Narcos: Rise of the Cartels Set For Release Later This Year on Consoles and PC

Written by Brandon Hofer on September 19, 2019

News: A new game set in the universe of popular Netflix series Narcos is coming soon on your favorite platform.

Curve Digital and Kuju have revealed that Narcos: Rise of the Cartels is going to be released a little later this year. Narcos: Rise of the Cartels is a brutal tactical turn-based strategy game that is based on Narcos, the award-winning Netflix series produced by Gaumont. Narcos: Rise of the Cartels allows players to relive the events of the first season, taking the side of either the Medellin Cartel or the DEA in two distinct campaigns. In 1980’s Colombia El Patrón’s influence is rapidly expanding, with drugs, corruption, and crime spreading out from the Colombian town of Medellin. America is now starting to take notice. Do you help the Narcos’ drug empire rise to the top under the watchful eye of El Patrón, or topple the growing criminal enterprise alongside Steve Murphy as the DEA?

Based on the hit Netflix series from production company, Gaumont,, Narcos: Rise of the Cartels features iconic locations and characters from the show, offering players the chance to step into the criminal underworld alongside characters such as El Mexicano, Murphy, Peña, Primo and more - each with their own unique gameplay abilities and perks to help turn the tide of battle. Explore familiar scenery from the show and take a pivotal role in world-altering events that will define and shift the war on drugs.

Fans of turn-based strategy will experience a new take on the genre, with units on both sides moving simultaneously and with new mechanics that allow players to take direct third-person command over their units in critical moments. Form your team from a variety of class-specific roles, upgrade your skills and join leading characters on the path to dominance, but beware - your actions will have lasting consequences.

Take a look at the trailer that accompanied this announcement and tell us what you think. Narcos: Rise of the Cartels will arrive on Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC in late 2019. Will you be picking it up?