Team17 Signs Westlanders As Wild West Survival Adventure Moves To Early Access In 2027

Team17 is heading to the frontier with Westlanders, the open world Wild West survival adventure from The Breach Studios now set to launch in Steam Early Access in early 2027.

Team17 has officially announced that it will publish Westlanders, a 19th century Wild West survival, crafting, building, and management game from The Breach Studios. As reported by Gematsu, the game is now planned for PC Early Access through Steam in early 2027. A full 1.0 launch is expected later, alongside PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions.

"We could not be more excited to welcome Team17 to the Wild West."
— Ferran Punti

The partnership marks a new phase for Westlanders after The Breach Studios previously worked with Radical Theory as a marketing partner. Punti thanked Radical Theory for its support over the past 8 months, while calling Team17 the right publishing partner to help bring the studio’s open world vision to life.

Westlanders starts players with a dream and a wagon. That wagon works as a customizable mobile base, letting players explore the frontier, gather resources, survive harsh environments, and slowly build toward a permanent settlement.

The game blends survival, crafting, building, resource management, and settlement growth. Players will explore multiple biomes, deal with bandits and wildlife, unlock tools through a tech tree, and build an economic network across the Westlands.

Team17 general manager Harley Homewood said the publisher was drawn to the game’s take on the survival crafting genre and its hostile frontier setting.

"Their unique take on the survival crafting genre had us hooked from the get go."
— Harley Homewood

The Breach Studios expects Westlanders to remain in Early Access for about 1 year, giving the team time to expand systems, balance survival mechanics, and gather player feedback before the full release.

Westlanders has a strong hook because the Wild West remains underused in survival crafting games. The wagon as a mobile base is the smartest idea here, giving players a reason to keep moving before they settle down and build something permanent. Team17 is also a good fit. The publisher has experience with smaller and mid sized games that need visibility, community support, and long term development planning. For an Early Access survival game, that matters.

The challenge will be standing out in a crowded genre. Westlanders needs more than a western skin. If the wagon system, settlement economy, and biome survival loop feel deep enough, this could become one of the more interesting survival projects heading into 2027.

Does a Wild West survival game with a customizable wagon base sound like your kind of frontier adventure?