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Tempest Rising

Slipgate Ironworks™ · 3D Realms · 2025-04-24

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ActionStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Apr 18, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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 an Action and Strategy game released in 2025, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 11787 reviews).

330
playing now
87%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2
twitch viewers (latest)
1.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
85/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
11
Nexus mods (2.9k downloads)
23h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

330 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Tempest Rising is a 2025 real-time strategy video game developed by Slipgate Ironworks and 2B Games, and published by 3D Realms and Knights Peak.

Trailer

Tempest Rising trailer thumbnail

Tempest Rising – Official Reveal Trailer

≈425,666 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 330 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 230 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~29/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (3,181 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 28,039 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 246k–553k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,280 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $21.00 at GamesPlanet US (2025-12-22) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 15 of 27 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.8k2.8k20252026Week of 2025-04-17: 2,814 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 367 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 1,203 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 134 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 638 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 311 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 242 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 191 positiveWeek of 2025-05-22: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-05-29: 107 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 174 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 103 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 198 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 210 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.6k892026-09-16 05:00 — 89 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 184 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 265 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 143 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 159 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 270 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 111 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 170 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 336 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 158 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 157 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 1,300 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 642 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 805 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 1,578 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 507 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 461 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 830 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 807 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 603 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 612 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 688 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 330 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4.7k224Apr 2025Aug 2026Apr 2025 — avg 4,664 · peak 9,376May 2025 — avg 1,617 · peak 5,300Jun 2025 — avg 749 · peak 1,713Jul 2025 — avg 561 · peak 1,428Aug 2025 — avg 391 · peak 937Sep 2025 — avg 318 · peak 670Oct 2025 — avg 394 · peak 1,009Nov 2025 — avg 258 · peak 623Dec 2025 — avg 475 · peak 1,016Jan 2026 — avg 360 · peak 902Feb 2026 — avg 266 · peak 621Mar 2026 — avg 360 · peak 872Apr 2026 — avg 329 · peak 809May 2026 — avg 314 · peak 694Jun 2026 — avg 228 · peak 472Jul 2026 — avg 273 · peak 610Aug 2026 — avg 224 · peak 472
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
32322026-09-252026-10-152026-09-25: 17 new positive2026-09-25: 12 new negative2026-09-26: 5 new positive2026-09-29: 11 new positive2026-09-29: 4 new negative2026-09-30: 17 new positive2026-09-30: 13 new negative2026-10-01: 9 new positive2026-10-01: 15 new negative2026-10-02: 7 new positive2026-10-02: 13 new negative2026-10-03: 9 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 32 new positive2026-10-04: 12 new negative2026-10-05: 6 new positive2026-10-05: 5 new negative2026-10-06: 9 new positive2026-10-06: 7 new negative2026-10-07: 8 new positive2026-10-07: 3 new negative2026-10-08: 13 new positive2026-10-08: 2 new negative2026-10-09: 9 new positive2026-10-09: 4 new negative2026-10-10: 7 new positive2026-10-10: 4 new negative2026-10-11: 10 new positive2026-10-11: 4 new negative2026-10-12: 5 new positive2026-10-12: 6 new negative2026-10-13: 5 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new negative2026-10-14: 6 new positive2026-10-14: 4 new negative2026-10-15: 4 new positive2026-10-15: 7 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$99.99$18.372023-07-242026-08-152023-07-24 — best price $99.992025-01-20 — best price $39.992025-06-19 — best price $26.242025-06-26 — best price $31.992025-07-11 — best price $39.992025-08-19 — best price $34.992025-08-27 — best price $39.992025-10-06 — best price $39.992025-10-27 — best price $39.992025-12-12 — best price $25.992025-12-18 — best price $29.992026-01-05 — best price $34.992026-01-22 — best price $29.992026-02-05 — best price $39.992026-03-10 — best price $29.992026-03-19 — best price $29.992026-04-10 — best price $19.552026-04-29 — best price $29.992026-06-25 — best price $27.992026-07-31 — best price $19.552026-08-10 — best price $34.992026-08-15 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

273562026-05-13 — 137 pageviews2026-05-17 — 82 pageviews2026-05-21 — 71 pageviews2026-05-25 — 99 pageviews2026-05-29 — 80 pageviews2026-06-02 — 85 pageviews2026-06-06 — 73 pageviews2026-06-10 — 79 pageviews2026-06-14 — 72 pageviews2026-06-18 — 62 pageviews2026-06-22 — 73 pageviews2026-06-26 — 170 pageviews2026-06-30 — 67 pageviews2026-07-04 — 83 pageviews2026-07-08 — 109 pageviews2026-07-12 — 168 pageviews2026-07-16 — 96 pageviews2026-07-20 — 88 pageviews2026-07-24 — 77 pageviews2026-07-28 — 62 pageviews2026-08-01 — 86 pageviews2026-08-05 — 92 pageviews2026-08-09 — 70 pageviews2026-08-13 — 115 pageviews2026-08-17 — 121 pageviews2026-08-21 — 108 pageviews2026-08-25 — 89 pageviews2026-08-29 — 120 pageviews2026-09-02 — 88 pageviews2026-09-06 — 83 pageviews2026-09-10 — 84 pageviews2026-09-14 — 139 pageviews2026-09-18 — 92 pageviews2026-09-22 — 103 pageviews2026-09-26 — 123 pageviews2026-09-30 — 273 pageviews2026-10-04 — 230 pageviews2026-10-08 — 149 pageviews2026-10-12 — 129 pageviews2026-10-13 — 134 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.7k02026-10-01 15:34 — 327 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 678 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 76 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 47 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 1,732 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-15 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-15 12:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-15 14:34 — 2 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
64%
earned "Signal Lost"
21.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily Sharing4 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Spanish - Latin America

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2025-04-24, latest 2026-07-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,1221%98

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DPvPRTSWarActionWargameMilitaryStrategyIsometricReal-Time

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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