Partisans 1941
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.
Game Discussion
Steam User 49
Nazis are here to kill you so instead of trying to "debate them in the marketplace of ideas", you get to kill them.
Nazis don't care about facts, bullets don't care about their feelings.
Steam User 9
The atmosphere of the game is impressive, and the ability to approach missions in different ways really enhances the feeling of guerrilla warfare. I like the classic specialization of the different heroes and the way they can be upgraded. The camp management mechanic is also an interesting idea.
On the other hand, the experience is weakened by technical flaws, such as dump AI that doesn’t notice missing comrades or even an explosion right next to it. The repetitive camp management also tends to slow the gameplay down rather than enrich it.
Still, these shortcomings can be overlooked, because in the end the game’s strengths outweigh them.
Steam User 8
Very enjoyable, if rough around the edges. It's Commandos but Soviet, which is pretty unique. Stealth is tough but fair, and combat is short and brutal. One thing I really enjoyed is setting up ambushes: usually in tactical stealth games, gunfire is an absolute last resort or exclusively for when you're already detected. 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. If done well, you can take down a group of fascists within a few shots without the rest being any the wiser, and pulling that off without injures on your side is satisfying.
Some things are definitely janky -- especially the UI would benefit from getting another pass, and I confess to peeking at a guide to get some basic tips to get me started because the tutorials leave much to be desired. The story is thin and strangely a-political, which seems a waste of an opportunity to show a seldom-seen perspective on the war. Party members are decently written but the enemies are all cartoonishly evil nazis, which is to say it's all pretty shallow.
Cool game nonetheless, I'd recommend it for fans of XCOM and I'd be interested in a sequel.
Steam User 9
this is very good game. actually very good. Don't listen to the negative feedback. They don't know how to play this game correctly. The gameplay is: (1) you sneak to setting up the fight, eliminate every lone enemy. (2) setup your position then starting with grenades or special abilities.
Steam User 6
enjoyable and challenging stealth tactics experience. funny, too, if you level up sanek's slingshot. the bushes are filled to bursting with bodies.
Steam User 9
This is a really good and a unique game. Tactical games like this (like Commandos) usually doesn't have a character progression and have restrictions on which character you can pick up to your next mission.
The game also have some unique mechanics like taking cover and automatically shooting the enemies that comes in range. Shooting doesn't alert the whole map like Commandos which I continuously beaten using stealth. With Partisans, you are not afraid of shooting. In fact, you look forward to position your troops at the right location with the right cover to bring hell to your enemies.
Having said that, the game is a little bit rough around some parts. There is not enough information about some of the items you find. I am into the 10th hour and I still don't know what some items do. Some times when I just pick certain abilities, the enemies get alerted without me even using it. It's not a deal breaker but as usual with these types of games, you have to save frequently.
Last thing, I don't know Russian and the whole dialogues are in Russian which makes me a little bit disconnected. I am a bilingual person and English isn't my first language. Honestly it's bold to take a decision like that in modern gaming. I'd have appreciated it if I had the ability to listen to the dialogue in English.
If you enjoy this types of games, you will enjoy everything unique about Partisans 1941.
Steam User 20
It's great to FINALLY kill fascists with the army that ACTUALLY won ww2!
I really loved this game, it's simply beautiful and has GREAT mechanics similar to old-school strategy games which I love, and the thematic is just the best.
But the devs REALLY need to add hovering over items to show info or compare guns, it's really tiring to right click everytime
That said, the game is great!