War Mongrels
Skip · Strategy · 2021
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 33, under the fair line, at $44.99.
- Length
- 22.5h
- Value
- $2.00/hr
- Reviews
- 75% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 or AMD Radeon R9 270. At least 2GB of dedicated VRAM., 16 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game that takes place on the eastern front of World War II. Dynamic and tactical gameplay with stealth elements, tightly packed into a dark, fascinating story! Play on your own or in online co-op (PC).
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
It has never been cheaper than $6.74. That was December 2024. It has been discounted 55 times in the 5 years tracked here, typically at 70 percent off, with about 5 weeks between sales.
On value it sits in the top 42 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 99 percent of its genre. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. Commandos: Origins ($49.99, scores 47) and Commandos 2: Men of Courage ($4.99, scores 61) both outscore it.
Of the 790 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 9 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written October 2021 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 42 percent of the 245 reviews written there were positive, against 75 percent overall, and those are 13 percent of everything written about it.
Finishing takes 22.5 hours; clearing it takes 59, which is 2.6 times the campaign.
The drop-off
68% start to 1% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
It was fine. Enjoyable enough if you like the genre, but not near the top. Gets the basics mostly right, but was noticablity rigid with encounter approaches (unless you count going guns blazing flexibility) and polish was lacking which led to some frustrations with character actions/pathfinding. There is a story, but it's just used to bridge the missions, did not find it compelling. Also the animated style of the...
Si jugabas la saga Commandos cuando niño, te gustará este juego. Además aporta una perspectiva desde el otro frente en la 2da Guerra
As someone who has played most of the major stealth strategy games, such as the Commandos series, Shadow Tactics, Sumerian Six, and Desperados III, I can say those games set the standard for controls, graphics, and gameplay. This game feels very similar to them. It still needs some optimization and a few quality of life features, such as a speed-up option, but overall it's a solid experience. I highly recommend this...
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War Mongrels scores 33/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1101790/war-mongrelsReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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