If you enjoy roguelikes, incremental games, and board games, this is probably going to be your kryptonite.
The roguelike randomness is very frustrating at first, particularly the 'boss fight' seals near the end of each cycle of destruction. However, like any good roguelike you will learn the patterns and be able to anticipate and prepare for likely problems. More experience leads directly to better outcomes, which is a clear sign of good roguelike design. However, that said, my lord is it stressful. I keep coming back to this game, but I almost _never_ start a second city right after finishing one. I have to stop and destress before coming back. It almost feels like I am in an abusive relationship, but I swear Against the Storm loves me and I deserve everything it does to me.
Other people have covered the bulk of what I have to say about this game, but I do want to mention that Humanity in this game is straight worse than the other races and serves as a further difficulty level kick above and beyond whatever difficulty you actually picked. Humans produce no extra resources of any kind, do not have exceptionally good habitability ranges, do not reproduce faster, do not have special technologies to speak of, and do not even start with a homeworld. You begin the game with a fleet and a refueling outpost orbiting a gas giant in a system with a very poor world similar to Mars. This world is not even colonized, and frankly probably isn't worth colonizing. Your only infrastructure is that fuel outpost, although you do start with more ships than other players. Finding and securing a half decent planet is your number one goal, and from then on you will be playing catch-up with your entirely ordinary human colonists. I _really_ love this concept and it was the cherry on top of a 4-star game that made it into 5.
