Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3

Alternate-history RTS with three factions and land, air, naval warfare

EA Los Angeles · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Jan 8, 2009

Reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 16K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 75 in 30 days
Playing now: 381; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

Free demo available, 2 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3?

A real-time strategy game set in an alternate World War III between the Soviets, Allies, and Empire of the Rising Sun. Across three campaigns, you build bases, gather resources, and command unusual units in battles spanning land, air, and sea after Soviet time travel rewrites history.

For you if...

+you enjoy campy alternate history and unusual military units
+you want base building across land, air, and sea
+you prefer story campaigns with live-action cutscenes

Not for you if...

−you want a serious or realistic war setting
−you dislike micromanaging units and their active abilities

What players say

85% of 16,019 reviews are positive · 88% of 75 in the last 30 days

Players praise the humorous campaigns, live-action cast, soundtrack, and faction units. Complaints focus on the cartoonish tone, campaign co-commander, and unavailable online multiplayer servers. Some players also report campaign, performance, or graphics problems.

Screenshots and trailer

Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Processor: Any 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
Graphics: DirectX® 9.0c compatible video card, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better, ATI Radeon X800 or better
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: At least 10 GB of free space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish - Latin America. Text only: Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Korean, Thai, Traditional Chinese.