Massive scale and huge unit counts
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“where it really shines is in large scale combat. It can be quite difficult to hit the unit limit it's that high”
Steam review · 54.7 h played ↗
Supreme Commander
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 Games2011RTS · Base Building · Strategy
$12.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A landmark large-scale RTS with huge maps, strategic zoom and a streaming economy, but old and crash-prone on modern PCs. Skip it if you want fast pace.
Great for
Patient strategy fans who love huge battles, macro economy and a story campaign, especially Total Annihilation veterans
Main risk
Crashes, audio bugs and unresponsive unit control on modern Windows can make it frustrating or unplayable
What players love
Strong campaign and story
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The story allows you to witness the conflict and the various battles between these three factions from the perspective of each of them”
Steam review · 77.5 h played ↗
Timeless classic that still holds up
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“20 years ahead of its time and no one can replicate it still”
Steam review · 184.6 h played ↗
Strategic zoom and deep macro economy
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Rather than collecting resources in small bursts, the game uses a constant income and spending system.”
Steam review · 42.5 h played ↗
Varied units and distinct factions
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The diversity of play within the factions is amazing. You can sink hours into it and still find new strategies.”
Steam review · 31.6 h played ↗
Natural successor to Total Annihilation
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“I surprisingly like Supreme Commander more than total annihilation.”
Steam review · 34.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes and instability on modern systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Game crashes after half an hour or so.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
Poor pathfinding and unresponsive unit control
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Troops will relentlessly slam into each other which creates a massive traffic jam”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Slow pace and very long matches
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“If you play the game at the default speed, expect campaign missions to take up to two hours or more, which is ridiculous.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Dated graphics and clunky UI, no rebinding
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“There is no way to rebind keys”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Forged Alliance is better
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Just save your sanity and play SupCom FA. The original is straight trash compared to the expansion.”
Steam review · 51.4 h played ↗
Audio bugs and broken sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Game has known sound issues that stop working and require uncertain steps such as bios sound disable+enable.”
Steam review · 32.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® XP Service Pack 2, Windows® Vista
Processor3.0 GHz Intel or equivalent AMD processor or better
Memory1 GB RAM or better
Graphics256 MB video RAM, with DirectX 9 Vertex Shader / Pixel Shader 2.0 support (Nvidia 6800 or better)
Storage8GB available hard drive space
Recommended
OSWindows® XP Service Pack 2, Windows® Vista
Processor1.8 GHz processor
Memory512 MB RAM
Graphics128 MB video RAM or greater, with DirectX 9 Vertex Shader / Pixel Shader 2.0 support (ATI 9600+, Nvidia 6200+)
Storage8GB available hard drive space
OSWindows® XP Service Pack 2, Windows® Vista
Processor3.0 GHz Intel or equivalent AMD processor or better
Memory1 GB RAM or better
Graphics256 MB video RAM, with DirectX 9 Vertex Shader / Pixel Shader 2.0 support (Nvidia 6800 or better)
Storage8GB available hard drive space
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