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Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

Isometric Western tactics with six specialists and real-time stealth missions

Spellbound · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Nov 20, 2013

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Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 2,271
Recent reviews
Very Positive
87% of 16 in 30 days
Players
16
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
8 years ago
Jul 20, 2018
Minimum PC
3D compatible with OpenGL…
0.3 GB RAM
Full requirements

Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)

What is Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive?

This single-player, isometric real-time tactics game is set in the American Southwest in 1881. Across 25 levels, you guide a growing team of six characters through stealth and combat missions as bounty hunter John Cooper pursues a gang robbing trains.

For you if...

  • +you like studying enemy movements before making a move
  • +you want a story-driven Western campaign played solo

Not for you if...

  • −you want forgiving missions without frequent saves and retries
  • −you prefer direct action to careful stealth planning

What players say

87% of 2,271 reviews are positive · 87% of 16 in the last 30 days

Players praise the varied levels, Western story, and music. They complain about awkward controls and inconsistent enemy detection, and some report crashes.

Players over time

▼ -17% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 28 players on Oct 31, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

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Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive system requirements

Minimum: 3D compatible with OpenGL…, 0.3 GB RAM.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP/7/8/10 (32 or 64 bit)
Processor
1 GHz Processor
Graphics
3D graphics card compatible with OpenGL 3.1
Memory
256 MB RAM

Recommended

OS
Windows XP/7/8/10 (32 or 64 bit)
Processor
1.4 GHz recommended
Graphics
3D graphics card compatible with OpenGL 3.1
Memory
512 MB RAM

Does Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian.

Does Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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