Single-player games like Desperados III
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Desperados III, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Single-player alternative to Desperados III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Desperados III.
Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.
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Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
Single-player alternative to Desperados III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Desperados III.
Aiko's Choice is the anticipated standalone expansion to the acclaimed stealth strategy game Shadow Tactics. Set in Edo Japan, you take control of the skillful kunoichi adept Aiko and her deadly assassin friends to hunt down the ghosts of her past.
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Partisans 1941
Single-player alternative to Desperados III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Desperados III.
Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.
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Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Single-player alternative to Desperados III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Desperados III.
"Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive" is the first strategy game ever to combine a movie-based and story-driven atmosphere of an adventure game with the intellectual challenge of a real time tactic game.In this western-style title, discover a game of strategy and tactics played out in exceptional real time.
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Chinese Expeditionary Force - Assault Team
Single-player alternative to Desperados III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Desperados III.
Chinese Expeditionary Force - Assault Team is a tactical stealth game set in the expedition of the Chinese Expeditionary Force to Burma during World War II. The assault team consists of five characters, each with their own special skills. You can use different strategies to complete the mission.
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Commandos: Origins
Single-player alternative to Desperados III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Desperados III.
ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.
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Helldorado
Single-player alternative to Desperados III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Desperados III.
1883, SANTA FE. Peace in this town has been shattered by a shocking kidnapping. Gather your men and ride on a series of challenging missions to stop treacherous, marauding outlaws in this story of vile blackmail and revenge.
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Commandos 3 - HD Remaster
Single-player alternative to Desperados III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Desperados III.
Fall in, soldier! Commandos 3 - HD Remaster sends you to the relentless and unforgiving battlefields of Europe. Remastered in high definition including reworked 3D models and textures, improved controls and refined UI.
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Portal 2
Single-player alternative to Desperados III — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
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Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
Single-player alternative to Desperados III — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Desperados III.
Assemble your crew and set sail on an infamous ghost ship to sneak, stab, and spellcast your way through the Inquisition in this non-linear stealth strategy game. Chart a course, develop uncanny abilities, and use unconventional tactics to find a powerful pirate artifact!
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Cavern Commandos
Single-player alternative to Desperados III — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Inspired by classic platformers like Rick Dangerous, Cavern Commandos offers a challenging gaming experience with numerous weapons, hundreds of foes, and dozens of labyrinthine caverns.
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The Last Tinker™: City of Colors
Single-player alternative to Desperados III — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Last Tinker is a joyous action adventure and definitely no platformer, as there is no jump button. Koru, a boy from the slums of Colortown, must rise and stand against the Bleakness, a dark force intent on wiping out joy. Koru must use color and emotion to restore life to Colortown!