Against the Storm - (PC) Steam EUROPE Digital Key
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.
