Red Alert 2 browser port
Hacker ApprovedRanked 11 of 24 real-time strategy games by recommenders
Fans say the browser port runs well and keeps the fun of the classic strategy game. Critics note it needs existing game files and installing it often fails.
Fans say the browser port runs well and keeps the fun of the classic strategy game. Critics note it needs existing game files and installing it often fails.
26 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 21
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 81%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 21 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 4.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 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
Fun multiplayer with friends
“RA2 was loads of fun played with a friend over LAN against many computer opponents.”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Red Alert 2 in web browser” “This'll be fun to show some friends who are fans.”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Red Alert 2 in web browser” “It was so fun even just as a sandbox.”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Red Alert 2 in web browser” Runs well on modern systems
“Damn this is much better than playing on actual Windows desktop.”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Red Alert 2 in web browser” “runs for example the Red Alert 2 browser port well”
Comment from 13 Jun 2026 in “Shepherd's Dog: A Game by the Most Dangerous AI Model” “runs with only minimal issues on Windows 11”
Comment from 28 Jun 2026 in “OpenRA” Smooth gameplay and strong RTS design
“the movement of the ships is extremely smooth, vs the original where ships only rotated in increments of 45 degrees”
Comment from 25 Jun 2026 in “Half-Life 2 in a Browser” “significantly better and the peak of what an RTS can be”
Comment from 27 Jun 2026 in “OpenRA” Cheesy story and characters
“The over-the-top characters, the cheesy story, the terrain interactions”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Red Alert 2 in web browser” “I fell in love with it for the same reasons you mentioned”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Red Alert 2 in web browser”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Needs existing game files
“What's the point of being able to launch from a web browser if you've gotta go dig up the game anyways?”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Red Alert 2 in web browser” “the demo is only usable for those with existing assets”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Red Alert 2 in web browser” “They really should've added the demo files.”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “Red Alert 2 in web browser”
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 | — | — |
| Red Alert 2 browser portThis page | 21 | 5 | 81% | 4 | — | Approved |
What people said
23 of the 26 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“my CnC knowledge drops off at RA2 and Tiberian Sun”
“You can always play it in the browser”
“runs with only minimal issues on Windows 11”
“I must have paid for a various copies of RA2 5 times over the years.”
“significantly better and the peak of what an RTS can be”
“it's impossible to program it to pull back its tesla tanks when they are under threat”
“Both are in my top 5 games of all time.”
“the movement of the ships is extremely smooth, vs the original where ships only rotated in increments of 45 degrees”
“runs for example the Red Alert 2 browser port well”
“in my experience just installing it doesn't tend to work”
“I fell in love with it for the same reasons you mentioned”
“It used to be great, but the 'community' has some grim individuals sadly.”
“I'd probably lose another week if I had easy access to RA2 modding.”
“It was so fun even just as a sandbox.”
“Damn this is much better than playing on actual Windows desktop.”
“RA2 was loads of fun played with a friend over LAN against many computer opponents.”
“The over-the-top characters, the cheesy story, the terrain interactions”
“so RA2 is still worth playing today”
“Love it, can’t wait to poke at it from home later.”
“What's the point of being able to launch from a web browser if you've gotta go dig up the game anyways?”
“This'll be fun to show some friends who are fans.”
“the demo is only usable for those with existing assets”
“They really should've added the demo files.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.