Rising Front

Released Jan 2026

A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!

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Steam Updated 13 Oct 2026 $9.44 $14.99 −37%

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Evaluation

Rising Front is a single-developer project by Jack that has received nine major content updates since its initial launch, culminating in a massive 1.0 release on January 9, 2026 that added tanks, cavalry, new maps, reworked weapons, and many other systems. In the 1.0 launch post, Jack explicitly stated: "We also have several more updates already almost completed so stay tuned for that!" — a direct commitment to additional upcoming content. The game's historical update cadence has been active, with major releases arriving roughly every 1–5 months: March 2024, July 2024, October 2024, January 2025, and then the 1.0 in January 2026. The last developer communication of any kind was the small bug fix patch on January 11, 2026. As of October 1, 2026, nearly 9 months have passed since that last post — well beyond the longest gap in the game's history. The developer explicitly promised near-complete updates at launch, but none have materialized and no explanation has been provided. This extended, unexplained silence following a concrete promise of imminent content raises genuine uncertainty about whether those updates will still arrive.

Evidence

1.0 launch post explicitly states 'we also have several more updates already almost completed so stay tuned for that!'

news post · Jan 9, 2026 source content planned

high

Bug fix patch shipped two days after 1.0 launch, confirming developer was actively engaged in early January 2026. Last developer communication on record.

news post · Jan 11, 2026 source development ongoing

medium

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Details

Developer

Sandstorm Studios Inc.

Publisher

Sandstorm Studios Inc.

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player

Sandbox War World War I FPS Simulation Action Shooter Strategy Historical First-Person Wargame Action RTS 3D Real Time Tactics Realistic

About this game

Rising Front is a single-player massive scale battle simulator, with tanks, cavalry, planes and infantry combat. You can play in first-person or command your army from above!

Vehicle Combat

Over a dozen new vehicles and tanks have been added! including experimental vehicles that never saw combat in WW1!

Planes and bombing runs

Call in fighters, or bombing runs to aid your defense! 30+ Different Planes/Fire Supports!

Cavalry Charge!

Charge into battle on horse back with hundreds of cavalrymen! There are 20+ different cavalry units to choose from!

WW1 Era cavalry, Revolutionary War cavalry and Franco-Prussian War Cavalry as well!

Epic Scale of Battle

Unprecedented in its scope, Rising Front facilitates engagements with 1000+ units in action simultaneously. Step into an era never before so vividly recreated in a WW1 game!