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Commandos: Origins
Developer Claymore Game Studios
Commandos: Origins is a real-time tactics video game, developed by Claymore Game Studios and published by Kalypso Media for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Microsoft Windows. A fifth installment in the Commandos series, the game acts as a prequel to Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines (1998) by telling the story about the formation of the Commandos team, and their work during the war between 1940 and 1942. The game… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
309 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 6, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
75
LovedLoved
158 positive · 54 negative
95% range 68–80%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 158 | 54 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 5 | 3 | 72 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 7 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
708 of 914 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
75% recommend · 155 yes, 51 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 206 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (2,032 of 2,579 positive).
Many players feel it's a worthy return to form that captures the classic Commandos feel. [1][2][3][4] Some reviewers note it lacks features from Commandos 2, like looting and open buildings. [5][6][7][8] Several players compare it unfavorably to Mimimi Games titles, citing jank and bugs. [9][10][11][12]
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Representative posts
- [8]
This is a Commandos game in name only. Whilst I appreciate the brand being rejuvenated after all these years, it's clear the developers took their inspiration from Mimimi Games titles rather than the very series this prequel-type story was built on. Firstly, the visuals are somewhat okay, but pale severely in comparison to the utterly staggering pre-rendered backdrops we saw in Commandos 2. There is just a distinct …
- [1]
Commandos Origins is a great strategy game. It is structured like the classic first three installments. The player commands a small squad, each member has special abilities. While in the first installments it was a good idea to lure enemies into a safe ambush with one character, this time the new command mode allows you to eliminate groups of enemies with your squad simultaneously. It is also nearly the same …
- [3]
A proper return to form for the Commandos franchise, which has been dead for far too long - and perhaps the best game since Commandos 2: Men of Courage - if not on par. Just needs Mateo Pascual's soundtrack, and then it'd be perfect! A lot of the negative reviews seem to be from around the time the game itself launched, and more or less focus on bugs. Coming into it now, it feels like a very polished experience and …
- [10]
You know what, as a Mimimi games fan, I almost gave up on this game on like the second level because it felt too precise (frustrating), and too janky. While it is definitely janky and there are plenty of bugs/QOL issues, this is a great game! The character movement takes some getting used to and the gameplay isn't as flexible as Shadow Gambit etc - can't throw bodies off any surface etc, missions sometimes just end …
- [2]
As a fan of the original games, I was excited for this one, and it didn't disappoint. It feels just like Behind Enemy Lines but with modern controls. The Pros: Gameplay: It captures that classic Commandos vibe perfectly. The tactical stealth gameplay is spot on. Mission Variety: The missions take you to a variety of very well-designed locations that are rich in detail. Characters: The cast is well-presented, and I …
Summarised from 34 of the 282 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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Commandos: Origins sits at 75% positive across 212 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
The game received "mixed or average reviews", according to review aggregator website Metacritic. In Japan, four critics from Famitsu gave the game a total score of 30 out of 40. Luke Reilly from IGN felt that the game managed to strike "a great balance between the classic stealth tactics games and modern streamlined ideas", and added that maps and objectives in the game provided ample opportunities for creative eliminations, and players must plan their moves carefully in order to succeed. Sam Chandler from Shacknews called the game an "exceptional revival" of the franchise. He praised the levels in the game for their diversity and their sandbox-like design, adding that the game "does a…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 309 · most liked firstI try not to pay attention to them because I find it far more worth my time talking about games I love. We could be talking about anything else, but they're impossible to ignore. Like, did you know there's a new Commandos game coming in just over a week!? store.steampowered.com/app/1479730/...
