Players control an outlaw, Gin Carter, in a Weird West setting that includes demons, witches, and zombies.

Characters who make a killing blow replenish their action points, potentially allowing them to continue attacking indefinitely.

[4] In his review for PC Gamer, Ian Evenden described Hard West 2 as "a superb tactics game" whose fun combat makes its other issues tolerable.

[3] IGN's reviewer, Jon Bolding, wrote, "Hard West 2 has plenty of little annoyances, but it's a supernatural western tactics game with a lot of style and the substance to back it.

Reviewer Christian Donlan believed that the change from two to three action points in a traditional XCOM: Enemy Unknown-style tactical combat game opened up interesting possibilities.