Narcos: Rise of the Cartels overview

Overview

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels comes from Kuju and is published by Curve Games. It arrived on Steam on Nov 19, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 09:27:43 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 49% positive across 252 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels is available in 10 languages including:

7 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and csrr

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels has sold up to 21,300 units and has 344 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $349,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels overview details

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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. Plata o Plomo? 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…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels is listed as a game with No longer available on Steam Store. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 09:27:43 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 49% positive reviews.

Content descriptors

This game features Violence, Bad Language and Drugs.

Highlighted achievements

Support and legal notes

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