Real-time strategy where you build bases, harvest Tiberium (a spreading alien mineral), and command armies across a near-future Earth mostly consumed by said mineral. Pick one of three factions—GDI (UN-backed military), Nod (militant cult), or alien Scourge—each with distinct units and tech trees. The 35-mission campaign shows the same war from all three angles. Matches revolve around resource gathering, base construction, and countering enemy unit types: infantry, vehicles, aircraft, plus faction-specific super-weapons. You can combine certain units into hybrid forms. AI opponents adapt to whether you rush early or turtle behind defenses. Live-action cutscenes with recognizable TV actors link missions. Note: online multiplayer shut down in 2014; campaign and skirmish vs. bots remain playable.
