Bang! Howdy
Bang! Howdy is an online free-to-play, hybrid turn based and real time strategy game created by American company Three Rings Design. It was originally released on December 1, 2006 after public beta testing by Grey Havens, a non-profit organization founded by several former employees of Three Rings. In 2008, the game reached a milestone of 500,000 players as reported on Three Rings' website.
| Bang! Howdy | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Three Rings Design |
| Publisher(s) | Three Rings Design |
| Engine | jMonkey Engine |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, SteamOS |
| Release | 2006-12-01 |
| Genre(s) | Strategy, Western |
| Mode(s) | Online single- and multi-player |
The game mixes different elements from a variety of related genres, namely Western, steampunk, and Native American mythology. This is evident in the game's different locales and various gameplay elements.
At the 2006 Game Developer's Conference, Three Rings described Bang! Howdy's gameplay formula as "Chess + Mario Kart + Real Time/Turn-Based + Steampunk Westerns + Secret Sauce".