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Tempest Rising

Base-building RTS about rival factions fighting over mysterious vines

Slipgate Ironworks™ · Published by 3D Realms, Knights Peak, Saber Interactive · Released Apr 24, 2025

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Reviews trending down: 74% positive in the last 30 days vs 87% overall

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 10K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
74% of 192 in 30 days
Players
268
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 week ago
Oct 29, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 1060
8 GB RAM · 45 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)

What is Tempest Rising?

An isometric base-building RTS set in an alternate-history modern war. You gather resources, construct bases, produce armies, and command real-time battles through two 11-mission campaigns, AI skirmishes, and online matches. The campaigns follow the GDF and Tempest Dynasty as they fight to understand and control the spreading Tempest vines.

For you if...

  • +you miss classic Command & Conquer-style base building and combat
  • +you want campaigns, AI skirmishes, and online competitive matches
  • +you enjoy fast resource gathering and large real-time battles

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer turn-based strategy to fast real-time combat
  • −you dislike managing resources, bases, and multiple unit groups

What players say

87% of 10,298 reviews are positive · 74% of 192 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise its take on classic Command & Conquer-style base building, along with the campaigns, visuals, and soundtrack. They criticize unit balance, clunky controls, and pathfinding. Recent reviews especially object to the announcement of a paid Veti campaign expansion, arguing that the third faction was originally promised for the base game.

Players over time

▼ -63% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 746 players on Oct 1, 2026.

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DayPlayers
Nov 7, 2026268
Nov 6, 2026193
Nov 5, 2026166
Nov 4, 2026193
Nov 3, 2026212
Nov 2, 2026217
Nov 1, 2026410
Oct 31, 2026394
Oct 30, 2026244
Oct 29, 2026202
Oct 28, 2026229
Oct 26, 2026211
Oct 25, 2026309
Oct 24, 2026281
Oct 23, 2026230
Oct 22, 2026223
Oct 21, 2026260
Oct 20, 2026259
Oct 18, 2026447
Oct 17, 2026374
Oct 16, 2026297
Oct 15, 2026307
Oct 14, 2026328
Oct 13, 2026395
Oct 11, 2026594
Oct 10, 2026497
Oct 9, 2026410
Oct 8, 2026421
Oct 7, 2026447
Oct 6, 2026465
Oct 4, 2026723
Oct 3, 2026726
Oct 2, 2026728
Oct 1, 2026746
Sep 30, 2026603
Sep 29, 2026130
Sep 27, 2026162
Sep 26, 2026128
Sep 25, 2026116
Sep 24, 2026109
Sep 23, 2026159
Sep 23, 2026109
Sep 22, 2026134
Sep 21, 2026274

How many players finish Tempest Rising?

22% of Steam players have unlocked «Heart of Glass», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Tempest Rising screenshot 1

Tempest Rising system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1060, 8 GB RAM, 45 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 or 11 (64 bit)
Processor
Intel Core i5-8600 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or better
Graphics
NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB/6GB / AMD RX 580 8GB or better
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
45 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
SSD is recommended

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 or 11 (64 bit)
Processor
Intel Core i5-11700 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Graphics
NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti 8GB / AMD 7600 XT 16GB or better
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
50 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
SSD is recommended

Does Tempest Rising have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Tempest Rising run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
144
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Tempest Rising use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

4 DLC available.

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