Strategy · September 28, 2011

Supreme Commander (2011)

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For a thousand years, three opposing forces have waged war for what they believe is true. There can be no room for compromise: their way is the only way. Dubbed The Infinite War, this devastating conflict has taken its toll on a once-peaceful galaxy and has only served to deepen the hatred between the factions. After centuries of struggle, the battle for supremacy has at last reached a turning point. Under your strategic command and leadership, will your faction reign supreme? Will you be victorious and elevate your race to domination? Or will you lead them into the hell of defeat and ultimate extinction?

Position in Strategy

Metric	This title	Genre position
Review volume	2.9k Steam reviews	Top 79% in Strategy
Positive rating	89% positive	Genre average: 84% — this title sits in top 43%
Metacritic	86/100	Genre average 79 — top 21% of Strategy titles
Engagement hours	9 h average	Top 79% for session depth among Strategy

Community Tag Signals

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

Strategy · 267
RTS · 219
Sci-fi · 146
Multiplayer · 103
Base-Building · 88
Real-Time · 79
Co-op · 65
Real-Time with Pause · 64
Singleplayer · 60
Robots · 43
Action · 39
Classic · 31
Space · 27
War · 13
Great Soundtrack · 9

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Reception Metrics

Steam community

89%Very Positive · 2.9k reviews

2.6k positive · 323 negative

Metacritic

86/100 critic aggregate

Open Metacritic page

Metacritic user score

8.3/10

Curator recommendations

2.2k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (8)

English
Czech
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish - Spain

Strategy releases from 2011

7 Strategy titles launched in 2011 — top 6 by review volume.

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2011 · 92% · 64.3k · 90/100 MC

Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance

2011 · 97% · 13.5k · 81/100 MC

Anno 2070™

2011 · 60% · 12.4k · 83/100 MC

Worms Ultimate Mayhem

2011 · 89% · 5.8k · 66/100 MC

Men of War: Assault Squad

2011 · 88% · 4.9k · 77/100 MC

Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game

2011 · 90% · 2.0k · 81/100 MC

Release & Availability

Release date	Sep 28, 2011
Developer	Gas Powered Games
Publisher	Square Enix
Base price	$2.59 -80%
Platforms	Windows
Estimated owners	1M–10M
External links	Official site · Metacritic page · Support

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

short (5–15 hours)

Median

Typical completion time

2-week avg

Current engagement

More from Gas Powered Games

Gas Powered Games has 5 titles indexed — all listed below.

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Supreme Commander 2

2010 · 88% · 12.4k · 77/100 MC

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Dungeon Siege II

2005 · 76% · 2.7k · 80/100 MC

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

Multi-player

Other

Single-player
Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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