Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath

2008 EA Los Angeles Action, Strategy

Windows 11Runs

MacNot sold

LinuxPlatinum

Steam DeckPlayable

Gamicality score

Metacritic 774

OpenCritic Not rated

Steam players 911

How it’s combined

Playability today

3.5

Runs today3.5/5

Design today3/5

Steam user reviews

Very Positive

94%

5,072 reviews1

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Facts checked November 1, 2026

Does Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11Runs

Sold for Windows today, no problem on record.1

Mac (Apple Silicon)Not sold

No Mac version is sold.

LinuxPlatinum

Through Proton. ProtonDB: Platinum, runs perfectly out of the box.3

Steam DeckPlayable

Playable, as rated by Valve. May need some setup.1

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Synopsis

Kane's Wrath is the expansion to the real-time strategy game Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, built around a Brotherhood of Nod campaign that spans the years before, during and after the main game's war. It adds new units, three sub-factions for each side, and a turn-based Global Conquest mode layered over real-time battles, all tied together by live-action cutscenes with Joe Kucan as Kane.

Developer: EA Los Angeles
Released: 2008
Genre: Action, Strategy

Reception

Reviewers in 2008 liked the return of Kane and the heavy use of live-action scenes, and felt the expansion gave the series back some of its personality, but several found the campaign uneven and the new sub-factions only small variations on the existing armies. Common criticisms included zoom that barely goes past the default level, no strategic map, and objectives that appear without warning midway through long missions. Recent Steam reviews are mostly positive, praising the Nod story, the base building and the skirmish play, while some players complain about weak campaign AI and large groups of units that stop moving. The game is no longer sold on its own on Steam and now comes only as part of the Command & Conquer Ultimate Collection.

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Playability today

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Runs today

3.5/5

Not sold or given away today by any official source
Runs on Windows 11 without fan patches
?Not confirmed yetSingle-player works without an internet connection
No source covers the current version yet, so this check counts as open, not passed. Played it lately? Tell us
Some content no longer works (servers, DLC, unlocks)
The game is no longer sold on its own on Steam, and the official GameSpy servers shut down in 2014, so online play relies on the fan-run C&C:Online service (PCGamingWiki).
Supports modern resolutions and widescreen
Widescreen and 4K are supported, with unsupported resolutions set in Options.ini (PCGamingWiki).
No full controller support and no remappable controls
The game has no controller support (PCGamingWiki).
Steam Deck Verified or Playable
No intrusive DRM or required third-party launcher account
No pay-to-win or pushy microtransactions
No known game-breaking bugs in the current version
PCGamingWiki lists no open crash or progress issues for Kane's Wrath on Steam (PCGamingWiki).

Design today

3/5

Controls feel natural on a modern controller or mouse and keyboard
It uses the standard mouse-driven RTS scheme with a build sidebar and remappable hotkeys, though there is no controller support. Source: pcgamingwiki.com, worthplaying.com.
Menus, text or interface are hard to read on today's screens
Zoom stays close to the default level and there is no strategic map, so units are easy to lose track of on the small minimap. Source: worthplaying.com.
Saving is fair: free saves or frequent checkpoints, little lost progress
Saving is allowed at any point in a mission, which a reviewer stresses before surprise objectives, and Steam Cloud syncing of saves was added in February 2024. Source: worthplaying.com, pcgamingwiki.com.
Hard to make progress without a guide
The expansion has no tutorial of its own, and new campaign objectives appear only after the current ones are done, which can leave a player unprepared for a defense phase. Source: worthplaying.com.
Pacing holds up: little grind, filler or forced backtracking
The Nod campaign moves through different eras with live-action briefings, reviewers found its missions fun, and skirmish matches move quickly. Source: bit-tech.net, steamcommunity.com.
Camera or movement fights the player
Zoom goes little past the default level and there is no strategic overview, so spread-out battles must be followed by panning, which makes orders at opposite ends of the map hard to give. Source: worthplaying.com.