The developers of Tempest Rising told us they set out to create a nostalgic real-time strategy (RTS) game that evoked the classics of the 90s and 2000s, with quality-of-life improvements expected of ...

Real-time strategy games enjoyed a peak of popularity in the 90s and through to the early 2000s with iconic titles such as Warcraft, StarCraft, Homeworld, and Command & Conquer, among others.

As soon as I fired up the Tempest Rising demo for the first time, I had a good feeling. Watching the opening cinematic, which set the tone with cheesy dialogue from bulky armored soldiers and a ...