Games like Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

Real-time tactical stealth game. Command a team of unique mercenaries to complete challenging missions using their combined skills.

88% positive from 2,410 · 2013 · Steam Deck Playable · Lowest ever $0.94 (2023-11-17)

StrategyWesternTactical IsometricActionStealth

Six games like Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

Desperados III

95% positive from 4,397 reviews202040% finish itDeck Playable

This is a story-driven tactical stealth game where players combine unique character skills to overcome challenges. It features a ruthless Wild West setting and emphasizes careful planning for survival.

What players likedPlayers praise Desperados III as a polished, clever, and deeply satisfying real-time tactics game, often comparing it favorably to Shadow Tactics.

The catchLevels boil down to quicksaving and reloading until you find the one intended route.

Both are tagged Western, Isometric and Stealth.

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West Hunt

83% positive from 2,156 reviews2023Deck Playable

West Hunt is a social deduction game where one player is a stealthy outlaw completing missions and the other is a sheriff hunting them. It features random elements and voice chat for a tense, humorous experience.

The catchThe playerbase is gone, so it is friends or cheating bots or empty lobbies.

Both are tagged Western and Stealth.

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Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice

93% positive from 4,799 reviews202149% finish itDeck Verified

This is a stealth strategy game where players control a team of assassins to sneak past enemies. It features tactical planning and utilizing unique character abilities to overcome challenges.

The catchOnly three real missions here, sold at a full standalone price rather than as DLC.

Both are tagged Isometric, Stealth and Strategy.

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Cyber Knights: Flashpoint

94% positive from 2,957 reviews2025Deck Verified

This is a modern tactical RPG with gridless movement and deep combat. Players manage reputation and contacts to complete stealthy heists in a collapsed world.

What players likedPlayers praise this X-COM-like cyberpunk tactical RPG for its deep customization, robust stealth, and exceptional developer support.

The catchPiles on so many overlapping systems that it becomes information overload, not depth.

Both are tagged Isometric, Tactical and Strategy.

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Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD

88% positive from 1,788 reviews201010% finish itDeck Playable

Action-adventure game with first/third-person combat. Players hunt bounties using live ammo critters in a Western Mudos setting.

What players likedPlayers praise its fun shoot-em-up gameplay, Wild West atmosphere, and surprisingly good graphics for an older game.

The catchThe PC port is broken, with movement that often only works after you jump first.

Both are tagged Western, Strategy and Action.

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Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

90% positive from 3,994 reviews2007Deck Unsupported

Real-time tactics game. Control elite commandos on stealth missions, using unique skills and synchronized attacks to thwart the enemy.

What players likedPlayers praise its stealth gameplay and good graphics for its age, comparing it to a challenging puzzle.

The catchControls and pathfinding for commanding units feel rough

Both are tagged Stealth, Tactical and Strategy.

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More about Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

What players liked

Players praise it as the "perfection of the genre," like a Western "Commandos" but even better.

The catch

Clunky, dated controls and a vague interface make simple actions a fight.

Reviews: 88% positive from 2,410
Released: 2013
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: Lowest ever $0.94 (2023-11-17)
Play: Single-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 88% positive, but with 2,410 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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