Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty

Buy89%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Pyro Studios · Action · Mar 15, 2007

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
37% of themes are praise36% are divided27% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Released in 1999 as a standalone follow-up to Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines, it may be smaller in scope, with only eight missions, but it compensates for that brevity with intense difficulty, clever level design, and new mechanics that push players to the edge of precision and patience.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Fortunately this doesn't detract from the ruthless difficulty that this game has thankfully retained.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visually, the game retains the distinctive isometric art style of its predecessor, enhanced with richer environments and improved clarity.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The atmosphere is further heightened by an understated soundtrack and crisp sound effects that reinforce the tension of every mission.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay32 reviews
Difficulty28 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
88% still recommend
Multiplayer
60% still recommend
Combat
100% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
50% still recommend
Interface
56% still recommend
Bugs
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$4.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.24.

8 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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