SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition
A first-person police shooter where arrests take priority over kills
Sierra · Published by Activision · Released Apr 18, 2017
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 64% of 413
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Apr 17, 2017
What is SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition?
You lead an LAPD SWAT team in a single-player tactical shooter set in Los Angeles. Across 27 missions in real locations, including sewers and LAX, you command officers and use police gear and weapons while working to protect civilians and keep your team alive.
For you if...
- +you prefer slow, room-by-room tactics to constant shooting
- +you like directing a squad in single-player missions
Not for you if...
- −you want to shoot freely without considering police procedure
What players say
64% of 413 reviews are positive
Players repeatedly praise the teammate AI, particularly its accuracy. Compatibility with modern hardware is the main complaint: recent players still report launch failures, while others describe needing unofficial mods and patches to get the game running.
Screenshots and trailer
SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 7 GPU, 0.3 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7
- Processor
- 1.0 GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 7 Compatible 3D Card
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 7.0
Recommended
- Processor
- 1.4 GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 9 Compatible 3D Card
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 18+
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
