Desperados III
Isometric Wild West stealth tactics built around coordinated takedowns
Mimimi Games · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Jun 16, 2020
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 97% of 17K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 49 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 102
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 5 years ago
- Dec 9, 2020
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 86/100 (critic reviews)
What is Desperados III?
Desperados III is a single-player, isometric stealth tactics game set in the Wild West. Across story missions following John Cooper’s quest for redemption, you guide five characters through guarded locations, using their different skills to distract, bypass, or take down enemies.
For you if...
- +you enjoy planning routes through guarded missions
- +you like combining characters’ different tools
- +you want a Western story with replay challenges
Not for you if...
- −you prefer firefights to slow, careful stealth
- −you dislike retrying difficult encounters to find a workable approach
What players say
97% of 16,633 reviews are positive · 95% of 49 in the last 30 days
Players praise the mission design, distinct character abilities, and Western setting. The most common complaints are repetitive guard-avoidance puzzles, frequent saving and reloading, and difficulty even on easier settings. Some players also report bugs.
Screenshots and trailer
Desperados III system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit or higher
- Processor
- 3.0 GHz Dual Core (Intel i3-530 / AMD Athlon II X3 460)
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 560 / Radeon HD 5850, 2GB
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 3.0 GHz Quad Core (Intel i5-750 / AMD Athlon X4 740)
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 760, AMD Radeon HD 7870, 3GB
- Memory
- 12 GB RAM
- Storage
- 20 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- It is recommended to install the game on an SSD to improve loading times
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 36
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Age rating
- 17+
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Japanese, Polish.
Tags
- Real Time Tactics
- Strategy
- Stealth
- Western
- Tactical
- Isometric
- Singleplayer
- Assassins
- Difficult
- Third Person
- Atmospheric
- Historical
- Action
- Top-Down
- Violent
- Adventure
Recent updates
- Dec 9, 2020 · Desperados III Adds Bounty Mode and "Level Editor Light" In Free Update
- Aug 20, 2020 · Another FREE CONTENT UPDATE introducing 4 new Baron's Challenge missions!
- Jul 23, 2020 · The Baron's Call: Free Update for Desperados III with new content released today
5 DLC available.
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