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

| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 16:49 UTC | 298 |
| 12:48 UTC | 282 |
| 08:47 UTC | 183 |
| 04:45 UTC | 160 |
| 00:45 UTC | 171 |
| 4 Nov, 20:44 UTC | 373 |
| 4 Nov, 16:43 UTC | 354 |
| 4 Nov, 12:42 UTC | 290 |
| 4 Nov, 08:41 UTC | 193 |
| 4 Nov, 04:39 UTC | 167 |
| 4 Nov, 00:37 UTC | 208 |
| 3 Nov, 20:35 UTC | 395 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchApril 2025 | 4,671 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJuly 2025 | 559 | 12% | Loses players fast (better than 19% of 9,250 other games) |
| 12 months onApril 2026 | 330 | 7.1% | Loses players fast (better than 16% of 7,789 other games) |
Tempest Rising kept 12% of the average players it had at its launch in April 2025 after 3 months and 7.1% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 302 | −60 | −16.6% | 671 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 362 | +145 | +66.6% | 733 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 217 | −8 | −3.4% | 1,391 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 225 | −49 | −17.9% | 473 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 274 | +46 | +20.2% | 610 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 228 | −86 | −27.4% | 471 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 314 | −16 | −4.7% | 692 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 330 | −31 | −8.7% | 808 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 361 | +95 | +35.9% | 870 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 266 | −95 | −26.4% | 622 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 361 | −115 | −24.3% | 901 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 476 | +218 | +84.3% | 1,014 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 258 | −136 | −34.5% | 622 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 395 | +76 | +23.9% | 1,008 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 319 | −71 | −18.3% | 669 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 390 | −169 | −30.3% | 935 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 559 | −188 | −25.2% | 1,431 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 748 | −872 | −53.8% | 1,717 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 1,620 | −3,051 | −65.3% | 5,309 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 4,671 | — | — | 9,396 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
Minor Bug & Balance Update (29 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 1.8× the week before's average. Since it came out, players averaged 9% fewer than the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Bug & Balance Update29 Oct 2026 · 6.9 of 7 days so far | 671 (1.8×) | −9% |
Average players over the 7 days before and after each update post, and the most at once in the week after. Updates since we started counting this game’s players. How we count