Buy it if you like
- Story: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Multiplayer: 48 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 12k player reviews · updated
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
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
96 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The campaign is fun and it works as a decent single-player RTS.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has a classic campaign vibes but modernized by various gameplay changes, modern engine and sharper, more competitive AI.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Although these are not video recordings, but computer graphics rendered in the game engine, they are quite well done.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The interface is clean, voice acting is solid, and action cutscenes are a nostalgic nod to the RTS classics that inspired it.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
With that Tempest Rising looks very nice, has good sound design (very good explosions), and runs very well with no stutter even at max pop for me.
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game is well-optimized, looks beautiful, and the head-to-head battleground is something you just have to try.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story96 reviews
Gameplay91 reviews
Graphics64 reviews
Audio45 reviews
Performance13 reviews
Optimization9 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat63% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer67% still recommend
Difficulty67% still recommend
Crashes71% still recommend
Bugs56% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking44% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Multi-player
- Online PvP
- PvP
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$39.99
The lowest we've tracked is $27.99.
6 points recordedtoday · $39.99
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