Commander: World War II

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Commander: World War II is a single player and multiplayer strategy game. It was developed by GoldenGod Games and was released on April 27, 2023. It received positive reviews from players.

Commander: World War II is a turn-based tactical game where you lead either the Allies or the Axis to victory. Deploy infantry, tanks, planes, and naval units, capture locations, use the terrain, and counter specialized units in intense battles. Design your own maps and dominate the battlefield.

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Audience ScoreBased on 11 reviews

monetization2 negative mentions

Enjoyable gameplay reminiscent of Advance Wars and Frontline series with turn-based strategy and challenging campaigns.
Good variety of missions including historical ones and skirmishes with map editor support.
Developer responsiveness with quick fixes and updates shortly after release.

Game suffers from simplistic and low-quality mobile app visuals and animations that don't meet modern PC standards.
Lacks important features such as an undo button, unit information tooltips, and customizable controls.
Design limitations due to mobile-first development cause shallow gameplay experience and poor adaptation for PC gamers.

graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are simplistic and lackluster, with basic 2D art that only scales without improving quality. Visual presentation is minimal and outdated, offering little animation or visual appeal compared to classic games. However, some users still find the visuals passable for the strategy gameplay.
- “Great strategy game with good visuals”
- “While there are options to change the resolution for the mobile app, all this does is scale up the simplistic 2D art assets, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
- “Without any other substantial graphics tweaks, it's not possible for gamers to improve the lackluster 2D visuals.”
- “While there are options to change the resolution for the mobile app, all this does is scale up the simplistic 2D art assets used to make the mobile app, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
- “Without any other substantial graphics tweaks, it's not possible for gamers to improve the lacklustre 2D visuals.”
- “While the artwork itself, while mediocre, might be considered passable, the visual presentation here is negligible; it might as well be a slideshow or a YouTube video.”
story
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The story features an intense, challenging turn-based campaign with dozens of missions, including some historic battles. Players face tough enemy AI that starts with full control of buildings, requiring strategic combat decisions to progress. The campaign currently includes the first four missions, with additional missions available separately.
- “Intense battles for a turn-based game, with a very challenging campaign featuring dozens of missions, including some historic ones, and very intense gameplay.”
- “The enemy AI during the campaigns starts with all buildings captured, so you typically rely on the combat AI making strategic decisions to push through the missions.”
- “Contains the first four missions, providing a solid introduction to the story.”
- “The enemy AI during the campaigns starts with all buildings captured, so you typically rely on the combat AI making odd decisions to push through the missions.”
- “Create a tutorial mission for this, please.”
- “Contains only the first four missions.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization of Commander: World War II is criticized as a cash grab, with the game being a mobile app poorly ported to PC primarily for profit. It is seen as a reskinned version of the developer’s previous titles, essentially asset flipping to maximize sales with minimal effort.
- “Commander: World War II is a mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as if it was a real PC game (it's not). It's a cash grab from greedy mobile developers.”
- “This mobile app is a reskin of the developer's other games, basically a simple form of asset flipping. They take the same game, change the assets, then sell the game all over again.”
gameplay
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The gameplay is similar to the two referenced games, offering a familiar style for those who have played them. For newcomers, the explanation provides a clear and concise overview of the gameplay mechanics.