# Games like Desperados III

> The closest matches to Desperados III: Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive, Helldorado, Partisans 1941, and Commandos: Origins. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun](https://imho.run/games/418240/shadow-tactics-blades-of-the-shogun) — Also Assassin and Real Time Tactics, like Desperados III. 8,989 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418240/)
2. [Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive](https://imho.run/games/260730/desperados-wanted-dead-or-alive) — Also Western and Real Time Tactics, like Desperados III. 783 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/260730/)
3. [Helldorado](https://imho.run/games/18470/helldorado) — A frequent pick in Desperados III players' libraries, and another Strategy. 54 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/18470/)
4. [Partisans 1941](https://imho.run/games/1227530/partisans-1941) — Also Assassin and Real Time Tactics, like Desperados III. 1,664 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1227530/)
5. [Commandos: Origins](https://imho.run/games/1479730/commandos-origins) — Also Real Time Tactics and Stealth, like Desperados III. 597 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1479730/)
6. [Sumerian Six](https://imho.run/games/1429850/sumerian-six) — A frequent pick in Desperados III players' libraries, and another Action. 444 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1429850/)
7. [HITMAN™ 2](https://imho.run/games/863550/hitman-2) — Also Assassin and Stealth, like Desperados III. 13,774 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/863550/)
8. [Weird West: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/1097350/weird-west-definitive-edition) — Also Western and Stealth, like Desperados III. 1,681 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097350/)
9. [Hard West 2](https://imho.run/games/1282410/hard-west-2) — Also Western and Isometric, like Desperados III. 1,307 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282410/)
10. [Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood](https://imho.run/games/21980/call-of-juarez-bound-in-blood) — Also Western and Historical, like Desperados III. 1,674 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/21980/)
11. [Wasteland 3](https://imho.run/games/719040/wasteland-3) — Also Isometric and Violent, like Desperados III. 11,050 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/719040/)
12. [Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™](https://imho.run/games/614570/dishonored-death-of-the-outsider) — Also Assassin and Stealth, like Desperados III. 4,742 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/614570/)
13. [Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition](https://imho.run/games/814380/sekiro-shadows-die-twice-goty-edition) — Also Assassin and Stealth, like Desperados III. 85,661 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/814380/)
14. [Blood West](https://imho.run/games/1587130/blood-west) — A frequent pick in Desperados III players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,604 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1587130/)
15. [Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream](https://imho.run/games/2377280/eriksholm-the-stolen-dream) — Also Real Time Tactics and Stealth, like Desperados III. 986 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2377280/)
16. [Invisible, Inc.](https://imho.run/games/243970/invisible-inc) — Also Stealth and Isometric, like Desperados III. 3,511 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/243970/)
17. [Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts](https://imho.run/games/973580/sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts) — Also Assassin and Stealth, like Desperados III. 3,560 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/973580/)
18. [Jagged Alliance 3](https://imho.run/games/1084160/jagged-alliance-3) — Also Isometric and Tactical, like Desperados III. 5,152 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1084160/)
19. [Velvet Assassin](https://imho.run/games/16720/velvet-assassin) — Also Assassin and Stealth, like Desperados III. 936 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/16720/)
20. [Assassin's Creed® III Remastered](https://imho.run/games/911400/assassin-s-creed-iii-remastered) — Also Assassin and Stealth, like Desperados III. 5,049 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/911400/)
21. [Death to Spies](https://imho.run/games/9800/death-to-spies) — Also Assassin and Stealth, like Desperados III. 311 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/9800/)
22. [Styx: Shards of Darkness](https://imho.run/games/355790/styx-shards-of-darkness) — Also Assassin and Stealth, like Desperados III. 2,180 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/355790/)
23. [War Mongrels](https://imho.run/games/1101790/war-mongrels) — Also Real Time Tactics and Stealth, like Desperados III. 587 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1101790/)
24. [Company of Heroes 3](https://imho.run/games/1677280/company-of-heroes-3) — Also Real Time Tactics and Historical, like Desperados III. 12,763 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677280/)

## Machine-readable

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## About Desperados III

Desperados III is a story-driven real-time tactics strategy game released in 2020, set in a Wild West scenario and developed by Mimimi Games. Players manage multiple characters with distinct abilities, combining their skills to solve mission challenges while utilizing a non-lethal stealth approach through a zone-based alarm system, with a showdown mode for key confrontations. The game costs $39.99 USD, runs approximately 36-50 hours for completionists, and is classified as playable on Steam Deck. Reviewers highlight how character-ability-combos enable creative solutions, with mission-badge challenges encouraging replayability. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and immersive, noting that non-lethal stealth is fully viable and that western-themed maps offer varied tactical scenarios. The zone-based alarm system keeps tension localized throughout engagements. The title holds a 96% positive rating from over 4,200 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 610370
- **Developer:** Mimimi Games
- **Publisher:** THQ Nordic
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 16, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 86
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

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