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Games like Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3

If Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising, Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™ and Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its absurd units, live action cutscenes and map control. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 is a 2009 real-time strategy game developed by EA Los Angeles that drops players into an alternate-history setting where the Soviet Union attempts to rewrite history through time travel. The gameplay loop centers on base-building, resource-gathering, and map-control across a co-op campaign and skirmish modes, supporting both single-player and online co-op. Live-action cutscenes give the campaign a distinctive cinematic flavor. Reviewers highlight the comedic tone and lighthearted presentation, with players appreciating the absurd units and time-travel shenanigans that make the experience fun. The title is playable on Steam Deck and includes a map editor for custom content, holding an 84% positive rating from over 5,600 Steam reviews.

About Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3: The desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history and restore the glory of Mother Russia.

2009ActionStrategyDeck PlayableMetacritic 82Windowsby EA Los Angeles
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Steam players who put hours into Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Top pick for Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Red Alert 3: Uprising features four new mini-campaigns, giving players a deeper dive into the storyline's of the Soviets, the Allies, the Empire of the Rising Sun and a unique campaign centered on the origins of everyone’s favorite psionic Japanese schoolgirl commando, Yuriko Omega.

    2009ActionStrategyFree To PlayDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Second-strongest match for Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    The year is 2047. A massive nuclear fireball explodes high in the night sky, marking the dramatic beginning of the Third Tiberium War and the long-awaited return of the most groundbreaking Real-Time Strategy franchise of all time

    2009ActionStrategyDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    In the name of Kane! The Command & Conquer™ series continues to thrive with Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath.

    2009ActionStrategyDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Iron Harvest

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op campaign with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Ranked #4 for Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+

    2020Strategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Tactical Warfare

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    The enemy attack on your base is imminent; secure your defenses, mobilize your troops, reinforce key positions, and get ready for the next battle. RTS Tactical Warfare will test your resilience and strategic prowess.

    2025ActionStrategy9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Dark Crusade

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Deep under the central desert of Kronus, a vast honeycomb of skull-lined tunnels and funeral chambers house the awakening Necron menace. Eons ago, these were the boulevards and squares of a great necropolis built to house the bones of the races who had fallen to the Necrons, and ultimately were where the Necrons themselves retire to...

    2007StrategyDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Ranked #7 for Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War in one glorious package. Play the genre-defining classic real time strategy game in all its blood-soaked glory, including four complete campaigns and nine full-fledged factions.

    2007Strategy14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Supreme Commander 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Includes 47 Steam achievements, leaderboards, and stats!

    2010Strategy12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Tempest Rising

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Reviewers of Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.

    2025ActionStrategy29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Supreme Commander

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    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.

    2011Strategy12.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    In the name of Kane! The Command & Conquer™ series continues to thrive with Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath.

    2009ActionStrategyDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Company of Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Shares unit control with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Reviewers of Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.

    2006ActionStrategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Total Annihilation

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination.

    2015Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Act of Aggression – Reboot Edition brings the techno-thriller RTS game Act of Aggression to a higher level. The Reboot Edition offers a full gameplay overhaul in skirmish mode against the AI and in your multiplayer battles.

    2015StrategyIndie29.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Zero-K

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  8. SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    2015AdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from EA Los Angeles

Other recommendable Steam games by EA Los Angeles, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Another title from EA Los Angeles, the studio behind Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3. Shares Action and Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    The year is 2047. A massive nuclear fireball explodes high in the night sky, marking the dramatic beginning of the Third Tiberium War and the long-awaited return of the most groundbreaking Real-Time Strategy franchise of all time

    2009ActionStrategyDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath

    WHY THIS

    Another title from EA Los Angeles, the studio behind Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3. Shares Action and Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    In the name of Kane! The Command & Conquer™ series continues to thrive with Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath.

    2009ActionStrategyDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Command & Conquer™ 4 Tiberian Twilight

    WHY THIS

    Another title from EA Los Angeles, the studio behind Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3. Shares Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Level Up For the Epic Conclusion of the Tiberium Saga.

    2010StrategyAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Another title from EA Los Angeles, the studio behind Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3. Shares Action and Strategy with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Red Alert 3: Uprising features four new mini-campaigns, giving players a deeper dive into the storyline's of the Soviets, the Allies, the Empire of the Rising Sun and a unique campaign centered on the origins of everyone’s favorite psionic Japanese schoolgirl commando, Yuriko Omega.

    2009ActionStrategyFree To PlayDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Medal of Honor: Airborne

    WHY THIS

    Another title from EA Los Angeles, the studio behind Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3. Shares Action with Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

    Step into the boots of Boyd Travers, Private First Class of the “All-American” 82nd Airborne Division, and revolutionize the way the war is fought. From a rocky beginning in Sicily to war winning triumphs in the heart of Germany, fight the epic WWII battles that turned America’s first paratroopers into combat legends.

    2009ActionSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3

Does Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 run on Steam Deck?
Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
What games are most similar to Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 are Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising, Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™, Command & Conquer™ 3: Kane’s Wrath.
Who developed Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3?
Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 was developed by EA Los Angeles and published by Electronic Arts.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3.

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