{"id":12179,"date":"2026-02-08T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/02\/08\/the-dark-west-an-occult-action-rpg-announced-for-pc\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T18:00:00","slug":"the-dark-west-an-occult-action-rpg-announced-for-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/02\/08\/the-dark-west-an-occult-action-rpg-announced-for-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dark West, an Occult Action-RPG, Announced for PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"article-page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/02\/06\/thedarkwest-trailer-blogroll-1770412036531.jpg\" \/>\n<section data-transform=\"mobile-ad-break\"><\/section>\n<p>Introducing The Dark West, a hardcore action-RPG for PC set in a cursed frontier that got too greedy and paid the price. 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