Action · January 8, 2009

Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 (2009)

group1M–10M ownerstrending_up362 peak concurrentrecommend14.1k recommendations
The desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history and restore the glory of Mother Russia. The time travel mission goes awry, creating an alternate timeline where technology has followed an entirely different evolution, a new superpower has been thrust on to the world stage, and World War III is raging. The Empire of the Rising Sun has risen in the East, making World War III a three-way struggle between the Soviets, the Allies, and the Empire with armies fielding wacky and wonderful weapons and technologies like Tesla coils, heavily armed War Blimps, teleportation, armored bears, intelligent dolphins, floating island fortresses, and transforming tanks. Star-Studded Storytelling – Command & Conquer's trademark live-action videos return in HD, with over 60 minutes of footage featuring the largest cast in the history of the Command & Conquer franchise. Command the Seas, Conquer the World – Experience Gameplay as for the first time in the series, waging war on the water will be every bit as important as dominating by land and air. Gain strategic advantages by controlling resources in the seas and mounting three-pronged attacks from all directions. Ready your Man Cannons! – Armored War Bears, and Anime-inspired psychic school girls join your favorite Red Alert units like Sonic Dolphins, Tesla Troopers, Attack Dogs, and the ever popular Tanya. A New Threat From the East – The deadly Empire of the Rising Sun is a technological terror, with designs influenced by a mixture of anime, science-fiction, martial arts and robot culture. The Empire's futuristic units can transform into alternate forms, and they specialize in naval warfare.

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume15.0k Steam reviewsTop 31% in Action
Positive rating85% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 55%
Metacritic82/100Genre average 77 — top 31% of Action titles
Concurrent peak362 playersTop 18% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours16 h averageTop 32% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Family Friendly · 858
  • Level Editor · 851
  • Strategy · 849
  • RTS · 726
  • Action · 683
  • Multiplayer · 676
  • Co-op · 666
  • Singleplayer · 665
  • Base-Building · 661
  • Online Co-Op · 658
  • Alternate History · 246
  • War · 244
  • Real-Time · 238
  • Sci-fi · 234
  • Co-op Campaign · 222

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

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  • Hungarian
  • Polish
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  • Korean
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Full audio (7)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Russian
  • Spanish - Latin America
  • Traditional Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

85%Very Positive · 15.0k reviews

12.8k positive · 2.3k negative

Metacritic

82/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.9/10

Curator recommendations

14.1k

Peak concurrent players

362

Release & Availability

Release dateJan 8, 2009
DeveloperEA Los Angeles
PublisherElectronic Arts
Base priceFree-to-play
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

16h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Includes level editor
  • Family Sharing

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Editions & Packages

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