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Tempest Rising

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.

Released Apr 24, 2025 Developer Slipgate Ironworks™ Publisher 3D Realms, Knights Peak, Saber Interactive Platforms Windows RTSStrategyBase-BuildingSingleplayerMultiplayer
View on Steam ↗ $39.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

89.1%positive7,043 reviews
Recommended · 35 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 20 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:41 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

495playing at last check
50324-hour peak
9,376all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2026 4.7k avg · Apr 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

98achievements
14.7%median completion
0.5%rarest: I'm a mechanical man
64.1% of players 59.1% of players 54.4% of players 48.8% of players 46.3% of players 45.2% of players 44.9% of players 37.5% of players 37.4% of players 36.0% of players 35.2% of players 34.8% of players 33.6% of players 32.8% of players 31.7% of players 30.1% of players 29.8% of players 27.6% of players 27.1% of players 26.9% of players 25.2% of players 24.2% of players 23.8% of players 23.8% of players 23.1% of players 22.6% of players 22.0% of players 21.6% of players 21.6% of players 21.5% of players 21.4% of players 21.3% of players 20.8% of players 20.8% of players 20.6% of players 19.4% of players 18.8% of players 18.6% of players 18.1% of players 17.8% of players 17.4% of players 17.1% of players 16.9% of players 16.6% of players 16.0% of players 15.6% of players 15.6% of players 14.9% of players 14.8% of players 14.7% of players 14.0% of players 13.5% of players 12.9% of players 12.7% of players 12.4% of players 12.2% of players 12.2% of players 12.1% of players 12.0% of players 11.7% of players 64.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
64.1%Signal Lost — Complete the first mission of the GDF Campaign on any difficulty level
59.1%Signal Lost + — Complete the first mission of the GDF Campaign, alongside all of its secondary objectives on any difficulty level
54.4%The Hornet's Nest — Complete the second mission of the GDF Campaign on any difficulty level
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%I'm a mechanical man — Disarm 200 mines
0.9%Keep rollin', rollin' — Activate the 'Tempest Engines' ability on the Tempest Sphere 50 times
0.9%Hovering Hammer of Doom — Use the Leveler's 'Barrage' ability 30 times in one mission or match

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$39.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$27.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US39.99 USD
EU39.99 EUR
UK29.99 GBP
Australia61.95 AUD
Canada55.99 CAD
Japan5,799 JPY
Brazil159.90 BRL
China169.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$25 Brazil Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$45

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 10, 2026
Hotfix Update #12

Bug FixesGeneral GameplayFixed an issue where saves made on versions prior to the 1.9.0 patch couldn’t be loaded and resulted in an infinite loading screenFixed an issue where adding units / buildings

Jul 09, 2026
'The Veti's Wrath' Expansion Releases Later This Year - Demo Available Now

Reclamation is coming. We're thrilled to finally announce that a full single-player campaign expansion is coming to Tempest Rising later this year, titled 'The Veti's Wrath'! Take control of the ancie

Jul 07, 2026
The Map Editor Update is Out NOW!

Tools ready. Examining diagrams. Map Editor Our most requested feature since launch has undoubtedly been the ability for players to create and share their own Multiplayer and Skirmish maps to play in

Jul 02, 2026
New Veti Mission Demo Releasing During TactiCon on July 9

STASIS FIELD COLLAPSE IMMINENT…"The humans thought us extinct." The most highly requested content since launch has been new single-player content. We're happy to announce that the Veti are getting sin

Jun 05, 2026
Beta Feedback Survey and Wallpaper + Avatar pack

Requesting intel, Commander.Whether you are a Tempest Rising veteran or this is your first experience with the game, thank you for participating in the Veti Multiplayer Public Beta! We're thrilled to

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Strategy
Player tagsRTS · Strategy · Base-Building · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Isometric · 3D · Real-Time · War · Action · PvP · Action RTS (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil *
Achievements98
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://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