Against the Storm is already making a good impression on Steam. MyMMO editor Benedict Grothaus is regularly captivated by the roguelite city-building game. Now the release is upcoming after a year in Early Access. Coming along: a brand new mode.
What kind of game is this?
- Against the Storm is a city-building game where you have to rebuild a settlement repeatedly because a storm destroys it.
- While building, you must ensure to supply your inhabitants and cannot clear too much of the surrounding forest, as it will take revenge – and on top of that, the queen is getting impatient.
- You receive a reward for each settlement you create, which you can use to buy upgrades. This makes the rounds easier, or you can take on higher difficulties.
This is what makes Against the Storm special: Unlike classic city-building games like Anno or Tropico, you do not endlessly build a city and optimize your production lines over many eras or develop your houses.
Instead, you constantly face the challenge of confronting adverse conditions. On top of that, you need to keep the queen pleased, for whom you travel and manage the settlements. Features include:
- 5 different people that can inhabit your settlements – each with their own needs and advantages
- dozens of buildings with production chains that you need to manage
- long-term progress by earning more and more advantages and being able to endure longer
- increasing difficulties for more challenge
- meta-progression with upgrades for settlements
- random maps and conditions each time, so no settlement is the same as another
Your settlements will be destroyed with each new pass of the all-encompassing storm. With “seals”, you extend the time between storms. In the end, you aim for these seals.
Release on December 8 – On Steam and in the PC Game Pass
On Steam, Against the Storm has a rating of 95% and is thus “extremely positive.” A major plus that players see: since each round is different, you cannot simply apply the same strategy every time, as is often the case with other city builders. Additionally, you are working under a certain time pressure, and thus there is indeed an “end” – you won’t accidentally play all night.
Personally, I can’t entirely confirm this – I have often found myself dragging to bed utterly exhausted at 4 AM. Trying to finish “that one settlement” to get closer to the next seal is too tempting.
Against the Storm was already released in Early Access in November 2022 and received an update every two weeks during that time. Bugs were constantly fixed, and often new features and improvements were added to the game. The game currently costs €29.99:
- to Against the Storm on Steam
- to Against the Storm on GOG
- to Against the Storm in the Epic Games Store
Now the 1.0 release is approaching. In a press release, the developers revealed that Against the Storm will officially launch on December 8. Accompanying this will be the new mode “Queen’s Hand,” in which you only have one pass to achieve the toughest seal.
Additionally, the game will be available on the same day in the PC Game Pass. Against the Storm is fully localized in English.
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