The first players are about to saddle up. The Breach Studios and Team17 are opening Westlanders to a closed playtest, a first look at a realistic open world survival Western set in a hostile 19th century frontier, ahead of its PC Early Access launch in 2027.

The Breach Studios and team17 are delighted to announce that open-world Wild West survival adventure Westlanders is available on Steam and Epic in closed playtest now, from 10th November until 17th November 2026.

Launching into Steam and Epic Early Access in 2027, this ambitious title drops players into a hostile 19th-century Wild West where they must survive and thrive… by any means necessary. The playtest gives players access to the first 6-8 hours of the game across two distinct biomes featuring survival and settlement building gameplay. Players can progress from scavenging and hunting right through to setting up their first camps.

Ferran Punti, CEO, The Breach Studios, said: “We’re so excited to share the world we have created with survival craft fans and see what the community thinks of Westlanders! It’s our open world realistic take on the Western genre and we can’t wait for everyone to saddle up and get stuck in. This is just a first taste of what’s to come and we welcome any player feedback at this stage. We hope this will give players a flavour of what we want we have in store for Early Access and beyond.”

Combining survival, crafting, building, and management gameplay, Westlanders offers a deep, multi-layered experience where players evolve from desperate survivors into leaders of productive settlements. Utilising their wagon as a customisable mobile base, players will explore uncharted regions, hunt for resources, and attempt to survive brutal environments.

Westlanders Key Features:

• SURVIVE a dynamic open world, teeming with life and fraught with peril as you explore vast landscapes from your customisable wagon.
• DISCOVER vital resources, hidden locations, and unique characters, and thrive by forging a network of settlements across the entire valley.
• CRAFT & INNOVATE everything from basic tools to ingenious innovations, progressing through a deep tech tree to unlock powerful gear and useful buildings.
• BUILD & CUSTOMISE your own settlements, transforming the wilderness into bustling hubs.
• PRODUCE & HARNESS the land’s bounty through farming, ranching, and mining, and optimise your production lines through research and worker automations

Westlanders is currently in development for PC Early Access in 2027, with consoles planned for 1.0 launch at a later date.

About The Breach Studios — The Breach Studios is a Barcelona-based development studio creating high-quality, cross-platform entertainment. Founded by industry veterans in AA–AAA development and live-ops, the studio blends creativity and technical excellence. Specializing in PC, console, and cross-play multiplayer titles, with a multidisciplinary team skilled in Unreal Engine, game design, art direction, and online infrastructure, The Breach Studios delivers efficient, high-quality projects for publishers, investors, and strategic partners.

About Team17 — Founded in 1990, Team17 is part of Everplay Group plc, and a passionate and creative developer and publisher dedicated to its pioneering indie developer partners and games. Team17 has an extensive portfolio of over 150 titles that players around the world love for a lifetime, including DREDGE, Date Everything, and Overcooked!, together with multi-award-winning and award-winning in-house brands such as Hell Let Loose, Golf With Your Friends, The Escapists, and the iconic Worms franchise.

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