Against the Storm News

Against the Storm News Recap at the Hooded Horse Summer Sale

[p]Against the Storm is part of the Steam Summer Sale at 50% off! Check it and other games out in the Hooded Horse Summer Sale. Below is a quick recap of recent development news, including progress on the upcoming free update and the second DLC.

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[/p][h2]Development Recap[/h2][p]EDIT: The original announcement included some incorrect and outdated information. We apologize for the mistake.[/p][p][/p][h3]A free update and a new DLC are coming![/h3][p]The team is currently finishing work on the second DLC, which, among many other features, will include new playable species - Bats![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The proper trailer and a release date will be revealed in July! [/p][p][/p][p]Aside from the DLC, Against the Storm will also receive a free Commons Update (1.8), introducing new features and improvements, such as:[/p]

[p]Unlocking Commons, which allows villagers to fulfill service needs at the Hearth.[/p]
[p]Spending Ancient Tablets and Wildfire Essence to acquire extra blueprint and cornerstone slots in Prestige games.[/p]
[p]Prioritizing Glade Event rewards.[/p]

[p]Keep your eyes open for more news![/p]

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Superb city-builder Against the Storm will round off its roster with a DLC of bats, who 'take pride in enduring what breaks others and cannot stand being favored'

Against the Storm is one of the best city-builders of recent years, taking the SimCity cycle of building cities destined to be destroyed by natural disasters and infusing it with a roguelike structure, such that the death of your city is merely a part of the game, rather than the end of it. Yet alongside this, one of the key secrets to its success is the diverse array of anthropomorphic animals—the citizens of your civilization in this grim fantasy realm—you have to manage...
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Dark fantasy city builder Against the Storm reveals its next DLC's new species

If you love city builders and roguelikes but you haven't played Against the Storm yet, you're missing out. Eremite Games and Hooded Horse's beautiful strategy game blends approachable but deep mechanics with flavorful dark-fantasy visuals, and has earned itself Steam's coveted 'overwhelmingly positive' rating with 95% of user reviews recommending it. Following the launch of its 2024 Keepers of the Stone DLC, which introduced Frog villagers, the developer reveals that it has another expansion pack on the way, and you can sign up to help test it today if you're interested.

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2023’s best city-builder is getting a faction of absolutely miserable bats

Eremite Studios and Hooded Horse’s bestest best city-builder Against The Storm is getting a free update and a new paid expansion, featuring a new biome, mechanics and faction. Details are thin on the ground, but we can safely say that it’ll involve bats. I know: bats! Let the wannabe Hunter S. Thompson write-ups abound. Back in the halycon days of New Games Journalism we’d have had a field day with this. Come now, help me word this introduction more appropriately: “we were somewhere around the Smouldering City, on the edge of the Blightstorm, when the DLC packs began to take hold...”