Fit check
Is Commander: Modern War worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Turn-based strategy players interested in modern military conflict
- Players who want to command infantry, vehicles, air units, and naval units
- Strategy fans seeking custom maps and battles against up to seven commanders
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time battles instead of turn-based engagements
- Players looking for a character-driven story or many playable factions
- Players who do not want to manage resources, terrain, and unit counters
Our take on Commander: Modern War
The game shifts modern-war strategy into turn-based battles while combining infantry, vehicles, aircraft, and naval units. Its editable battlefields also replace the fixed-map structure found in many campaign-focused strategy games.
What is Commander: Modern War?
Commander: Modern War is a turn-based strategy game about a conflict between two factions.
It includes campaigns and skirmish maps, with settings that can be customized for battles against up to seven commanders. Players command infantry, vehicles, air units, and naval units, capture strategically important locations to gain resources, and use terrain to influence battles. Specialized units can be deployed to counter opposing forces. A map editor allows custom battlefields to be created. The game presents modern military conflict through turn-based engagements involving land, air, and naval forces.
How Commander: Modern War plays
- 01Mixed military units
- The available forces include infantry, vehicles, air units, and naval units.
- 02Resource control
- Capturing important locations provides resources for recruiting forces.
- 03Adjustable skirmishes
- Battle parameters can be customized for matches involving up to seven commanders.
- 04Custom map creation
- The map editor allows players to shape battlefields for their own scenarios.
Commander: Modern War compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad presents a World War II experience centered on large-scale strategy and hands-on combat, while Commander: Modern War depicts conflict between two factions through turn-based battles. Xenonauts focuses on a multinational military organization defending Earth from alien invasion, whereas Commander: Modern War centers on infantry, vehicles, air units, naval units, resource locations, and custom battlefields.
Commander: Modern War: platforms & release
Is Commander: Modern War worth it?
It is worth it if: turn-based strategy players interested in modern military conflict. Skip it if: players seeking real-time battles instead of turn-based engagements.
Where can I download Commander: Modern War?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Commander: Modern War's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Commander: Modern War on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
