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Against the Storm

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4.7

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Against the Storm
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From city building to grand strategy, turn-based tactics to RTS, see more strategy games from Hooded Horse. You are the Viceroy – a leader charged by the Scorched Queen to reclaim the wilderness and discover lost riches for the Smoldering City, civilization's last bastion against the Blights...
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4.7/5

( 231 Reviews )

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Product details
2022, Eremite Games, ...
System requirements
Windows® 10 (64-bit), Intel® Core™ i3-530 (dual-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X4 965 (quad-core), 4 GB RAM...
DLCs
Against the Storm - Supporter Pack, Against the Storm - Keepers of the Stone, Against the Storm - Ni...
Time to beat
34.5 hMain
100 h Main + Sides
251.5 h Completionist
84 h All Styles
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From city building to grand strategy, turn-based tactics to RTS, see more strategy games from Hooded Horse.


You are the Viceroy – a leader charged by the Scorched Queen to reclaim the wilderness and discover lost riches for the Smoldering City, civilization's last bastion against the Blightstorm that destroyed the old world. Unlike most survival city builders where your focus is on a single city, in Against the Storm you must build a vast, prosperous network of settlements populated by diverse fantasy races, each with their own specializations and needs.

The wilderness holds many hidden dangers, and never-ending storms will batter your population into submission. If your settlements should fall, then the expedition may end – but not the game. Against the Storm is a roguelite city builder, meaning you will carry forward the resources, upgrades, and experience of your past expeditions each time you set off for a new journey into the wild.





Foxes, Beavers, and lizards stand alongside humans and harpies in the struggle to survive. Utilize each group's strengths as you balance their varying needs, from housing and culinary preferences to taste in luxuries and recreation. Will you manufacture raincoats, brew ale, and bake pies to boost morale in the face of the oppressive hostility of the forest, or will you prioritize the needs of one species over another to operate more swiftly for the Scorched Queen?





Experience core city builder gameplay enhanced by roguelite replayability. Build and manage multiple settlements spread out across a large world map, all while collecting valuable meta-progression resources to upgrade the Smoldering City. Feel the pressure of an expectant monarch as the Scorched Queen demands constant progress while recurring Blightstorms pose an inevitable threat to your settlements. Manage your reputation to secure your success at any one settlement before moving on to establish another, constantly seeking new opportunities for growth, taking on unique challenges across multiple biomes, and bracing for the inevitable destruction of everything but the Smoldering City itself. How will you maximize each cycle to not just ensure the best fate for the Smoldering City, but for your career as Viceroy as well?





With hundreds of gameplay modifiers and 6 distinct biomes, every city location presents unique challenges for even the most resourceful Viceroy. Adjust your strategy to changing weather conditions and experiment with rosters of building blueprints and perks that can help your society thrive or bring it to ruin. Will you take on and complete additional objectives and delve deeper into the dangerous forest for potential boons, or will you approach with caution to ensure you operate within your capabilities? All the while, you never know what wares the Trader will bring next year, and the forest holds treasures and resources, but also ancient threats.





Laying the foundations for a new city is one of the most exciting moments in a city-building game. In Against the Storm, you'll have the opportunity to repeatedly experience this by creating new settlements, while still interacting with your network of previously established cities in a growing world.
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Time to beat
34.5 hMain
100 h Main + Sides
251.5 h Completionist
84 h All Styles
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Posted on: October 10, 2025

scottamay14

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Games: 553 Reviews: 4

Solid game

Played 100's of hours and keep coming back. Like the increasing scale of difficulty as you get farther out. The rewards will sometimes force you into an aspect of the game you have been ignoring.


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Posted on: October 24, 2025

Darcin

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Games: Reviews: 40

Unique take on RTS

I admittedly bought this thinking it was a city builder. It is not. It is a real time strategy without combat. First game like that I've seen and that's a big reason for the high score. It's remarkably different from anything else I've encountered and I think others should take a stab at it for that sake. I've only succeeded on the low difficulty. Initially, even then I thought the game was too hard, I still won. It's not traditionally difficult, but more that you're constantly under pressure to do something, anything. There's bars and meters and stockpiles to watch, a thousand things to keep up with. Plenty of times, I'd end up staring at a woodcutter, trying to miracle him to chop faster. It's easy to get overwhelmed despite winning. On the higher difficulty, "viceroy" it was a near instant loss. The forrest gets angry about woodcutters and everybody runs away. (Yes really, the forest gets grumpy and scares people.) Extra dynamics, which I did not survive long enough to deal with, are put in to add yet more meters to watch and things to keep up with. Even in my dreams, the land of magic and dragons, can't conjure up a solution to it all. Some guides can be found online, which were mildly helpful. With that rant out of the way, I still find it interesting and will continue playing and experimenting. Give it a shot; see something new and weird. And if you're one of those people who trives under pressure, I bet you'll love this.


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Posted on: October 30, 2025

JayMonari

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Games: 57 Reviews: 1

Again I'm Born

Great strategy game that has a lot of depth.


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Posted on: October 30, 2025

KaffeoKaka

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Games: 85 Reviews: 2

Defining what a RTS Rougelike can be!

A fantastic game with such a somber and beautiful soundtrack that helps frame the bleak yet cozy world its set in.


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Posted on: October 26, 2024

Magorble

Verified owner

Games: 14 Reviews: 1

Great City builder

Lots of replayability, difficulty scales ups gradually at a nice rate and new mechanics are introduced fairly often. prestige difficulties make you have to improve your performance. Well worth the price especially on discount


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