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Tempest Rising
Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “polished and well-balanced mechanics” (69 of 103 reviews) and “clean modern visual design” (14); the most common complaint is “outdated mechanics and weak AI” (21). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
69 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This was a pretty good RTS. Nothing ground breaking, no revolutionary mechanics. But it felt like that was the point. A nice older fashioned RTS with a fun single player campaign. A bird told me it was going for the…”
“Game is good, but the support team around it if you have any issues will ghost you if a couple fixes dont help, god bless if you have issues because they aint helping, blame it on user instead.”
“Im Singleplayer ein tolles, angenehm schweres/leichtes, klassisches RTS-Erlebnis, das man als Fan solcher Spiele gezockt haben muss. Im MP habe ich lediglich mit Freunden gegen die KI gespielt und das ist knackig schön!…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Tempest Rising feels like a modern resurrection of the classic Command & Conquer formula and they nailed it perfectly. It is exceptionally well-optimized, delivering a smooth experience even during chaotic battles, and…”
“I love RTS games, and this is made in the classic style. Awesome graphics, good story, fun gameplay. What else is there?”
“Tempest Rising- 100% Completion Review Score: 9/10 Tempest Rising is a Strategy Base Building game that is very similar to the old Command & Conquer games where you play as a commander of one of two factions in a post…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I love RTS games, and this is made in the classic style. Awesome graphics, good story, fun gameplay. What else is there?”
“I highly recommend this game if you liked the StarCraft 2 campaigns. This feels like the devs that did the SC2 campaigns, decided to modernize Command And Conquer and do a proper progression campaign (and not just start…”
“Tempest Rising- 100% Completion Review Score: 9/10 Tempest Rising is a Strategy Base Building game that is very similar to the old Command & Conquer games where you play as a commander of one of two factions in a post…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Tempest Rising feels like a modern resurrection of the classic Command & Conquer formula and they nailed it perfectly. It is exceptionally well-optimized, delivering a smooth experience even during chaotic battles, and…”
“With the new updates to balancing this game is actually really good. Same good old C&C vibes with two powerful factions. Great performance - perfect FPS and responsiveness. The unit AI is actually not suicidal in this…”
“Great game not just for Command&Conquer fans but also RTS fans in general. Looks and sounds great, I'm enjoying the campaign so far (playing through GDF story) and I had 0 bugs, crashes and performance issues. The only…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Tempest Rising feels like a modern resurrection of the classic Command & Conquer formula and they nailed it perfectly. It is exceptionally well-optimized, delivering a smooth experience even during chaotic battles, and…”
“Tempest Rising is that fast‑paced RTS that feels like a spiritual throwback to the classics, with clean, modern visuals and tight base‑building mechanics. The resource system and tech trees echo the beloved 90s RTS…”
“Great atmosphere and music. Has got that classic C&C feel. Having a lot of fun would recommend!”
21 of the 103 reviews raise this · 15 of them still recommend the game.
“I am generally liking the game, BUT FOR GOD SAKE when you force a pointless cut scene on us make it so our troops stop moving, to many times I've been ambushed by a pointless scene I can't skip mid battle only to come…”
“It’s mediocre and the devs are very very slow like a one man show. Third faction is MIA and no ETA at all besides “coming soon” for over a year. Game itself takes everything way too serious with long tedious missions…”
“Fun enough for what it is, but I think I've just lost interest in this formula of RTS - too zoomed in, too reliant on micro, reminds me too much of C&C or Starcraft era. Its the best take possible on that type of game,…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“It’s mediocre and the devs are very very slow like a one man show. Third faction is MIA and no ETA at all besides “coming soon” for over a year. Game itself takes everything way too serious with long tedious missions…”
“Decent RTS and a love letter to old Command & Conquer games. The campaign is cool, but neither the story nor the aesthetic hits as hard as old C&C games. Units are okey, they tried to make something more unique and more…”
“With the new updates to balancing this game is actually really good. Same good old C&C vibes with two powerful factions. Great performance - perfect FPS and responsiveness. The unit AI is actually not suicidal in this…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The UI for this game urgently needs a full overhaul as currently is a mess and affects player experience. 1. Text orientation and readability Key labels for Buildings, Units, Defence, and similar categories are rotated…”
“I don't like it. The top-down UI where everything is built from the sidebar is convoluted. It lacks functionality to be a hub for doing everything: - The sidebar does not automatically split production queues to each…”
“A great RTS, full of action, great graphics and a nice but standard story. You can feel the Command and Conquer influence all the time. The music for a C&C fan is instantly recognizable and sublime. I am up for more but…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“So I'll head this off, I'm still playing, very begrudgingly because I think getting 100% on this won't be too tough, the AI is just incredibly horrifically bad, this is more a puzzle game than an RTS in campaign mode.…”
“At least Tiberian Sun has it's age as an excuse if i go back and play it, but what does this game have? I've never been more bored by a game or felt more cheated by an AI opponent in my life. It's pretty comical getting…”
“I am not deep in the game, but after some Skirmish and the Signal lost mission, I do not intend to continue this game. for me it feels like every unit has abilities that I should use or massivly loos on efficients. I am…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I don't play much anymore. You know, life get's ya by the balls and by the time you're ready to sit down and relax, 90% of a time playing games isn't going to be something you'd be doing. Anyways, after contemplating this game for a year now, I figured I'd pull the trigger. Man…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“This is if Command & Conquer, C&C Red Alert, and C&C Tiberian Sun all somehow had a baby together, and that baby was engineered to be better and more polished and up-to-date with modern gameplay UX sensibilities. I've struggled with the common feeling of not being that…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“I grew up playing Command and Conquer games, particularly melting through Tiberian Sun and Tiberium Wars so I obviously kept an eye on this one. I was a bit wary because it kind of looked like nostalgia bait and too much of a rip off. More on that later. So the game is generally…”
— a player, Steam review · 47 hrs playedPlayer activity
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Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.
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Hotfix Update #13
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Strategy |
| Player tags | RTS · Strategy · Base-Building · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Isometric · 3D · Real-Time · War · Action · PvP · Action RTS (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Achievements | 98 |
| Official site | https://tempestrising.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 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