Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Desperados III (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Desperados III on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, which made by the same studio, Mimimi Games.
- Desperados III is tagged Real Time Tactics, Strategy, Stealth, Western, Tactical, Isometric, Singleplayer, Assassin by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 2 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 1 are from the same studio: Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Mimimi Games; both survival, stealth, historical, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 14 player tags including Stealth, Strategy and Tactical; released around the same time (2016).
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.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun at a glance Released 2016 Studio Mimimi Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 38,415 Price $3.99 StealthStrategyTacticalReal Time TacticsIndieIsometricAssassinHistorical
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Dead by Daylight
Why it matched: both survival, stealth, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Survival, Stealth and Third Person; released around the same time (2016).
10 years of horror. 10 years of jump scares and close calls. 10 years of brutal sacrifices and thrilling escapes. Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits.
Dead by Daylight at a glance Released 2016 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 78% positive of 931,065 Price $7.99 SurvivalStealthThird PersonViolentStrategyDifficult
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Hitman: Codename 47
Why it matched: both stealth, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Stealth, Assassin and Third Person.
As the enigmatic Hitman, you must use stealth and tactical problem solving to enter, execute and exit your assignment with minimum attention and maximum effectiveness. For a price, you have access to the most devious devices, but how you use them will determine if you retire as a millionaire or get permanently retired.
Hitman: Codename 47 at a glance Released 2007 Studio IO Interactive A/S Player sentiment 71% positive of 5,088 Price $7.99 StealthAssassinThird PersonDifficultGreat SoundtrackTacticalViolentStrategy
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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Why it matched: both survival, stealth, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Tactical and Stealth; released around the same time (2018).
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden at a glance Released 2018 Studio The Bearded Ladies Player sentiment 90% positive of 20,534 Price $34.99 StrategyTacticalStealthSurvivalDifficult
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Satellite Reign
Why it matched: both stealth, atmospheric and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Indie and Tactical.
Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.
Satellite Reign at a glance Released 2015 Studio 5 Lives Studios Player sentiment 71% positive of 5,369 Price $29.99 StrategyIndieTacticalStealthIsometricTop-DownRTSGreat Soundtrack
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A Plague Tale: Innocence
Why it matched: both survival, stealth, historical and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2019).
Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.
A Plague Tale: Innocence at a glance Released 2019 Studio Asobo Studio Player sentiment 93% positive of 71,473 Price $39.99 StealthThird PersonGreat SoundtrackHistoricalViolentSurvival
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They Are Billions
Why it matched: both survival, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Survival and RTS; released around the same time (2019).
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
They Are Billions at a glance Released 2019 Studio Numantian Games Player sentiment 85% positive of 51,383 Price $26.99 StrategySurvivalRTSDifficultTacticalIndieIsometric
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Why it matched: both survival, historical, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Difficult, Indie and Survival.
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 at a glance Released 2014 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 94% positive of 26,115 Price $7.99 DifficultIndieSurvivalStrategyHistorical
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Men of War: Assault Squad 2
Why it matched: both historical, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Tactical.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 at a glance Released 2014 Studio Digitalmindsoft Player sentiment 91% positive of 46,631 Price $29.99 StrategyRTSTacticalReal Time TacticsHistoricalDifficult
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Ancestors Legacy
Why it matched: both historical, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Historical; released around the same time (2018).
Ancestors Legacy is a squad-based real time strategy with a strong focus on tactics. Inspired by medieval European history, it brings to life four different nations and their conflicts, usually solved by war.
Ancestors Legacy at a glance Released 2018 Studio Destructive Creations Player sentiment 79% positive of 8,645 Price $6.99 StrategyRTSHistoricalViolentTacticalGreat SoundtrackReal Time Tactics
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Total War: ATTILA
Why it matched: both survival, historical, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Historical and RTS.
Against a darkening background of famine, disease and war, a new power is rising in the great steppes of the East. With a million horsemen at his back, the ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome… The next instalment in the multi award-winning PC series that combines turn-based strategy with real-time tactics,...
Total War: ATTILA at a glance Released 2015 Studio CREATIVE ASSEMBLY Player sentiment 82% positive of 37,686 Price $44.99 StrategyHistoricalRTSTacticalReal Time TacticsSurvival
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PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Why it matched: both survival, stealth, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Survival, Tactical and Strategy; released around the same time (2017).
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, the high-stakes winner-take-all shooter that started the Battle Royale craze, is free-to-play! Drop into diverse maps, loot unique weapons and supplies, and survive in an ever-shrinking zone where every turn could be your last.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS at a glance Released 2017 Studio PUBG Corporation Player sentiment 61% positive of 2,748,446 Price Free SurvivalTacticalStrategyThird PersonDifficultStealth
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Aragami
Why it matched: both stealth, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Stealth, Assassin and Indie; released around the same time (2016).
