A frontier closing in, an outlaw who just wants to get home.

The gut pick rests on a single vote here, so take it lightly, but it already places the game ahead of three quarters of all titles. The criterion profile tells of a western that leaves a mark. The desert island runs ahead of 98% of games, rediscovery also ahead of 98%, controller feel ahead of 93%, the soundtrack ahead of 92%. Fun stays high, ahead of 81% of titles. Only two shades stand out: attachment edges ahead of 60% of games, just above the middle, and the art style sits right in the average. As if everything else fascinates, while the intimate bond with the hero stays a notch below the rest.

In the aisle of cinematic open worlds, this profile draws a game you would take to a desert island without hesitation, where other open worlds fade once finished.

So, for who? For you if you love wide spaces, long rides, music that gets under your skin and an immediate joy of play. Much less if what you chase above all is a character to cling to with your gut.