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I quite enjoyed the first initial demo of Tempest Rising, a classic RTS like Westwood used to make (Red Alert, Command & Conquer) only a lot shinier and now it has a release date along with a new trailer. You'll need Proton to play this on Linux when it launches on April 24th, 2025.

Tempest Rising transports you to a battle-scarred 1997 in an alternate timeline where the Cuban Missile Crisis went nuclear. In the fallout from the war, a strange, red, electrical vine known as Tempest spread across the planet and changed the course of history, awakening an ancient race lying dormant known as the Veti, as teased in today’s new trailer.

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Features:

  • Classic RTS base-building with fast, fluid, hard-hitting combat and tons of customization.
  • Command two asymmetrical factions, each featuring unique harvesting models, resource systems, and distinct rosters of units for drastically different play styles.
  • Two epic single-player campaigns with between-mission cutscenes to drive the story.
  • Skirmish, custom games, and ranked multiplayer matchmaking with Glicko-2 rating.

Will you be picking it up at release?

Tempest Rising | Release Date: 24th April 2025

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TheRiddick 17 Dec 2024
Looks a little like classic Command'N'Conquer but with a lot more CGI?
Slayer5934 18 Dec 2024
This game is going to be great =D
chickenb00 18 Dec 2024
I quite liked the demo, it hit all my C&C cravings. It feels like a blend of Red Alert and Tiberian Sun.
I wonder if another dev might decide to make a StarCraft knock off next, I'd be down for that as well.
emphy 18 Dec 2024
Will you be picking it up at release?

We are in the age of purchasing well after release.

That being said, I will be watching with interest with how it turns out, especially now that embracer is no longer involved in its publication.


Last edited by emphy on 18 Dec 2024 at 5:09 am UTC
DryPapHmrBro 18 Dec 2024
Not the Tempest I had in mind. I was wanting a remade Atari Tempest, lol
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It looks very nice and flashy. But the only multiplayer is PvP? Aww.
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