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Tempest Rising's elusive third faction will get its own singleplayer campaign as a paid expansion, and you can play the demo right now

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Tempest Rising
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Tempest Rising
Genres · strategy
Release · Apr 18, 2025
Developer · Slipgate Ironworks
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11 articles 21 writers 3 reviews
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Active · 1994–2018
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Top genres · fps, arcade
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