Strategy · March 1, 2010

Supreme Commander 2 (2010)

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In Supreme Commander 2, players will experience brutal battles on a massive scale! Players will wage war by creating enormous customizable armies and experimental war machines that can change the balance of power at any given moment. Take the role of one of the three enigmatic commanders, each representing a unique faction with a rich story that brings a new level of emotional connection to the RTS genre, or fight the battle online. Where do your loyalties lie? A deep and powerful story - element adds a personal, human aspect to a storyline previously focused on warring factions and the politics that fuel them. The single player campaign features three character-driven storylines set 25 years after the events of Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance Command enormous armies made up of customizable land, air and naval units. Each of the three diverse factions – The United Earth Federation (UEF), the Cybran Nation and the Illuminate – have been completely redesigned from the original game, with many units. Experimental units - returning with new designs and greatly enhanced looks….and some new tricks that can be unlocked through research New Supreme Commander Gameplay Experience - players now have the ability to research new technologies and units and deploy them instantly on the battlefield, allowing them to upgrade a base-level tank to a high-powered, multi-barreled, AA-sporting monster by the end of a given game. Strategic Mode UI - the redesigned UI that is faster, takes up less screen real-estate and gives better player feedback New rendering technology that allows us to create visually spectacular environments

Position in Strategy

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume12.4k Steam reviewsTop 37% in Strategy
Positive rating88% positiveGenre average: 84% — this title sits in top 50%
Metacritic77/100Genre average 79 — top 68% of Strategy titles
Concurrent peak182 playersTop 48% in Strategy by live player count
Engagement hours38 h averageTop 27% for session depth among Strategy

Community Tag Signals

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

  • Strategy · 496
  • RTS · 384
  • Sci-fi · 236
  • Multiplayer · 226
  • Base-Building · 199
  • Robots · 178
  • Co-op · 149
  • Singleplayer · 143
  • Grand Strategy · 140
  • Real-Time · 127
  • Action · 117
  • Military · 98
  • War · 83
  • Tactical · 72
  • Futuristic · 67

Reception Metrics

Steam community

88%Very Positive · 12.4k reviews

10.9k positive · 1.5k negative

Metacritic

77/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.2/10

Curator recommendations

8.1k

Peak concurrent players

182

Peer Strategy titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Strategy releases from 2010

8 Strategy titles launched in 2010 — top 6 by review volume.

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 1, 2010
DeveloperGas Powered Games
PublisherSquare Enix
Base price$3.24 -75%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Stats
  • Steam Leaderboards

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

38h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

11h

Typical completion time

Achievements

47

Steam unlocks available

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (5)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain

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Editions & Packages

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