Bang! Howdy is a free-to-play online strategy game developed by Affliction Networks LLC and released in 2006, available on PC, Mac, Linux, and web browsers. Set in a world that blends Wild West aesthetics with steampunk technology and Native American mythology, the game tasks players with commanding a roster of diverse units across tactical encounters. Some units are entirely mechanical in nature — the "steam gunman," for instance, is a cowboy-hat-wearing robot that moves on large wagon wheels, and artillery pieces round out the mechanical contingent. More traditional frontier archetypes such as gunslingers and cavalry also feature in the lineup. The combination of steampunk-inflected hardware alongside conventional western units gives the game a distinctive hybrid identity within the online strategy space.
