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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to Tempest Rising down to the 4 that fit the “Post-Apocalyptic” category. Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun, Dune 2000 and Frostpunk top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Tempest Rising.

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Within the “Post-Apocalyptic” category, the closest game to Tempest Rising is Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun — scoring 73/100 on our similarity scale. Dune 2000 and Frostpunk follow close behind.

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The best games with a post-apocalyptic setting like Tempest Rising

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Tempest Rising. Each one has been evaluated across 9 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
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Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalSci-FiPost-ApocalypticIsometric
Year 1999Dev Westwood Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: real-time strategy, combat tactical and setting scifi.

≠ Missing: PvP competition.

It predates Tempest Rising by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals100Game mode79
Dune 2000
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiPost-ApocalypticIsometric
Year 1998Dev Westwood Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: real-time strategy, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world.

≠ Missing: combat tactical.

It predates Tempest Rising by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Game mode79
#3Frostpunk
Frostpunk
StrategyRTS
SoloPost-ApocalypticSci-FiBase BuildingIsometric
Steam👍 93%· 134KRAWG👍 88%· 1.1KMC85IGDB86· 9OC86· 103
Year 2018Dev 11 Bit Studios · 11 bit studiosPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, post-apocalyptic world and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping combat tactical

In an ultimately frozen world, people develop steam-powered technology to oppose the overwhelming cold. The city ruler has to manage both the inhabitants and the infrastracture the citizens live in.

Where it drifts furthest from Tempest Rising: game mode.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Progression61Game mode39
Plague Inc: Evolved
StrategyRTS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalPost-ApocalypticIsometric
Steam👍 94%· 62KRAWG👍 86%· 667MC80IGDB80· 3
Year 2015Dev Ndemic CreationsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the real-time strategy games cluster, with real-time strategy, combat tactical and post-apocalyptic world

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping setting scifi

Plague Inc: Evolved is a biological simulation/strategy game developed by Ndemic Creations. In Plague Inc: Evolved the player controls a disease, that infects patient zero in a selected country.

Where it drifts furthest from Tempest Rising: setting.

It predates Tempest Rising by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode61Setting49

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