Welcome Back, Commander
Squad-based real-time tactics in a plague-stricken city with lasting choices
S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L. · Released Feb 6, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 246
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 1
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 7 months ago
- Feb 17, 2026
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Welcome Back, Commander?
This top-down tactics game takes place in Sun Stone, a quarantined city where a plague has cut off contact. You assemble a strike team to investigate, direct its fights and looting in real time with optional active pause, and manage supplies and squad condition across five escalating chapters. Later runs can include achievement rewards and some randomized content.
For you if...
- +you like directing a squad during real-time combat
- +you enjoy managing supplies and making consequential choices
- +you want short campaigns designed for repeated runs
Not for you if...
- −you want a long campaign without frequent restarts
- −you prefer forgiving combat with little squad supervision
What players say
81% of 246 reviews are positive
Players praise the tactical combat and looting, and some enjoy unlocking rewards for later runs. Complaints center on random choices and upgrades, fragile squad members, and repeated attempts; some players also report minor bugs.
Screenshots and trailer
Welcome Back, Commander system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP or higher
- Processor
- Pentium 4
- Graphics
- Any
- Memory
- 8 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Multicore processors
- Graphics
- Any
- Memory
- 8 MB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America. Text only: Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Tactical
- Real-Time with Pause
- Real Time Tactics
- Top-Down
- Action
- Strategy
- Indie
- Military
- Action RTS
- RTS
- Simulation
- Singleplayer
- Wargame
- Choices Matter
- Sandbox
- Gun Customization
Recent updates
- Feb 17, 2026 · BIG UPDATE on Welcome Back, Commander + News on New Game
- May 6, 2025 · Update #18
- Apr 24, 2025 · Update 17#
- Mar 21, 2025 · Update #16 HUGE UPDATE
- Mar 3, 2025 · Update #15 BIG UPDATE
1 DLC available.
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