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Narcos: Rise of the Cartels
Narcos: Rise of the Cartels is a brutal turn-based action strategy game based on the hit Netflix TV series. Explore the entire first season from two sides each with their own unique story. Join the narcos and expand the drug cartel empire, or take up arms with the DEA and bring it crumbling down
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Mixed (677) - 51% of the 677 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Nov 19, 2019
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Blood
Drug Reference
Strong Language
Violence

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“Narcos: Rise of the Cartels is surprising in all the right ways.”
Eurogamer

“An excellent tie-in to accompany the TV series.”
Pureplaystation

“The game will certainly delight fans of tactical games and fans of the Narcos series all the more.”
Gameliner

About This Game



Welcome to Colombia, 1980’s - the fires of El Patrón's empire have been lit, its influence spanning borders, and expansion unabated. Influence and corruption is rife; cops, guards, politicians and those in between are falling into the pocket of the Medellín Cartel, and after years of production, America is finally taking notice.

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels tells the story of the hit Netflix TV series, of the rise and fall of El Patrón. Choose your side and ally with the DEA or conversely side with the Narcos. Explore recognisable locations from the show and take a role in pivotal world-altering events and battles that will define and shift the war on drugs.

Form your team from a variety of class-specific roles, join leading characters, upgrade your skills and take part in brutal turn-based combat, where your actions will have consequence.

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  • BASED ON THE HIT NETFLIX TV SERIES
      Authenticity is at the core of the Narcos experience and highly recognisable and iconic characters from the TV show are available to control and play, such as El Mexicano, Murphy, Peña, Primo and more. Every 'leader' character offers unique gameplay abilities and perks to help turn the tide of battle.
  • FAST-PACED STRATEGY COMBAT
      Narcos: Rise of the Cartels takes turn-based strategy combat to a whole new level with units possessing the ability to move individually one after another or multiple times within one turn, meaning the pace always being ramped up. Plan your moves wisely but be cautious as there are always consequences to your actions.
  • EVERY WAR HAS TWO SIDES
      Featuring two unique campaigns, Narcos: Rise of the Cartels allows you to see the war from both sides. Choose to side with the DEA and fight alongside Steve Murphy to bring down the drug empire, or choose to side with the Narcos in order to help found, grow and expand the empire under the watchful eye of El Patrón.
  • COUNTERACT AND KILL-SHOT
      Innovative gameplay mechanics keep the turn-based genre fresh by allowing you to take third-person control of your units in order to engage enemies directly, giving you the opportunity to deal critical damage at optimum moments.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game features Violence, Bad Language and Drugs.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64
    • Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 (2 * 3100) OR AMD Athlon II X4 645 AM3 (4 * 3100) OR equivalent
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti (1024 MB) OR AMD Radeon HD 6850 (1024 MB) OR equivalent
    • Storage: 12 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Low Preset + 30FPS+
    Recommended:
    • OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 x64
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K (4 * 3500) OR AMD Ryzen 5 1500X (4 * 3500) OR equivalent
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (4096 MB) OR AMD Radeon R9 380 (2048 MB)
    • Storage: 12 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: High Preset + 60FPS
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
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