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Commandos: Origins

Claymore Game Studios · Kalypso Media · 2025-04-09

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Strategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Apr 09, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 09, 2025 (PlayStation 4), Apr 09, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Apr 09, 2025 (Xbox One), Apr 09, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.

177
playing now
79%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
57/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
65h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$49.99
steam price (US)

177 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 177 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 83 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (479 reviews).
  • · Top 19% of 5,887 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 50k–113k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,509 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$42.20-16%
Microsoft Store$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $34.95 at GameBillet (2026-03-12)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 156 of 157 observed days · $25.04 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
36136120252026Week of 2025-04-09: 361 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 118 negativeWeek of 2025-04-16: 151 positiveWeek of 2025-04-16: 57 negativeWeek of 2025-04-23: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-04-23: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-04-30: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-05-07: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-05-07: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-14: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-05-21: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-28: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-04: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-11: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-18: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-25: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-16: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-30: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-06: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-13: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-20: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-27: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-03: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-17: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-24: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-08: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-22: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-29: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-05: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-12: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-19: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-11-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-03: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-10: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-17: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-31: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-07: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-14: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-14: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-28: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-11: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-11: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-29: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-03: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-10: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-26: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

183572026-08-12 05:00 — 57 players2026-08-12 20:00 — 139 players2026-08-13 12:00 — 152 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 57 players2026-08-14 20:00 — 151 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 183 players2026-08-28 11:00 — 153 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 75 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 162 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 177 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$34.952025-03-202026-08-272025-03-20 — best price $44.992025-04-17 — best price $41.472025-05-23 — best price $41.392025-06-10 — best price $44.992025-06-28 — best price $39.142025-07-17 — best price $42.492025-08-09 — best price $49.992025-08-22 — best price $40.392025-09-05 — best price $44.992025-09-18 — best price $42.492025-10-01 — best price $40.392025-10-13 — best price $38.242025-10-25 — best price $42.492025-11-03 — best price $38.242025-11-24 — best price $41.992025-12-04 — best price $43.492025-12-19 — best price $37.482026-01-08 — best price $41.472026-01-23 — best price $38.232026-02-04 — best price $49.992026-02-18 — best price $39.092026-03-04 — best price $42.232026-03-18 — best price $44.992026-04-01 — best price $49.992026-04-11 — best price $41.992026-04-23 — best price $39.092026-05-11 — best price $42.492026-05-22 — best price $49.992026-06-06 — best price $42.792026-06-25 — best price $34.952026-07-15 — best price $43.892026-07-27 — best price $49.992026-08-07 — best price $42.242026-08-21 — best price $42.792026-08-27 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

126632026-05-30 — 106 pageviews2026-06-02 — 97 pageviews2026-06-05 — 90 pageviews2026-06-08 — 63 pageviews2026-06-11 — 79 pageviews2026-06-14 — 77 pageviews2026-06-17 — 68 pageviews2026-06-20 — 100 pageviews2026-06-23 — 69 pageviews2026-06-26 — 87 pageviews2026-06-29 — 91 pageviews2026-07-02 — 99 pageviews2026-07-05 — 100 pageviews2026-07-08 — 75 pageviews2026-07-11 — 95 pageviews2026-07-14 — 97 pageviews2026-07-17 — 122 pageviews2026-07-20 — 101 pageviews2026-07-23 — 88 pageviews2026-07-26 — 93 pageviews2026-07-29 — 71 pageviews2026-08-01 — 89 pageviews2026-08-04 — 106 pageviews2026-08-07 — 93 pageviews2026-08-10 — 106 pageviews2026-08-13 — 69 pageviews2026-08-16 — 92 pageviews2026-08-19 — 70 pageviews2026-08-22 — 91 pageviews2026-08-25 — 81 pageviews2026-08-27 — 82 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

002026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
69.5%
earned "Operation Daybreak (Recruit)"
18.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller support5 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series (Xbox)1,1621%69
Steam (Steam)3812%69
PS5 (PlayStation)1777%70
PS4 (PlayStation)40%70

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DRTSStealthWargameMilitaryStrategyTacticalTop-DownIsometricRealistic

Census log

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

Recent updates

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