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Desperados III

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Desperados III is a modern real-time tactics game set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. You take control of a ragtag band becoming a highly functional group of unlikely heroes and heroines. The very different strong personalities struggle to cooperate at first, but ultimately join forces to combine

Desperados III is a rts game developed by Mimimi Productions, 2020. It stands out for hardcore gameplay, stealth and a historical setting. Available in single-player mode. With an NextGameLike Score of 90/100, it ranks as an exceptional title in our catalog.

About Desperados III

Desperados III is a modern real-time tactics game set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. You take control of a ragtag band becoming a highly functional group of unlikely heroes and heroines. The very different strong personalities struggle to cooperate at first, but ultimately join forces to combine their distinctive specialties and challenge a seemingly superior foe. Hunted by ruthless bandits and corrupt lawmen, the Desperados III need to turn the tables with every mission. On an epic journey through 1870s USA and Mexico, the team will face incredibly difficult odds and must outsmart vastly outnumbering gangs. On their mission to track down a nemesis whilst derailing a relentless corporate tycoon, the five distinctive characters use a wide array of skills to infiltrate, spy, sabotage, elude, steal, abduct, deviate, assassinate, blow stuff up… and as a last resort: shoot 'em down. Combine your specialists to overcome tough challenges in many different ways. Plan your moves wisely and execute them perfectly in real time to sneak past your enemies while remaining undetected. Command up to five Desperados and use their lethal skills to stealthily thin out the enemy rows Approach each mission with a big variety of different solutions and paths Resolve seemingly impossible large enemy setups with careful planning and perfectly timed execution of the team’s special skills Witness the glory of classic Wild West scenarios like frontier towns, desert canyons, Mississippi swamps, sprawling modern cities and many more by day and night. Defeat your foes choosing between deadly and non-lethal options, stealth and blazing guns and further adjust the game to your playstyle with various difficulty settings and special replayability challenges

How Desperados III was received

Of the 16,321 Steam player reviews, 97% are positive. Critics score it 84/100 on Metacritic, reflecting a favourable reception.

Players

  • Steam players16,321 reviews97%Overwhelmingly positive
  • IGDB community98 reviews85/100

Critics

  • Metacritic84/100
  • OpenCritic118 reviews85/100
  • IGDB9 reviews86/100

Aggregated from public ratings on Steam, IGDB, Metacritic and OpenCritic. NextGameLike does not host its own reviews.

NextGameLike Score

90/100 ↗

Rating

👍 90%

218 votes

Type

RTS

Released

2020

Updated May 2026

Developer

Mimimi Productions

Publisher: THQ Nordic

Avg. playtime

~5h

Platforms

PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Apple Macintosh

Official trailer for Desperados III

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