Fit check
Is The Real Texas worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action RPG players who enjoy surreal settings mixing modern-day America with olden-days RPG England
- Players who want cowboy and fantasy weapons in the same combat system
- Explorers interested in optional areas, special items, powerups, and unusual encounters
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a realistic setting may not fit a game built around portals, purgatory, talking or unusual characters, and a German-speaking wizard
- Players wanting a long campaign may find the main game’s approximate 10-hour completion time too short
- Players looking for only one game may not want an edition that also includes a 1–2-hour mini-sequel
Our take on The Real Texas
A Texas rancher reaches Strange through a blue portal, entering a purgatory dimension stuck halfway between modern-day America and olden-days RPG England.
What is The Real Texas?
The Real Texas is an action RPG set in Strange, a purgatory dimension stuck halfway between modern-day America and olden-days RPG England.
Sam, an ordinary Texas rancher visiting England, enters Strange through a blue portal. The world includes a witch who gives guns to visitors, a German-speaking wizard attacking from his castle, and an unusual situation involving chickens upriver. Combat offers six types of classic cowboy and fantasy weapons.
Players can search people’s houses while residents go about their daily business, help people with their problems, collect special items and powerups, and explore optional areas. The game includes enemies, traps, boss battles, and two types of chicken cutlets to collect. The main game takes about 10 hours, while the mini-sequel takes about 1–2 hours.
How The Real Texas plays
- 01Six weapon types
- The arsenal combines classic cowboy weapons with fantasy weapons.
- 02House rummaging
- Sam can search people’s homes while their residents continue their daily business.
- 03Optional areas
- The game includes locations beyond the main route.
- 04Collectible cutlets
- Two types of chicken cutlets can be collected.
The Real Texas compared to similar games
The Real Texas combines action-RPG combat with a surreal setting, six cowboy and fantasy weapon types, house rummaging, and optional areas. Ghost of a Tale instead follows a mouse minstrel in a medieval animal world with an emphasis on stealth, disguises, conversations, immersion, and exploration. Dungeon Defenders: Awakened combines action RPG systems with cooperative tower defense, loot, leveling, pets, and character customization.
The Real Texas: platforms & release
Is The Real Texas worth it?
It is worth it if: action RPG players who enjoy surreal settings mixing modern-day America with olden-days RPG England. Skip it if: players seeking a realistic setting may not fit a game built around portals, purgatory, talking or unusual characters, and a German-speaking wizard.
Where can I download The Real Texas?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Real Texas's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Real Texas on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
