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Partisans 1941

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2020

Should you play it?

Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.

What works

  • Engaging tactical gameplay with multiple approaches
  • Authentic wwii eastern front setting with russian voices
  • Character progression and skill customization
  • Challenging ai and mission design
  • Good replayability and mission variety

Things to keep in mind

  • Numerous bugs and ui issues reported
  • Inventory management can be tedious
  • Some missions feel repetitive or short
  • Story and characters sometimes one-dimensional
  • Limited social/multiplayer features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

  • Desperados III

  • Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

  • Surviving the Aftermath

  • Silent Storm Gold Edition

  • Trench Lord: Eastern Front

Less social

Games that feels like Partisans 1941 but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Starship Troopers: Terran Command

  • Sumerian Six

  • Blightstone

  • Those Who Rule

  • Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes

  • Hard West

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Partisans 1941 but with less imaginative fiction

  • Blitzkrieg Anthology

  • War Mongrels

  • Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

  • Sudden Strike 2 Gold

  • Expeditions: Viking

  • Codename: Panzers, Phase One

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Partisans 1941: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Intimacy.

Last update: 03/08/2026