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Desperados III

Desperados III

Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.

Released Jun 16, 2020 Developer Mimimi Games Publisher THQ Nordic Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Real Time TacticsStrategyStealthWesternTactical
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

96.7%positive14,540 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 103 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“Great games don't necessarily always excel on every front; they simply get the most relevant parts right. Desperados 3 is a great game for that exact reason. Armed with a simple story of revenge, desperados 3 takes gamers on a challenging journey of tactical stealth gaming…”

— a player, Steam review · 102 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“Classic Mimimi, which means a well thought out Stealth Strategy / Real Time Stealth Tactics game with lovingly crafted maps and characters with disperate abilities and tools. Do not sleep on the Baron Challenges, which handicap you with some rather interesting and challenging…”

— a player, Steam review · 155 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Fun but can be repetitive and frustrating. This is basically a puzzle game and indeed, in many ways, it's the same puzzle over and over again. You work your way through a level, where there will be groups of three or four enemies with overlapping viewcones and a patrolling guard…”

— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:16 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

194playing at last check
25224-hour peak
5,997all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2.7k avg · Jun 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

36achievements
8.9%median completion
1.8%rarest: Veteran Bounty Hunter
40.3% of players 37.1% of players 36.7% of players 33.5% of players 32.5% of players 30.4% of players 28.5% of players 28.2% of players 27.2% of players 24.8% of players 23.9% of players 22.9% of players 22.8% of players 20.5% of players 17.7% of players 13.5% of players 12.9% of players 12.2% of players 8.9% of players 8.0% of players 7.7% of players 7.4% of players 6.6% of players 6.4% of players 6.3% of players 5.8% of players 5.0% of players 4.7% of players 3.5% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.7% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 1.8% of players 40.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
40.3%Goodbye Colorado — Hidden achievement
37.1%Another One Bites the Dust — Kill 500 guards.
36.7%Watch Out Below! — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
1.8%Veteran Bounty Hunter — Kill 31 hidden Mimimi devs.
2.1%Chicken Dinner — Kill all 3 golden chickens.
2.3%Power Nap — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$39.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$39.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US39.99 USD
EU39.99 EUR
UK33.50 GBP
Australia58.50 AUD
Canada39.99 CAD
Japan4,500 JPY
Brazil107.99 BRL
China136.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$20 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$45

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 17, 2023
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is OUT NOW!

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is OUT NOW. 🏴‍☠️ First, set your eyes on the Launch Trailer and let it ignite the fire within yer cursed souls! http://youtube.com/watch?v=R_FrLgmIrYo And then hoist the

Jan 24, 2023
Mimimi Games (Desperados III devs) announce new Stealth Strategy game!

This is Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew! In this new Stealth Strategy game from Mimimi Games, you join a ghost ship with a living soul and assemble a cursed pirate crew. Embrace supernatural powers to

Apr 20, 2021
Desperados Turns 20 Years Old, gets Video-Special and Franchise Sale

Howdy Birthday: Desperados Turns 20 Years Old, gets Video-Special and Franchise Sale Vienna, Austria / Munich, Germany, April 20th, 2021: 20 years ago, on April 20th, 2001 Desperados: Wanted Dead or A

Dec 09, 2020
Desperados III Adds Bounty Mode and "Level Editor Light" In Free Update

Vienna, Austria / Munich, Germany, December 9th, 2020: Desperados III gets another free update - the Bounty Mode is now part of the game and lets you choose, which of the five Desperados you want to p

Nov 27, 2020
THE BEST GAME YOU SUCK AT Award: Desperados III

THE BEST GAME YOU SUCK AT Award: Desperados III Ever had to quickload more than 99 times in one mission? In every mission? Then you should definitely nominate us for the "Best Game You Suck At" award

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresStrategy
Player tagsReal Time Tactics · Strategy · Stealth · Western · Tactical · Isometric · Singleplayer · Assassin · Difficult · Third Person · Atmospheric · Action (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German * , French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Japanese, Polish *
ControllerFull support
Achievements36
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://desperadosgame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64-bit or higher Processor: 3.0 GHz Dual Core (Intel i3-530 / AMD Athlon II X3 460) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 560 / Radeon HD 5850, 2GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 20 GB available space