Red Alert 2 · Renegade
These games remind me of simple joy and endless fun. I love the strategy. The playability is great, and the storylines are phenomenal.
They are extremely well balanced, which is why online play is still a lot of fun, even now in 2026. Any team can win. There is almost no advantage one side has over the other, except strategy and guts.
An alternate-history war between the Allies and the Soviets. Build a base, mine ore for money, and build an army to break the other side. The expansion, Yuri's Revenge (October 2001), adds Yuri as a third side.
The first Command & Conquer war between GDI and Nod, seen from the ground. The campaign follows Havoc, a GDI commando. Online, two teams each hold a base: earn credits, buy soldiers and vehicles, and destroy the other team's base.
Buy the games
Both are sold on Steam and the EA app: Red Alert 2 and Yuri's Revenge and Renegade.
Red Alert 2 online
CnCNet is a free community client for online play and the campaigns. You need your own copy of the game.
Renegade online
The community's Tiberian Technologies patch brings online play back, and the W3D Hub launcher lists the servers. CnCNet has a step-by-step guide.
Renegade X
A free, fan-made spiritual successor to Renegade by Totem Arts, built on Unreal Engine 3. It reached version 1.0 in 2026, after twelve years in beta.
The source code
In March 2025 EA published the source code of Renegade under the GPL, along with the first Command & Conquer, Red Alert and Generals. The code only, not the art. Red Alert 2 was not included.
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