If you have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of Commandos: Origins since its announcement last year, here is the best option; Claymore Game Studios' revival of the classic World War II real-time stealth tactics series now has a demo for PC and Xbox ahead of its release later this year.
The Commandos series, if your history is a little confusing, first appeared in 1998 with the release of the classic (and hardcore) Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines from developer Pyro Studios. Since then, there have been five additional installments, with the series finally failing with the release of 2006's first-person effort, Commandos: Strike Force.
Commandos: Origins, however, takes the series back to its roots, offering a stealthy World War II prequel adventure in which players guide the original team of six commandos through sabotage and assassination missions as they travel from the shores of Europe. until frost. Arctic plains and African deserts: all presented using the series' classic isometric perspective, although now rendered in 3D.
The newly released demo of Commandos: Origins (available for Steam, Windows PC, and Xbox Series . Here, players control squad members Jack O'Hara (Green Beret) and James Blackwood (The Marine) as they attempt to sabotage a German radar system, “set against the backdrop of the Channel Islands during World War II.” “.
The full game will include “over 10” missions with main and optional objectives, each of which can be completed in multiple different ways, with two-player local and online co-op support available for anyone who wants to stay with a friend.
Commandos: Origins doesn't yet have a release date beyond “2024,” but it will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC (via Steam and the Microsoft Store) when it appears. And if you need to quench your thirst for real-time stealth tactics before then, you can always try this year's pulpy alternate-history World War II adventure, Sumerian Six, or 2023's pirate delight, Shadow Gambit: The CursedCrew.