Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive

Steam Deck Playable

Spellbound · Strategy · Nov 20, 2013

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $1.24.

88%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story is good.
81 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
- Gameplay is fun and challenging.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The art style of the maps is still a standout after all these years—still beautiful to look at and very varied.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack, with the harmonica in the background, makes time fly by.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
EDIT: They made a compatibility update at the game, and now runs well on every modern OS (Mac and Linux included)!!!
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters81 reviews
Gameplay48 reviews
Graphics42 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Linux compatibility8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty20 reviews
75%
Crashes17 reviews
47%
Combat10 reviews
70%
Bugs8 reviews
63%
Interface8 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $1.24 (−75%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $1.24

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.