A free Cold War real-time strategy game in full 3D. Build a base, mine ore and lead the Allies or the Soviets across 16 maps. Fight the computer, battle friends with up to eight players, or climb the ranked 1v1 and 2v2 ladders.

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Planned Release Date: November 2026

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About This Game

The Cold War, gone hot

Code Red RTS is a real-time strategy game in the spirit of the classics: build a base, mine ore, raise an army and crush the enemy, Allies against Soviets, in full 3D. It is free to play, with nothing to buy.

Two sides, nine countries

  • The Allies: speed and technology. IFVs that take on the weapon of whoever rides inside, Beam Towers and Beam Tanks that grow stronger together, Jet Troopers, the Phase Legionnaire, jets from the Air Command and a carrier navy.

  • The Soviets: weight and fury. Red Guards who charge, Bison and Doomsday tanks, Leviathan Airships that bomb whatever they cross, Hunter Subs, and a Mentalist who turns enemy units against their owners.

  • Every country fights with its side's whole arsenal plus something of its own: Britain's Snipers, France's Fortress Cannon, Russia's Shock Tank, Cuba's Saboteurs and more.

Command it your way

  • Learn the basics in five minutes: basic training takes you through your first base and your first fight.

  • Skirmish against easy, medium or hard computer opponents that build, expand and attack, or play online with friends, up to eight players a battle.

  • Climb the ranked 1v1 and 2v2 ladders, alone or with a friend in a party.

  • 16 maps: valleys and ridges, snowfields, desert, tropical islands and cities, with cliffs, rivers, high bridges that can be blown up and mended, and tech buildings to capture.

  • Superweapons on countdowns everyone can see: the Missile Silo, the Storm Generator, the Steel Veil and the Rift Gate.

  • Big armies: orders for up to 2000 units at once, a control group bar, pings to mark the map for your allies, and every key rebindable.

  • Unit voices, a battle announcer and battle music, and a battlefield that breaks up under fire.

On Steam

  • 18 Steam achievements.

  • Invite friends from your Steam friends list, or join their game from it in one click.

  • Sign in with your Steam account, on Windows or Linux.

The Field Manual

Every unit and structure, with its cost, armour and weapons, what beats what, the maps and the controls: open the Field Manual from the lobby.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

AI is used to assist in the development of this game such as code, models, and textures.

System Requirements

Windows
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: Dual-core, 2.5 GHz
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectX 11 GPU with 2 GB (GTX 960, RX 470, Intel Iris Xe)
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 runtime (Steam installs it)
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 11 64-bit
    • Processor: Quad-core, 3 GHz
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GTX 1060 6 GB, RX 580 or better
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 runtime (Steam installs it)
    Minimum:
    • OS: 64-bit: Ubuntu 22.04, Fedora 38, SteamOS 3 or newer
    • Processor: Dual-core, 2.5 GHz
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: 2 GB GPU with OpenGL ES 3 or Vulkan drivers (GTX 960, RX 470, Intel Iris Xe)
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Ubuntu 24.04 or newer
    • Processor: Quad-core, 3 GHz
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GTX 1060 6 GB, RX 580 or better, current drivers
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 2 GB available space