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Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge

Western real-time tactics with stealth and switchable third-person combat

Spellbound · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Mar 12, 2008

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Reviews
Mixed
50% of 319
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
128 MB Hardware T&L-compa…
0.5 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 66/100 (critic reviews)

What is Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge?

This single-player real-time tactics game follows bounty hunter John Cooper and other playable heroes through a Wild West story. Across levels set in towns, canyons, villages, and forts, you plan actions, sneak past opponents, and fight while switching between isometric and third-person views.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy planning stealth moves in Western settings
  • +you want to control several heroes in real time

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer turn-based tactics to real-time decisions
  • −you want to play from one fixed perspective

What players say

50% of 319 reviews are positive

Some players enjoy the Western tactics, but others say the 3D controls are awkward and stealth is unreliable. Players also report technical problems, including stuttering and graphical glitches in third-person view on AMD systems.

Screenshots and trailer

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Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge system requirements

Minimum: 128 MB Hardware T&L-compa…, 0.5 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

Processor
Pentium® 4 1.9 GHz or AMD Athlon™ XP 1900 or higher
Graphics
128 MB Hardware T&L-compatible video card *
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
4 GB free
DirectX
version 9.0c (included) or higher

Does Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge 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
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • 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
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English.

Does Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge 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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