Desperados III

This method utilises the ingame developer cheat mode and allows you to complete everything in about 6-8 hours by using cheats that don't disable achievements.

To activate developer mode, just plug a usb keyboard into your xbox and type thisisnotsupported on the options screen. A popup will show you that dev mode is enabled and a new menu item called DEV will appear.

In that menu, you can click on the options to unlock all levels and challenges which will allow you to see all badge requirements from the start.


During a level, just press the following buttons to use these cheats:

Enable Immortality: +

Disable Immortality: +

Enable Invisibility: +

Disable Invisibility: +

Teleport to cursor: +

Kill the target under the cursor: +


Credit to RAILBAIT for posting the method for the Windows 10 version. I just discovered it also works on the xbox version.

This is more of a collection of tips and tricks rather than a guide to the full 90 badges. I just wanted to put out some advice to help people on their quest to finish off all 90.

My biggest tip is to play the game through once on hard. Get the difficulty out of the way, and unlock the ability to look at the badges while in mission by completing them once through. When you then go to work on badges you can safely do so on beginner difficulty with the exception of using the dog to kill guards on the New Orleans mission (has to be normal up).

There are 120 badges total spread across missions meaning you do not need to get every badge in every mission. You have room to skip 30 badges.

-Playing missions on hard is not overly difficult when compared to normal and it is an easy way to secure 14 badges. The biggest changes can be seen in the increased number of long coats and ponchos, and the addition of dogs in certain missions. You will also have a much shorter detection window as well as an overall increase in the number of enemies (although not major like the jump to desperado).
-In general I did not attempt the time limit badge in any of the missions except for mission 5, O'Hara Ranch. In addition, the only mission I maxed out with all eight badges was O'Hara Ranch.
-The three major badges do not weigh more than the lower five and they often require you to play the game differently or do something extra/specific.
-For some of the more niche or difficult badges there are a slew of YouTube videos demonstrating techniques on how to do them. You can also find speed runs, hard playthroughs, and guides all over YouTube.
-If a badge says you cannot kill anyone, that does not mean you cannot engage enemies. Switch your characters to knock out mode instead of kill. You can hide them in bushes and buildings, however you have to be careful when throwing a body, they will only survive smaller drops (one floor seems ok). Save and check your badge status often.
-Isabelle and Hector are OP. When in doubt I found myself using them more than any other character BY FAR. Isabelle's abilities and speed are unmatched and Hector has the fastest kill and movement of enemies in the game. They are great for getting people out of tight spots and for clearing entire maps. They were my go-to characters.
-Knocked out / tied up enemies can be used to lure even Ponchos and Long Coats and you have time to eliminate them as they take time to untie the other NPC before raising the alarm (unlike dead bodies where they raise the alarm when getting close).

If there are any questions, comments, concerns, or tips you would like to add reach out and I'll keep this updated! Best of luck.

Just to add that badges awarded in DLC missions DO NOT COUNT for this achievement.