Brooks in Wild West

Brooks in Wild West is a visual novel told through static images and short animations. You play a modern young adult about to begin a second year at university who is suddenly sent back to 1896, to Goldfield County. The county is under attack from bandit Charlie Adams and his gang, and you must adapt to life in the West. Choices shape your story and relationships as you face shootings, robberies and fights, and spend time at the Saloon. You can try to find a way home or settle into life in the West.

Life in Goldfield

You can hunt animals in the forests, ride horses, buy houses and properties, shoot different types of guns and become a sheriff. An interactive map lets you travel between areas as they unlock through your progress. A calendar and clock affect scenes and interactions: stores open during the day, while bars open at night.

A financial system lets you earn money in several ways and spend it in the game. A walkthrough guides you through missions, and a gallery in the pause menu lets you revisit scenes. Some scenes also offer interactive adult animations, with options to change movement speed, camera angle, zoom and, in specific scenes, positions.

Choices and relationships

Your choices guide the story and determine whether you travel alone or with one or more of the women you meet. The five main characters are Kristal, Diane, Dakota, Jane and Clarice.

Kristal is your former college friend, a popular student who now dates bully Tyler Williams. She appears in dreams and visions after your arrival in 1896, and you can choose whether to pursue her or move on. Diane came from London to sell guns and start a business in the desert; you meet her while buying guns for a hunt. You can keep your relationship as friendship, make her a faithful girlfriend or pursue a relationship with her as part of a harem.

Dakota first appears bathing naked in a lake and shoots you shortly afterward. She later becomes a companion who follows you through the story; she starts out harsh and tough, then opens up as you progress. Jane is a recently widowed European who runs a local horse stable. She teaches you to ride, and you can help her avenge her late husband in return for rewards.

Clarice is Goldfield’s sheriff when you meet her in the first chapter, accompanying you and Diane into the forest to look for bandits. If you choose, she is your first adult interaction in the game, and she also helps you develop as a cowboy and future bounty hunter.