French studio Evil Raptor’s co-op robot cowboy shooter Far Far West sold 250,000 copies in its first 48 hours on Steam after launching in early access this week, and it climbed to the top of the platform’s best-seller list soon after release [1].
The game has also drawn a flood of player praise and one recurring complaint: it lacks a dedicated “yeehaw” button. Fans on the official Discord server and a subreddit thread have pushed for the feature, while one Reddit commenter wrote, “The game needs a yeehaw button like nothing else. Literally the #1 feedback I have and it's not even close,” and a Discord player said, “As soon as I loaded in for the first time my immediate thought was 'why no yeehaw button.'” [1]
Evil Raptor has acknowledged the feedback and is collecting suggestions for possible in-game vocal chants to add, according to the studio’s response to players [1]. The game shares some gameplay DNA with Deep Rock Galactic, but players note that Far Far West does not yet have the same kind of dedicated salute button that helped define that co-op hit [1].
Interest has not hurt its reputation. Far Far West currently holds an “Overwhelmingly Positive” rating on Steam based on 9,000 reviews, even after its heavy traffic briefly triggered the network provider’s anti-DDoS protections [1]. The strong launch puts fresh pressure on the studio as it weighs which community-requested features to add next [1].
