Westlanders is in a closed playtest that runs November 10 to November 17, 2026, giving participants roughly the first 6 to 8 hours across two biomes. The game is scheduled for PC early access on Steam and Epic Games Store in 2027, with console versions planned for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Westlanders is an open-world survival game set in a 19th-century Old West, developed by The Breach Studios with Team17 as publisher. The game is playable solo or in PvE co-op with up to three friends, and combines survival, crafting, building, and worker management. The Breach Studios announced a closed Steam playtest starting November 10, 2026, and the playtest opened on that date, running through November 17 local time.
The playtest covers roughly the first 6 to 8 hours across two biomes, Lonesome Lake and Misty River. Team17 and The Breach Studios opened the playtest to participants for solo or co-op play. The scope is the slice the publisher is putting in front of players before early access.
The release plan has shifted in emphasis across the two stories. The earlier story said early access on Steam was planned for early 2027, with a release also planned for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The newer story says the game is scheduled for PC early access on Steam and Epic Games Store in 2027, and that console versions are held back until the official release. The current plan is PC early access in 2027 on Steam and Epic Games Store, with console versions arriving at the official release.
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Team17 and The Breach Studios opened a closed playtest for Westlanders, an open-world survival game set in the 19th-century Old West, running November 10 to November 17 local time. Participants get roughly the first 6 to 8 hours across two biomes, Lonesome Lake and Misty River, playing solo or with up to three friends. The game is scheduled for PC early access on Steam and Epic Games Store in 2027.
The Breach Studios will run a closed playtest for Westlanders on Steam starting November 10, 2026. The game is an open-world frontier adventure with survival, crafting, building, and worker management, set in a 19th-century North America-inspired world and playable solo or in PvE co-op. Team17 was recently named publisher. Early access on Steam is planned for early 2027, with a release also planned for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.