Choose Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Choose Commandos 2: Men of Courage if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82.9% positive across 946 reviews.
Commandos 2: Men of Courage vs Commandos: Origins
Commandos 2: Men of Courage 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. Commandos 2: Men of Courage (2007) is 18 years older than Commandos: Origins (2025). Commandos 2: Men of Courage scores higher on Steam reviews (82.9% positive) than Commandos: Origins (78.1% positive). 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, Online Co-op, and Shared/Split Screen 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 Commandos 2: Men of Courage and Commandos: Origins sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Commandos 2: Men of Courage |  Commandos: Origins | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2007 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 49.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.9% positive (946 reviews) | 78.1% positive (597 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Pyro Studios | Claymore Game Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Commandos 2: Men of Courage (2007) is 18 years older than Commandos: Origins (2025).
- Commandos 2: Men of Courage scores higher on Steam reviews (82.9% positive) than Commandos: Origins (78.1% positive).
- Commandos 2: Men of Courage is currently ~90% cheaper on Steam than Commandos: Origins (4.99 USD vs. 49.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Commandos: Origins is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Commandos 2: Men of Courage has no Deck rating yet.
Commandos 2: Men of Courage vs Commandos: Origins — FAQ
- Which is better, Commandos 2: Men of Courage or Commandos: Origins?
- On Steam reviews Commandos 2: Men of Courage scores higher (82.9% positive) than Commandos: Origins (78.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Commandos 2: Men of Courage is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Commandos 2: Men of Courage or Commandos: Origins first?
- If you want chronology, Commandos 2: Men of Courage (2007) 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 Commandos 2: Men of Courage 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 Commandos 2: Men of Courage and Commandos: Origins have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Commandos 2: Men of Courage ships Co-op; Commandos: Origins ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.