Desperados III
- Developer
- Mimimi Games
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Released
- 16 June 2020
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £33.50
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC, macOS, Xbox One
Genres: real time strategy rts , simulator , strategy , tactical
The Wild West. A place where the law is made by those with a gun in their hands, and is enforced by the henchmen at their command. A place where death is no stranger and the undertakers are working overtime… especially when people start playing Desperados III. This real-time tactics game, developed by German game studio Mimimi Games (Shadow Tactics: Blades Of The Shogun), lets players command a band of Desperados led by fan-favourite gunslinger John Cooper.
Best gaming PC for Desperados III in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Desperados III today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by THQ Nordic on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 64-bit / higher | Windows 10 |
| CPU | 3.0 GHz Dual Core (Intel i3-530 / AMD Athlon II X3 460) | 3.0 GHz Quad Core (Intel i5-750 / AMD Athlon X4 740) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GTX 560 / Radeon HD 5850, 2GB | Nvidia GTX 760, AMD Radeon HD 7870, 3GB |
| Storage | 20 GB | 20 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Desperados III?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 3.0 GHz Quad Core (Intel i5-750 / AMD Athlon X4 740) and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GTX 760, AMD Radeon HD 7870, 3GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.