neutral · AI labelView post →2. Shadow Gambit Speaking of my favourite games from last year, I still can't recommend Shadow Gambit highly enough and deserved so much better, a stealthy strategy murder-puzzle in the vein of the old Commandos/Desperados games with an undead pirate crew. store.steampowered.com/app/1545560/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Commandos Origins is a great strategy game. It is structured like the classic first three installments. The player commands a small squad, each member has special abilities. While in the first installments it was a good idea to lure enemies into a safe ambush with one character, this time the new command mode allows you to eliminate groups of enemies with your squad simultaneously. It is also nearly the same difficulty as in the first parts, but a clear recommendation for strategy fans.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is 50% off right now which I think is a historic low, and it is criminally underrated, deserved way better. A Stealth/Strategy game in the vein of Commandos but with undead pirates and a more open ended mission structure store.steampowered.com/app/1545560/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Today's Epic Store giveaway: The Stone Of Madness! The Commandos-esque stealth tactics game from the Blasphemous devs, set in a historical jesuit madhouse monastery. It's hideously undersold but every bit as gorgeous and detailed and DRIPPING with religious animosity as you'd expect from the team.
neutral · AI labelView post →Be honest, how many folks are finding out about the new Commandos game for the first time from this?
neutral · AI labelView post →We just published Sumerian Six (sumeriansix.com), a WW2 stealth/tactics game that carries the torch for classics like Commandos. With that in mind, I designed the manual to look like something you'd find in a '90s big box PC game.
neutral · AI labelView post →I find this game super irritating compared to any Mimimi games (or even some imitators, like War Mongrels). Maybe I will change my mind, but this is what bothers me after 3 missions (probably around 20-25% of the game): - You can't jump off the ledge. - You can't throw bodies off the ledge. - Germans tend to "jump off" right before you kill them with the melee attack. Super annoying, like they have some inhuman reflexes compared to our supposedly well trained commandos. - Pistol does not kill…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Eriksholm : The stolen dream. The best isometric stealth game since Commandos 2: Men of Courage. They Nailed everything Stealth. Visuals and sound design 👌🏻 There's also a great story here. A Flawless masterpiece because I literally can't think of any. 10/10. A lovely surprise. 🥹
neutral · AI labelView post →Two new imsim-adjacent games to be on your radar: - The Stone of Madness (by Blasphemous dev), an RTT stealth game in the vein of Commandos but more reactive - Eternal Strands (by former Dragon Age dev), imagine Dragon's Dogma with more physical and elemental magic interactions
neutral · AI labelView post →This is a Commandos game in name only. Whilst I appreciate the brand being rejuvenated after all these years, it's clear the developers took their inspiration from Mimimi Games titles rather than the very series this prequel-type story was built on. Firstly, the visuals are somewhat okay, but pale severely in comparison to the utterly staggering pre-rendered backdrops we saw in Commandos 2. There is just a distinct lack of detail and feel in this game when compared to one that's 25 years old.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was playing The Stone of Madness on stream tonight, and it's very neat so far, 2D isometric stealth game along the lines of Commandos but with a sanity system and a hand drawn art style about inmates escaping a secret monastery/sanitarium, and it has a demo! store.steampowered.com/app/1309710/...
neutral · AI labelView post →I realize that comparing this game to Shadow Tactics Blades of the Shogun, Desperados 3, and Shadow Gambit Cursed Crew is a bit unfair, but the comparison kept coming up in my mind as controls, UI, and gameplay elements are just the worse forms of those in the aforementioned mimimi games. It is in my opinion held back by needing to be a remake while the mimimi games were spiritual sequels and could therefore innovate and improve. The price is too steep for me to recommend it unless you have…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Stone of Madness is a stealth tactics game in the vein of Commandos from the developers of Blasphemous, and I really must revisit this because it's incredibly visually and thematically striking, this year has just been completely overwhelming with releases store.steampowered.com/app/1309710/...
neutral · AI labelView post →27. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun With this game, developer Mimimi singlehandedly resurrected the stealth strategy genre that started with the likes of Commandos and Desperados, and it's every bit the successor to that legacy you could ever desire, nobody did it quite like them. Play it!
neutral · AI labelView post →28. Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Developers Mimimi did something incredible with this and brought a whole subgenre back to life; real-time stealth tactics as pioneered by the Commandos series. It's seriously worth your time if you like stealth games and an incredible gem at such a discount.
