Tempest Rising

Tempest Rising is a real-time strategy game reminiscent of the Command & Conquer series, in which players gather resources, build up bases, and field armies to defeat opposing human or AI players.

Tempest Rising features three game modes: Single-player campaign, single-player skirmish, and multiplayer. The campaign allows players to augment their forces before a mission, and learn more about the lore of Tempest Rising from the officers briefing them. Multiplayer and skirmish modes allow players to engage against human and AI opponents respectively, over a variety of maps.

Tempest Rising is set in the same universe as Bombshell and begins around 100 years before the events of Ion Fury.

Tempest Rising is set in 1997, in an alternate version of history in which the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was not resolved peacefully. Exacerbated diplomatic tensions from this event led to a Third World War, where the use of nuclear weapons led to significant areas of the Earth being irradiated. Shortly afterward, fissures opened up in irradiated regions, from which the virulent, vine-like Tempest emerged, initially frightening the human populace. Soon, however, scientists discovered that Tempest vines, leaves, and pods carry abundances of "voltaic" energy, which could serve as means of rebuilding civilization and contending with the energy crisis. Scientific consensus holds that, despite its vine-like appearance, Tempest is neither a plant nor even eukaryotic.

Developer Slipgate Ironworks is based in Denmark. THQ Nordic announced Tempest Rising in August 2022. A playable demo of the game was released in the following year.

Tempest Rising was announced to be released on April 24, 2025, with advanced access for purchasers of the Deluxe Edition on April 17, 2025. However, due to a publishing error purchasers of the standard edition of the game also received access, and the following day the publishers retroactively declared April 17 the release day rather than correct the error.

Tempest Rising received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

The game was nominated for Best Sim/Strategy Game at The Game Awards 2025,