STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

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

Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 96%2009

The verdict

A beloved squad-based Clone Wars shooter with great characters, music and atmosphere, but a rough PC port and spongy enemies. Skip it if you won't mod or lack nostalgia.

Great for

Star Wars and Clone Wars fans who like old-school squad shooters and don't mind installing community fixes

Main risk

The PC port needs fixes for mouse sensitivity, resolution and crashes, and the combat feels dated without nostalgia

What players love

Fun squad command mechanics

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“often the answer to beating a section I was stuck on was a change in squad tactics rather than simply improving my shooting on the next try”
Steam review · 13.1 h played ↗

“It amazes me to have AI squadmates, dreamed up and programmed in the early 2000s, that feel more useful and well-written than the ones in most AAA games of the last decade.”
Steam review · 24.9 h played ↗

“you can control your squad: where each soldier stands, which turret to man, what to hack.”
Steam review · translated · 10.4 h played ↗

Wish for a sequel or remaster

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“we need a sequel and or remaster ASAP”
Steam review · 11.6 h played ↗

“If any game deserves a remaster, it's this one! A masterpiece from 2005.”
Steam review · translated · 0.9 h played ↗

Excellent soundtrack and atmosphere

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“has a great soundtrack along with an amazing story reminiscent of a Clone Wars arc”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗

“The atmosphere and music still get to you after all these years!”
Steam review · translated · 10.1 h played ↗

“this game absolutely oozes atmosphere.”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗

Lively, memorable squadmates

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“Delta Squad feels alive. Boss, Sev, Fixer, and Scorch are not just voices in your helmet. They argue, joke, cover each other”
Steam review · 584.9 h played ↗

“THEY ARE BADASS and funny.”
Steam review · 7.7 h played ↗

“Each squad member has their own character, and in battle you hear all sorts of brotherly banter, which adds to the immersion.”
Steam review · translated · 11 h played ↗

Holds up as a nostalgic classic

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews

“a perfectly preserved time capsule that lets you peek into the world of early 2000s star wars games”
Steam review · 18 h played ↗

“Graphics may be dated by this game holds up years later and is WAY more fun that I thought it would be.”
Steam review · 11.5 h played ↗

Gritty, emotional Clone Wars story

Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews

“It also shows a dark and very mature side of the Clone Wars.”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗

“the story really captivates and tugs at your heartstrings”
Steam review · 17.5 h played ↗

What players complain about

Crashes and won't run on modern PCs

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“the game still crashes every time I try to begin the campaign or load a save”
Steam review · 9.7 h played ↗

“It is next to impossible to get this old game to run on modern hardware, crashing on start up, crashing trying to play a single level.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

“doesn't even launch on Windows 10 (hangs while loading the first level).”
Steam review · translated · 0.2 h played ↗

Bullet-sponge enemies and spam

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“From bullet sponge enemies, to infinite spawners of said sponge enemies, to flying enemies with hit scan lasers that instantly drain health”
Steam review · 9.4 h played ↗

“it's ultimately not very fun for pretty much one reason and one reason only: enemy health.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗

“pea-shooter weapons, you have to empty half a magazine point-blank into regular enemies.”
Steam review · translated · 9.7 h played ↗

Extreme mouse sensitivity

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“Mouse sensitivity is the possible maximum on the face of the earth multiplied by ten.”
Steam review · 21.8 h played ↗

“the mouse sensitivity is off the charts! Even at the lowest setting, the mouse sensitivity is absurdly high.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗

“Awful mouse sensitivity in the menu.”
Steam review · translated · 2.2 h played ↗

Dumb squad AI and bugs

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews

“The team AI in this game is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awful. They don't shoot and either wont follow you or they'll run headfirst just to get their ♥♥♥♥ kicked in and die.”
Steam review · 1.8 h played ↗

“a squad mate got hung up on a corner of some hallway and couldn't be coaxed out of jittering around without actually moving”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗

Poor port: no controller, resolution limits

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“-No Native controller support”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗

“there is no controller support”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗

“A broken port that, even with all the third-party fixes, still looks and plays worse than the original Xbox version.”
Steam review · translated · 11.2 h played ↗

Excessive screen shake

Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews

“it doesn't just shake the screen, it also moves your crosshairs”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗

“The shaking made me almost throw up.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows 2000, XP or Vista

ProcessorPentium III or Athlon 1.0 GHz or faster CPU

Memory256MB RAM

Graphics64MB 3D Graphics card with Vertex Shader and Pixel Shader (VS/PS) capability

Storage2.0GB

OSWindows 2000, XP or Vista

ProcessorPentium III or Athlon 1.0 GHz or faster CPU

Memory256MB RAM

Graphics64MB 3D Graphics card with Vertex Shader and Pixel Shader (VS/PS) capability

Storage2.0GB

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