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Commandos: Origins

World War II real-time tactics built around coordinated stealth

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

Strategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
77% of 1,924
Recent reviews
Very Positive
80% of 26 in 30 days
Players
124
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 months ago
Jul 1, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 970
8 GB RAM · 31 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 71/100 (critic reviews)

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

77% of 1,924 reviews are positive · 80% of 26 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.

Players over time

▲ +45% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 168 players on Nov 1, 2026.

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Nov 1, 2026168
Oct 31, 2026126
Oct 30, 2026105
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Oct 23, 202659
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Oct 17, 202681
Oct 16, 202665
Oct 15, 202673
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Oct 10, 202663
Oct 9, 202668
Oct 8, 202664
Oct 7, 202678
Oct 6, 202675
Oct 4, 202688
Oct 3, 202667
Oct 2, 202655
Oct 1, 202678
Sep 30, 202656
Sep 29, 202659
Sep 27, 202678
Sep 26, 202662
Sep 25, 202667
Sep 24, 202651
Sep 23, 2026129
Sep 23, 202658
Sep 22, 202661
Sep 21, 2026166

How many players finish Commandos: Origins?

22% of Steam players have unlocked «Operation Reckoning (Recruit)», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Commandos: Origins screenshot 1

Commandos: Origins system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 970, 8 GB RAM, 31 GB of disk space.

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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

Recommended

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

Does Commandos: Origins have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and split-screen and LAN. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Commandos: Origins run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
69
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. Text only: Italian, Arabic, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, Korean.

Does Commandos: Origins use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

5 DLC available.

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