When was Command & Conquer: Red Alert released?

Command & Conquer: Red Alert was released on November 22, 1996.

What platforms is Command & Conquer: Red Alert available on?

Command & Conquer: Red Alert is available on PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable.

Who developed Command & Conquer: Red Alert?

Command & Conquer: Red Alert was developed by Westwood Studios.

Command & Conquer: Red Alert

About

Travel to an alternate universe where dark experiments have permanently altered time. Or have they? Soviet tanks crush city after city while Allied cruisers shell bases. Spies lurk, landmines await, and strange new technologies aid both sides in the struggle for ultimate control. In this parallel reality, the mighty Soviet Empire has begun to “liberate” all of Europe. Cities fall and countries collapse before the overwhelming might of the Red Storm. The Allies are scrambling to meet the onslaught, but they have been caught by surprise. Red Alert puts the fate of the world in your hands!

Storyline

In 1946, Albert Einstein finishes his time machine, dubbed the Chronosphere, and travels back in time to 1924, just after Adolf Hitler was released from prison in Landsberg. There, he creates a time paradox which erases the dictator from history, and returns to his starting point. With Nazi Germany removed from history, the Soviet Union is left unopposed as Joseph Stalin sees an opportunity to expand into Eastern Europe. In response, most of Europe ally against this new threat, and start a desperate war against the new aggressor.

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News

Rocky Horror and Command & Conquer Legend Tim Curry Has Passed Away - DualShockers

DualShockers · 8/26/2026

Tim Curry, who gave us maybe the most insane Command & Conquer lines ever, passes away at 80 - Shacknews

Shacknews · 8/26/2026

Tim Curry, Famous For Rocky Horror And So Much More, Dies At 80 - Kotaku

Kotaku · 8/26/2026

Udo Kier, the German Actor Who Played Yuri in Command and Conquer: Red Alert and Was Set to Star in OD, Dies Aged 81 — Hideo Kojima Says 'There Will Never Be Another Like Him' - IGN

IGN · 11/24/2025

25 years ago Red Alert 2 serenaded us with the greatest opening movie of all time. We need that nonsense back - Eurogamer

Eurogamer · 10/26/2025

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