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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

Strategy

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
96% of 10K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
92% of 38 in 30 days
Players
594
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
0.5 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)

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

96% of 10,368 reviews are positive · 92% of 38 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.

Players over time

▲ +2% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 673 players on Oct 4, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026594
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Oct 22, 20260
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Oct 10, 2026606
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Oct 6, 2026465
Oct 5, 2026575
Oct 4, 2026673
Oct 3, 2026569
Oct 2, 2026477
Oct 1, 2026480
Sep 30, 2026470
Sep 29, 2026508
Sep 28, 2026544
Sep 27, 2026663
Sep 26, 2026587
Sep 25, 2026488
Sep 24, 2026482
Sep 23, 2026404
Sep 23, 2026453
Sep 22, 2026533
Sep 21, 2026637

Screenshots and trailer

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Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

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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

Recommended

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

Does Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance 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, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Russian, Traditional Chinese.

Does Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance 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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