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It’s Rodeo Time! Hit the Pixel Prairies in the new Cattle Country Steam Next Fest PC Demo 

Your cozy Wild West life-sim adventure starts here! 

Burton-on-Trent, UK – 24th February 2024. Grab your hat, pull on your boots and saddle up for a wholesome Wild West adventure! Playtonic Friends and developer Castle Pixel are hootin’ and hollerin’ the great news that a brand new playable PC demo for Cattle Country will be available to download as part of the Steam Next Fest event starting today! Cattle Country will be released digitally for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch and as a thigh-slapping physical retail edition for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch in 2025. Ye-haw! 

That’s right partner, it’s time to head west and jump into the charming pixel-art prairie paradise of Cattle Country. Get your hands dirty down on your ranch and get a taste of what this cozy cowboy life-sim has to offer. 

This rootin’ tootin’ Cattle Country demo builds upon previous demos, adding some anticipated cowboy content and features based on the fine community folk’s feedback. 

For the first time, budding buckeroos can saddle up and ride their trusty horse across the pixel prairie, adding a whole new layer of adventure to ranch life. And as if that weren’t enough, a celebrated cowboy voice actor is stopping by to make this update even more exciting! Stay tuned for more details on this guest.

That’s not al! This new and improved demo is packed with features based on community feedback:

  • Prairie pets and expanded mining features.
  • Customizable characters and pronouns, plus the ability to name your ranch.
  • Meet Mayor Archibald, who welcomes you with a starter ranch and stays nearby for fast travel to the centre of brown and the mines.
  • Explore town and meet key characters, including Carl the bank teller, Sassy the outdoor expert, John the blacksmith, and Carrie, the mysterious saloon owner.
  • Engage in ranch life, from mining and fishing to crafting, decorating, and more!

So crack open the sarsparilla and join the rodeo by downloading the demo now! 

Cattle Country is developed by Castle Pixel and published by Playtonic Friends and will be released on PC via Steam PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch in 2025. Download the Cattle Country PC demo and add to your Wishlist now!

About Playtonic Friends

The studio that brought you Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, Playtonic launched their publishing arm, Playtonic Friends to be a helping hand to indie developers around the world. Established in February 2021 Playtonic Friends has helped bring incredible titles such as B.P.M, Demon Turf, Blossom Tales 2 and Lil Gator Game to wider audiences.

About Castle Pixel

Castle Pixel are a small creative indie dev team based in the US and Canada. They are devoted to making big new adventures inspired by the classics they grew up with! Get ready for a new experience from the team that brought you Blossom Tales and Rex Rocket.