---
title: "Commando Thug"
subtitle: "A chaotic pixel-art inspired 3 vs 3 combat blaster!"
date: 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
category: game
url: https://phaser.io/news/2015/09/commando-thug
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
copyright: © 2026 Phaser Studio Inc. All rights reserved.
---

# Commando Thug

*A chaotic pixel-art inspired 3 vs 3 combat blaster!*

![image](commando-thug1.png)

This is a frantic pixel art inspired blaster! Pick from a variety of soldier types, each with different weapons. From Assault Rifles to Flamethrowers. Some have better range, others better speed.

Then you are dropped into the playfield. There are 6 players in total, 3 reds and 3 blues. You control one of the red team, all other players are under AI control. Your job is to wipe out as many of the blue team as possible, as quickly as possible. Using the arrow keys or mouse your soldier moves around - he automatically fires and jumps for you, which takes some getting used to but makes the combat a lot more fair.

![image](commando-thug2.png)

Collect the power-ups, such as the air attack which levels the whole playing field. Or the health packs which give much needed respite from the combat.

At first when you start playing it seems like pure chaos that you've no real control over. Very often you'll spawn and fall out of the sky already dead because a blue player shot you on the way down! But the more you play, the more sense it makes, and the more fun it is.

[Play Game](http://commandothug.com) or on [Kongregate](http://www.kongregate.com/games/jul_2000/commando-thug).

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