Command & Conquer™ Generals
Real-time strategy with three factions and modern military arsenals
EA Pacific · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Mar 7, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 2,190
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 55 in 30 days
- Players
- 133
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Feb 27, 2025
What is Command & Conquer™ Generals?
You command U.S., Chinese, or Global Liberation Army forces in a real-time strategy game set around modern and near-future warfare. You build bases, assemble armies, and direct tanks and aircraft in battle.
For you if...
- +you enjoy base building and real-time military tactics
Not for you if...
- −you prefer turn-based planning over real-time army management
What players say
87% of 2,190 reviews are positive · 76% of 55 in the last 30 days
Players praise the factions’ distinct playstyles and the modding community. The most common complaints concern launch failures on modern PCs, with some players also reporting freezes and graphical bugs.
Screenshots and trailer
Command & Conquer™ Generals system requirements
Minimum: 4+, 1 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Command & Conquer™ Generals?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 2.2 GHz Intel or AMD CPU
- Graphics
- GeForce 4+/ Radeon 8500
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 2.2 GHz Intel or AMD CPU
- Graphics
- GeForce 4+/ Radeon 8500
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Does Command & Conquer™ Generals have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Command & Conquer™ Generals run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Native resolution not supported
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese.
Does Command & Conquer™ Generals use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
