Tempest Rising similar games & best alternatives

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Tempest Rising

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.

What works

  • Strong nostalgic appeal to classic rts and command & conquer fans
  • Engaging single player campaigns with distinct factions
  • High-quality soundtrack by frank klepacki
  • Balanced and skill-based rts gameplay with strategic depth
  • Smooth performance and polished visuals

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content at launch (only two factions, few maps)
  • Some ai and difficulty balancing issues
  • Lack of live-action cutscenes and some immersion-breaking camera control
  • Multiplayer features and matchmaking need improvement
  • No map editor or mod support yet

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Battle Realms: Zen Edition

  • 8-Bit Hordes

  • 9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far

  • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)

  • Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3

  • Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars™

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Tempest Rising but with less imaginative fiction

  • Company of Heroes 2

  • Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

  • Men of War: Assault Squad 2

  • Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition

  • Cossacks 3

  • Company of Heroes

More dominating

Games that feels like Tempest Rising but with more domination over others

More intimate

Games that feels like Tempest Rising but with more focus on close relationships

  • Godsworn

  • Sol Survivor

  • Age of Mythology: Retold

  • Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic)

  • WARSHIFT

  • Dungeons 3

More exploratory

Games that feels like Tempest Rising but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • The Scouring

  • Songs of Silence

  • SpellForce 3 Versus Edition

  • Warzone 2100

  • Tooth and Tail

  • SpellForce 3 Reforced

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Tempest Rising: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Domination.

Last update: 21/08/2026