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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.

Release DateJun 16, 2020
Price$ 39.99  Top 2%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)96.9% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 3% / 96.7%  Top 4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.8% Top 1% / 94%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)8.7K  Top 3% / 12.7K  Top 3%
Curators245 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time37.1 hours  Top 3%
Play Time per Dollar56 minutes  Top 25%
Followers78.2K  Top 2%
Owners± 728K  Top 4%
Copies Sold± 309.7K  Top 4%
Gross Revenue ($)± 8.8M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Desperados III steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Desperados III's Steam rating and reviews between June 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 97.4% (July 2020) and 96.6% (December 2023), with only very small variations.

With 12.7K reviews Top 3%, Desperados III is an undeniable major AAA level success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Desperados III and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Desperados III's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (38%), followed by Simplified Chinese (24%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game has been translated in 10 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Desperados III percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Desperados III, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is great, reaching 69 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (39 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Desperados III's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Great level/mission design
  • Detailed graphics
  • Challenges for every level
  • Well-designed characters with unique abilities
  • Intuitive UI
  • Excellent playable characters
  • Intricately designed maps with multiple routes
  • Great synergy between characters
  • Quality of life mechanics
  • Soundtrack and sound design
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • Linear gameplay
  • Non-innovative in the genre
  • Story not appealing enough
  • Some overpowered abilities
  • Footprint mechanic in Baton Rogue mission
  • Disabling showdown mode in final mission
  • Uninteresting and unnecessary story
  • Non-optimal healing items
  • Takes a bit of patience

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 96.9%  Top 3% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Desperados III's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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