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Against the Storm
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
85 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Excellent game! A fresh take on the city builder genre, with a constant stream of tasks from an inpatient and ruthless queen, and lots of industries, needs and resources. The cities never grow larger than you what you…”
“It starts out as a chill rogue-like basebuilder game. There's fun in the variance each run. You make steady progression, get the hang of mechanics. Fun, engaging, great concept. Missions can still be challenging,…”
“I keep coming back to this game again and again. It's fantastically made - the art style is gorgeous, the soundtrack and sound effects are really well integrated into the gameplay, and the gameplay loop itself is…”
32 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Excellent game! A fresh take on the city builder genre, with a constant stream of tasks from an inpatient and ruthless queen, and lots of industries, needs and resources. The cities never grow larger than you what you…”
“It starts out as a chill rogue-like basebuilder game. There's fun in the variance each run. You make steady progression, get the hang of mechanics. Fun, engaging, great concept. Missions can still be challenging,…”
“I keep coming back to this game again and again. It's fantastically made - the art style is gorgeous, the soundtrack and sound effects are really well integrated into the gameplay, and the gameplay loop itself is…”
29 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Excellent game! A fresh take on the city builder genre, with a constant stream of tasks from an inpatient and ruthless queen, and lots of industries, needs and resources. The cities never grow larger than you what you…”
“I keep coming back to this game again and again. It's fantastically made - the art style is gorgeous, the soundtrack and sound effects are really well integrated into the gameplay, and the gameplay loop itself is…”
“It's a citybuilder roguelike! You have 45~120 minutes to accomplish the goals set for you. Doing so requires building a quaint little settlement and actively managing the town until your villagers fail or succeed. The…”
20 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is an amazing game, it's becoming one of the best games I've ever played in my life for some reason. It's super cozy, fun, every run feels vastly different from the previous and in my 12 hours I feel like I haven't…”
“Love this game. Everything just feels well balanced, the games themselves aren't too long and with all the varied unlocks and ease of resetting progress or changing profiles there really is no friction. Honestly it is…”
“It's good, cleared a gold seal, but I can't really bring myself to do the higher prestiges and seals of this game, feels a bit samey. It was a fun 60 hours though”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I think this game really kills it stylistically. And for me, all the gameplay loops and systems are stellar, interesting, and well thought-out. The game just isn't fun. It feels like juggling knives and i'm continually…”
“I keep coming back to this game because the art and music and world are all beautiful, but the gameplay is just bad. Its not a city builder its a pick-from-three resource production line slot machine. every base looks…”
“I keep coming back to this game again and again. It's fantastically made - the art style is gorgeous, the soundtrack and sound effects are really well integrated into the gameplay, and the gameplay loop itself is…”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“I think this game really kills it stylistically. And for me, all the gameplay loops and systems are stellar, interesting, and well thought-out. The game just isn't fun. It feels like juggling knives and i'm continually…”
“It starts out as a chill rogue-like basebuilder game. There's fun in the variance each run. You make steady progression, get the hang of mechanics. Fun, engaging, great concept. Missions can still be challenging,…”
“This is a fun game with great re-playability value and a high learning curve. Each iteration keeps you on your toes as things keep happening that need your planning and attention. It's a game that I see was made with…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I think this game really kills it stylistically. And for me, all the gameplay loops and systems are stellar, interesting, and well thought-out. The game just isn't fun. It feels like juggling knives and i'm continually…”
“It starts out as a chill rogue-like basebuilder game. There's fun in the variance each run. You make steady progression, get the hang of mechanics. Fun, engaging, great concept. Missions can still be challenging,…”
“its a roguelike city builder, the concept is interesting but, its boring you need to start yout city again and again and again because its a settlement game, after completing one, u go to another, and another with…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I think this game really kills it stylistically. And for me, all the gameplay loops and systems are stellar, interesting, and well thought-out. The game just isn't fun. It feels like juggling knives and i'm continually…”
“I keep coming back to this game because the art and music and world are all beautiful, but the gameplay is just bad. Its not a city builder its a pick-from-three resource production line slot machine. every base looks…”
“its a roguelike city builder, the concept is interesting but, its boring you need to start yout city again and again and again because its a settlement game, after completing one, u go to another, and another with…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I keep coming back to this game because the art and music and world are all beautiful, but the gameplay is just bad. Its not a city builder its a pick-from-three resource production line slot machine. every base looks…”
“its a roguelike city builder, the concept is interesting but, its boring you need to start yout city again and again and again because its a settlement game, after completing one, u go to another, and another with…”
“It's good, cleared a gold seal, but I can't really bring myself to do the higher prestiges and seals of this game, feels a bit samey. It was a fun 60 hours though”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“A lovely game I hate playing. It's a game for those who love building small settlements with specific goals, specific issues to work around, and with decisions actually mattering in the short term, because if you fail,…”
“I was able to find this game because it was on one of my friends wishlist so I thanked him with the game because I am just that thankful he found it. it is SO GOOD. I put well over half my playtime at the time of this…”
“Its a little slow at first and until you unlock skills the impatience is kind of irritating. I wish the storms lasted longer so I could build out more settlements and explore more. Similarly if I could continue and…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This game is excellent, I've been playing it with an accessibility mod as I am blind and am having a great time”
— a player, Steam review · 46 hrs played“I love this game because normally city builders are overwhelming for me with all the smaller details but this game has the perfect amount of depth for someone like me. I enjoy the artstyle and this game being rogue-like makes every map an interesting challenge. I am excited for…”
— a player, Steam review · 108 hrs played“A solid 10/10. This game (for me) suddenly came out of nowhere a few years ago. I played it quite a bit back when it was just released and now I catch myself coming back to it on a regular basis. It's got a sweet mix of simulation (city building), roguelike elements, and nice…”
— a player, Steam review · 311 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Against The Storm News Roundup at the Hooded Horse August Publisher Sale
Greetings, Viceroys! The Eremite Games team has been hard at work since the last Round Up, bringing new content to Against the Storm, balance and UI/UX improvements, and sending the Lizards to eat som
Supporter Pack Update (Lo-Fi Remixes)
Greetings, Viceroys! We’ve just updated the Against the Storm - Soundtrack (available in the Supporter Pack ) with seven lo-fi remixes of existing Against the Storm tracks. The new tracks are a result
Lo-fi Against the Storm tracks now in Virtual Cottage 2
Greetings, Viceroys! We’re super happy to announce our fun little collaboration with Virtual Cottage 2. You can now listen to 7 lo-fi remixes of existing Against the Storm tracks in Virtual Cottage 2,
Save 70% on Against the Storm
Against the Storm is currently 70% off during the Hooded Horse August Publisher Sale Against the Storm is a dark fantasy city builder with roguelite replayability. Rebuild civilization with the help o
Dev Diary - “How would a stag look if it were a tree?”
Greetings! We present to you a new issue of Dev Diary - our irregular series of news from the Against the Storm universe. This time, we recap recent events related to Against the Storm, and share insi
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · City Builder · Simulation · Base-Building · Colony Sim · Management · Building · Resource Management · Rogue-like · Survival · Dark Fantasy · Sandbox (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Save Anytime |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Thai, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Achievements | 80 |
| Official site | https://eremitegames.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit) Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-530 (dual-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X4 965 (quad-core) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 450 (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7750 (1 GB) DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 5 GB available space