I-OpenRA yiprojekthi eyenza kwakhona kwaye iphucule i-Classic Command & Yoyisa imidlalo yeqhinga lexesha lokwenyani. Siphuhlise i-injini yomdlalo wemvelaphi eguquguqukayo (injini ye-OpenRA) ebonelela ngeqonga eliqhelekileyo lokwakha kwakhona kunye nokucinga kwakhona imidlalo yakudala ye-2D kunye ne-2.5D RTS (i-OpenRA mods). Oku kuthetha ukuba i-OpenRA ayithintelwa yimida yobugcisa yemidlalo yomthombo ovaliweyo wokuqala: ibandakanya inkxaso yemveli kwiinkqubo zokusebenza zangoku kunye nezisombululo zesikrini (kubandakanywa Windows 10, iMacOS, kunye neLinux distros ezininzi) ngaphandle kokuxhomekeka kukulinganisa okanye iihacks zokubini, kunye neempawu ezidityanisiweyo zabadlali abaninzi kwi-intanethi.