I desperately want a new Command and Conquer game, but not like this one

Command and Conquer Red Alert is one of the best video game sequels of all time. Westwood follows up Tiberian Dawn with a complete aesthetic shift: the embellished pseudo-sci-fi style of the original C&C is replaced and completely reimagined with a version that borders on Cold War black comedy. Oh, and there’s Hell March. The Command and Conquer series, for the most part, is missing from the action right now. But the RTS is actually still limping along, via an obscure spinoff that just got a new beta. Featuring Yuri, Tanya, and dozens of recognizable buildings and units, Command and Conquer Red Alert is officially back today. Sort of.

If you haven’t heard of Command and Conquer Legions, it’s a mobile version of the strategy RTS game that’s currently in development. It’s similar to C&C, but the gameplay is very truncated. Building and combat are mostly tapping on the screen, there’s no real strategy. Add to that all the usual trappings of a free-to-play mobile game, and even for the most dedicated C&C fan, Legions becomes hard to love. However, as part of a new beta, it’s reviving Red Alert.

Legions’ first season takes place in an alternate timeline where Yuri was never defeated and the Command and Conquer version of the Cold War still rages. Buildings, units, and characters from the beloved sub-series return, and there’s a new roguelike-style mode, as well as skirmishes and UI improvements over previous versions of the game.

The Command and Conquer Legions closed beta is live starting today, Friday, July 5. If you’d like to try it out for yourself, you can sign up and register here. Really, Really I want Command and Conquer to come back – the Remastered Collection was so wonderful, and the idea of ​​a new Westwood-style C&C is more exciting to me than GTA 6 or Fallout 5. Maybe it will happen. Maybe it won’t. I have hope.

In the meantime, you can still enjoy some of the best strategy games, or perhaps the best 4X games ever made.

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