Command & Conquer™ Generals Zero Hour

Command & Conquer™ Generals Zero Hour

Steam Deck Playable

EA Pacific · Multiplayer · Mar 7, 2024

Yes, worth buying.

At $6.96. It has been as low as $6.56.

91%
Very Positive
6k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Multiplayer: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 6k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise11% are divided22% are caveats
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
"GeneralsOnline" for vanilla multiplayer and smooth 60fps gameplay. (although mods are not supported yet)
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
C&C always has great graphics and sound, fun characters, and plenty of action.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
"GeneralsOnline" for vanilla multiplayer and smooth 60fps gameplay. (although mods are not supported yet)
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
C&C always has great graphics and sound, fun characters, and plenty of action.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack by Bill Brown and Mikael Sandgren perfectly captures the tension of the era—mixing techno-industrial beats with orchestral sweeps.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
If you are windows, I have yet to get it working on linux, genlauncher is amazing for mod support and includes gentools.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Multiplayer28 reviews
Story and characters26 reviews
Gameplay19 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Linux compatibility7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes21 reviews
38%
Bugs10 reviews
80%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $6.96. The lowest we've tracked is $6.56.

4 points recordedtoday · $6.96

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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