Tempest Rising

Tempest Rising

Steam Deck Playable

Slipgate Ironworks™ · RTS · Apr 24, 2025

Yes, worth buying.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $27.99.

87%
Very Positive
12k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 147 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 12k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise50% are divided8% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
• I’m glad I played the Tempest Dynasty campaign first, because I thought GDF was significantly more difficult.
147 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It has a classic campaign vibes but modernized by various gameplay changes, modern engine and sharper, more competitive AI.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The game has great performance and graphics.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Soundtrack fits well with the pace and theme of the game.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Overall game is quite well optimized without any noticeable lags.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters147 reviews
Gameplay74 reviews
Graphics62 reviews
Audio47 reviews
Optimization9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer50 reviews
68%
Difficulty25 reviews
76%
Combat24 reviews
58%
Performance18 reviews
83%
Monetization11 reviews
27%
Interface11 reviews
45%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes27 reviews
63%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $27.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
98
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.