Commandos: Origins

World War II real-time tactics built around coordinated stealth

Claymore Game Studios · Published by Kalypso Media · Released Apr 9, 2025

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 2,557
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 41 in 30 days
Playing now: 129; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 months ago; Jul 1, 2026

What is Commandos: Origins?

A top-down real-time tactics game set during World War II, following the formation of a six-member commando unit. Across more than 10 missions, you scout enemy positions, combine each specialist's abilities, and coordinate stealth, sabotage, rescues, and attacks on fortified targets.

For you if...

+you enjoy difficult stealth missions that reward careful planning
+you like coordinating specialists for simultaneous takedowns
+you want large maps with multiple routes and objectives

Not for you if...

−you prefer fast action over methodical trial and error
−you expect the inventory and interactions of Commandos 2
−you dislike large missions with many enemies and side objectives

What players say

79% of 2,557 reviews are positive · 82% of 41 in the last 30 days

Players praise the tactical stealth, large maps with multiple solutions, and simultaneous command planning. Common complaints concern awkward controls and indoor navigation, missing interactions from older entries, and persistent bugs, crashes, or poor performance, although some players say patches fixed earlier issues such as the AMD view-cone slowdown.

Screenshots and trailer

Commandos: Origins system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: i5-4690K / Ryzen 7 2700
Graphics: GeForce GTX 970 / Radeon RX 580
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 31 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Low settings | Full-HD | Average performance | SSD recommended | Upscaling via FSR available

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: i7-9700 / Ryzen 7 3700X
Graphics: GeForce RTX 3060 / Radeon RX 6600 XT
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 31 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Medium settings | Full-HD | Average performance | SSD recommended | Upscaling via DLSS or FSR available

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 69
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. Text only: Italian, Arabic, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, Korean.