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| Desperados | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Desperados_Logo.png){kind=logo} Early logotype for Desperados III | |
| Genre(s) | Real-time tactics |
| Developer(s) | Spellbound Entertainment (2001–07) Mimimi Games (2020) |
| Publisher(s) | Infogrames/Atari SA (2001-2006) Viva Media (2007) THQ Nordic (2020-present) |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
| First release | Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive 20 April 2001 |
| Latest release | Desperados III 16 June 2020 |
Desperados is a real-time tactics video game series originally developed by Spellbound Entertainment, the series was then acquired by THQ Nordic on 24 June 2013.[1] The series is set in the 1880s Midwest, its main protagonist John Cooper deals with living the life of a cowboy, often coming to blows with other criminals and bandits as he struggles to make a living as an outlaw. The series gameplay revolves around stealth with players having the option to take out enemies one by one or going in guns blazing, either by controlling John or numerous other player characters that help John along the way.
- ^ Sarkar, Samit (24 June 2013). "Nordic Games acquires rights to Atari's Desperados and Silver". Polygon. Retrieved 24 June 2013.