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Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath

Sci-fi real-time strategy with base building and global conquest

EA Los Angeles · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Nov 13, 2009

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Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 5,796
Recent reviews
Very Positive
93% of 46 in 30 days
Players
334
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Feb 27, 2025
Minimum PC
4
0.5 GB RAM · 6 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)

What is Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath?

A sci-fi real-time strategy expansion set in the Tiberium universe, where you build bases, command land and air units, and fight tactical battles. Its single-player campaign follows Kane and the Brotherhood of Nod across 20 years, while Global Conquest adds planetary force management between battles.

For you if...

  • +you like fast RTS battles and large armies
  • +you want distinct factions, new units, and strategic variety
  • +you enjoy campaigns framed by live-action cutscenes

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer turn-based strategy to fast real-time battles
  • −you want slow combat centered on detailed micromanagement

What players say

93% of 5,796 reviews are positive · 93% of 46 in the last 30 days

Players praise the fast base-building battles, faction variety, new units, skirmishes, and Global Conquest mode. The most common complaint is frequent crashing, including during large skirmishes, saving, exiting matches, or startup; some also criticize AI balance and unit pathfinding.

Players over time

▲ +0% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 538 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Sep 28, 2026317
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Sep 24, 2026294
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Screenshots and trailer

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Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath system requirements

Minimum: 4, 0.5 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP/Vista (64-bit not supported)
Processor
2GHz (2.2GHz Vista)
Graphics
nVIDIA GeForce 4, ATI Radeon 8500 or greater (ATI Radeon 9200 and 9250 PCI, nVIDIA Geforce 4 MX cards not supported.); for Vista NVIDIA GeForce 6100 or ATI Radeon 9500 or greater
Memory
512 MB (1GB Vista)
Storage
6GB of free space

Does Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath 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
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • 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
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Hungarian, Czech, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Traditional Chinese.

Does Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath 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 Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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