neutral · AI labelView post →Coming soon to Game Pass: Ultimate: -PowerWash Simulator 2 (10/23) -Bounty Star (10/23) -The Outer Worlds 2 (10/29) -Football Manager 26 (11/4) Premium: -Commandos: Origins -Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 -Halls of Torment (10/28) -1000xResist (11/4) PC: -Super Fantasy Kingdom (10/24)
neutral · AI labelView post →Big fan of the original commandos. I appreciate that this game is trying to harken back more to the original Commandos than Commandos 2. Commandos 2 is the fan favourite so I can see how that would be upsetting to a lot of people. If you're expecting a lot of Commandos 2 mechanics here, you will be disappointed. It's clear the influence this game has from Shadow Tactics and Desperados 3 and wisely takes a lot of cues from those games. They are responsible for the revival of the genre and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stone of Madness is basically Thief meets Commandos. If you like games where mistakes aren't instant game overs, but instead create emergent scenarios where you have to improvise, you'll love this one. And it's dirt cheap right now. store.steampowered.com/app/1309710/...
neutral · AI labelView post →There's the best deal yet on Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew + DLC. Probably the best stealth-tactics game (Commandos, Desperados, etc) of its kind. There may not be another like it, as the studio disbanded immediately after release. Really fun Ghost Pirates versus Magic-Hating Inquisitors setting.
neutral · AI labelView post →tl;dr Is the game fun, a solid title in the tactical RTS genre, a fun, awesome comeback of Commandos series? It sure is. But dang as both fan of the genre and Commandos series I cannot give it a thumbs up and must express some tough love in the review. It's a solid game, I legit love it but unfortunately it's plagued by annoying bugs, on top of it feeling missing a ton of side content among other things. Buy it on high discount if you like the genre. Now, if you played Shadow Tactics you're…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One game I'm quite keen to go back and play is Prisoner of War. A WWII themed stealth game that feels part Bully, part Commandos. Frustrating in places, but with lots of sleuthing, basically.
neutral · AI labelView post →Personally, I remember - and can reliably quote - every word uttered in in the PC strategy game Commandos Behind Enemy Lines and will often say to myself “finally, some action!” In a very bad cockney accent
neutral · AI labelView post →It definitely exceeded my expectations, though there’s still room for improvement. I feel some classic interaction elements are missing — like checking boxes, drawers, or enemy equipment/uniforms. One feature I really miss is the ability to hold enemies at gunpoint and force interaction, something I remember from earlier titles like Commandos 2. That said, there’s still a lot to appreciate — the executions, visuals, and variety of maps are all well done. Overall, I really enjoyed the game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The NFC LEAST this week! Cowboys: lost at home to a winless team starting undrafted rookie QB Eagles: had lead kicking off with 8 seconds, lost Giants: 3 missed field goals, fumbled to avoid a fourth Commandos: ensured that no team would win a game in the division today despite playing Giants
neutral · AI labelView post →The Extraordinary X-Men "Creature Commandos variant cover." These are the pc's from an #X-Men DND game my friends and I play. Characters belong to @adacor.bsky.social, @circuit4short.bsky.social, @frostyalmighty.bsky.social, @mishamike.bsky.social, @goof.bsky.social, @looch.bsky.social & Myself.
