Stellar cast and campy FMV cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Probably the funniest campaign in any RTS. Seeing Tim Curry try his best not to burst out laughing with every line will never get old.”
Steam review · 30.4 h played ↗
Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%EA Los Angeles2009RTS · Base Building · Strategy
The verdict
A gloriously campy, co-op-focused RTS with a stellar FMV cast and great music. Skip it if you want online play or Red Alert 2's feel, since official multiplayer is dead.
Great for
Fans of campy FMV campaigns, co-op with a friend, and wacky unit-ability RTS fun
Main risk
Official multiplayer and co-op are dead, so playing with friends needs fan-made workarounds
What players love
Nostalgic classic that still holds up
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Still holds up after all these years!”
Steam review · 223.2 h played ↗
Wacky, distinct factions and units
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Three factions that genuinely feel different instead of being reskins of each other.”
Steam review · 180.9 h played ↗
Fun co-op campaigns
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Co-op campaigns were a brilliant idea and still make the missions fun to replay.”
Steam review · 180.9 h played ↗
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“I think most people could agree that the soundtrack is rad.”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗
Runs well on modern PCs and supports mods
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Classic CC game. Runs so good on a modern PC”
Steam review · 15.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Official multiplayer and co-op are dead
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Do not buy this game, EA closed the servers so you cant play co-op or online”
Steam review · 40 h played ↗
CD key conflicts and launch failures
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“it said we are using the same CD key.”
Steam review · 9.8 h played ↗
Cartoonish, over-the-top art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Everything is in bright colors, makes the game look like a mess.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
30 FPS lock and poor modern optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Locked to 30 FPS and no fix for it possible”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Annoying AI co-commander and forced co-op design
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“co commanders are way too annoying.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Unit abilities require heavy micromanagement
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Each unit has it's own unique ability which might seem interesting, but makes it extremely micro-intensive and unenjoyable.”
Steam review · 55.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable10 GB
Minimum
ProcessorAny Intel Core Duo machine; XP: Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz or better, AMD Athlon XP 2100+ or better; Vista: Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz or better, AMD Athlon XP 2800+ or better
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX® 9.0c compatible video card, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better, ATI Radeon X800 or better
StorageAt least 10 GB of free space
ProcessorAny Intel Core Duo machine; XP: Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz or better, AMD Athlon XP 2100+ or better; Vista: Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz or better, AMD Athlon XP 2800+ or better
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX® 9.0c compatible video card, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better, ATI Radeon X800 or better
StorageAt least 10 GB of free space
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