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Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3 cover art

Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3

EA Los Angeles · Electronic Arts · 2009-01-08

SteamXboxMicrosoft Store

ActionStrategy

Franchise: Command & Conquer · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Mar 23, 2009 (PlayStation 3), Mar 2009 (Mac), Oct 28, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 10, 2008 (Xbox 360)

The desperate leadership of a doomed Soviet Union travels back in time to change history and restore the glory of Mother Russia.

717
playing now
85%
positive of 16k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
5
twitch viewers (latest)
75/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (224 ratings)
23h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)

717 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 is a real-time strategy video game developed by EA Los Angeles and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in October 2008 in the United States and Europe for Microsoft Windows. An Xbox 360 version was released on November 11. In addition, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Ultimate Edition, the PlayStation 3 version, was released on March 23, 2009, along with the Mac OS X version by TransGaming. The game is a continuation of the Red Alert games within the Command & Conquer series. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Uprising, a stand-alone expansion pack, was released for Microsoft Windows in March 2009. It was offered via digital distribution.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 717 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 551 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~69/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 639k–1.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,973 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
24224220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7172792026-08-06 21:00 — 373 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 321 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 508 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 385 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 388 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 626 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 426 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 442 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 712 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 395 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 326 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 558 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 358 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 302 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 535 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 345 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 309 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 613 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 438 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 300 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 450 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 434 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 363 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 575 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 499 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 299 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 454 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 619 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 476 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 717 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.95$1.992015-01-012024-03-042015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-02-23 — best price $16.662015-04-11 — best price $21.932015-04-29 — best price $21.632015-06-11 — best price $9.992015-06-29 — best price $19.982015-08-17 — best price $19.992015-10-27 — best price $19.952015-11-24 — best price $9.992016-01-04 — best price $19.992016-05-06 — best price $21.622016-06-23 — best price $4.992016-07-07 — best price $19.322016-08-27 — best price $19.992016-11-23 — best price $4.992016-12-12 — best price $29.952017-01-05 — best price $19.992017-02-28 — best price $29.952017-05-05 — best price $13.992017-10-26 — best price $4.992018-01-04 — best price $19.992018-06-22 — best price $4.992019-01-03 — best price $19.992019-11-15 — best price $19.992020-01-02 — best price $19.992020-02-07 — best price $12.912020-06-11 — best price $9.992020-10-19 — best price $21.212020-12-22 — best price $4.992021-05-06 — best price $4.992021-07-23 — best price $17.592021-10-20 — best price $17.592021-12-23 — best price $19.992022-02-05 — best price $17.592022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $4.992023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-06-05 — best price $19.992023-09-04 — best price $19.992024-03-04 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

12k1792026-05-29 — 258 pageviews2026-06-01 — 311 pageviews2026-06-04 — 282 pageviews2026-06-07 — 291 pageviews2026-06-10 — 256 pageviews2026-06-13 — 231 pageviews2026-06-16 — 208 pageviews2026-06-19 — 228 pageviews2026-06-22 — 581 pageviews2026-06-25 — 303 pageviews2026-06-28 — 404 pageviews2026-07-01 — 389 pageviews2026-07-04 — 362 pageviews2026-07-07 — 337 pageviews2026-07-10 — 415 pageviews2026-07-13 — 359 pageviews2026-07-16 — 318 pageviews2026-07-19 — 292 pageviews2026-07-22 — 280 pageviews2026-07-25 — 315 pageviews2026-07-28 — 360 pageviews2026-07-31 — 269 pageviews2026-08-03 — 301 pageviews2026-08-06 — 294 pageviews2026-08-09 — 279 pageviews2026-08-12 — 298 pageviews2026-08-15 — 273 pageviews2026-08-18 — 280 pageviews2026-08-21 — 351 pageviews2026-08-24 — 342 pageviews2026-08-26 — 12,336 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

57202026-08-27 15:34 — 470 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 562 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 572 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 173 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 151 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 128 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 5 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, Thai

Player tags

RTSWarCo-opActionSci-fiStrategyReal-TimeMultiplayerLevel EditorOnline Co-Op

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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