Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2001
Platforms
Genres
- real-time tactics
- strategy video game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
Content classifications
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
- Classification
- T - Teen*
Series
- Desperados
Localized titles
- Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- Yes*
Store genres
- Action*
- Strategy*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- French*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- Italian*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- German*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- Russian*
- Full audio
- Yes*
Audio languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
Community tags · historical
- Strategy*
- Votes · historical
- 102*
- Western*
- Votes · historical
- 93*
- Tactical*
- Votes · historical
- 79*
- Isometric*
- Votes · historical
- 65*
- Action*
- Votes · historical
- 63*
- Stealth*
- Votes · historical
- 61*
- Real Time Tactics*
- Votes · historical
- 38*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 38*
- Classic*
- Votes · historical
- 29*
- Atmospheric*
- Votes · historical
- 20*
- Real-Time*
- Votes · historical
- 19*
- RTS*
- Votes · historical
- 17*
- Difficult*
- Votes · historical
- 15*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows XP/7/8/10 (32 or 64 bit)*
- Processor alternatives
- 1 GHz Processor*
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- 3D graphics card compatible with OpenGL 3.1*
- macOS · Minimum*
- Operating system
- OSX: 10.7 Lion*
- Processor alternatives
- CPU 1 GHz*
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- OpenGL 2.0 compatible*
- Storage
- 2 GB available space*
- Linux · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Ubuntu and SteamOS*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel 1.4 GHz*
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- 3D graphics card compatible with OpenGL 3.1*
- Storage
- 2 GB available space*
- Conditions
- Requires: 32 bit architecture, SDL 2.0 32 bit*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.4 GHz recommended*
- Memory
- 1 GB*
- Graphics alternatives
- 3D graphics card compatible with OpenGL 3.1*
Compatibility and community reports
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 12*
- Community confidence
- moderate*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Spellbound Entertainment
- Spellbound*
Publishers
- Suntendy Interactive Multimedia Co.,Ltd.
- THQ Nordic*
Release history
- 2001-04-20
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2001-07-22 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2001-07-22*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Nov 20, 2013*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 14 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- 1 GHz Processor*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- 3D graphics card compatible with OpenGL 3.1*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 1* GB
- Name
- Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- 1.4 GHz recommended*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- 3D graphics card compatible with OpenGL 3.1*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- 1* GB
- Release year
- 2,001*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- 1 GHz Processor*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- 3D graphics card compatible with OpenGL 3.1*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 1 GB*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Processor alternatives
- 1.4 GHz recommended*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Graphics alternatives
- 3D graphics card compatible with OpenGL 3.1*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Memory
- 1 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Spellbound Entertainment
- Spellbound Entertainment*
- ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows
- Classification
- T - Teen*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- strategy video game
- strategy video game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- THQ Nordic
- THQ Nordic*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2001-07-22 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2001-07-22*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 34 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 0*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 421* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Spellbound*
- DLC count · historical
- 0*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 200000 - 500000*
- Audio languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Strategy*
- Linux support · historical
- Yes*
- macOS support · historical
- Yes*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 237* min
- Metacritic score
- 78*
- Name
- Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 268*
- Peak ccu
- 20*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 1,958*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 1.24*
- Publishers
- THQ Nordic*
- Recommendations
- 2,006*
- Store release date · historical
- Nov 20, 2013*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Spellbound
- Spellbound*
- Audio languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- THQ Nordic
- THQ Nordic*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Nov 20, 2013*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 313* min
- Ccu
- 20*
- Developer
- Spellbound*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Action*
- Strategy*
- Historical US original list price
- 499* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 54* min
- Name
- Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 268*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 200,000 .. 500,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 1,958*
- Historical US price
- 499* US cents
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic*
- Community tags · historical
- Strategy*
- Western*
- Tactical*
- Isometric*
- Action*
- Stealth*
- Real Time Tactics*
- Singleplayer*
- Classic*
- Atmospheric*
- Real-Time*
- RTS*
- Difficult*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
- Community tags · historical
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Western
- Western*
- Tactical
- Tactical*
- Isometric
- Isometric*
- Action
- Action*
- Stealth
- Stealth*
- Real Time Tactics
- Real Time Tactics*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Classic
- Classic*
- Atmospheric
- Atmospheric*
- Real-Time
- Real-Time*
- RTS
- RTS*
- Difficult
- Difficult*
- Tags votes
- Strategy
- Votes · historical
- 102*
- Western
- Votes · historical
- 93*
- Tactical
- Votes · historical
- 79*
- Isometric
- Votes · historical
- 65*
- Action
- Votes · historical
- 63*
- Stealth
- Votes · historical
- 61*
- Real Time Tactics
- Votes · historical
- 38*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 38*
- Classic
- Votes · historical
- 29*
- Atmospheric
- Votes · historical
- 20*
- Real-Time
- Votes · historical
- 19*
- RTS
- Votes · historical
- 17*
- Difficult
- Votes · historical
- 15*
Specifications 5 · 29 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Spellbound*
- Store genres
- Action*
- Strategy*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Linux requirements
- Minimum: OS: Ubuntu and SteamOS Processor: Intel 1.4 GHz Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with OpenGL 3.1 Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Requires: 32 bit architecture, SDL 2.0 32 bit *
- macOS requirements
- Minimum: OS: OSX: 10.7 Lion Processor: CPU 1 GHz Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible Storage: 2 GB available space *
- Metacritic score
- 78*
- Name
- Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: OS *: Windows XP/7/8/10 (32 or 64 bit) Processor: 1 GHz Processor Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with OpenGL 3.1 *
- Platforms
- windows*
- mac*
- linux*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $4.99*
- Publishers
- THQ Nordic*
- Recommendations total
- 1,991*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Nov 20, 2013*
- Interface languages
- English (full audio), French (full audio), Italian (full audio), German (full audio), Spanish - Spain (full audio), Russian (full audio)*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Spellbound
- Spellbound*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Linux requirements
- Linux · Minimum
- Operating system
- Ubuntu and SteamOS*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel 1.4 GHz*
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- 3D graphics card compatible with OpenGL 3.1*
- Storage
- 2 GB available space*
- Conditions
- Requires: 32 bit architecture, SDL 2.0 32 bit*
- macOS requirements
- macOS · Minimum
- Operating system
- OSX: 10.7 Lion*
- Processor alternatives
- CPU 1 GHz*
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- OpenGL 2.0 compatible*
- Storage
- 2 GB available space*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows XP/7/8/10 (32 or 64 bit)*
- Processor alternatives
- 1 GHz Processor*
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- 3D graphics card compatible with OpenGL 3.1*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- THQ Nordic
- THQ Nordic*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Nov 20, 2013*
- Interface languages
Specifications 6 · 15 fields
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- playable*
- Store genres
- Action|Strategy*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 4,158*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- moderate*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 12*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- gold*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,013*
- Title
- Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
- Store genres
- Action
- Action*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 12*
- Community confidence
- moderate*
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