SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle (also known as SWAT3 or SWAT3:CQB) is a tactical squad-based first person shooter, developed by Sierra Northwest and published by parent Sierra Entertainment for the PC and released on November 23, 1999. SWAT 3 was succeeded by SWAT 4 in April 2005, which was developed and published by Irrational Games and Sierra owner Vivendi Universal.