RTS AI / BROWSER AND WINDOWS

Play RTS AI.
Out now.

Web RTS and Downloadable RTS share one standalone game. Nothing else to install: RTS AI brings its own art, sound and maps.

The Windows alpha and separate Mac alpha are described by their release files below. Play both Classic/top-down and isometric modes in the browser. Both standalone modes require no owned Red Alert installation.

rtsai.net/play

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No install. Open the page and command.

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Released Oct 9, 2026 Unsigned alpha 194.0 MB installer, SHA-256 below Release on GitHub
Setup and system requirements
01 / THE INSTALLER ASKS ONE QUESTION

How should your co-commander think?

Pick one when you install. You can switch later in the game's settings: AI Off, Local, or External (your own OpenAI-compatible endpoint). See AI privacy.

Qwen3-VL, Whisper and Kokoro

Full local AI

~1.8 GB

The co-commander runs entirely on your PC: thinking, map vision, speech recognition and voice. Nothing is sent to rtsai.net or Anthropic.

Best with 16 GB of memory; answer speed depends on your CPU.
No model download

No AI

Default

Play without the co-commander. Nothing is downloaded for AI and nothing is sent to rtsai.net.

You can turn the co-commander on later in the game's settings.
02 / WINDOWS REQUIREMENTS

What your PC needs.

These are the documented targets for the Windows download; a clean-machine hardware matrix is still being validated, so we do not promise AI response times.

System
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
Game
Nothing else: RTS AI brings its own art, sound and maps
Processor
4-core x64 CPU with AVX2 for local voice and local AI
Memory
8 GB; 16 GB recommended for Full local AI
Storage
About 5 GB free (6 GB with Full local AI)
Internet
Needed for the installer and optional models; local skirmishes and local AI run offline
Microphone
Optional, for push-to-talk questions

This alpha installer is not code-signed yet. Windows SmartScreen may say “Windows protected your PC”. Before choosing More info, then Run anyway, check that the file's SHA-256 matches the one listed below: in PowerShell, run Get-FileHash .\RTSAI-0.4.0-alpha.2-win-x64-setup.exe -Algorithm SHA256.

DOWNLOADS

RTS AI 0.4.0-alpha.2

Every file comes from the public GitHub release. Compare its SHA-256 before you run it.

MAC ALPHA / SEPARATE PRERELEASE

Standalone Mac alpha.

The macOS 15+ build passed local checks in both modes. It uses an ad-hoc signature and is not notarized. Game binaries are universal; the bundled companion supports Apple silicon only. Intel execution and another Mac remain pending. No model, microphone transcription or speech runtime is included. Grounded advice and individually reviewed native orders were checked locally; neural inference and voice conversations were not.

Native and browser unit-voice settings support faction-language defaults and an English override. Fluent listening review remains pending.

Download Mac alpha

246.5 MB · Internal version s07-native · Release notes and checksum

SHA-256: 8abe4af498ce6fbfc95b27cb7d4065f877ab57626cb3a79d8fdfa61e902f2199

Copy the app to Applications and attempt to open it. If macOS blocks it, use System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway after checking the checksum.

No Red Alert installation is required. Both standalone modes passed local integration checks. This roster reflects those local rules; release availability still comes from the published release manifest.

EARLIER PROTOTYPE / 0.1.0-alpha.13

Earlier Classic prototype

OpenRA AI 0.1.0-alpha.13 is the earlier public prototype, built on OpenRA's classic battlefield, with the co-commander and the Red Sea 2026 slice (Saudi Arabia and Yemen). It stays available as it is; it is not RTS AI.

The earlier prototype keeps its own AI setup. The current Windows game above includes both mode choices and optional local AI.