Partisans 1941

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 82%Very Positive · 82%2020

−85%~~$29.99~~$4.49

US Steam price, checked 5 h ago

The verdict

A Commandos-style stealth-tactics game about Soviet partisans, with ambush-friendly combat and a light camp layer. Skip it if you can't stand bugs, clunky controls and constant reloading.

Great for

Commandos and Shadow Tactics fans who tolerate jank and enjoy slow stealth, ambushes and a rare Soviet partisan setting

Main risk

Frequent bugs, clunky controls and inconsistent stealth AI force constant reloads and can break missions

What players love

Commandos-style stealth and tactics

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“The real-time-with-pause system lets you plan several steps ahead and execute synchronized takedowns.”
Steam review · 22.2 h played ↗

“this is pretty much just a modern interpretation of it. Amazing.”
Steam review · 32.8 h played ↗

“Excellent tactical game, in the best traditions of the Commandos series”
Steam review · translated · 4.2 h played ↗

Rare, respectful Soviet partisan setting

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“It is a rare depiction of Soviet partisans during WW2.”
Steam review · 40.5 h played ↗

“It's a Russian studio telling a story from the Eastern Front that doesn't get told often enough in games.”
Steam review · 17 h played ↗

Satisfying ambushes and viable gunfights

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“In this game, it's part of the strategy to start a gunfight on your own terms; set up crossfires, take up cover positions, put down mines.”
Steam review · 24.5 h played ↗

“This isn't Commandos; the gameplay is more dynamic and built around frequent firefights and ambushes.”
Steam review · translated · 16.4 h played ↗

Distinct partisans and customization

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews

“really like being able to customize each partisan's setup before each mission along with looting system, and been able to enhance the weapons.”
Steam review · 53.8 h played ↗

Great voice acting and characters

Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews

“The voice acting is excellent, all the heroes seem to have stepped out of a Soviet war film.”
Steam review · translated · 16.1 h played ↗

What players complain about

Many bugs, some game-breaking

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews

“every time I loaded a save, enemies would suddenly enter a search/alarm state even though they were not alerted when I made the save.”
Steam review · 15.6 h played ↗

“Severe game-breaking bug on the Prison level, you WILL get "Mission Failed" at any moment.”
Steam review · 17.7 h played ↗

“In 6 years the developers haven't taught the Germans to walk through doors in the final mission”
Steam review · translated · 23.1 h played ↗

Clunky controls and inventory UI

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“it's really agony trying to control your partisans in any situation requiring precise maneuvering.”
Steam review · 28.6 h played ↗

“Inconvenient, unintuitive, unresponsive, small.”
Steam review · translated · 6.4 h played ↗

Inconsistent stealth and enemy AI

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“You cut a man down while he was fully alerted? Well then the bro has some telepathic powers and told everyone in eastern Europe about your existence.”
Steam review · 14.7 h played ↗

“Enemies notice you even when you sit in bushes or in darkness outside the small cone or in cover.”
Steam review · translated · 17.1 h played ↗

Shallow camp management and repetitive missions

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“Lure the enemy into the bushes with a bottle or by whistling, stab... Repeat 70-100 times and clear the mission.”
Steam review · 32.5 h played ↗

“You fully build it in the first ten days or so, and that's it; after that it's of no interest.”
Steam review · translated · 9.8 h played ↗

Poor performance and crashes

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews

“less than 35 FPS on RTX 3070 laptop and GTX 1080 desktop”
Steam review · 15 h played ↗

“Optimization is awful: 30 fps in the first two missions, 10 in the third.”
Steam review · translated · 3 h played ↗

Random combat and weak shooting

Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews

“Sometimes an NPC stands right in front of you, a meter away, and you can't hit him.”
Steam review · translated · 9.8 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows 7 SP 1 64bit

ProcessorIntel Core i3 - 8100 / AMD Ryzen 3 2200G

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 7790

Storage10 GB available space

Recommended

OSWindows 10 64bit

ProcessorIntel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Memory16 GB RAM

GraphicsGeForce GTX 1060 6GB / Radeon RX 590

Storage10 GB available space

OSWindows 7 SP 1 64bit

ProcessorIntel Core i3 - 8100 / AMD Ryzen 3 2200G

Memory8 GB RAM

GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / Radeon HD 7790

Storage10 GB available space

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