To start bounty hunting in Cattle Country, visit the Sheriff’s building and pick up a Wanted Poster. Track down the named bandit in the wilderness, defeat them, then return to Sheriff Tom to claim your reward.
How to accept and complete a bounty
- Go to the Sheriff’s building. Look for a Wanted Poster.
- Pick up a bounty.
- Head into the wilderness and locate the wanted bandit.
- Defeat the target.
- Return to Sheriff Tom to collect the reward.
Playtonic’s Bandits & Bounties announcement describes this as the bounty-hunting loop. It does not specify a story milestone, relationship level, or other progression requirement for Wanted Posters to appear.
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Where the update is available
Playtonic announced the PC update on August 24, 2026, and announced its console release on October 5, 2026. The console announcement links the PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch storefronts. If the update is not showing, check your platform’s game page or update manager; the announcements do not explain platform-specific installation steps.
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Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitchesFind Drivers →Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errorsFree Scan →Cattle Country is a single-player frontier life sim developed by Castle Pixel and published by Playtonic Friends. Its Steam release date was May 27, 2025. The Steam page describes farming, crafting, fishing, mining, exploration, and bandit-related quests.
#1 Best Overall
- Swap stories and settle in with your neighbours: Get to know the townsfolk, hear their stories, help them out.
- Beware of Bandits: Watch out for nefarious plots and shady characters. Protect your homestead and your community.
- Rodeos to Romance: With 18 romanceable characters, take a chance and grab love by the reigns.
- Buried Treasure: Look for it! From precious metals and minerals to bandit stashes. Grab your pickaxe and venture out into the thrill of prospecting.
- Track game in the wild: Hunt to eat or venture out to see all the nature's wonders as there are many critters waiting in the woodlands for a keen advernturer!
What else Bandits & Bounties adds
Bandit encounters
Bandit camps can appear as you explore the overworld and may offer plunder. They are a separate encounter: Playtonic does not say that clearing a camp is required to accept or complete a Wanted Poster bounty.
The update also adds random robberies or shootouts at the General Store, Butcher, Carpenter, and Bank.
Rank #2
- Ranchin' and Handcraftin’ Making your home on the range is a modern departure. From sun up to sundown, you'll be rollin' up your sleeves and gettin' your hands dirty working the land and raising your cattle. Building and crafting as you go to make your own little slice of heaven under the blues skies of Cattle Country.
- Swappin' stories and settlin' in with your neighbours. Get to know the townsfolk, hear their stories, help them out. The people here are a hardy bunch- you’ve got be to survive here. But they have hearts as warm as a hearth in the winter time if you make the effort to stoke the flames.
- Beware of Bandits. Not everyone in Cattle Country is the warm and fuzzy type, so watch out for nefarious plots and shady characters. Protect your homestead and your community.
- Rodeos to Romance. Making friends is a must in the Wilderness, relying on each other through the thick and the thin. But maybe you've got a yearnin' for more? With 18 romanceable characters, take a chance and grab love by the reigns.
- Buried Treasure. Did yer hear? There's treasure in the mines, for those who are brave enough to look for it. From precious metals and minerals to bandit stashes. Grab your pickaxe and venture out into the thrill of prospecting.
Tools, inventory, and crafting
- Toolbelt: lets you craft while away from a crafting table.
- Extra Large Bag: expands inventory to four rows.
- Animal Trap: gathers animal resources.
- Rock Tumbler: processes rocks and can uncover rare gems.
- Tailoring Table: makes clothes and hats.
Character, fishing, and other changes
New character options include outfits, hats, head accessories, and red hair. On Tuesdays and Saturdays, you can fish from a special spot at the docks, where fish from every season are available. The update also expands NPC dialogue, displays inventory counts beyond 9,999, and includes bug fixes and other improvements.
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Best Value
- A slow life adventure to enjoy the life of cowboys and cowgirls!
- "Cattle Country" is a game that combines the soothing slow life shim with the adventure action of western play
- Not only can you enjoy your daily life as you imagine, such as mining, fishing, crafting, and agriculture, but you can experience various kinds of situations in the Wild West era by stories such as relationship with people, hunting cow, and battling burglars
Rank #4
- A slow life adventure to enjoy the life of cowboys and cowgirls!
- "Cattle Country" is a game that combines the soothing slow life shim with the adventure action of western play
- Not only can you enjoy your daily life as you imagine, such as mining, fishing, crafting, and agriculture, but you can experience various kinds of situations in the Wild West era by stories such as relationship with people, hunting cow, and battling burglars
Rank #3
- Swap stories and settle in with your neighbours: Get to know the townsfolk, hear their stories, help them out.
- Beware of Bandits: Watch out for nefarious plots and shady characters. Protect your homestead and your community.
- Rodeos to Romance: With 18 romanceable characters, take a chance and grab love by the reigns.
- Buried Treasure: Look for it! From precious metals and minerals to bandit stashes. Grab your pickaxe and venture out into the thrill of prospecting.
- Track game in the wild: Hunt to eat or venture out to see all the nature's wonders as there are many critters waiting in the woodlands for a keen advernturer!
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