Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

Large-scale sci-fi RTS with base building and massive armies

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

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 14K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 97% of 44 in 30 days
Playing now: 404; peak 24h 453
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance?

A large-scale sci-fi real-time strategy game where you build bases and command land, sea, air, and experimental units across a single-player campaign or multiplayer matches. The campaign follows humanity’s rival factions as they unite against a new enemy seeking their destruction.

For you if...

+you want large maps, long matches, and huge armies
+you enjoy building bases and coordinating land, sea, and air
+you want both single-player campaigns and competitive multiplayer

Not for you if...

−you prefer fast, compact real-time strategy matches
−you dislike steep learning curves and large unit rosters

What players say

97% of 14,386 reviews are positive · 97% of 44 in the last 30 days

Players praise its large maps, huge armies, and large-scale multiplayer, and many recommend the community-run FAF client for updates and online play. The most common complaints are crashes, freezing, poor performance, and launch or sound problems on modern Windows systems.

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Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

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

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