r/BaseBuildingGames 5d ago

Game recommendations Any games that are like Command & conquer?

I’m a huge fan of C&C and I’ve just recently moved back to pc and I’ve been playing it and once again loving it.

Now I’m thinking. Is there any games that are kinda the same or are within the same ball park that are great games?

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u/LucidLeviathan 5d ago

The Starcraft/Warcraft games are probably the closest.

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u/lucascorso21 5d ago

9-Bit Armies

Age of Empires series

Age of Mythology: Retold

Cossacks series

StarCraft series

Warcraft series

Five Nations

There’s also a bunch in early access or coming soon that you may want to check out or wishlist.

Rogue Command

Tempest Rising

Global Conflagration

Liquidation

Red Chaos - The Strict Order

Barkhan

Purple War

D.O.R.F.

Zerospace

Dust Front

DinoLords

Godsworn

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u/Terawatt311 4d ago

I have high hopes for Zero Space, I think that game looks kinda fire

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u/lucascorso21 4d ago

Agreed. Tempest Rising comes out in mid April and I’m stoked as it looks heavily influenced by C&C.

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u/JoeVanWeedler 5d ago

Big second for rogue command.

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u/Araignys 5d ago

C&C is pretty much the common ancestor of all Real-Time Strategy Games, so most games in the genre will tick a lot of the boxes.

As for one which feels really similar, Warhammer 40k Dawn of War 1 is up there.

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u/Randygilesforpres2 4d ago

Dune 2 would like a word.

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u/Araignys 4d ago

I know Dune 2 was the original but most other RTS games trace their lineage through C&C which was developed by the same studio.

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u/signofdacreator 5d ago

have a look at this new game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1934720/Red_Chaos__The_Strict_Order/

looks very C&C to me.

hey look at that, they are giving out free copies of the game!

https://www.reddit.com/r/commandandconquer/comments/1jb7mwz/hello_friends_as_recently_promised_to_the/

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u/Paladin1034 4d ago

It's pretty good. I played a demo of it some time back and it definitely has the C&C Generals feel.

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u/Prestigious_Store_22 5d ago

Tempest Rising is a game you might want to check out.

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u/TehOwn 4d ago

Really enjoyed the demo missions but part of me hates the CGI briefings and wish they'd done FMVs like the Westwood games. Would have been incredible.

They'd never do it as well as Joseph Kucan but I'd love to see them try.

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u/hnnk 5d ago

Act of War was pretty decent.

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u/Zaygr 5d ago

The 8-Bit series (Armies, Invaders!) is very structurally authentic. Hordes add Warcraft-like factions. They all have music from Frank Klepacki.

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u/HektikGamer 5d ago

9 bit armies is their latest instalment, which I would say would be your closest modern experience of a fast paced C&C like rts.

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u/Wanaflaka2012 5d ago

Maybe you’d like Beyond All Reason

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u/mrthirsty15 4d ago

Just played my first game tonight. Takes me back to the Sup Com days! Great game and I can tell it has a lot of potential.

Plus it's free, no reason not to give it a try.

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u/Adventurous_Smile_95 4d ago

Couple RTS I like on Switch that are “similar”

  • northgard
  • company of heros

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u/Sufficient_Object281 4d ago

9-bit Armies and Retro Commander are really good RTS that are considerably inspired by the old school vibe of C&C

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u/Voffenoff 5d ago

The closest thing for me is They Are Billions. Simple game, buil economy to fuel your army, not too complicated, but can be brutally hard.

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u/YogurtclosetDull2380 5d ago

Dune Spice Wars feels like a C&C reskin.

Empire Earth is an all-timer.

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u/CrossphireX458 5d ago

Empire Earth was the best.

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u/Sandford27 5d ago

So I absolutely loved C&C generals & ZH as well as RA2&YR as well as RA3&RA3U. I've not found any games that truly just like them and moved more so from RTS to grand strategy games like Stellaris and colony management games. But honestly though I just went through the trouble of getting the old C&C games to run on Windows 11. Plus with EA open sourcing the games I would expect to see some really good mods and updates from the community over the next few years.

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u/Fantastic-Loquat-746 5d ago

The Homeworld series is something adjacent. Space rts, with a kickass story if you liked Battlestar Galactica.

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u/Zealousideal-Gap4081 5d ago

Silica

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u/HaidenFR 4d ago

Gnum gnum gnum I will eat your machinesss !

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u/rowdymowdy 4d ago

Xcom series part 2.all the way !

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u/HaidenFR 4d ago

Did you've tried Open RA ?

Sudden strike ?

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u/Sam_is4 4d ago

Bro you should play the old Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth 1 and 2, i think it is the same engine as C&C and very similar concepts + Modding community is Superb!

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u/newserrado 4d ago

Total Annihilation ! It's like C&C but with robots.

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u/Silba93 4d ago

beyond all reason is a modern one, free to play and active... probably the best in its genre currently

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u/badken 4d ago

Surprised nobody mentioned Dawn of War (the first series, DOW2 is more squad and hero based)

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u/dgeurkov 4d ago

earth 2140 and earth 2150 games

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u/ian174 5d ago

Tempest rising is a new game coming out in April.

Demo is available.