Choose Crossfire: Legion
Choose Crossfire: Legion if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Crossfire: Legion launched in 2022.
Crossfire: Legion vs Tempest Rising
Crossfire: Legion and Tempest Rising both land in Action, Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Strategy on Steam. Crossfire: Legion (2022) is 3 years older than Tempest Rising (2025). Tempest Rising scores higher on Steam reviews (88.7% positive) than Crossfire: Legion (65% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Tempest Rising
Choose Tempest Rising if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 88.7% positive across 4,947 reviews.
Both Crossfire: Legion and Tempest Rising sit in Action and Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Crossfire: Legion |  Tempest Rising | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy | Action, Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 65% positive (360 reviews) | 88.7% positive (4,947 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Blackbird Interactive | Slipgate Ironworks™ |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy on Steam.
- Crossfire: Legion (2022) is 3 years older than Tempest Rising (2025).
- Tempest Rising scores higher on Steam reviews (88.7% positive) than Crossfire: Legion (65% positive).
- Crossfire: Legion has co-op; Tempest Rising does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Crossfire: Legion vs Tempest Rising — FAQ
- Which is better, Crossfire: Legion or Tempest Rising?
- On Steam reviews Tempest Rising scores higher (88.7% positive) than Crossfire: Legion (65% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Tempest Rising is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Crossfire: Legion or Tempest Rising first?
- If you want chronology, Crossfire: Legion (2022) came out before Tempest Rising (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Crossfire: Legion and Tempest Rising similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.