Nostalgic classic that holds up
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“it's still a blast with well-designed levels and an amusing story”
Steam review · 113.6 h played ↗
Supreme Commander 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%Gas Powered Games2010RTS · Base Building · Strategy
$12.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 4 h ago
The verdict
A faster, simplified, beginner-friendly RTS with big nuke-and-experimental battles. Fans of Supreme Commander 1/Forged Alliance who want scale and depth should skip it.
Great for
RTS newcomers and skirmish/co-op players wanting quick, streamlined matches against AI or friends
Main risk
Expecting a true Supreme Commander sequel and finding small maps, fewer units and simplified economy
What players love
Streamlined and beginner-friendly
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“A simple, but fun RT strategy game. Highly recommend for people looking to step their foot into strategy games.”
Steam review · 328.5 h played ↗
Fun skirmish and co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“I have a blast playing against AI with my friends in skirmish.”
Steam review · 30.8 h played ↗
Massive battles and experimental units
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“managing economy, expanding, and unleashing giant experimental units feels great”
Steam review · 108.1 h played ↗
Research/tech system and base building
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“I love the technology system. It isn't an instant win button, you have to work for your upgrades”
Steam review · 56 h played ↗
Good performance and low requirements
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“You don't need a super computer to play it.”
Steam review · 1130.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Major downgrade from Supreme Commander 1/FA
Mentioned in ~3 in 4 negative reviews
“Such a downgrade compared to the original. Much smaller. No tiers of upgrades.”
Steam review · 29.1 h played ↗
Oversimplified, dumbed-down economy and mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Supreme Commander's innovative economy has been removed and replaced with the generic resource system for RTS's.”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗
Small maps and small-scale battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the scale is all wrong and those epic 500+ unit battles have gone”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Weak experimentals, units and balance
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the unit balancing is so terrible that experimentals die faster than gunships”
Steam review · 28 h played ↗
Weak, cringe campaign and unskippable cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The cut scenes can't be skipped, and the voice acting, and story is cheesy.”
Steam review · 24.9 h played ↗
No key rebinding or camera controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“you are no able to rebind your keys and panning the screen is done with the arrow keys”
Steam review · 46.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP/Vista/Windows 7
Processor3.0 GHz or better, AMD or Intel CPU
Memory1GB RAM (XP) 1.5GB RAM (Vista / Win 7)
Graphics256 MB VRAM with Pixel Shader 3.0
Storage4-5 GB for full install & DirectX
Recommended
OSWindows XP/Vista/Windows 7
Processor2.6 GHz or better, Dual Core AMD or Intel CPU
Memory2GB RAM (XP) 2GB RAM (Vista / Win 7)
Graphics256 MB VRAM DX9 compliant with Pixel Shader 3.0
Storage4-5 GB for full install & DirectX
OSWindows XP/Vista/Windows 7
Processor3.0 GHz or better, AMD or Intel CPU
Memory1GB RAM (XP) 1.5GB RAM (Vista / Win 7)
Graphics256 MB VRAM with Pixel Shader 3.0
Storage4-5 GB for full install & DirectX
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