Radio Commander (2019)

Games Operators, Serious Sim

Linux · Mac · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · iOS

2.80 from 10 ratings

670 members have it in their collection · 1 playing now · 509 backlogged · 7 wish listed

How long? Main story 8h (from 1 logged playthrough)

Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.
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Release dates

  • Oct 10, 2019 (Worldwide) Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • May 21, 2020 (Worldwide) Linux
  • Aug 14, 2020 (Worldwide) iOS
  • Dec 18, 2020 (North_America) Xbox One
  • Jan 11, 2021 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
  • Jan 25, 2021 (Worldwide) PlayStation 4

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Trost

Review Trost 2/5 · Mar 27, 2025

Interesting concept, boring implementation.

This is a story focused experience about the Vietnam War with a rather slow gameplay process. It tries to explore on topics of atrocities and moral dilemmas of those events, but from what I've seen in Steam reviews, the story of this game takes a lot of "creative liberties", so don't expect it to be a history lesson.

I had …

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This is a story focused experience about the Vietnam War with a rather slow gameplay process. It tries to explore on topics of atrocities and moral dilemmas of those events, but from what I've seen in Steam reviews, the story of this game takes a lot of "creative liberties", so don't expect it to be a history lesson.

I had to drop it on mission 7 after randomly failing at the very end. No way I'm starting that slog over.
Only 6.8% of players completed mission 6 (out of 9 total), which speaks about how repetitive the game is.

Next I'll play: "Radio General" a game with the same premise of commanding via a radio and a map, but better overall, according to reviews. In that game you play as the Canadians in the second world war and it features real life historical footage and notes, unlike "Radio Commander".

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