Command & Conquer vs Warzone 2100
Command & Conquer is a strategy game from Westwood Studios (1995) while Warzone 2100 is a strategy game from Warzone 2100 Project (1999).
What each one is
Steam files Command & Conquer under Strategy. In contrast, it files Warzone 2100 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.
In the late 21st century, the world's civilizations are wiped out by a series of nuclear strikes, seemingly caused by a massive malfunction of the new NASDA (North American Strategic Defense Agency) strategic defense system.
At a glance
| Command & Conquer | Warzone 2100 | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.8/10 | 7.1/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (91%, 34,959) | Very Positive (90%, 1,625) |
| Critic aggregate | 82/100 | No aggregate |
| Price | $19.99 | Free |
| Install size | 32 GB | 1 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | Untested |
| Released | 1995 | 1999 |
| Developer | Westwood Studios | Warzone 2100 Project |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Command & Conquer vs Warzone 2100, 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 gameWarzone 2100Strategy 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-BuildingWarzone 2100Strategy, Free to Play, RTSThe 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 criticWarzone 2100Score 7.1 · 90% on SteamThe 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 GBWarzone 21001,625 reviews · 1 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Command & Conquer$19.99Warzone 2100 ✓FreeRead live from Steam and subject to change.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueCommand & Conquer and Warzone 2100 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
- PlayStation
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Command & Conquer (GamingPickz Score 7.8)
- The cheaper right now: Warzone 2100 (Free)
- Lighter on storage: Warzone 2100 (1 GB)
- 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-BuildingMultiplayerClassicWarSingleplayer1990's
Where they differ
Great SoundtrackFMVRemakePvPLevel EditorReplay Value
Free to PlayFuturisticSci-fiPost-apocalyptic
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. Warzone 2100 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Command & Conquer | Warzone 2100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GT 420 | 512 MB graphics card with OpenGL support |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 @ 2.4ghz | 2 GHz CPU |
| Minimum RAM | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Install size | 32 GB | 1 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Command & Conquer · Warzone 2100.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Command & Conquer and 0 for Warzone 2100. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Command & Conquer and Warzone 2100 in scope?
Command & Conquer has drawn 34,959 Steam reviews and installs in 32 GB. Warzone 2100 has drawn 1,625 Steam reviews and installs in 1 GB.
Is Command & Conquer or Warzone 2100 better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Command & Conquer rates higher (7.8 to 7.1). 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 Warzone 2100?
Warzone 2100 is cheaper right now at Free, against $19.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
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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How we compare, and what we will not do
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.