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Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn

1995Windows, 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: Tiberian Dawn

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 Global Defense Initiative (GDI) or the Brotherhood of Nod as you build bases, muster forces and dominate your enemies. All for the love of power. Play as the Brotherhood and obey the charismatic Kane’s every command or take control of GDI forces as they seek to save the world from Kane’s ambition. Gather Tiberium to produce tanks, infantry and more to decide the fate of the world.

Released
26 Sept 1995
Genre
Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Themes
Science fiction, Warfare
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Series
Command & Conquer
Developer
Looking Glass Studios, Westwood Studios
Publisher
Sega Enterprises, Ltd., Electronic Arts, Inc., Novitas Publishing, Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.
Rating
84/100 from 340 ratings

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

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Is the Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn 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?
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