Choose Hot Brass
Choose Hot Brass if you want an Action and Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 82.4% positive across 187 reviews.
Hot Brass vs Commandos: Origins
Hot Brass 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. Hot Brass (2021) is 4 years older than Commandos: Origins (2025). Hot Brass scores higher on Steam reviews (82.4% 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 Shared/Split Screen, LAN Co-op, and Playable without Timed Input 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 Hot Brass and Commandos: Origins sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Shared/Split Screen 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
 Hot Brass |  Commandos: Origins | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 49.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.4% positive (187 reviews) | 78.1% positive (597 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Walk with Kings | Claymore Game Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Hot Brass (2021) is 4 years older than Commandos: Origins (2025).
- Hot Brass scores higher on Steam reviews (82.4% positive) than Commandos: Origins (78.1% positive).
- Hot Brass is currently ~70% cheaper on Steam than Commandos: Origins (14.99 USD vs. 49.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Hot Brass is Deck Unsupported, Commandos: Origins is Deck Playable.
Hot Brass vs Commandos: Origins — FAQ
- Which is better, Hot Brass or Commandos: Origins?
- On Steam reviews Hot Brass scores higher (82.4% positive) than Commandos: Origins (78.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Hot Brass is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Hot Brass or Commandos: Origins first?
- If you want chronology, Hot Brass (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 Hot Brass 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 Hot Brass and Commandos: Origins have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Hot Brass ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Commandos: Origins ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.