Two guests embark on a Wild West adventure in an amusement park that utilizes advanced technology. The people in the park are robots, and the park is designed to create a realistic life reminiscent of Rome, the Wild West, and the Middle Ages. When the central computer system malfunctions, the robots break free from their chains, and the two guests realize they are being pursued by a robotic gunslinger. West World tells a dark journey about the emergence of artificial consciousness and the future of crime.