Hit cowboy co-op shooter's servers are struggling, developer says its service provider 'is currently drinking mojitos instead of helping'

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After dominating the Steam Next Fest in February, the robot wizard cowboy shooter Far Far West is now out on Steam, and it's a hit. So much of a hit, in fact, that the servers are struggling—with confusion.

"Our network provider's anti-DDoS system has triggered due to the spike in player count that happened today," the studio wrote. "This means that currently, you won't be able to join public lobbies, or claim promo codes in-game."

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That also means that Far Far West promo codes may not work properly: Evil Raptor urged players to avoid claiming them until the server problems are resolved, "as the system may detect you as already claiming the code without providing the reward."

The studio said it's working to fix the issue as quickly as it can, but also warned on Discord that the process is taking longer than expected because "our excellent service provider is currently drinking mojitos instead of helping." Well, hey, it's Friday.

The network fix is taking longer than we thought as our excellent service provider is currently drinking mojitos instead of helping :peepoRedAlarm:We're doing our best to resolve the issue as soon as possible, really sorry about that :Despair: You can still play solo &amp; with friends via session codes or direct invites — (Image credit: Evil Raptor (Discord))

I suppose that may not be an entirely serious complaint, but it is kind of funny to think about. Maybe not so funny if you're one of the people responsible for fixing the server troubles, but that's not me, so yeah, funny.

The good news is that, unlike many other games that are reliant on external servers, Far Far West is still playable solo, or with friends using session codes or direct invites through Steam.

That may be why the server problems don't appear to have sparked any major backlash on Steam, where Far Far West holds an "overwhelmingly positive" rating across more than 8,900 reviews, just three days after launch.

HOLY COW!! 🐄 Thank y'all so much, it means the world to us to see you all enjoying FFW so much 💖 Here's a thank you gift for the Promo code ghost: 250KCOWBOYS
— @farfarwest.bsky.social (@farfarwest.bsky.social.bsky.social) 2026-05-01T18:34:02.612Z

Far Far West has also sold more than 250,000 copies in just two days, which is a pretty great sign of success too. Evil Raptor gave away a promo code to celebrate—remember, don't use it until the servers are fixed!

Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.