Against the Storm redefines the city builder genre by combining dark fantasy worldbuilding with strategic survival mechanics. As the Queen's Viceroy, you'll command a diverse alliance of humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies in humanity's desperate fight against endless apocalyptic storms that threaten to consume the last remnants of civilization.
Master the Art of Multi-Species City Building
Experience a unique twist on traditional city building where each species brings distinct abilities, needs, and architectural styles to your settlements. Humans excel at adaptation and complex crafting, while beavers master engineering and construction. Lizards thrive in harsh conditions, foxes bring cunning trade skills, and harpies soar above the canopy to gather rare resources.
Survive the Apocalyptic Storm Cycle
Every settlement faces the inevitable return of the storm—a cataclysmic force that tests your preparation and strategy. Build robust supply chains, stockpile essential resources, and construct storm-resistant infrastructure before time runs out. Each cycle demands increasingly sophisticated planning as you venture deeper into the cursed wilderness.
Strategic Resource Management and Trade
Establish intricate production chains across multiple biomes, from the dangerous Cursed Royal Woodlands to resource-rich but perilous frontiers. Balance the needs of different species while managing complex supply networks. Trade routes become lifelines as you exchange surplus goods for rare materials needed to sustain your growing settlements.
Reclaim the Wilderness, Rebuild Civilization
Your mission extends beyond mere survival. Clear corrupted forests, establish outposts, and gradually push back the blight consuming the world. Each successful settlement strengthens the Queen's realm and unlocks new technologies, blueprints, and expansion opportunities.
Key Features
- Five Unique Species
- Master the distinct playstyles of humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies, each bringing specialized skills and cultural preferences. Balance their different housing needs, dietary requirements, and work preferences while leveraging their unique abilities to create thriving multi-species settlements.
- Dynamic Weather System
- Adapt to seasonal changes and prepare for devastating storm cycles that test every aspect of your planning. Monitor weather patterns, reinforce structures against elemental damage, and stockpile resources during calm periods to survive the inevitable tempests.
- Procedural World Generation
- Every playthrough offers new challenges and opportunities with randomly generated maps, resource distributions, and environmental hazards. Explore diverse biomes from corrupted woodlands to ancient ruins, each presenting unique strategic considerations and rewards.
- Complex Economy
- Build sophisticated production chains and trade networks spanning multiple settlements and species. Manage intricate supply chains where beaver-engineered lumber feeds human construction projects, while harpy-gathered ingredients fuel lizard alchemy operations.
- Progressive Campaign
- Unlock new content and abilities as you reclaim the wilderness and prove your worth to the Queen. Gain access to advanced blueprints, powerful artifacts, and expanded settlement options that fundamentally change your strategic approach.
- Moral Choices
- Navigate difficult decisions that affect species relationships and settlement outcomes, where helping one group may disadvantage another. Your choices shape not only immediate survival but also long-term diplomatic relationships and available story paths.
Ready to lead civilization's last stand against the apocalyptic storms? Command your diverse alliance and rebuild hope in a world on the brink of extinction. Add Against the Storm to your library and begin your journey as the Queen's Viceroy today. Available now for Windows on Steam.
