OpenRA recreates and modernizes the classic Command & Conquer era of real-time strategy. Build your base, command your army, and outplay opponents in fast, ruthless skirmishes — solo against AI or online against the world. A thriving community keeps the ladders, mods, and map pools alive every single day.
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PlayBound Weekly · Week 31, 2026
OpenRA
Classic real-time strategy, rebuilt for the modern age.
Published · RTS · Strategy · 350 MB · Open Source (GPL-3.0)
The PlayBound Bar
5 of 5 met
OpenRA clears all five: genuinely free with no monetisation, stable and complete, actively developed, good enough to recommend at full price, and open-source under GPL-3.0 so nothing can take it away.
Genuinely free
No trial, no paywalled campaign, no pay-to-win, no cosmetic treadmill. Free means free, forever.
Finished enough to enjoy
Playable and satisfying start to finish today — not a promising alpha you should check back on.
Actively maintained
A release or meaningful commit within the last twelve months. Someone is still looking after it.
Stands on its own merits
Good enough that we would recommend it even if it cost money. Free is not the reason it is here.
Won't disappear
Open-source or self-hostable, so no shutdown, delisting or licence expiry can take it away from you.
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