Commandos: Origins is a real-time stealth tactics game set during World War 2, and it's been announced for release on PS5 sometime in 2024, presumably under the cover of darkness.
The Commandos series began in 1998 is foundational to the stealth tactics subgenre of strategy, best exemplified by modern takes like Desperados III and Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew. Both were developed by Mimimi Games, which recently announced it would be closing down, showing how niche this part of the market remains. We'll keep an eye on Commandos: Origins and hope it has what it takes to make it in our volatile industry.

Key features for the title as relayed by publisher Kalypso Media and developer Claymore Game Studios include:
- Challenging Real-Time Tactical Stealth Gameplay – Make the best use of your Commandos' unique abilities, infiltrate enemy facilities and hit them where it hurts most before disappearing into the shadows.
- An Extraordinary Team – Featuring six infamous characters, each with their storied history, banding together to form an extraordinary fighting force—the Commandos: Take control over Jack O'Hara "the Green Beret," Thomas "the Sapper" Hancock, Francis T. "the Sniper" Woolridge, Samuel "the Driver" Brooklyn, James "the Marine" Blackwood, and Rene "the Spy" Duchamp and lead them to success.
- Many Paths to Victory – The detailed, varied and interactive environments offer multiple approaches to reaching your goal. Sneak, climb, drive in various vehicles, or hide and creep to mission success!
- On Your Mark – A modern user experience with precise and intuitive controls enables you to control the commandos with expert precision. Coordinate complex actions simultaneously to overcome heavily fortified targets.
- Fight on All Fronts – Play through more than ten missions in historically authentic World War II environments, spanning from the barren Arctic to the African desert, with a range of core and voluntary objectives requiring your complete tactical expertise.
- There is No I in Team – Take on missions with a friend in the two-player cooperative multiplayer mode, either online or via local split-screen.
What do you think of Commandos: Origins? Does it look like your cup of tea? How do you feel about this style of strategy game? Is it something you've dabbled in? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Glad to know the genre is not dead despite the sad closure of Mimimi
Man I bought Commandos 2 about a year ago because that was one of the big games my uncle and I played before he died.. graphics/controls didn’t hold up too well.. I didn’t expect to be excited randomly at 12:34am.. thanks for the heads up!
Excited to see how this turns out. Played all the Commandos games back in the day, played all the Mimimi games and recently played War Mongrels as well, which I thought was brilliant... gave me that Commandos fix. I'll take more RTT games any day.
The remasters were not great ports. Let's hope this one is better, should be developed with consoles in mind.
I played a bit of the first Commandos back at the time, though I never did get far in it. I was probably just too young for it back then. Might be something I'd enjoy more now if I tried it again.
@costa69gr my exact thoughts. Please don’t stay too long in my head, it’s dark and full of things that want to eat you😂
Big fan of the first two games, so I'm happy to see the series continue.
Loved the original and "Shadow Tactics". This looks promising. I'm optimistic.
So what is that "Origins"? Remaster of Commandos 1, or is that Commandos 4?
Oh yeah, loved commandos back in the day and played all the reboots and mimimi games. Can't wait!
Cautiously optimistic, but deep down I know it will be mediocre at best.
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