Choose Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack
Choose Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's currently about 88% cheaper on the Steam Store. Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack launched in 2017.
Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack vs Commandos: Origins
Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack 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. Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack (2017) is 8 years older than Commandos: Origins (2025). Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack scores higher on Steam reviews (80.4% 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 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 Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack and Commandos: Origins sit in Strategy on Steam, 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
 Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack |  Commandos: Origins | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 49.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80.4% positive (56 reviews) | 78.1% positive (597 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Illusion Softworks | Claymore Game Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack (2017) is 8 years older than Commandos: Origins (2025).
- Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack scores higher on Steam reviews (80.4% positive) than Commandos: Origins (78.1% positive).
- Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack is currently ~88% cheaper on Steam than Commandos: Origins (5.99 USD vs. 49.99 USD).
- Commandos: Origins has co-op; Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack vs Commandos: Origins — FAQ
- Should I play Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack or Commandos: Origins first?
- If you want chronology, Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack (2017) 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 Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack 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 Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack have multiplayer like Commandos: Origins?
- No. Commandos: Origins supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack is listed as single-player only.