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Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

Set in the American Southwest in 1881, the campaign follows bounty hunter John Cooper as he assembles a team to pursue the bandits behind a string of train robberies. You direct the six mercenaries as they take on missions such as infiltrating a fortress, rescuing a teammate, or escaping an ambush. Play unfolds in real time from an isometric viewpoint. Watch enemy patrols and sightlines, then use the team’s distinct abilities and the surroundings to plan a route through each mission. Stealth and direct gunfire are both available approaches, though objectives may impose restrictions. The campaign spans 25 levels across settings including towns, forts, mines, prisons, and trains, with changing conditions such as night and storms. Characters join the team over time, and training levels introduce their abilities before later missions put the growing roster and its tactics to use.

Lead bounty hunter John Cooper and five specialists through real-time Wild West missions using stealth, gunplay, and team tactics.

Released 20 Nov 2013

88%positive of
2.4k player reviews

$4.99

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Strategy

Western

RTS

Coordinate Six Specialists

Study Guard Patrols

Sneak Into Fortresses

Developed by Spellbound · Published by THQ Nordic

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Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive- Mission 12 - (Escape from El Paso) 1080p 60 FPS

Desperados Wanted Dead or Alive M.18 The Magnificent Six

Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive Mission 15 (no save, kill all)

Players Praise Most

Nostalgic Appeal
Western Atmosphere
Distinct Character Skills
Varied Tactical Missions

Common Player Critiques

Clunky Controls
Frequent Save Reloading
Inconsistent Enemy Detection
Bugs and Crashes

88%

positive of 2.4k player reviews

78/100

Metacritic

From the Devs

"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. You're in charge of a team of 6 mercenaries and must find a way to complete your missions, be it infiltrating an enemy fortress, saving a team member or escaping an ambush... Combine the different skills of your 6 heroes to lead them to victory.

The Story

El Paso, a typical Wild West town in the southwestern United States near the Mexican border. It is the year 1881. For the last few months, the trains belonging to the famous railroad company, Twinnings & Co have been the target of a whole series of hold-ups and ambushes. The management of the company has decided enough is enough and they have to put an end to the raids. It has offered a reward of $15,000 for anyone who captures the leader of the gang responsible.

But no one in and around El Paso has the courage to take on the might of the bandidos, so the outlaws just keep on robbing train after train. Even the local Marshal is keeping well out of it.

It’s only when a stranger rides into town that things start to change. Bounty hunter John Cooper pays a visit to the local Twinnings & Co manager offering to end the railroad company’s problems once and for all. He gathers together a gang of his old partners and declares war on the bandidos. But during his pursuit, which will take him through half of the southwestern United States, Cooper soon discovers that on this mission nothing is quite what it seems...

Key Features

More than 20 enemies with different profiles, from the lazy and cowardly bandit, to the fearsome mercenary.
A team of 6 characters, each with their own very distinct characteristics, to manage in real time.
25 different levels provide nail-biting intrigue, with cinematic transition scenes and landscapes that will take your breath away. Amazing artificial intelligence!
Each enemy is ranked on 10 different criteria, including intelligence, courage, marksmanship, resistance to alcohol, etc.
An array of different settings: day-time, night-time, storms, dusk, villages, ghost towns, fortresses, gold mines, saloons, prisons, boats 6 training levels to allow the player to really get into the story

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux
Age ratings	ESRB T — Animated Violence PEGI 12 — Violence USK 12 OFLC M — Low level animated violence
Controller required	No
Content notices	Animated Violence Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic	78/100 View on Metacritic