Commando: Steel Disaster is a combat-heavy shooter, in the vein of Metal Slug and Contra, in which players blast through continuous waves of enemies in an attempt to bring down the evil Rattlesnake organization. Gamers can use ten high-powered weapons as they help Storm obliterate 20 different types of enemy through five highly stylized and partially destructible environments. Some levels feature vehicle-based combat, every mission culminates with a boss battle, and players can use certain weapons to unlock two hidden bonus missions.