Choose War Mongrels
Choose War Mongrels if you want an Action and Adventure experience. War Mongrels launched in 2021.
War Mongrels vs Commandos: Origins
War Mongrels and Commandos: Origins both land in Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Strategy games on Steam. War Mongrels (2021) is 4 years older than Commandos: Origins (2025). Both sit near 78% positive on Steam (War Mongrels: 587 reviews, Commandos: Origins: 597). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Commandos: Origins
Choose Commandos: Origins if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and LAN Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Commandos: Origins launched in 2025.
Both War Mongrels and Commandos: Origins sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (78.5% vs 78.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 War Mongrels |  Commandos: Origins | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Adventure | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 44.99 USD | 49.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.5% positive (587 reviews) | 78.1% positive (597 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Destructive Creations | Claymore Game Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- War Mongrels (2021) is 4 years older than Commandos: Origins (2025).
- Both sit near 78% positive on Steam (War Mongrels: 587 reviews, Commandos: Origins: 597).
- War Mongrels is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Commandos: Origins (44.99 USD vs. 49.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
War Mongrels vs Commandos: Origins — FAQ
- Which is better, War Mongrels or Commandos: Origins?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: War Mongrels sits at 78.5% positive (587 reviews), Commandos: Origins at 78.1% (597). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play War Mongrels or Commandos: Origins first?
- If you want chronology, War Mongrels (2021) came out before Commandos: Origins (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are War Mongrels and Commandos: Origins similar?
- They overlap on Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both War Mongrels and Commandos: Origins have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: War Mongrels ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Commandos: Origins ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.