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Tornado: Research and Rescue

Sam Kennedy · 2023-05-29

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 29, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Chase violent tornadoes across 1990s Tornado Alley. Read the forecast, deploy scientific probes, warn towns and upgrade your equipment as every procedurally generated storm pushes you closer to disaster.

85%
positive of 361 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 3.1h
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$12.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 94 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity up 213% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 50% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 7.2k–16k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 361 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.89 at Steam (2025-12-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
373720232026Week of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$12.99$3.892023-05-292026-08-032023-05-29 — best price $11.992023-06-30 — best price $7.192023-07-13 — best price $11.992023-07-20 — best price $8.392023-07-24 — best price $11.992023-08-15 — best price $12.992023-11-21 — best price $9.092023-11-28 — best price $12.992023-12-15 — best price $5.192023-12-18 — best price $12.992023-12-22 — best price $5.192024-01-04 — best price $12.992024-03-16 — best price $6.492024-03-23 — best price $12.992024-06-27 — best price $5.192024-07-11 — best price $12.992024-07-22 — best price $5.192024-07-29 — best price $12.992024-11-27 — best price $6.492024-12-04 — best price $12.992024-12-20 — best price $6.492025-01-02 — best price $12.992025-03-13 — best price $6.492025-03-20 — best price $12.992025-06-26 — best price $5.192025-07-10 — best price $12.992025-09-29 — best price $6.492025-10-06 — best price $12.992025-12-18 — best price $3.892026-01-05 — best price $12.992026-03-01 — best price $6.492026-03-02 — best price $12.992026-03-19 — best price $5.192026-03-26 — best price $12.992026-04-27 — best price $5.192026-05-11 — best price $12.992026-06-25 — best price $3.892026-07-09 — best price $12.992026-07-27 — best price $10.392026-08-03 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
18.8%
earned "Collected 50x F1 Samples"
5.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)618%30

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

Player tags

RPGRetro1990'sActionNatureDrivingPhysicsScienceAction RPGOpen World

Census log

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

Recent updates

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