General Chaos was released for the Sega Genesis in North America in August 1993 and in Europe in September 1993. It was developed by Game Refuge and published by Electronic Arts. Brian Colin and Jeff Nauman designed it: Nauman also programmed the game, Colin drew the art, and Michael Bartlow composed the music.
It is a real-time tactics game. Each player picks one of four teams; three have five soldiers with different weapons, and the fourth has two commandos with their own controls. With a multiplayer adapter up to four people can play the campaign together against the computer, and human players can also fight each other. A tutorial mode called boot camp explains the basics.
In September 2013 Brian Colin launched a Kickstarter campaign for a sequel, General Chaos II: Sons of Chaos, but it fell more than $100,000 short of its goal.1
Names and releases
| Region | Title on the box | Platform | Date | Publisher | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | General Chaos | Genesis | August 1993 | Electronic Arts | 1 |
| EU | General Chaos | Genesis | September 1993 | Electronic Arts | 1 |
Box art by region
NA General Chaos 
EU General Chaos
Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: libretro-thumbnails.
Reception
Electronic Gaming Monthly and Video Games & Computer Entertainment each gave it 8 out of 10, and GamePro praised its humor, four-player mode and enemy AI. In 2017 GamesRadar ranked it 48th among the best Sega Genesis/Mega Drive games.1
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13
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