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24 alternatives to Open Red Alert

Free RTS game that recreates the classic Command & Conquer

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Open Red Alert launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1OR
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    A free old-school RTS... on Mars

    2015 · its alternatives →

  3. 3
    NeoWars▲58

    3D node-based RTS with great tactical gameplay

    2016 · its alternatives →

  4. 4IW
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    RTS where you can also join the action as a single soldier

    2015 · its alternatives →

  6. 6IM

    I've posted this game here before, hopefully a repost is fine as the game has changed quite a bit (improved AI, improved mapeditor, much quicker gameplay, etc). Game is based on JavaScript/Canvas and WebSockets. On the browser side the map is pre-rendered (as a background image), just the mobile units/buildings and animations are dynamically rendered. The lobby server is made in node.js, but the game server is C++ for performance reasons (mainly the pathfinding). I found the C++ WebSocket libraries out there to be too difficult to use so I made my own based on the rfc. Overall I…

    2022 · battle-of-flags.com · its alternatives →

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    FreeCiv▲68

    Open source empire-building game inspired by Civilization

    2015 · its alternatives →

  8. 8WF
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    Mechanized RTS warfare and a race for dominance!

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    0 A. D.▲99

    A free, open-source game of ancient warfare

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    REDCON▲59

    Command your own battle fortress!

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    An HTML5 version of the classic RTS

    2015 · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    Show your military skills and win the War!

    2016 · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    Control a mechanical bird messenger in a steampunk world

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Real-World Territory Control Game

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Real-time strategy game hailing from the Golden Era of RTS

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Mojang made a free casual strategy game

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Warbits▲55

    Give war simulation a chance

    2015 · its alternatives →

  19. 19

    A Brand-new Worldwide MMO WAR Strategy Game

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Modern Empire is a thrilling online war simulation and strat

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    A prequel to one of the most addictive tower defense games

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    A tactical, squad-based survival game set in the future

    2015 · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    Storm and conquer the world!

    2016 · its alternatives →

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