neutral · AI labelView post →DLCs in a game with many bugs. The camera is broken too. It was adapted from a game that had no interiors (Shadow Tactics, all their new games are based on that), to a game with multilevel interiors, making interior navigation quite bad. Yeah, it is true it wasn't that good in the previous games, but more than 20 years have passed since the release of those games. One would expect some kind of improvement. As a copy of Shadow Tactics, the game is more like the original Commandos 1. In case…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finally starting my @warlordgames.com British & Inter-Allied Commandos! These are very fiddly to put together but have tons of character! Excited to play my first game soon! #WIP #BoltAction #Painting #PaintingMiniatures #WarlordGames #nerdlings
neutral · AI labelView post →Busted, buggy and broken, the typical BBB game. It looks nice on the outside but once you wanna refine your movements and commandos tactics, that is where the games starts to show the lack of polish and control
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a fan of the original games, I was excited for this one, and it didn't disappoint. It feels just like Behind Enemy Lines but with modern controls. The Pros: Gameplay: It captures that classic Commandos vibe perfectly. The tactical stealth gameplay is spot on. Mission Variety: The missions take you to a variety of very well-designed locations that are rich in detail. Characters: The cast is well-presented, and I loved how their backstories unfold during the game. Visuals: The graphics and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is the Company of Heroes games and the Commandos series.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm disappointed. Deeply disappointed. Commandos: Origins may have evolved graphically compared to its predecessors, but in terms of gameplay, it's a significant step backwards, especially when compared to the newer Desperados games or Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, for example. Here are a few bugs (October 2025): - I'm about halfway through the first Norway mission, and the resistance fighters are shooting their way through. I quickly take out a machine gunner with the sniper and save the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay... Decent attempt to revive the series BUT : First of all: Get Shadow Tactics or Desperados 3 if you haven't before this, way superior games in this genre. Second of all: The way they dealt with different floors / transition to outdoor-indoor is so bad you will get mad playing the last campaign mission. 100% !!! In the end, nice try to revive this dinosaur of a franchise but the jankiness, AI inconsistency, lack of vibes can be felt pretty often. Decent amount of content but full…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great delivery before the long weekend - Dice Commandos by Solo Game of the Month. They creat small, neat solitaire titles which you enjoy regardless of the final result (and you lose often). More to come! #wargames #tabletop #solitaire
neutral · AI labelView post →30 fps even on low settings is ridiculous for a 40 dollar game. It will spike to 55 in menu sometimes, but in game it hold a constant 30 no matter what setting I change.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I started to play Commandos from the first entry...and loved all of the old games up until Commandos 3 Destination Berlin which was utter garbage (as for Commandos Strike Force....we don't talk about Strike Force...) If you are new to the franchise, you will lose nothing by playing Commandos Origins first so for you I say >>>> 7/10 recommended (hope you have a good rig or you'll have a mediocre experience) Now !!!! For my old players thinking of coming back to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Magazine advertisement for Star Trek: Away Team, a PC game from 2001, at the height of Commandos fever. It translates pretty well into isometric real-time tactics gameplay The game wasn't very well received, but has since found a crowd on GOG: www.gog.com/en/game/star... #gaming #retro #PC 🎮
neutral · AI labelView post →Delta Squad done for Star Wars #Shatterpoint. It’s a squad of Republic Commandos from the video game “Republic Commando”. Not sure how much I’ll play them, just glad they’re done.
neutral · AI labelView post →The gameplay has so many weird glitches and bugs it's super frustrating. The actual levels are cool and remind me of the original but it's impossible to get in to with such a bad UX. Not sure how it made it through QA, not worth the money they are charging for it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fair play, Commandos: Origins, this is classy as hell
positive · AI labelView post →The game dev group was nicknamed the VIC Commandos, due to their being established as part of the marketing team for the VIC-20 computer under Michael Tomczyk. But now the follow-up called the Commodore 64 was in development, announced in Jan 1982 alongside a game machine called the Ultimax.
neutral · AI labelView post →Ticket redemption arcade games are fun but for like over a decade I've been unable to unassociate them with the bit from that one Cheat Commandos cartoon "So, you've made a game for eight-year-olds slightly more of a rip-off?"
