← All ports
Command & Conquer: Red Alert cover art
  • Command & Conquer: Red Alert screenshot 1
  • Command & Conquer: Red Alert screenshot 2
  • Command & Conquer: Red Alert screenshot 3
  • Command & Conquer: Red Alert screenshot 4
PC

Command & Conquer: Red Alert

1996Windows, macOS, LinuxPlayable

Runs natively on PC through OpenRA.

Project page on github.com.

Cover art and game details from IGDB.

· Screenshot of the original game
Original console
PC
Runs on
Native PC
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Method
RebuildA new engine that recreates the game without its original code.
Status
Playable
Latest release
release-20250330 ↗
Last update
Mar 2025

Listing updated .

About Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Travel to an alternate universe where dark experiments have permanently altered time. Or have they? Soviet tanks crush city after city while Allied cruisers shell bases. Spies lurk, landmines await, and strange new technologies aid both sides in the struggle for ultimate control. In this parallel reality, the mighty Soviet Empire has begun to “liberate” all of Europe. Cities fall and countries collapse before the overwhelming might of the Red Storm. The Allies are scrambling to meet the onslaught, but they have been caught by surprise. Red Alert puts the fate of the world in your hands!

Released
22 Nov 1996
Genre
Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Themes
Science fiction, Historical, Warfare
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Series
Command & Conquer
Developer
Westwood Studios
Publisher
Sony Computer Entertainment, Electronic Arts, Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Dice Multi Media Europe, Sold Out Sales & Marketing
Rating
85/100 from 374 ratings

Screenshots, summary and details from IGDB ↗. They describe the original game, not the port.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert port: quick answers

Do I need to own Command & Conquer: Red Alert?
Yes. OpenRA needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
Is the Command & Conquer: Red Alert port finished?
Yes, the project calls it playable. Its last update was Mar 2025, and the latest release is release-20250330.
Which systems does it run on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
Is it an emulator?
No. OpenRA is a new engine that loads the original game's data, so no emulator is needed.

Maintain OpenRA?

Tell us if something here is wrong, or if you'd rather not be listed. We review every request.

Or email contact@playported.com

Optional badge for your README

Listed on PlayPorted
Markdown
[![Listed on PlayPorted](https://playported.com/badge.svg)](https://playported.com/ports/297-command-conquer-red-alert/)
HTML
<a href="https://playported.com/ports/297-command-conquer-red-alert/"><img src="https://playported.com/badge.svg" alt="Listed on PlayPorted" width="168" height="24"></a>

More from PC

PCOct 2026

Quake

vkQuake

Windows · macOS · Linux

PlayableSource port
PCSep 2026

LEGO Island

isle-portable

Windows · macOS · Linux · Browser

PlayableDecomp

Leaving PlayPorted

You're opening a third-party site

  • PlayPorted doesn't run or check this site, and hasn't verified the software it offers. Download and run it at your own risk.
  • You need your own copy of the game. Legitimate projects never give you the game files.
  • If the site looks wrong or hands out game files, report the link and we'll look into it.