Choose Tempest Rising
Choose Tempest Rising if you want an Action experience. 12,332 Steam reviews back the pick.
Tempest Rising vs PERIMETER: Legate Edition
Tempest Rising and PERIMETER: Legate Edition 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. PERIMETER: Legate Edition (2024) is 1 year older than Tempest Rising (2025). PERIMETER: Legate Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (96.9% positive) than Tempest Rising (86.5% 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 PERIMETER: Legate Edition
Choose PERIMETER: Legate Edition if you want the LAN PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. PERIMETER: Legate Edition launched in 2024.
Both Tempest Rising and PERIMETER: Legate Edition 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 |  PERIMETER: Legate Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.5% positive (12,332 reviews) | 96.9% positive (32 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Slipgate Ironworks™ | K-D Lab |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- PERIMETER: Legate Edition (2024) is 1 year older than Tempest Rising (2025).
- PERIMETER: Legate Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (96.9% positive) than Tempest Rising (86.5% positive).
- PERIMETER: Legate Edition is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Tempest Rising (9.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Tempest Rising vs PERIMETER: Legate Edition — FAQ
- Should I play Tempest Rising or PERIMETER: Legate Edition first?
- If you want chronology, PERIMETER: Legate Edition (2024) 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 PERIMETER: Legate Edition 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.