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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
86 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“One of the best tactical stealth game. Totally worth it!”
“Desperados 3 is an amazing tactical stealth game. The story follows a group of dangerous misfits who come together in the Wild West, causing chaos everywhere they go. With guns, poison, traps, and sometimes dynamite at…”
“Sehr schöne Atmosphäre. Gute Spielmechanik. 9/10 BabblPoints”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Desperados 3 is an amazing tactical stealth game. The story follows a group of dangerous misfits who come together in the Wild West, causing chaos everywhere they go. With guns, poison, traps, and sometimes dynamite at…”
“It's a great game if you're into this type of games, with all the little interactions with environment, challenges and overall nice story can't recommend enough!”
“20小时左右初见通关本体,剧情比较浅显但也算有趣,标准的西部片的感觉。 游戏本身感觉也算好玩,但篇幅有点长了,一共16关,感觉最多14关其实就差不多了。 玩法跟影子战术没太大区别,不过感觉有些角色太弱,有些角色又太过超模。 大部分成就设计的解锁条件就很无聊了,并非此类型的真爱粉不打算继续了。”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Sehr schöne Atmosphäre. Gute Spielmechanik. 9/10 BabblPoints”
“I played the first desperados game on my OG winxp Pentium 4 PC when i was a lil kiddo The wildwest and cowboy theme was so damn good back then, So Glad its back and its back with a BANG! need more games like these!”
“20小时左右初见通关本体,剧情比较浅显但也算有趣,标准的西部片的感觉。 游戏本身感觉也算好玩,但篇幅有点长了,一共16关,感觉最多14关其实就差不多了。 玩法跟影子战术没太大区别,不过感觉有些角色太弱,有些角色又太过超模。 大部分成就设计的解锁条件就很无聊了,并非此类型的真爱粉不打算继续了。”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is great. Top down strategy, fun mechanics, punishing and forgiving all the same, play it however you want. Choose your own adventure”
“I’m probably really bad at this game. 😅 Some missions take me more than an hour, I quicksave every 10 seconds, and I still mess things up constantly… but I absolutely love Desperados III. I still haven’t finished the…”
“Immersive athmosphere, tricky tasks, very nice!”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I'm 40yr old and recently returned to casual gaming. Upgraded my gaming PC, went full in with overkill ROG rig including graphic card like rog astral rtx 5090 with capability to play any game on ULTRA graphics with 240+…”
“the evolution of Desperados has led us to this master piece of a game. Very well built and great replay value for any medal hunters out there. Well done Mimimi games.”
“Basically Blades of the Shogun repurposed for a Wild West adventure. Compelling story line with challenging scenarios even on beginner mode, good replay potential. Much better stability than Blades had, few, if any,…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Good game but comes off as redundant compared to Shadow Tactics. Feels like a 70% overlap (literal, where the palette for character types is carried over, most special abilities are the same albeit shuffled, mostly same…”
“It’s an okay game – neither great nor terrible. You can get through all the levels with little effort by making good use of F5 and F8. The story isn’t essential or particularly important. It’s a nice game to pass the…”
“20小时左右初见通关本体,剧情比较浅显但也算有趣,标准的西部片的感觉。 游戏本身感觉也算好玩,但篇幅有点长了,一共16关,感觉最多14关其实就差不多了。 玩法跟影子战术没太大区别,不过感觉有些角色太弱,有些角色又太过超模。 大部分成就设计的解锁条件就很无聊了,并非此类型的真爱粉不打算继续了。”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Too bad that Mimimi studio got shut down bcs this game is good af.”
“What an amazing, perfectly executed game, true gem!! On the other hand, I'm very sad that the deveoper team has closed it's doors due to the amount of costs and revenue. This game is a true masterpiece, the ballance,…”
“Mimimi games, may they rest in peace, saw a mediocre commnando-clone set in the old west, which had a pretty ♥♥♥♥ sequel, then decided to use Shadow Tactics engine to make a new game (a prequel) in the IP. Frankly I…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“There are some issues with killing moving targets but other than that I didn't encounter any other issues”
“Mimimi games, may they rest in peace, saw a mediocre commnando-clone set in the old west, which had a pretty ♥♥♥♥ sequel, then decided to use Shadow Tactics engine to make a new game (a prequel) in the IP. Frankly I…”
“Pretty much more of the same as Shadow Tactics since most skills are the same. The differences are in the details but overall it feels somehow like a lesser version. After finishing the main game I have no desire to…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“It’s an okay game – neither great nor terrible. You can get through all the levels with little effort by making good use of F5 and F8. The story isn’t essential or particularly important. It’s a nice game to pass the…”
“Pretty good. Lots of missions, most of them are pretty fun, last mission is cool but only in the very end. There is a lot of content and a lot to play, probably a lot of ways of beating each level but I'm not sure, I…”
“Written by unintelligent children. Gameplay is good though.”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“20小时左右初见通关本体,剧情比较浅显但也算有趣,标准的西部片的感觉。 游戏本身感觉也算好玩,但篇幅有点长了,一共16关,感觉最多14关其实就差不多了。 玩法跟影子战术没太大区别,不过感觉有些角色太弱,有些角色又太过超模。 大部分成就设计的解锁条件就很无聊了,并非此类型的真爱粉不打算继续了。”
“An awesome tailored experience that is lacking in mainstream games. Now, after the studio has closed, it will be the last we can enjoy.. Nevertheless, this game is a joy to master, if obnoxiously hard at first (or even…”
“Mimimi games, may they rest in peace, saw a mediocre commnando-clone set in the old west, which had a pretty ♥♥♥♥ sequel, then decided to use Shadow Tactics engine to make a new game (a prequel) in the IP. Frankly I…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“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“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“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:16 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Real Time Tactics · Strategy · Stealth · Western · Tactical · Isometric · Singleplayer · Assassin · Difficult · Third Person · Atmospheric · Action (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German * , French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Japanese, Polish * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 36 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://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