While a New Command & Conquer Game Seems Unlikely, EA Has Unexpectedly Revived a 12-Year-Old Obscurity

As a long-time enthusiast of the Command & Conquer series, I had to brush up on my knowledge about Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances before diving into this discussion. So, you might be wondering, what sparked my curiosity about this particular game now? The answer is surprisingly straightforward.

Just recently, EA has unexpectedly set up a Steam page for this game (credit to PCGamesN for the heads up), hinting at an imminent re-release that has caught everyone’s attention.

Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances is somewhat of an oddity within the legendary yet sadly quiet real-time strategy universe. This game first appeared as a browser-based, free-to-play MMO, back in the era when such games were having their moment.

It originally launched online in May 2012, which feels like eons ago, and isn’t exactly the first title that springs to mind when you mention Command & Conquer.

The upcoming Steam release maintains its free-to-play model and retains the strategic depth—something that’s not typically associated with C&C—present in the original browser game. It’s going to be fascinating to see how EA plans to adapt the game’s social features and the invite-a-friend elements for its new desktop incarnation.

In Tiberium Alliances, players can choose between two factions: the GDI or NOD. Each faction offers its own unique buildings, units, and defenses, and you can research upgrades similar to those in the classic RTS titles.

The game’s strategic layer involves capturing territories, forming alliances with friends, and navigating the quintessentially 2010s-style browser gameplay, all of which appears to be making a return in this new Steam version. As for when it will drop, the Steam store ominously lists the release date as simply “coming soon.” Given how niche Tiberium Alliances is, it wouldn’t be surprising if it quietly launches during an event like The Game Awards.

Although revisiting this game might offer a fun trip down memory lane, true C&C fans are craving remasters of their favorite classics. It’s puzzling that the Command & Conquer Remastered Collection was the extent of EA’s nostalgia trip. There was a fleeting moment when it seemed like EA was ready to resurrect some of its older franchises, digging through its vault of beloved titles. Unfortunately, nothing substantial followed that release—unless you count repackaging and re-releasing Command & Conquer games on Steam earlier this year, which doesn’t quite cut it for me.