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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 · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is a $4.99 Action game released in 2007, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (90% of 4048 reviews).

46
playing now
90%
positive of 4.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)

46 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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.

Trailer

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines trailer thumbnail

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines (1998) - Official Trailer

≈671,532 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 46 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 8% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 162k–324k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,048 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 74 of 119 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

111262026-09-15 13:00 — 68 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 80 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 44 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 69 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 111 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 43 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 47 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 93 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 53 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 71 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 87 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 45 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 30 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 76 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 68 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 37 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 96 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 57 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 35 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 70 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 89 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 34 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 46 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1475Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 11 · peak 28Dec 2012 — avg 9 · peak 35May 2013 — avg 6 · peak 17Oct 2013 — avg 10 · peak 28Mar 2014 — avg 23 · peak 101Aug 2014 — avg 15 · peak 75Jan 2015 — avg 36 · peak 99Jun 2015 — avg 31 · peak 87Nov 2015 — avg 22 · peak 75Apr 2016 — avg 28 · peak 67Sep 2016 — avg 38 · peak 114Feb 2017 — avg 58 · peak 153Jul 2017 — avg 60 · peak 164Dec 2017 — avg 54 · peak 122May 2018 — avg 46 · peak 132Oct 2018 — avg 40 · peak 89Mar 2019 — avg 37 · peak 83Aug 2019 — avg 47 · peak 90Jan 2020 — avg 70 · peak 142Jun 2020 — avg 84 · peak 153Nov 2020 — avg 78 · peak 163Apr 2021 — avg 66 · peak 126Sep 2021 — avg 60 · peak 109Feb 2022 — avg 65 · peak 128Jul 2022 — avg 52 · peak 97Dec 2022 — avg 57 · peak 125May 2023 — avg 45 · peak 82Oct 2023 — avg 59 · peak 121Mar 2024 — avg 62 · peak 127Aug 2024 — avg 60 · peak 110Jan 2025 — avg 86 · peak 192Jun 2025 — avg 51 · peak 100Nov 2025 — avg 62 · peak 143Apr 2026 — avg 68 · peak 135Aug 2026 — avg 63 · peak 116
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

132772026-05-30 — 108 pageviews2026-06-03 — 108 pageviews2026-06-07 — 87 pageviews2026-06-11 — 81 pageviews2026-06-15 — 100 pageviews2026-06-19 — 90 pageviews2026-06-23 — 83 pageviews2026-06-27 — 87 pageviews2026-07-01 — 118 pageviews2026-07-05 — 105 pageviews2026-07-09 — 106 pageviews2026-07-13 — 95 pageviews2026-07-17 — 85 pageviews2026-07-21 — 89 pageviews2026-07-25 — 96 pageviews2026-07-29 — 97 pageviews2026-08-02 — 106 pageviews2026-08-06 — 93 pageviews2026-08-10 — 114 pageviews2026-08-14 — 82 pageviews2026-08-18 — 105 pageviews2026-08-22 — 113 pageviews2026-08-26 — 113 pageviews2026-08-30 — 109 pageviews2026-09-03 — 94 pageviews2026-09-07 — 110 pageviews2026-09-11 — 91 pageviews2026-09-15 — 100 pageviews2026-09-19 — 100 pageviews2026-09-23 — 98 pageviews2026-09-27 — 102 pageviews2026-10-01 — 99 pageviews2026-10-05 — 132 pageviews2026-10-09 — 83 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RTSWarCo-op1990'sActionClassicStealthMilitaryStrategyTactical

Census log

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

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