Against the Storm

You start each campaign by picking one of many hexagons (each with their own special bonsues and drawback) from the world-map to setup a new…

Up front: I am not recommending this game. I DO heartily recommend that anyone interested should try out the demo (which doesn't seem to be…

My biggest gripe with the city-building genre has always been that there is no end goal. No matter how big or developed your settlement is,…

I write this as a guy who doesn't like city builders and am hesitate to recommend Early Access games. I like this game a lot…

I can see why people love this game - it's basically a roguelike puzzle game with resource crunch like you'd expect in a colony sim.…

so it's a city builder with roguelike elements. In order to win each city, you must complete randomly selected tasks. Your ability to complete these…

Played all kinds of games for 30 years. To keep it short, this game is made by real professionals. The game design is extremely good.…

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…

One of the best games I've ever played. As absurd as a roguelike citybuilder sounds, this game is truly one of the masterpieces of the…

It's worth noting that perfection can sometimes lead to a grueling monotony, and some might find Against the Storm almost too good, too slick, without…

the game is great. do not expect a city builder and the rougelike elements are just just to ease you into the game.

let me play the damn tutorial, rather than forcing me 18 months after originally playing it to go through a whole slog of context menus…

Cozy and stressful in equal parts! The micro is not too intense (for someone like me who isn't trying to play an RTS), the meta-progression…

There's a lot of love here. The story, the look of the world, the progression. It's sad it's not really my type of game but…

While forcing you to lose games that you've won. Despite seeing so many options, and selecting correctly, the player will lose if the game decides…

Best colony management game ever. It can both be challengning and relaxing. :) Games can be short enough to be playable in one sitting, controlled…