Choose Tempest Rising
Choose Tempest Rising if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,947 Steam reviews back the pick.
Tempest Rising vs Commanding Nations
Tempest Rising and Commanding Nations both land in 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Commanding Nations (2022) is 3 years older than Tempest Rising (2025). Tempest Rising scores higher on Steam reviews (88.7% positive) than Commanding Nations (50% 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 Commanding Nations
Choose Commanding Nations if you want an Early Access experience. Commanding Nations launched in 2022.
Both Tempest Rising and Commanding Nations sit in 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
 Tempest Rising |  Commanding Nations | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy | Strategy, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 29.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 88.7% positive (4,947 reviews) | 50% positive (32 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Slipgate Ironworks™ | The Waverley Games Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Commanding Nations (2022) is 3 years older than Tempest Rising (2025).
- Tempest Rising scores higher on Steam reviews (88.7% positive) than Commanding Nations (50% positive).
- Tempest Rising is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Commanding Nations has no Deck rating yet.
Tempest Rising vs Commanding Nations — FAQ
- Should I play Tempest Rising or Commanding Nations first?
- If you want chronology, Commanding Nations (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 Tempest Rising and Commanding Nations similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does Tempest Rising run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Tempest Rising is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Commanding Nations doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.