Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Shares rank 20 of 24 real-time strategy games by recommenders
People recommend it as a near-perfect real-time strategy game and the stronger follow-up to the original Supreme Commander.
People recommend it as a near-perfect real-time strategy game and the stronger follow-up to the original Supreme Commander.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: 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: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Better than the original Supreme Commander
“Forged Alliance is a better game because it was made 10 years later.”
Comment from 11 Oct 2026 in “Total Annihilation, rebuilt for modern computers” “It was inferior in almost every way to supcom FA.”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Total Annihilation, rebuilt for modern computers” Near-perfect, beloved strategy game
“Supreme Commander (and Forged Alliance) were near-perfect games”
Comment from 10 Dec 2025 in “30 Year Anniversary of WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness” “I LOVE the Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance one”
Comment from 12 Oct 2026 in “Total Annihilation, rebuilt for modern computers”
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 | — | — |
| Supreme Commander: Forged AllianceThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It was inferior in almost every way to supcom FA.”
“I LOVE the Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance one”
“doesn't have the feel I enjoy in FA”
“Forged Alliance is a better game because it was made 10 years later.”
“Supreme Commander (and Forged Alliance) were near-perfect games”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.