7 Hardcore games like Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines that you should try

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines — the two agree on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to co-op play and an isometric view.

It shares the essentials of what Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines does: punishing difficulty, stealth mechanics and historical setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and an isometric view. The distance is in game mode and tone — its own ground is strong narrative focus.

It shares the essentials of what Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines does: punishing difficulty, stealth mechanics and historical setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is game mode: deep simulation.

What brings it close to Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is punishing difficulty, stealth mechanics and historical setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and an isometric view. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is strong narrative focus and a third-person camera.

Genre puts it alongside Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines, and so does punishing difficulty, stealth mechanics and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is a third-person camera.

On paper it is what Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is — punishing difficulty, stealth mechanics and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is a third-person camera.

With Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines it shares punishing difficulty, tactical combat and historical setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is shooting mechanics and strong narrative focus.