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Desperados III

Mimimi Games · THQ Nordic · 2020-06-16

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Strategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jun 16, 2020 (Linux), Jun 16, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 16, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Jun 16, 2020 (Mac), Jun 16, 2020 (Xbox One)

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.

Desperados III is a Strategy game released in 2020, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive (97% of 16627 reviews) sentiment.

134
playing now
97%
positive of 17k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
86/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (104 ratings)
6
Nexus mods (4.9k downloads)
4.28★
PlayStation Store rating (4,620 ratings)
85/100
opencritic · mighty · 96% recommend · from 118 critics
39h
to beat · rushed 20h · completionist 43h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

134 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Desperados III is a 2020 real-time tactics video game developed by Mimimi Games and published by THQ Nordic. It is the newest installment in the Desperados series since the 2007 spin-off title Helldorado, and it was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, and macOS.

Trailer

Desperados III trailer thumbnail

Desperados III - Launch Trailer | PS4

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Cooling
  • · 134 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 715 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~89/week).
  • · Review velocity down 41% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 14,417 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 333k–748k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,627 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$39.99
Microsoft Store$49.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.57 at GameBillet (2025-09-29) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 99 of 157 observed days · $36.42 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.5k1.5k20202026Week of 2020-06-01: 1,490 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 612 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 706 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 353 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 528 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

264532026-09-16 05:00 — 62 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 148 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 126 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 84 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 138 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 132 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 59 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 138 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 216 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 86 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 135 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 190 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 89 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 148 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 264 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 69 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 148 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 212 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 140 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 113 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 192 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 167 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 65 players2026-10-15 19:00 — 134 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.7k124Jun 2020Aug 2026Jun 2020 — avg 2,702 · peak 5,997Aug 2020 — avg 441 · peak 1,107Oct 2020 — avg 396 · peak 888Dec 2020 — avg 551 · peak 1,350Feb 2021 — avg 379 · peak 969Apr 2021 — avg 376 · peak 1,280Jun 2021 — avg 228 · peak 757Aug 2021 — avg 218 · peak 493Oct 2021 — avg 381 · peak 1,317Dec 2021 — avg 340 · peak 717Feb 2022 — avg 262 · peak 582Apr 2022 — avg 253 · peak 623Jun 2022 — avg 255 · peak 680Aug 2022 — avg 320 · peak 946Oct 2022 — avg 176 · peak 382Dec 2022 — avg 243 · peak 522Feb 2023 — avg 195 · peak 429Apr 2023 — avg 158 · peak 363Jun 2023 — avg 152 · peak 436Aug 2023 — avg 378 · peak 1,081Oct 2023 — avg 206 · peak 529Dec 2023 — avg 219 · peak 477Feb 2024 — avg 154 · peak 312Apr 2024 — avg 152 · peak 339Jun 2024 — avg 171 · peak 515Aug 2024 — avg 221 · peak 530Oct 2024 — avg 161 · peak 362Dec 2024 — avg 200 · peak 417Feb 2025 — avg 185 · peak 444Apr 2025 — avg 190 · peak 483Jun 2025 — avg 145 · peak 387Aug 2025 — avg 167 · peak 355Oct 2025 — avg 856 · peak 2,931Dec 2025 — avg 229 · peak 459Feb 2026 — avg 195 · peak 424Apr 2026 — avg 133 · peak 282Jun 2026 — avg 143 · peak 317Aug 2026 — avg 143 · peak 294
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$49.99$3.992020-04-212026-10-152020-04-21 — best price $49.992020-11-03 — best price $29.992020-12-28 — best price $49.992021-03-13 — best price $24.992021-05-18 — best price $49.992021-08-05 — best price $25.002021-10-11 — best price $19.992021-12-05 — best price $43.492022-02-07 — best price $49.992022-04-08 — best price $49.992022-06-20 — best price $19.992022-09-06 — best price $49.992022-11-14 — best price $15.002023-01-05 — best price $29.992023-04-04 — best price $39.992023-06-15 — best price $39.992023-08-29 — best price $8.102023-11-22 — best price $9.992024-01-10 — best price $39.992024-04-03 — best price $32.392024-06-24 — best price $7.122024-09-10 — best price $9.992024-12-09 — best price $9.992025-02-14 — best price $7.392025-05-01 — best price $19.992025-07-25 — best price $6.912025-10-07 — best price $3.992025-12-29 — best price $39.992026-03-30 — best price $9.992026-06-08 — best price $39.992026-08-10 — best price $8.112026-09-11 — best price $39.992026-10-06 — best price $9.992026-10-15 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

92392026-06-01 — 75 pageviews2026-06-05 — 70 pageviews2026-06-09 — 81 pageviews2026-06-13 — 86 pageviews2026-06-17 — 54 pageviews2026-06-21 — 83 pageviews2026-06-25 — 67 pageviews2026-06-29 — 83 pageviews2026-07-03 — 72 pageviews2026-07-07 — 92 pageviews2026-07-11 — 73 pageviews2026-07-15 — 51 pageviews2026-07-19 — 54 pageviews2026-07-23 — 51 pageviews2026-07-27 — 67 pageviews2026-07-31 — 56 pageviews2026-08-04 — 69 pageviews2026-08-08 — 70 pageviews2026-08-12 — 58 pageviews2026-08-16 — 56 pageviews2026-08-20 — 46 pageviews2026-08-24 — 66 pageviews2026-08-28 — 66 pageviews2026-09-01 — 50 pageviews2026-09-05 — 66 pageviews2026-09-09 — 82 pageviews2026-09-13 — 62 pageviews2026-09-17 — 79 pageviews2026-09-21 — 59 pageviews2026-09-25 — 73 pageviews2026-09-29 — 68 pageviews2026-10-03 — 65 pageviews2026-10-07 — 52 pageviews2026-10-11 — 53 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

36
achievements tracked
40.4%
earned "Goodbye Colorado"
8.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing5 DLC

9 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2020-06-16, latest 2020-11-03 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,45910%36
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)2,2138%36
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)64716%36

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

ActionStealthViolentWesternAssassinStrategyTacticalTop-DownDifficultIsometric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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