Command & Conquer™ Generals

Buy87%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

EA Pacific · Strategy · Mar 7, 2024

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Price
$19.88
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio4 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Command & Conquer™ Generals?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise25% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Generals can offer countless hours of playtime if you can dive into the game's atmosphere and gameplay.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics is not up to date for the current time, but it's colorful and for 2003 it's well made.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Despite this, the mix of mission types in the single-player campaign and the skirmish mode ensures an engaging experience that tests both strategic planning and tactical execution.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Soundtrack is really fitting to the game and to the factions aswell.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I even come back to it from time to time, fighting against bots set to the “Formidable army” difficulty, and every match really makes you think.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay26 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Story17 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Difficulty7 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
60% still recommend
Combat
100% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
67% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
68% still recommend
Crashes
47% still recommend
Monetization
0% still recommend
Bugs
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.88

The lowest we've tracked is $6.56.

9 points recordedtoday · $19.88

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