Indie · October 14, 2020

Partisans 1941 (2020)

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A new approach to the stealth tactics genre: Partisans 1941 combines stealth, action, resource management and base-building elements. Take control of a group of Partisans resisting the German occupation Eastern Front during World War II. Plan and initiate combat your way. Use tactical pause, study the environment and choose the best position to set up an ambush. Build up your resistance camp hidden deep in the woods and find allies to join your cause. Form squads of unique Partisans and undertake diverse missions to undermine enemy forces and infrastructure, while securing resources desperately needed to sustain the resistance. Experience a dramatic and unique chapter of World War II and become a Red Army commander behind enemy lines. Features Fresh approach to the stealth tactics genre. A new way to play real time tactics - mix of combat, stealth, ambushes and a variety of special items to bring chaos to the enemy ranks. Choose your own way of completing each mission. Lead a squad of Partisans. Build a squad of your choice and level up your Partisans. Use your character’s strengths to find the right solution to different situations. Find and recruit new resistance members. Experience the life of a resistance group. In between missions you witness the routine of a Partisan’s life - develop your base, prepare for the next assignments, ensure you have the resources for the Partisan’s survival. Keep your troops motivated. A different perspective on WW II. Experience the story of fierce resistance against ruthless German occupation on the Eastern Front. See the story and motivation of different people joining the Partisan resistance, military as well as common folk. Background and Story As red army commander Alexey Zorin you escape a Nazi prison camp. Gather a Partisan squad from soldiers left behind enemy lines and locals. Live with your squad all the way from small sabotage missions to attacks on the occupational forces’ authority. Play a leading role in an operation initiated by Red Army staff quarters and conducted by all Partisan teams in the area: A strike on the German forces’ supply lines for the frontlines, with the goal of buying additional time for the defenders of Leningrad to prepare against the German attack.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Strategy · 324
  • Real Time Tactics · 281
  • World War II · 265
  • Stealth · 238
  • Tactical · 200
  • Singleplayer · 185
  • Isometric · 166
  • Indie · 135
  • War · 130
  • Historical · 123
  • Tactical RPG · 109
  • Strategy RPG · 96
  • Atmospheric · 96
  • Assassin · 95
  • Difficult · 83

Peer Indie titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume8.2k Steam reviewsTop 31% in Indie
Positive rating82% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 76%
Metacritic74/100Genre average 77 — top 68% of Indie titles
Engagement hours12 h averageTop 53% for session depth among Indie

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • Russian volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up
  • Spanish - Latin America
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up
  • Turkish

Full audio (5)

  • English
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Czech

Reception Metrics

Steam community

82%Mostly Positive · 8.2k reviews

6.7k positive · 1.5k negative

Metacritic

74/100 critic aggregate

Metacritic user score

7.5/10

Curator recommendations

7.3k

Press Quotes

“Partisans 1941 Looks A Lot Like A Modern Commandos” Kotaku “Partisans combines a classic real-time tactics structure with more flexible systems for a winning formula” 80 – PC Gamer “Solid real-time tactics from a fresh historical perspective with lots of possible solutions and high replay value” 80 – Gamestar

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

12h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

30

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 14, 2020
DeveloperAlter Games
PublisherDaedalic Entertainment
Base price$4.49
DLC / Add-ons3 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Content Notes

Contains mild depiction of blood and swearing. Depicts scenes of war and cruelty against civilians.

Editions & Packages

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