neutral · AI labelView post →- AI is stupid even on highest difficulty - Cannot finish mission Operation Aries because of crash in the end - A lot of grafic bugs and glitches - multi-platform missions are annoying - fix that game because it's shame
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a huge fan of the old Commandos Games (1-3). I am very disappointed and sorry to say: Nowhere close to the Masterpiece of Commandos 2. Everything is dumbed-down and adjusted for console play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A proper return to form for the Commandos franchise, which has been dead for far too long - and perhaps the best game since Commandos 2: Men of Courage - if not on par. Just needs Mateo Pascual's soundtrack, and then it'd be perfect! A lot of the negative reviews seem to be from around the time the game itself launched, and more or less focus on bugs. Coming into it now, it feels like a very polished experience and I haven't come across any bugs. Controls (and mechanics) are indeed simplified…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I heard about this game and was waiting for the bug fixes. On 28th April 2026, developers released the 1.6 bug fix patch. After 4 mission in, I can say the game is good, but little bit linear and not optimize properly (FPS). Anyways I am having fun and will buy the DLCs. 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Someone is making a furry Commandos game! 🤩
neutral · AI labelView post →Before buying this game I first wanted to remember myself the first part - Beyond the Call of Duty - 20 years after I stopped playing it. I wanted to feel this climate and nostalgia again. So I passed all this game and then bought the Origins. And I must admit that Origins does a great job in every aspect. For a long-time Commandos fan like me it was a pleasure. The game does not have any defects except the minor ones that are acceptable and do not influence the game too much. Pros: - simply…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I loved all the old Commandos games but this is impossible to recommend. Controls are wonky, game stutters, basic soldier animations look like the game is still WIP. It has promise and I love the series but this is not it. The original Commandos game runs smoother than this. Commandos 2 is far better. Might give this a go in the future if they keep working on it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is not commandos, it is a tentative of capitalising on the name, for the fans of shadow tactics type games. There is no inventory management or weapons....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the best game. thank you Claymore game studios and Kalypso Media
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →> could have been a cool turn based JPRG Yall know that ‘Fallout’ was originally turn-based? No need for anything Japanese in there, the RPG system was pretty good. The nineties had some cool turn-based tactics games, like the ‘Jagged Alliance’ series, ‘X-Com’, ‘Incubation’. Even realtime tactics were very nice in the isometric view, e.g. in ‘Commandos’. Now that everything needs to be in either first-person or third-person from behind, such games rarely pop up.
neutral · AI labelView post →So the game is full bugs. I can't finish Operation Reckoning on stealth. There is a lever on the fourth floor that doesn't do anything, the only way to open is by force. The guards after a while they just start walking up and down very sudden. My spy all of the sudden loses soldier uniform (no, he was not detected). Somewhat solution for few bugs is that you completly exit and start again, but then a game for 50 euros, just not worth it. Wait for a discount for 10 eur or less.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Delta Squad form up! Just finished the Commandos from Republic Commando. This game seriously needs a remaster #StarWarsLegion #MiniaturePainting #DeltaSquad #RepublicCommando
neutral · AI labelView post →This is NOT a return of commandos 2. There is no inventory system. You get everything from the beginning of every mission. The music is almost always the same, very boring (in commandos 2 it was epic for every mission). You cannot check what it is inside the building throught the windows. You cannot fire or get inside the building through the windows. Almost nothing to loot inside the buildings since there is no inventory system. No picture bonus for every mission anymore. I don't see any…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this one. Commandos, back in the 90s https://www.gamepressure.com/games/commandos-series/zff9
neutral · AI labelView post →I've been playing games for over 20 years and this is the first time I've ever posted a review! I could love this game however I can't recommend that anyone buys it as it's so unstable. I'm only just beginning level 3 and so far the game has crashed 50+ times (I've never had another game crash on me, ever). I decided to make one final attempt today but each one of my last three saves just results in a crash back to the desktop. I contacted Kalypso some time ago and sent them the required…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game if it wasn't for the performance. It is the worst performing game I've played in a very long time. On lowest graphics I occassionally get to experience power point presentation. Play Desperados 3 instead
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved the original back in the day, and am loving this one. Only 3 missions in but having so much fun I wanted to speak up while it was still on sale. Maps (so far) have been large and open ended with tons of options/ solutions. Controls (keyboard and mouse) are customizable and well done, and the quick save/ load make it easy to scum (if you're into that). An early but definite thumbs up! (and I'll update if everything goes to $#!+ on mission 4) ;)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spoiler alert: yes. Markets think this is a game of Commandos that will conclude overnight just once someone figures the game out.
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