Commandos: Origins Reviews
Commandos: Origins puts a strict focus on stealth, and the result is slow-paced, challenging, and consistently satisfying when all your plans come together.
There's no doubt that Commandos Origins is a love letter to the franchise, delivering very similar sensations with a modern twist. Still, its harsh design and some technical flaws mean it's not for everyone. It's worth a try if you're into stealth.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Commandos: Origins is probably very good; an interesting historical setting, charming visuals, and deep and varied strategic options. You won't notice any of that if playing on console however, you'll be too busy wrestling with the terrible controls to be having much fun. That, and the buggy visuals, make this one to be missed unless you're on PC.
Claymore Game Studios realized what made the original Commandos games so great, retained the heart and soul, and sanded off all the prickly edges. Commandos: Origins is a love letter to the originals in everything it does.
For reasons unknown to us, Commandos: Origins turned out to be a very archaic game that feels drawn out, terribly linear and incredibly tedious. Don't forget about a bunch of bugs.
Review in Russian |
The problems inherent to stealth games hold back Commandos Origins, but it's still a high-stakes, high-intensity RTS where even the smallest action can feel meaningful. Meticulous, difficult, and demanding, it will test your patience as much as your tactical insight, but when you finally get it right, Commandos Origins is rewarding.
For as big and ambitious as its levels may be, the most reliable way to progress in Commandos: Origins is a tedious process of luring each guard to his doom, one at a time.
Commandos Origins does an admirable job bringing the real-time-tactics gameplay to a modern era. There's a lot to love in the level design and tactical toolkit afforded. I just wish some of the bugs and performance issues were ironed out so I could enjoy them more. Unless you're a patient gamer who enjoys real-time-tactics games, or a long-time Commandos aficionado, you might want to wait for one or two updates from now to try this out.
Commandos: Origins is a game with a big heart but (apparently) small budget. It transported me well into the past, and that’s both a good and a bad thing. We get some nice and warm nostalgia next to some really rusty gameplay mechanics. All in all, I got quite a bit of fun from plaiyng Origins but I can recommend it only to the veterans of the genre craving anything new.
Review in Polish | Read full review
As an Real-time tactics title, Commandos: Origins stands out as a solid entry in the genre. It carries over key elements from the original series while blending in modern mechanics and stylistic choices reminiscent of Shadow Tactics. The generous number of missions offers plenty of content, inviting players to revisit and refine their strategies. That said, persistent bugs and technical hiccups remain noticeable issues-and they might just become the unpredictable factors on your road to victory.
Review in Chinese | Read full review
The end result is a game that's as challenging as it is intriguing, rewarding well-thought-out strategies and the occasional bit of improvisation. That said, some clever ideas can fall apart due to a few too many technical hiccups-issues we hope will be ironed out with future patches.
Review in Italian | Read full review
It's great to see this iconic game series—one that introduced the term 'Commandos-like' to the gaming world—back in action after so many years. The fact that it preserves the traits of the characters we love and successfully blends the mechanics of the first two games is among its biggest strengths. However, there are so many minor and major bugs that they end up dragging down the overall experience. It definitely needs a few solid patches.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Although some elements detract from the enjoyment of the game, the Commandos Origins experience and its engaging gameplay have the same feel and feel as its original versions, which is enough to keep gamers interested.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Some comebacks just don't work. A review by a die-hard Commandos fan confirms that most old-school players will be happy with the new game. But perhaps a little uncritical.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
A weak compromise that chooses the way of simplifying rather than streamline. The narrative is gripping and some missions still have some tactical value, but the technical and gameplay flaws are too big to be ignored.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Origins is a really tense, challenging game and a great revival of this much-loved series.
Commandos: Origins is a striking return to the roots of the classic 90's franchise, bringing back real-time tactical gameplay focused on stealth and strategy. Serving as a prequel to the previous games, the title offers 14 missions set in historical World War II scenarios, where every decision demands surgical precision. Visually modest but functional, the game honors its legacy with precise and challenging mechanics.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Commandos: Origins aims to take players back to the glory days of PC gaming when niche strategy games thrived, and it almost succeeds. The changes made to make the game suit a modern player base are good and well appreciated, even by veterans like me. But, in its current condition, there are just way too many bugs for the game to be enjoyed properly. I’d recommend waiting for a few patches to drop and then getting it on sale. It’s good to see Commandos back in action!
A flawed but fun return to stealth strategy. If you're nostalgic or just love tactical tension, Commandos: Origins is worth a shot, especially on Game Pass. Check it out to see if nostalgia can really bring back the 90s.