Command & Conquer

Experience the game that started it all! Enter a gritty, high-tech world and take advantage of electronic intelligence and covert surveillance to determine who reigns supreme. Join either the forces of the…

26 September 1995

Real Time Strategy (RTS) Strategy Science fiction Warfare

Command & Conquer is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Looking Glass Studios, released 26 September 1995 on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo 64 and PlayStation.

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What Command & Conquer is

Command & Conquer is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Looking Glass Studios and released in 1995. It was published by Electronic Arts, Inc.. It is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Command & Conquer is a real-time strategy video game developed and published by Westwood Studios in 1995. Set in an alternate history, the game tells the story of a world war between two globalized factions: the Global Defense Initiative of the United Nations and a revolutionary militant organization called the Brotherhood of Nod, led by the mysterious Kane.

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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Command & Conquer series

Command & Conquer is the first of 30 entries we hold in the Command & Conquer series. The next entry was Command & Conquer: The Covert Operations in 1996.

See all 30 Command & Conquer games in release order →

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.2 GHz Intel or AMD CPU, 1 GB RAM and GeForce 4+/ Radeon 8500. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

Full requirements and PC checker →

What it launched against

Command & Conquer launched on 26 September 1995, within three weeks of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Rayman, Twisted Metal and Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds.

Released around the same time: Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Rayman, Twisted Metal, Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Command & Conquer yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

All media

Dlc

Command & Conquer: The Covert Operations

1 January 1996

Command & Conquer: Remastered

5 June 2020

Expansions

Command & Conquer: The Covert Operations

1 January 1996

Remasters

Command & Conquer: Remastered

5 June 2020

Quick answers

Command & Conquer — frequently asked questions

When did Command & Conquer come out?

Command & Conquer was released on 26 September 1995 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Command & Conquer?

At minimum, Command & Conquer needs 2.2 GHz Intel or AMD CPU, 1 GB RAM, GeForce 4+/ Radeon 8500 graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is Command & Conquer?

The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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