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We filtered the 50 games similar to Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising down to the 19 that fit the “Melee” category. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, Total War: Attila and Empire: Total War top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising.

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Year 2009Dev Electronic Arts Los Angeles
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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising is Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 — scoring 86/100 on our similarity scale. Total War: Attila and Empire: Total War follow close behind.

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The best melee games like Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising

19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3

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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Closest overall match
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalHistoricalSci-FiFantasyBase BuildingIsometric
Year 2008Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

What brings it close to Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising is melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and progression. Both also lean on base building and an isometric view. What it adds of its own: deep simulation and online features.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Visuals100Setting80Game mode78
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Total War: Attila

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Total War: Attila
Closest on game mode
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeNarrativeHistoricalFantasyIsometric
Year 2015Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · PC · Mac

If Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising worked for you because of strong narrative focus, tactical combat and historical setting, the same is here. To that it adds an isometric view and single-player focus. They part company on setting: this one brings a medieval setting.

Released 6 years after Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting58
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Empire: Total War

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Empire: Total War
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeHistoricalFantasyIsometric
Year 2009Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Linux · Android · PC

If Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising worked for you because of tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is turn-based strategy.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting62
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Total War: WARHAMMER III

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Total War: WARHAMMER III
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeNarrativeFantasyHistoricalIsometric
Year 2022Dev Creative Assembly · SEGAPlaytime ~17hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

Shelved next to Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising for good reason: strong narrative focus, tactical combat and fantasy world. To that it adds co-op play and an isometric view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Released 13 years after Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode81Setting62Tone45
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Impossible Creatures Steam Edition

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Impossible Creatures Steam Edition
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalSci-FiFantasyBase BuildingIsometric
Year 2003Dev THQ NordicPlaytime ~1hOn PC

It shares the essentials of what Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising does: melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds base building and an isometric view. Its own ground is deep simulation.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Visuals100Setting80Game mode76
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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth

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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeFantasyBase BuildingIsometric
Year 2004Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PC

It shares the essentials of what Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising does: tactical combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to base building and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: magic-based combat and a mythological setting.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Combat67Setting24
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Total War: WARHAMMER II

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Total War: WARHAMMER II
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeFantasyHistoricalIsometric
Year 2017Dev Creative Assembly · SEGAPlaytime ~14hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

If Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising worked for you because of tactical combat, fantasy world and single-player focus, the same is here. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Released 8 years after Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting60Tone0
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Men of War

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Men of War
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeHistorical
Year 2009Dev Best Way · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~1hOn PC

The genre is the same as Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising’s, and with it tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a third-person camera.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting41Visuals0
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Napoleon: Total War

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Napoleon: Total War
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalFantasyIsometric
Year 2010Dev The Creative Assembly · Feral InteractiveOn PC · Mac

It meets Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising on tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting: turn-based strategy.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode76Setting63
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Star Wars: Empire at War

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Star Wars: Empire at War
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeSci-FiHistoricalIsometric
Year 2006Dev Petroglyph Games · LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

Held in common with Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising: tactical combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting: a space setting.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode76Setting50
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Medieval: Total War

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Medieval: Total War
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalHistoricalFantasyIsometric
Year 2002Dev The Creative Assembly · ActivisionOn PC

Its point of contact with Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising is melee combat, historical setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a medieval setting.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode75Setting52
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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II

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The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeFantasyIsometric
Year 2006Dev EA Los Angeles · Electronic ArtsOn PC

Shelved next to Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising for good reason: tactical combat, fantasy world and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings magic-based combat.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode86Combat67Setting29
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Stronghold 2

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Stronghold 2
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalBase BuildingIsometric
Year 2005Dev Firefly Studios · 2K GamesOn PC

The genre is the same as Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising’s, and with it tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view and base building. They part company on setting and progression: this one brings a medieval setting and resource management.

Genre100Combat83Game mode75Visuals65Progression63Setting34
14

Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition

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Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
StrategyRTS
MultiplayerSoloMeleeTacticalHistoricalFree to Play
Year 2017Dev Archaic EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

What carries over from Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising is melee combat, historical setting and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to free-to-play access. Where they diverge is setting.

Released 8 years after Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising.

Genre100Combat100Game mode70Setting44
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Rome: Total War

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Rome: Total War
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeHistoricalIsometric
Year 2004Dev The Creative Assembly · SegaOn Android · PC · iOS

Its point of contact with Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising is tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting: turn-based strategy and ranged combat.

Genre100Visuals100Combat82Game mode76Setting44

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