Like any solid RTS, you should be able to do practically everything with your keyboard, using dedicated shortcuts for every major feature and accessing any menu. Tempest Rising delivers on this in spades, taking us back to the glory days of the genre when the Command & Conquer series was at its peak.
If you want to take the Tempest Rising experience seriously, especially in competitive mode, you’ll need to memorize every shortcut, hotkey, and selection tool. Here are the complete controls for the PC release of Tempest Rising.
Tempest Rising Complete Controls
Here are the default controls for Tempest Rising on PC.
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Does Tempest Rising Have Controller Support?
No, Tempest Rising does not have controller support and is meant to be played on a keyboard and mouse.
I doubt you would have a great time with a controller anyway. This game’s pacing is closer to the Red Alert series than something like Halo Wars.
Can you Rebind Controls in Tempest Rising?
Yes, you can rebind some of the controls in Tempest Rising. Anything that doesn’t have a combination (for example, Shift + 1) can be rebinded in the game to whatever you want.
I’m glad to see that the developers of Tempest Rising have taken optimizing controls seriously with shortcuts, assignments, and even building. Knowing all the shortcuts is essential if you’re playing on higher difficulties or against other players.
Ali Hashmi
Ali has been writing about video games for the past six years and is always on the lookout for the next indie game to obsess over and recommend to everyone in sight. When he isn’t spending an unhealthy amount of time in Slay the Spire, he’s probably trying out yet another retro-shooter or playing Dark Souls for the 50th time.
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