Weapon systems live, awaiting orders…Your army is ready, Commander! Tempest Rising Early Unlock is now available for all players who pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition. We want to thank you all for supporting our game since we first announced it way back in 2022. We read every comment, and the excitement we’ve seen from RTS players around the world has kept us motivated throughout development. Also, a special thank you to all the players and other developers in the community who played Tempest Rising at live events, tried out our demos, and participated in our Closed Beta; your passion for RTS games was clear, and the feedback you gave us was invaluable during development! We hope you enjoy Tempest Rising as much as we enjoyed making it!
Double Time!
If you have not pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition, but are now considering playing early, don’t worry, there’s still time. Or maybe you’re looking to get access to the Commander Pack items, like the Commander Main Menu backdrop. You can still purchase either edition before April 24 and still get the early bonuses for each! Below, you will find a brief breakdown of the Early Unlock information.
The 7-day Early Unlock for Tempest Rising starts today for players who pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition! Tempest Rising is a love letter to classic real-time strategy games, offering a modern take on the traditional action-RTS formula. It brings gameplay innovations, quality of life improvements, highly detailed visuals, and more to the genre, while still staying true to the core design of the classic games that inspired it.
Early Unlock
To cover off some key points related to the Early Unlock period for Deluxe Edition owners and pre-orders in general.
To cover off some key points related to the Early Unlock period for Deluxe Edition owners and pre-orders in general.
- Ranked matchmaking and Leaderboards WILL NOT be available during the 7-day Early Unlock period. This is to ensure that all players start at an equal position in the rankings.
- Quick play matchmaking will still be available, using a hidden MMR to match players; this will not count towards any official ranking.
- Deluxe Edition pre-order owners gain 7-day Early Unlock access to Tempest Rising, and receive the base game, the digital art book, a digital download of the original soundtrack, and the ‘Commander Pack’ items.
- Standard Edition pre-order owners also receive the “Commander Pack” items.
You may pre-order the game anytime before full release on Thursday, April 24 at 7am PDT / 10am EDT / 3pm BST / 4pm CEST and still receive the bonuses for each edition.
- If you pre-order the Deluxe Edition before April 24, then you will be able to play the game for the remainder of the Early Unlock period.
- If you pre-order either edition before April 24, you will still receive the “Commander Pack” items.
Prepare for the full launch of Tempest Rising on April 24, 2025!
Source: Tempest Rising Steam Profile