Command & Conquer: Generals
Command & Conquer: Generals is a 2003 real-time strategy game developed by EA Pacific, a notable departure for the series that dropped its trademark live-action full-motion-video storytelling in favor of a near-future modern-warfare setting and a fully 3D engine.
Players command one of three asymmetric factions, the technologically advanced United States relying on air power and precision, a resource-rich and numerous Chinese army, or an unconventional Global Liberation Army insurgent force that improvises with cheap swarming units and terror tactics, each with distinct playstyles and powerful general's abilities unlocked through battlefield promotions and earned points. The result emphasized varied strategy and spectacular, explosive combat.
Though stylistically very different from earlier entries and initially controversial in some regions for its subject matter, it sold well and gained a dedicated following, particularly for its Zero Hour expansion and an exceptionally active, long-lived modding scene. It remains available through digital collections, letting strategy fans experience its fast-paced modern battles on current systems.
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Modern alternatives to Command & Conquer: Generals, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
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Zero-K Indie
FreeA free, open-source large-scale RTS with physics-driven combat.
Zero-K runs on PC, Mac. Not available on Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Unsupported.
Tempest Rising Indie
€ 39,99A modern homage to classic base-building RTS design.
Tempest Rising runs on PC. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection
€ 19,99Remastered originals of Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert with modernized visuals.
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection runs on PC. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
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