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Tough Story: Big Hell

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Tough Story: Big Hell

They took your life. Now you're back to send everybody to burn in hell!

Action Indie Early Access Western Arcade
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Tough Story


Tough Story is a handcrafted game series based on action movies from 60s until nowadays.

Every volume brings a whole new theme, with exclusive story, characters and original soundtrack as if it were a movie itself. New game mechanics are added to follow the main theme of the current volume, but the core will always have focus on action.

I grew up watching so much amazing action movies and Tough Story is my attempt to bring some badass experiences to you, based on work of all these great actors and directors who have pumped up adrenaline to the screens!

Volume I - Big Hell


On this first volume we bring a game inspired by western movies. In special: the classical Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy, 70s Clint Eastwood's westerns (as director and actor), the award-winner Unforgiven, also directed and starred by Clint Eastwood and Django Unchained, the epic Tarantino's masterpiece.

Plot


It's 1872. Somewhere between Reno and San Francisco there's a town called Big Hill.

City's boss sons, The Kinney Brothers, decide to buy your lands in order to explore your gold mine. When you refuse their offer, they hire a gang of desperados to take you out of the way.

El Lobo, desperado's gang leader, kills your wife and lets you wander to die in the desert with six bullets in your stomach.

A group of mysterious men crosses your way. They find you almost dead and heals you in a very obscure ritual.

Some years later, you arrive on Big Hill city looking for retribution and threatening the local bosses business. Side by side, Kinney brothers and El Lobo raise an empire of dirt. Your crusade for vengeance will turn the city in a true hell until you make your job done.

Gameplay


You're able to shot down your enemies with your handguns: a shiny S&W model 3 Schofield and a 10 gauge shotgun. You can also blow enemies to hell and destroy walls, doors and other obstacles with dynamite. You can shot the dynamite to explode it before the wick time.

Besides that, you have the special ability to slowdown the time and make nice combos or cinematographic moves when you fill the badass-o-meter.

You're free to use your own tactics to pass each level. You can break and you can shot through windows, kick locked doors to open it, get cover into buildings and close doors to protect yourself. But remember: the enemies can do all this things, too!

If you shot an enemy on an arm, he'll lose his weapon. The same rule fits for you, so take care!

In some levels you'll ride a horse to pursuit and kill your enemies in the hell-bent-for-leather style!

Features


  • Top-down shooter with hardcore tone;
  • Fast-paced action;
  • Gunfights;
  • Pixelated graphics;
  • Amazing OST;
  • Chapter's ranking system;

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System requirements Windows · macOS

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: 7
  • Processor: 2 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 7600 GT (256 MB), Intel HD Graphics 4400 (Shared), Radeon X1600 XT (256 MB)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: 10
  • Processor: 2.2 Ghz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 7600 GT (256 MB), Intel HD Graphics 4400 (Shared), Radeon X1600 XT (256 MB)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: 10
  • Processor: 2 Ghz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Radeon HD 6630M (256 MB) or equivalent
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: 10
  • Processor: 2.2 Ghz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Radeon HD 6630M (256 MB) or equivalent
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Outlaw
Features
Single-player, Family Sharing
Languages
English
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Structured language support (1)
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EnglishYesNoNo
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Buy Verdict

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Value Score

Great Value — 94th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 94th percentile. Priced as Budget at $1.99.

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Genre Benchmarks

Value Ratio Top 6%

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Time in EA
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Tough Story: Big Hell worth buying right now?
Watch — $1.99. Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
When does Tough Story: Big Hell go on sale?
Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
Is Tough Story: Big Hell free to play?
Tough Story: Big Hell costs $1.99 on Steam.
What genre is Tough Story: Big Hell?
Tough Story: Big Hell is a Action, Indie, Early Access game.
Who developed Tough Story: Big Hell?
Tough Story: Big Hell was developed by Outlaw and published by Outlaw.
What platforms does Tough Story: Big Hell support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.

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