Against the Storm looks charming and cosy, but it's actually the best and most fiendish city builder I've played in years
Against the Storm looks charming and cosy, but it's actually the best and most fiendish city builder I've played in years
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Against the Storm looks charming and cosy, but it's actually the best and most fiendish city builder I've played in years
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I wish there was a demo. It seems like something I would like but I have an allergy to roguelikes.
But I have ignored that allergy when given a very convincing reason to. I bought Hades for the story/dialogue and also enjoyed playing it.
Guess it'll be (sigh) watching people play the game online to see if I would like it.
I would just go for it and buy it since it's on -50% discount.
I also generally dislike roguelikes (especially in a tycoon/citybuilder context), but they actually did pull it off and it works very well.
Against the Storm is not perfect, it is fiddly in the first 2-3 hours. Some of the concepts aren't intuitive. But once you get over the initial learning curve, the game becomes really addictive.
After reading the linked article I ended up deciding not to get it. Steam description is great, article suggests a way more bleak and desperate environment than I want to engage with and randomness in places that would make me very frustrated.