Cowpokers: Dead Man's Frontier
Released 27 October 2026 · PC · Action, Indie
Become a one-outlaw army in a haunted western bullet heaven. Dodge the dead, evolve your weapons, and tackle optional objectives across four frontiers. Ride home to upgrade your gear, reinforce Dustwater, and defend the town against a nighttime siege.
Story
The frontier buried its secrets. Now they’re digging their way out. Cowpokers: Dead Man’s Frontier is a western bullet heaven where each run builds toward a fight for your hometown. Choose your outlaw, swear an oath, and face the restless dead. Your weapons fire automatically. You decide where to move, when to dodge, and what your next upgrade will become. Start small. Leave a crater. Turn a few desperate shots into ricocheting volleys, spectral lassos, wildfire and rolling dynamite barrages. Shape your build with fourteen frontier weapons and their legendary evolutions, fifteen frontier trinkets, rerolls and banishes. Six weapon slots and six trinket slots make each choice count; distant trail caches can push a build beyond its usual limits. Explore four haunted frontiers. Fight through Drybone Flats and Boot Hill cemetery, explore Blackridge Mine’s dark passages and hidden supply rooms, follow the haunted railway through Coffin Pass, and brave the eruptions of Devil’s Basin. Reveal the mine’s survey map as you explore and use it to track objectives and unlooted chests. Each trail brings its own hazards, encounters, bosses and score. Illustrated introductions and endings tell...
Gameplay
The frontier buried its secrets. Now they’re digging their way out. Cowpokers: Dead Man’s Frontier is a western bullet heaven where each run builds toward a fight for your hometown. Choose your outlaw, swear an oath, and face the restless dead. Your weapons fire automatically. You decide where to move, when to dodge, and what your next upgrade will become. Start small. Leave a crater. Turn a few desperate shots into ricocheting volleys, spectral lassos, wildfire and rolling dynamite barrages. Shape your build with fourteen frontier weapons and their legendary evolutions, fifteen frontier trinkets, rerolls and banishes. Six weapon slots and six trinket slots make each choice count; distant trail caches can push a build beyond its usual limits. Explore four haunted frontiers. Fight through Drybone Flats and Boot Hill cemetery, explore Blackridge Mine’s dark passages and hidden supply rooms, follow the haunted railway through Coffin Pass, and brave the eruptions of Devil’s Basin. Reveal the mine’s survey map as you explore and use it to track objectives and unlooted chests. Each trail brings its own hazards, encounters, bosses and score. Illustrated introductions and endings tell the stories behind the trails. Take a detour for an optional reward: ring the mission bell, defend a stranded wagon, or break the burial anchors. Decide when to pursue an opportunity and when to keep...
Features
- Single-player
- Full controller support
- Camera Comfort
- Custom Volume Controls
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Playable without Timed Input
- Family Sharing
Release details
Cowpokers: Dead Man's Frontier is a Action and Indie game by Cowpoke. Cowpokers: Dead Man's Frontier came out on Tuesday, 27 October 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 26 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When did Cowpokers: Dead Man's Frontier come out?
Cowpokers: Dead Man's Frontier came out on 27 October 2026.
Which platforms is Cowpokers: Dead Man's Frontier on?
Cowpokers: Dead Man's Frontier is on PC.
Who makes Cowpokers: Dead Man's Frontier?
Cowpokers: Dead Man's Frontier is developed by Cowpoke.
What kind of game is Cowpokers: Dead Man's Frontier?
Cowpokers: Dead Man's Frontier is a game of these genres: Action and Indie.