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Uncompromised duty, honor and valor.

SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition is a simulation, action and tactical game developed by Sierra and published by Activision.
Released on April 18th 2017 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 354 reviews of which 231 were positive and 123 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.3 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition into these genres:

Simulation Action Tactical Violent FPS Multiplayer Singleplayer Classic First-Person Strategy Co-op

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7
  • Processor: 1.0 GHz
  • Memory: 256 MB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 7 Compatible 3D Card
  • DirectX: Version 7.0
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

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Dec. 2024
It’s a pain in the ass to get working on modern-day hardware, and pretty much nothing is explained to the player, including many of the core mechanics which weren’t a part of any other game at the time and generally still aren’t today. That said, after about an hour of troubleshooting and familiarisation, you’ll be able to properly play what I’d consider to be one of the best tactical shooters on the market. It’s leagues above any entry to the Rainbow Six series, and as much as I like Ghost Recon, the urban CQC setting of this game does just enough to carry it to the top of my list. Where Rainbow Six was more about planning an approach, SWAT 3 is much more about improvisation and coming up with solutions on the fly. Instead of a pre-arranged route, you get a wide range of commands you can issue to your squad, who you’ll have to rely on at least a little in order to successfully accomplish your mission. The one thing these three franchises truly have in common is that they all need to be played in short bursts. The main campaign has sixteen missions. Most of them are pretty generic, but they get the job done. No clue what the devs were smoking when they designed that sewer level, though. On top of the main campaign is a secondary ten-man campaign added in the GOTY edition. It features two new maps, both of which have their own merits, but the rest of the campaign is just recycled maps with very simple objectives. Surprisingly enough, there are also nine bonus missions you can’t find in either campaign, and honestly, these are some of the most memorable ones in the entire game. Pretty strange design choice if you ask me. Aside from the technical issues I alluded to in my opening sentence, the only real problem I have with this game is that there’s always at least six people screaming over eachother at any given moment (You, your team, and TOC). That aside, it’s a good game. Now all we need is for Microsoft to tell Activision to tell Sierra to release SWAT 4 on Steam. God, what a mess.
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Oct. 2024
I think this is an amazing game. It is very fun and runs well on a low quality laptop. Would always recommend.
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Sept. 2024
Buy and Play it for the sake of Nostalgia. If not dont touch it with a ten foot pole. (This game has a lot of technical issues and needs a lot of unofficial patches to run properly)
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Aug. 2024
install the last resort mod and dgvoodoo2 to experience the greatest cqb sim ever created
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July 2024
This game is very good i love the game because of the call outs like beach bang and clear or red team go when ready!!
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SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.

SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition received 231 positive votes out of a total of 354 achieving a rating of 6.26.
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SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition was developed by Sierra and published by Activision.

SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition is playable and fully supported on Windows.

SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition is not playable on MacOS.

SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition is not playable on Linux.

SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition is a single-player game.

SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition does not currently offer any DLC.

SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition does not support Steam Remote Play.

SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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SWAT 3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition
9.99€
6.3
231
123
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Developer
Sierra
Publisher
Activision
Release 18 Apr 2017
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