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Supreme Commander

Sci-fi real-time strategy with large armies and base building

Gas Powered Games · Published by Square Enix · Released Sep 28, 2011

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 2,519
Recent reviews
Mixed
69% of 13 in 30 days
Players
37
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
4 years ago
Feb 18, 2022
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
1 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 86/100 (critic reviews)

What is Supreme Commander?

A sci-fi real-time strategy game where you build bases and command armies in single-player or multiplayer battles. Three factions fight for control of a galaxy worn down by a long war.

For you if...

  • +you like commanding large armies across expansive maps
  • +you enjoy building bases and managing resources
  • +you prefer strategic planning over rapid micromanagement

Not for you if...

  • −you want short matches and a faster pace
  • −you prefer small armies and compact battlefields

What players say

87% of 2,519 reviews are positive · 69% of 13 in the last 30 days

Players praise the scale of the maps and armies, along with the focus on production and resource management. Many report frequent crashes or trouble running the game on newer systems; others criticize its slow pace and unit pathfinding.

Players over time

▼ -1% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 58 players on Oct 4, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

Supreme Commander screenshot 1

Supreme Commander system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® XP Service Pack 2, Windows® Vista
Processor
3.0 GHz Intel or equivalent AMD processor or better
Graphics
256 MB video RAM, with DirectX 9 Vertex Shader / Pixel Shader 2.0 support (Nvidia 6800 or better)
Memory
1 GB RAM or better
Storage
8GB available hard drive space

Recommended

OS
Windows® XP Service Pack 2, Windows® Vista
Processor
1.8 GHz processor
Graphics
128 MB video RAM or greater, with DirectX 9 Vertex Shader / Pixel Shader 2.0 support (ATI 9600+, Nvidia 6200+)
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
8GB available hard drive space

Does Supreme Commander have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Supreme Commander run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Czech, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish - Spain.

Does Supreme Commander 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

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