Command & Conquer
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 12 of 24 real-time strategy games by recommenders
Recommended for its enduring strategy gameplay and community mods; critics flag security problems and unbalanced factions.
Recommended for its enduring strategy gameplay and community mods; critics flag security problems and unbalanced factions.
24 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 17
- criticize it
- 7
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 10 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 17 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 10 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Nostalgia from childhood and early gaming
“played an important role in my command & conquer childhood”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Tim Curry has died” “I have enjoyed lots of fun times with game like cmomand and conquer in the past”
Comment from 21 Jun 2026 in “Beyond All Reason (Free Total Annihilation Inspired RTS)” “I loved command and conquer series”
Comment from 27 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What game have you replayed more times than any other?” Defined the real-time strategy genre
“Warcraft II and C&C made me fall in love with the genre”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “30 Year Anniversary of WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness” “Command & Conquer evolved RTS much more”
Comment from 10 Dec 2025 in “30 Year Anniversary of WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness” Still played and modded by community
“Also appreciate this game is still being played and even developed by the community.”
Comment from 2 Feb 2026 in “General Graboids: Worms and Remote Code Execution in Command and Conquer” “easily moddable (command and conquer, tribes, etc.)”
Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Dear Time Lords: Freeze Computers in 1993” Atmospheric soundtrack and distinctive style
“the soundtracks would really draw you into the atmosphere”
Comment from 21 Nov 2025 in “Red Alert 2 in web browser” “far and away my all-time favorite for style”
Comment from 29 Aug 2026 in “Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look [video]”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Failed to engage some players
“Tried them but never felt them.”
Comment from 21 Jun 2026 in “Beyond All Reason (Free Total Annihilation Inspired RTS)” “Tried them but never felt them”
Comment from 21 Jun 2026 in “Beyond All Reason (Free Total Annihilation Inspired RTS)”
Other real-time strategy games people recommend
The four most recommended other real-time strategy games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond All Reason | 76 | 17 | 82% | 10 | 1 yr6 owners | Approved |
| Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | 51 | 2 | 96% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Total Annihilation | 48 | 7 | 87% | 7 | — | Approved |
| StarCraft | 36 | 22 | 62% | 10 | — | — |
| Command & ConquerThis page | 17 | 7 | 71% | 10 | — | Approved |
What people said
22 of the 26 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I still play Dune 2, warcraft II, sc:broodwars and C&C, in addition to Starcraft II.”
“You live in a Universe were CnC Remastered Collection happened”
“factional balance is basically nonexistent”
“much more accessible for non-hardcore gamers like myself”
“They barely upgraded the UI and it just doesn't feel like you're in command.”
“Being 15, that was absolute wizardry.”
“far and away my all-time favorite for style”
“played an important role in my command & conquer childhood”
“the computer wouldn't attack sandbox walls which was basically godmode”
“I have enjoyed lots of fun times with game like cmomand and conquer in the past”
“Tried them but never felt them”
“Tried them but never felt them.”
“I loved command and conquer series”
“dumb fucking harvester in C&C95”
“Early 2000s RTS games (Starcraft 1, Warcraft 3, CnC franchise) continue to amaze me”
“one of the best strategy games of all time”
“easily moddable (command and conquer, tribes, etc.)”
“Selling games you know have such dangerous security issues is not good.”
“Also appreciate this game is still being played and even developed by the community.”
“Command & Conquer evolved RTS much more”
“Warcraft II and C&C made me fall in love with the genre”
“the soundtracks would really draw you into the atmosphere”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.