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Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.
Tempest Rising is a rts, strategy and base-building game
developed by Slipgate Ironworks™
and published by 3D Realms, Knights Peak and Saber Interactive.
Released on April 24th 2025 is available only on Windows
in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Spanish - Latin America and Portuguese - Brazil.
It has received 7,043 reviews of which 6,276 were positive and 767 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 4.74€ on Instant Gaming.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 or 11 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-8600 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB/6GB / AMD RX 580 8GB or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 45 GB available space
- Additional Notes: SSD is recommended
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As other people have already said, this game scratches an itch that the BIG DEVLOPERS HAVE FAILED to since the likes of "Command and Conquer 4" when the AAA devs all decided at once that they would never make any RTS games again. This game feels like "Command And Conquer Generals 2" mixed with some elements from Starcraft, and if you are familiar with those games, you can pretty much play this right out of the box. I straight up skipped the tutorials and immediately knew what I was doing! It was like early 2000s muscle memory kicking back in! Love the 90s metal-synth music and modern visuals, and really hope they ADD WORKSHOP SUPPORT for MAPS AND MODS! Again, if you are an RTS fan from the "Command and Conquer" and "Starcraft" days, then this game is a fresh drink of water in an otherwise dried up sea!
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Pro's; +++ Soundtrack ++ Unit and Tech Progression ++ Voice lines and Sound Effects + Newer Customization Elements and better Skirmish Options + Great UI and organizational elements for your army + Visual Models of both Units and Structures look great, defined themes between both factions carry into their design Con's --- Harvesters are absolutely suicidal. Pathing and AI for them means as soon as a field hits 75% depletion, they go for whatever field is directly in the enemy's path. -- Balance between units of the same faction vary wildly. Some units control the battlefield, others feel like paperweights -- Everything dies very, very quickly, especially when using specific combos of unit abilities and buffs. Building massive armies feels like an absolute waste - Map and Resource Balance leans heavily oriented towards being aggressive at taking every single tempest field you can see, units and structures fold quickly under low pressure, requiring vast amounts of more tempest/ resources to continue a fight As someone that just likes to use RTS to chill and play against super easy bots just to pass time, this game is fantastic, but as soon as you take it more seriously, and get into the real PvP experience, cracks start showing very quickly. Campaign and Skirmish have been the highlights personally, for me it's been worth the price. CnC Nostalgia is pretty high, but I can def feel a fair amount of influence from games like Starcraft.
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Command and conquer but with the serial numbers filed off. And I do not mean that in a derogatory way. Tempest is just tiberium. The Veti are basically the Scrin from C&C 3. This is a solid modern recreation of the classic C&C experience. It's a little clunky, it doesn't control buttery smooth like starcraft 2 does but it's definitely leaps and bounds above command and conquer (RIP). The story isn't as exciting and silly as command and conquer and some of the English voice acting is a bit dodgy. But overall this game rules. This is classic RTS. It's just a ton of fun and feels both fresh and nostalgic. If you have any fondness for old school RTS like AOE2, starcraft, or command and conquer - buy this game. It's well worth it. I haven't gotten to deep on the multiplayer which always takes a long time to learn to a basic level of competency in RTS but the campaign is a lot of fun and well worth the cost and i'm excited to learn the multiplayer. I have 10,000+ hours in starcraft and starcraft 2 plus a few thousand in C&C 3 and C&C red alert. I know command and conquer and I know RTS. This is a good RTS.
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"The time to strike is now! And you will be my sword.” Tempest Rising (2025) represents a real-time strategy (RTS) game, developed by the company Slipgate Ironworks and published by the company 3D Realms / Knights Peak. Other notable titles of the development studio are Ghostrunner (2020) and Phantom Fury (2024). Pros & cons: ++ Two campaigns with different factions and 11 missions each, where you can individually adapt your army setup to the constantly changing scenarios and occasional twists in the story. I would also like to highlight the mission briefings and the small cutscenes in between, they contribute significantly to the atmosphere and immersion. Furthermore, a great soundtrack with “Conclave” being my favourite track by Frank Klepacki. + The multiplayer offers a good commander the chance to apply Sun Tzu’s argument of making oneself invincible then waiting for an opportunity to seize the enemy. For the less ambitious among us, the skirmish against AI shall suffice. + Unit’s rank up system (3 times) makes it rewarding to micro your troops. However, veterans do not dominate the field like in the Command & Conquer (C&C) series of games, where upgraded units were high priority targets. o Players from the C&C era will feel at home as there are certain parallels to this franchise, e.g. UI system, building and unit production, resource gathering, capturable units by engineers, etc. o Dear developers, I would like to see the following improvements for a future release: More skirmish maps. Maps for more than 4 players. A map editor and a replay function. Super units (not super weapons) for Dynasty and GDF armies; yes, I am looking at you Veti Warender. And map expansions during campaign missions, e.g. simply adding additional map sections when a certain objective or timer is reached. Play with the map size and never let me guess your next move. Summary: Slipgate Ironworks offers rock-solid gameplay with two excellent campaigns, and I had a lot of fun playing both on Insane difficulty. Nevertheless, it remains very lacking in terms of additional content, and I hope the developers will address these issues with an upcoming DLC. Recommended for commanders of all stripes who are eager to dominate the post-nuclear battlefields. Achievements: Estimated time for 100% completion: +60 hours Singleplayer achievements: 94 Multiplayer achievements: 4
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Yes. Yes. Yes. More of this please! Huge thanks to everyone involved in making this fantastic game and a huge middle finger to EA for destroying Westwood Studios and denying us this sort of fun for over 20 years!
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Tempest Rising is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.
Tempest Rising is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 39.99€ on Steam.
Tempest Rising received 6,276 positive votes out of a total of 7,043 achieving a rating of 8.64.
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Tempest Rising was developed by Slipgate Ironworks™ and published by 3D Realms, Knights Peak and Saber Interactive.
Tempest Rising is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Tempest Rising is not playable on MacOS.
Tempest Rising is not playable on Linux.
Tempest Rising offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Tempest Rising offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
There are 2 DLCs available for Tempest Rising. Explore additional content available for Tempest Rising on Steam.
Tempest Rising does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Tempest Rising does not support Steam Remote Play.
Tempest Rising is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Online players
177
Developer
Slipgate Ironworks™
Publisher
3D Realms,
Knights Peak,
Saber Interactive
Release
24 Apr 2025
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