Narcos: Rise of the Cartels
Turn-based squad tactics on both sides of Colombia's drug war
Kuju · Published by Curve Games · Released Nov 19, 2019
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 51% of 709
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 8, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Nov 21, 2019
Metacritic: 45/100 (critic reviews)
What is Narcos: Rise of the Cartels?
A single-player turn-based tactics game set during the conflict between the DEA and the Medellín Cartel in 1980s Colombia. In separate campaigns for each side, you build a squad, upgrade skills, move units through battles, and take direct control for some shots.
For you if...
- +you like turn-based tactics with occasional direct-control shooting
- +you want to play campaigns for opposing factions
Not for you if...
- −you prefer real-time combat to turn-based battles
- −you expect to move your whole squad each turn
- −you want multiplayer battles rather than a single-player campaign
What players say
51% of 709 reviews are positive
Players complain that moving only one unit at a time makes squads feel less useful.
How many players finish Narcos: Rise of the Cartels?
5.8% of Steam players have unlocked «SAVIOUR», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Narcos: Rise of the Cartels system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 4 GB RAM, 12 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Narcos: Rise of the Cartels?
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- OS
- Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-2100 (2 * 3100) OR AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 (4 * 3100) OR equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (1024 MB) OR AMD Radeon HD 6850 (1024 MB) OR equivalent
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
- Notes
- Low Preset + 30FPS+
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-6600K (4 * 3500) OR AMD Ryzen 5 1500X (4 * 3500) OR equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (4096 MB) OR AMD Radeon R9 380 (2048 MB)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 12 GB available space
- Notes
- High Preset + 60FPS
Does Narcos: Rise of the Cartels have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Narcos: Rise of the Cartels run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 34
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Age rating
- 17+
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil.
Does Narcos: Rise of the Cartels 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
