The Game Census
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines cover art

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

Pyro Studios · Kalypso Media Digital · 2007-03-15

SteamGOG

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Mar 15, 2007 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is a real-time tactics game set in World War II that puts you in command of a small squad of elite troopers. Send them behind enemy lines on a series of hazardous missions, and bring them back alive.

39
playing now
90%
positive of 4.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
IGDB user rating (223 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

39 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is a 1998 real-time tactics video game developed by the Spanish company Pyro Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. The player controls of a group of six Allied Commandos, who conduct a range of missions across wartime Europe and Africa, using small unit tactics. Each mission's objective varies, but ranges from sabotage, assassination or rescuing captured allied units, with players having a full view of a mission's map to plan their strategy and its execution in advance.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 39 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 148 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~19/week).
  • · Review velocity up 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 161k–323k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,033 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.47-51%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.39 at Steam (2015-06-11) · bundled 14×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 84 of 135 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
494920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

94312026-08-06 22:00 — 65 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 36 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 64 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 66 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 44 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 59 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 71 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 47 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 92 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 63 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 31 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 71 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 66 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 36 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 82 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 71 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 35 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 72 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 88 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 31 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 73 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 80 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 37 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 56 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 89 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 49 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 61 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 90 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 39 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$5.85$0.502015-01-012026-08-252015-01-01 — best price $0.792015-08-22 — best price $3.992016-08-05 — best price $3.792017-07-24 — best price $0.742018-05-14 — best price $4.992019-01-03 — best price $4.992019-07-17 — best price $2.002019-10-25 — best price $4.992020-02-18 — best price $4.142020-06-06 — best price $4.992020-08-22 — best price $4.992020-10-08 — best price $1.492020-12-17 — best price $1.492021-02-10 — best price $1.272021-04-01 — best price $4.992021-05-28 — best price $1.392021-09-08 — best price $2.502021-12-02 — best price $4.992022-03-05 — best price $4.992022-06-06 — best price $2.492022-08-29 — best price $4.992022-11-24 — best price $2.172023-03-13 — best price $2.492023-06-28 — best price $4.922023-09-15 — best price $2.292023-12-04 — best price $4.392024-02-21 — best price $4.122024-06-01 — best price $4.742024-08-06 — best price $4.992024-11-04 — best price $4.992025-01-23 — best price $2.172025-04-25 — best price $4.992025-07-17 — best price $4.992025-10-13 — best price $2.242026-01-05 — best price $4.192026-03-19 — best price $2.222026-06-08 — best price $4.992026-08-25 — best price $2.47
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

169662026-05-30 — 108 pageviews2026-06-02 — 97 pageviews2026-06-05 — 90 pageviews2026-06-08 — 103 pageviews2026-06-11 — 81 pageviews2026-06-14 — 109 pageviews2026-06-17 — 89 pageviews2026-06-20 — 96 pageviews2026-06-23 — 83 pageviews2026-06-26 — 169 pageviews2026-06-29 — 106 pageviews2026-07-02 — 99 pageviews2026-07-05 — 105 pageviews2026-07-08 — 89 pageviews2026-07-11 — 90 pageviews2026-07-14 — 116 pageviews2026-07-17 — 85 pageviews2026-07-20 — 77 pageviews2026-07-23 — 88 pageviews2026-07-26 — 100 pageviews2026-07-29 — 97 pageviews2026-08-01 — 96 pageviews2026-08-04 — 93 pageviews2026-08-07 — 117 pageviews2026-08-10 — 114 pageviews2026-08-13 — 88 pageviews2026-08-16 — 99 pageviews2026-08-19 — 96 pageviews2026-08-22 — 113 pageviews2026-08-25 — 122 pageviews2026-08-27 — 108 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

RTSWarCo-op1990'sActionClassicStealthMilitaryStrategyTactical

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

Commandos 2: Men of CourageCommandos 3: Destination BerlinDeath to Spies: Moment of TruthEnemy FrontOrder of Battle: World War IIUBOATBad North: Jotunn EditionBANNERMEN

Similarity via IGDB.

Discord ↗Wikipedia ↗Official site ↗