Command & Conquer vs Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
Command & Conquer is a strategy game from Westwood Studios (1995) while Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is a strategy game from Danger Close Games (2007).
Quick answer: Command & Conquer rates higher, 7.8 to 7.7 on the GamingPickz Score.
What each one is
Command & Conquer is filed under Strategy. In contrast, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars under Strategy.
Command & Conquer and Red Alert are both remastered in 4K by the former Westwood Studios team members. Includes all 3 expansions, rebuilt multiplayer, a modernized UI, Map Editor, bonus footage gallery, and over 7 hours of remastered music.
The year is 2047. A massive nuclear fireball explodes high in the night sky, marking the dramatic beginning of the Third Tiberium War and the long-awaited return of the most groundbreaking Real-Time Strategy franchise of all time
Story, characters and reception
No Wikipedia detail on file.
Plot
Setting Command Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars takes place within an alternate timeline, in which an alien substance called Tiberium lands on Earth in the 1990s and begins terra-forming the planet's ecology and landscape. Although the substance creates crystals containing precious metals leached from the surrounding soils, the process also transforms all plant life into alien flora that produces fatally toxic gas. By the 2040s, the planet's ecological state… (Wikipedia)
Characters
Joseph D. Kucan reprises his role as Kane , the leader of the Brotherhood of Nod. Tiberium Wars also features Tricia Helfer as Nod General Kilian Qatar, Josh Holloway as Nod Intelligence Officer Ajay, Michael Ironside as GDI General Jack Granger, Jennifer Morrison as GDI Intelligence Officer Kirce James, Grace Park as Lt. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reviews Reception PC Gamer U. S. gave the game its "Editor's Choice" rating at 90%, stating that "one of the greatest RTS franchises of all time returns to glory", while PC Gamer Sweden and UK gave it a more reserved rating of 81% and 82% respectively, stating that it was "a welcome, but limited, return". (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Command & Conquer | Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.8/10 | 7.7/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (91%, 34,959) | Very Positive (90%, 9,333) |
| Critic aggregate | 82/100 | 85/100 |
| Price | $19.99 | Not listed |
| Install size | 32 GB | — |
| Steam Deck | playable | playable |
| Released | 1995 | 2007 |
| Developer | Westwood Studios | Danger Close Games |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Command & Conquer vs Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Command & ConquerStrategy gameCommand & Conquer 3: Tiberium WarsStrategy gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Command & ConquerStrategy, RTS, Base-BuildingCommand & Conquer 3: Tiberium WarsFamily Friendly, Level Editor, StrategyThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Command & Conquer ✓Score 7.8 · 91% on Steam · 82 criticCommand & Conquer 3: Tiberium WarsScore 7.7 · 90% on Steam · 85 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Command & Conquer34,959 reviews · 32 GBCommand & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars9,333 reviewsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Command & Conquer$19.99Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium WarsNot listedRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Command & ConquerPlayableCommand & Conquer 3: Tiberium WarsPlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Command & Conquer takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueCommand & Conquer and Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Multi-platform
- PC
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Command & Conquer (34,959 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
StrategyRTSBase-BuildingMultiplayerClassicGreat SoundtrackWarSingleplayer
Where they differ
1990'sRemakePvPReplay ValueTanksSoundtrack
Family FriendlyActionAction RTSCity BuilderSci-fiAtmospheric
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Command & Conquer is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is family-friendly and approachable.
System requirements, side by side
| Command & Conquer | Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 | ATI Radeon 8500 |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 @ 2.4ghz | 2GHz AMD Athlon™ processor |
| Minimum RAM | 4 GB | 0.5 GB |
| Install size | 32 GB | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Command & Conquer · Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Command & Conquer and 0 for Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Command & Conquer and Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars in scope?
Command & Conquer has drawn 34,959 Steam reviews and installs in 32 GB. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars has drawn 9,333 Steam reviews.
Is Command & Conquer or Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Command & Conquer rates higher (7.8 to 7.7). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Command & Conquer or Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Command & Conquer or Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars?
Command & Conquer rates higher, 7.8 to 7.7 on the GamingPickz Score. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.