Play Order (Release = Chronological)Recommended
0 / 10 playedThe games in release order, grouped by universe since the three sagas share no story.
Tiberian saga
- 1 Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn First game; GDI vs Nod over Tiberium. Play via the Remastered Collection.
- 3 Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Sequel to Tiberian Dawn; its Firestorm expansion (2000) forms the second half.
- 5 Command & Conquer: Renegade First-person shooter set in the Tiberian universe; optional for strategy fans.
- 7 Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Direct Tiberian Sun sequel; its Kane's Wrath expansion (2008) continues Kane's story.
- 9 Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight Closes the Tiberian saga with a divisive always-online design.
Red Alert saga
- 2 Command & Conquer: Red Alert Alternate-history spinoff that became its own universe. Play via the Remastered Collection.
- 4 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Standalone Cold War sequel; its Yuri's Revenge expansion (2001) closes the arc.
- 8 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Lighter, co-op focused reboot of the Red Alert universe; its Uprising expansion (2009) follows.
Generals
- 6 Command & Conquer: Generals Separate near-future universe of the USA, China and the GLA; its Zero Hour expansion (2003) follows.
Remaster
- 10 Command & Conquer Remastered Collection Current version of Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert with all expansions; the recommended entry point.
About Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer is the real-time strategy series that defined 1990s base building, spread across three separate universes: the Tiberian saga, the alternate-history Red Alert saga, and the near-future Generals setting. The three share no story, so each saga stands alone. This play order follows release order, grouped by universe.
Newcomers should start with the Remastered Collection (2020), the current version of Tiberian Dawn and the first Red Alert, then continue down the list. Expansions are folded into their base games below to keep one clean list.
Good to know
Expansions folded into base entries: Covert Ops, Counterstrike, The Aftermath, Firestorm (2000), Yuri's Revenge (2001), Zero Hour (2003), Kane's Wrath (2008) and Uprising (2009). The list skips browser and mobile spinoffs such as Tiberium Alliances and Rivals. EA open-sourced several classic codebases and added Steam Workshop support in February 2025, but no new mainline game has been announced.
