Choose Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Choose Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 5,855 Steam reviews back the pick.
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance vs Total Annihilation
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance and Total Annihilation 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. Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (2011) is 4 years older than Total Annihilation (2015). Both sit near 97% positive on Steam (Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance: 5,855 reviews, Total Annihilation: 2,497). 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 Total Annihilation
Choose Total Annihilation if it's currently about 62% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,497 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance and Total Annihilation sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (96.5% vs 96.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance |  Total Annihilation | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2015 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 12.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.5% positive (5,855 reviews) | 96.6% positive (2,497 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Gas Powered Games | Cavedog Entertainment |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (2011) is 4 years older than Total Annihilation (2015).
- Both sit near 97% positive on Steam (Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance: 5,855 reviews, Total Annihilation: 2,497).
- Total Annihilation is currently ~62% cheaper on Steam than Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (4.99 USD vs. 12.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance vs Total Annihilation — FAQ
- Which is better, Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance or Total Annihilation?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance sits at 96.5% positive (5,855 reviews), Total Annihilation at 96.6% (2,497). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance or Total Annihilation first?
- If you want chronology, Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (2011) came out before Total Annihilation (2015). 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 Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance and Total Annihilation 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.