Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS

Genres

• real-time strategy

• strategy video game^*

Play modes

• co-op mode

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  8^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

Engines

• SAGE

Localized titles

• Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Strategy^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Workshop^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Includes level editor^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Italian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Czech^*
• Hungarian^*
• Polish^*
• Russian^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Spanish - Latin America^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Korean^*
• Thai^*
• Traditional Chinese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Italian^*
• Russian^*
• Spanish - Latin America^*
• Traditional Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Family Friendly^*

  Votes · historical

  858^*

• Level Editor^*

  Votes · historical

  851^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  849^*

• RTS^*

  Votes · historical

  726^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  683^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  676^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  666^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  665^*

• Base-Building^*

  Votes · historical

  661^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  658^*

• Alternate History^*

  Votes · historical

  246^*

• War^*

  Votes · historical

  244^*

• Real-Time^*

  Votes · historical

  238^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  234^*

• Co-op Campaign^*

  Votes · historical

  222^*

• Classic^*

  Votes · historical

  158^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  138^*

• Comedy^*

  Votes · historical

  135^*

• FMV^*

  Votes · historical

  108^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  74^*

System requirements

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Processor alternatives

  Any Intel Core Duo machine; XP: Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz or better, AMD Athlon XP 2100+ or better; Vista: Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz or better, AMD Athlon XP 2800+ or better^*

  Memory

  1 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  DirectX® 9.0c compatible video card, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better, ATI Radeon X800 or better^*

  Storage

  At least 10 GB of free space Sound: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound card (Yamaha Xwave-512 is not supported) Multiplayer: 2 - 6 players with optional voice support, network or Internet connection required (Cable, DSL or faster connection). INTERNET CONNECTION, ONLINE AUTHENTICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY. TO ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES, YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE. ONLY ONE REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE PER GAME. EA ONLINE TERMS & CONDITIONS AND FEATURE UPDATES CAN BE FOUND AT . YOU MUST BE 13+ TO REGISTER WITH EA ONLINE. EA MAY RETIRE ONLINE FEATURES AFTER 30 DAYS NOTICE POSTED ON .^*

  Conditions

  Supported OS: Microsoft Windows® XP SP2, Windows Vista (32-bit)^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Graphics alternatives

  DirectX® 9.0c compatible video card, NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better, ATI Radeon X800 or better^*

  Processor alternatives

  Any Intel Core Duo machine; XP: Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz or better, AMD Athlon XP 2100+ or better; Vista: Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz or better, AMD Athlon XP 2800+ or better^*

  Memory

  1 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  80^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Danger Close Games

• EA Los Angeles^*
• Electronic Arts Los Angeles^*

Publishers

• Electronic Arts

• 2008-10-28

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2008-10-28 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2008-10-28^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Jan 8, 2009^*

Detailed specifications