Choose Partisans 1941
Choose Partisans 1941 if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,664 Steam reviews back the pick.
Partisans 1941 vs Commandos: Origins
Partisans 1941 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. Partisans 1941 (2020) is 5 years older than Commandos: Origins (2025). Both sit near 78% positive on Steam (Partisans 1941: 1,664 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 Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online 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 Partisans 1941 and Commandos: Origins sit in Strategy on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (77.3% vs 78.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Partisans 1941 |  Commandos: Origins | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 49.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.3% positive (1,664 reviews) | 78.1% positive (597 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Alter Games | Claymore Game Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Partisans 1941 (2020) is 5 years older than Commandos: Origins (2025).
- Both sit near 78% positive on Steam (Partisans 1941: 1,664 reviews, Commandos: Origins: 597).
- Partisans 1941 is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Commandos: Origins (29.99 USD vs. 49.99 USD).
- Commandos: Origins has co-op; Partisans 1941 does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Partisans 1941 vs Commandos: Origins — FAQ
- Which is better, Partisans 1941 or Commandos: Origins?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Partisans 1941 sits at 77.3% positive (1,664 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 Partisans 1941 or Commandos: Origins first?
- If you want chronology, Partisans 1941 (2020) 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 Partisans 1941 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.
- Does Partisans 1941 have multiplayer like Commandos: Origins?
- No. Commandos: Origins supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Partisans 1941 is listed as single-player only.