Choose Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition
Choose Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition launched in 2014.
Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition vs Command: Chains of War
Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition and Command: Chains of War both land in Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Strategy games on Steam. Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition (2014) is 3 years older than Command: Chains of War (2017). Command: Chains of War scores higher on Steam reviews (93.8% positive) than Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition (87.8% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Command: Chains of War
Choose Command: Chains of War if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Command: Chains of War launched in 2017.
Both Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition and Command: Chains of War sit in Strategy on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition |  Command: Chains of War | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 49.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 87.8% positive (148 reviews) | 93.8% positive (16 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | On Target Simulations | WarfareSims |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition (2014) is 3 years older than Command: Chains of War (2017).
- Command: Chains of War scores higher on Steam reviews (93.8% positive) than Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition (87.8% positive).
- Command: Chains of War is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition has no Deck rating yet.
Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition vs Command: Chains of War — FAQ
- Should I play Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition or Command: Chains of War first?
- If you want chronology, Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition (2014) came out before Command: Chains of War (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition and Command: Chains of War similar?
- They overlap on Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Command: Chains of War have multiplayer like Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition?
- No. Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm Player's Edition supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Command: Chains of War is listed as single-player only.