Aragami is a third person stealth game that casts you as an undead assassin with the power to control the shadows. Teleport to any shadow, become invisible, materialize weapons or even summon a shadow dragon to infiltrate the enemy ranks and dispose of your targets.
Aragami at a glance Released 2016 Studio Lince Works Player sentiment 90% positive of 12,993 Price $19.99 StealthAssassinIndieThird PersonGreat SoundtrackStrategyViolent
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War Selection
Why it matched: both survival, historical, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, RTS and Survival; released around the same time (2019).
War Selection is a compelling RTS game featuring base building, resource extraction and warfare. Evolve from a stone age tribe to a distinct industrial nation with unique game mechanics and battle for supremacy with dozens of players on a unique procedurally generated map.
War Selection at a glance Released 2019 Studio Glyph Worlds Player sentiment 85% positive of 23,534 Price Free StrategyRTSSurvivalHistoricalIndie
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Hitman: Blood Money
Why it matched: both stealth, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Stealth, Assassin and Third Person.
Money Talks. Silence Pays. Prepare to Make a Killing. When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. Sensing he may be a target, 47 travels to America, and prepares to make a killing.
Hitman: Blood Money at a glance Released 2006 Studio Feral Interactive Player sentiment 94% positive of 16,066 Price $9.99 StealthAssassinThird PersonGreat SoundtrackDifficultStrategy
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GTFO
Why it matched: both survival, stealth, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 4 player tags including Difficult, Stealth and Tactical; released around the same time (2021).
GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.
GTFO at a glance Released 2021 Studio 10 Chambers Player sentiment 84% positive of 66,650 Price $39.99 DifficultStealthTacticalViolent
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Hitman: Absolution
Why it matched: both stealth, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Assassin.
The original assassin is back! Betrayed by the Agency and hunted by the police, Agent 47 finds himself pursuing redemption in a corrupt and twisted world.
Hitman: Absolution at a glance Released 2012 Studio Nixxes Software Player sentiment 93% positive of 63,506 Price $19.99 StealthThird PersonAssassinTacticalDifficultStrategy
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IXION
Why it matched: both survival, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Survival and RTS; released around the same time (2022).
IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?
IXION at a glance Released 2022 Studio Bulwark Studios Player sentiment 79% positive of 17,614 Price $10.49 StrategySurvivalRTSDifficultIndie
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The Ship: Murder Party
Why it matched: both survival, stealth, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Indie, Stealth and Assassin.
The Ship is a murder mystery multiplayer.
The Ship: Murder Party at a glance Released 2006 Studio Outerlight Ltd. Player sentiment 86% positive of 5,950 Price $9.99 IndieStealthAssassinSurvivalStrategyDifficult
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Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Why it matched: both stealth, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Assassin.
Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you.
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin at a glance Released 2002 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 82% positive of 4,890 Price $8.99 StealthThird PersonAssassinGreat SoundtrackDifficultTactical
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Assassin's Creed Syndicate
Why it matched: both stealth, historical, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Assassin, Stealth and Historical.
London, 1868. Lead your underworld organization in the midst of the Industrial Revolution to break the corrupt stranglehold on the city in a visceral adventure filled with action, intrigue, and brutal combat.
Assassin's Creed Syndicate at a glance Released 2015 Studio Ubisoft Quebec Player sentiment 80% positive of 33,045 Price $29.99 AssassinStealthHistoricalThird PersonGreat SoundtrackStrategy
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Assassin's Creed Unity
Why it matched: both stealth, historical, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Assassin, Stealth and Historical.
Paris, 1789. In this action-adventure game, experience the French Revolution through the eyes of Arno Dorian. Become an Assassin and expose the true powers behind the Revolution for the fate of a nation.
Assassin's Creed Unity at a glance Released 2014 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 78% positive of 85,519 Price $29.99 AssassinStealthHistoricalThird PersonGreat SoundtrackTactical
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Manhunt
Why it matched: both survival, stealth, atmospheric and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Violent, Stealth and Third Person.
You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.
Manhunt at a glance Released 2003 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 71% positive of 9,522 Price $3.49 ViolentStealthThird PersonGreat SoundtrackSurvivalDifficult
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Little Nightmares
Why it matched: both survival, stealth, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Indie, Stealth and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2017).
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Little Nightmares at a glance Released 2017 Studio Tarsier Studios Player sentiment 95% positive of 116,529 Price $19.99 IndieStealthGreat SoundtrackThird PersonStrategy
Common questions
What game is most like Desperados III?
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, Mimimi Games. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Desperados III" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Desperados III. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of Desperados III do?
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is also from Mimimi Games, and appears in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.