<s>
Desperados	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2020	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Mimimi	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
newest	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Desperados	B-Application
series	O
since	O
the	O
2007	O
spin-off	O
title	O
Helldorado	B-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desperados	B-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
stealth	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
need	O
to	O
clear	O
specific	O
objectives	O
while	O
navigating	O
through	O
the	O
vast	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Desperados	B-Application
:	I-Application
Wanted	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
explores	O
the	O
origin	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
protagonist	O
John	O
Cooper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
German	O
studio	O
Mimimi	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blades	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shogun	I-Application
,	O
which	O
borrows	O
many	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
and	O
assets	O
from	O
this	O
game	O
;	O
Cooper	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
plays	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Hayato	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desperados	B-Application
III	I-Application
also	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
Unity	B-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
Mimimi	O
Games	O
to	O
adapt	O
and	O
improve	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
aspects	O
from	O
Shadow	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
into	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
last	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
decade	O
ago	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
made	O
Desperados	B-Application
III	I-Application
a	O
prequel	O
story	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
accessible	O
to	O
new	O
players	O
who	O
are	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
or	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Shadow	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
more	O
playful	O
tone	O
,	O
with	O
characters	O
bantering	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
more	O
frequently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
16	O
June	O
2020	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
2	O
September	O
2020	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
September	O
and	O
November	O
,	O
Mimimi	O
and	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
also	O
began	O
publishing	O
a	O
purchasable	O
three-part	O
DLC	B-Protocol
story	O
expansion	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Money	O
for	O
the	O
Vultures	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desperados	B-Application
III	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USgamer	O
felt	O
the	O
distinct	O
characters	O
rewarded	O
mastery	O
of	O
their	O
abilities	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
stringent	O
focus	O
of	O
each	O
character	O
allows	O
Mimimi	O
to	O
craft	O
each	O
level	O
with	O
those	O
characters	O
in	O
mind	O
...	O
Desperados	B-Application
3	I-Application
rewards	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
knowledge	O
of	O
how	O
team	O
fits	O
together	O
and	O
where	O
skill	O
overlap	O
and	O
diverge	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
's	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
mud	O
,	O
sand	O
and	O
ramshackle	O
buildings	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
the	O
gang	O
's	O
journey	O
takes	O
them	O
across	O
a	O
few	O
regions	O
,	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
maps	O
lack	O
a	O
distinct	O
visual	O
identity	O
,	O
especially	O
compared	O
to	O
Shadow	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
