John Carpenter's Toxic Commando

Buy73%

Mostly Positive · 7k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Saber Interactive · Zombies · Mar 12, 2026

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Price
$39.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
56
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
16
Full audio1 of 16
Subtitles16 of 16

Should I buy John Carpenter's Toxic Commando?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 181 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 126 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 85 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 53 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 7k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
181 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gunplay is actually pretty good for the most part, the gameplay loop was fine until about halfway through and you go through the realization.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
126 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Texture quality on character models, infected models, vehicles and weapons looks good as well.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
76 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you're a fan of co-op zombie shooters, this can be fun time.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-Somewhat good class system which synergizes with the others, the most unenjoyable class to level up and play clearly being the operator simply because it's the only class that gives you too many debuffs in exchange for improvements, sometimes not even that with only 1 out of 3 drone firing modes being viable, it just doesn't make any sense and needs to be improved.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics are pretty solid, it does the job with absolutely zero performance issues, very well optimized.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
WWZ feels better on the horde delivery part, storyline and voice acting are much better on that game than on this one.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay181 reviews
Combat126 reviews
Co-op76 reviews
Characters37 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Performance24 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Story
74% still recommend
Difficulty
57% still recommend
Multiplayer
60% still recommend
Crashes
52% still recommend
Optimization
52% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$39.99

The lowest we've tracked is $19.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $39.99

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