ranks 281st of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“Straightforward shooter that does everything right, fast and relentless action” · 111 reviews
“the narrative is genius, changing the world as the storyteller exaggerates” · 109 reviews
“hit feel is good and controls are well-handled” · 78 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 61% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +2.77 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “hit feel is good and controls are well-handled” · 78 reviews
Negative “hit register inconsistent, dodge mechanics unreliable” · 27 reviews

Progression 7% · Difficulty 19% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 7% · Strategy 7%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 78% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.31 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “the narrative is genius, changing the world as the storyteller exaggerates” · 109 reviews
Negative “no story, no meaning, complete boredom” · 16 reviews

Characters 13% · World 35%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 45% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -1.09 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “main campaign is only 6-7 hours long” · 58 reviews
Positive “short and amazing game with easy achievements” · 1 review

Variety 11% · Replayability 12%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 43% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.21 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “art style is pure Wild West glory, stunning to look at” · 60 reviews
Negative “comic art style is too cluttered, hard to find enemies” · 9 reviews

Audio 18%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Community -2.50 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.21 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “incredible value for the price” · 1 review
Negative “wait for a sale, overpriced” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.12 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “good optimization, runs smoothly even on integrated graphics” · 2 reviews
Negative “game freezes with modern processors unless cores disabled” · 5 reviews

Stability 4% · Developer support 1%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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