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Against the Storm review - a near-perfect roguelike strategy game

Releasing in early access to critical acclaim back in 2022, Against the Storm is sending off 2023 with its big 1.0 release, signalling a complete state for the rougelike city building experience that takes a refreshingly retro approach to the genre mashup. Echoing the stylistic air of Warcraft 3 while remaining as deep and complex as Shiro Games' Northgard, it's a highly engaging, delectably rewarding, and suitably frustrating game with pacing so perfect you'll be battling against not only the game's odds but your own overwhelming desire to build one more town before bed.


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Against The Storm review: a roguelite citybuilder awash with great ideas


Following two years in early access, roguelite citybuilder Against The Storm has finally reached its 1.0 milestone. It’s a combination of genres that seem to pair together as naturally as sausages and strawberry jam. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of both of these things as separate entities, but together? My assumption was that they would prove too strange to stomach, but much like the cursed pork and berry snack that became a staple of my university diet, the result is a thrilling concoction that delights the palette. I’ll say it right up top: Against The Storm is one of this year’s best.


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Xbox Game Pass' December batch includes notorious GOTY Far Cry 6 and Goat Simulator 3 chaos


It's that time of the month: Xbox has announced the next round of Game Pass games coming to the subscription service throughout December.


While we already knew that Remnant 2 and its prequel were available today on Game Pass, Xbox Wire has shared its latest blog post going into all of the titles coming to Game Pass in December's batch of games. First up, tomorrow (December 1) we've got Spirit of the North, an adventure game inspired by the landscapes of Iceland where you solve puzzles as a fox. Plus, there's SteamWorld Build, a steampunk city builder from The Station, with both of these titles available on cloud, console, and PC.


Then, on December 5, Lara Croft fans will be able to dive into Rise of the Tomb Raider, the second game in the Survivor Trilogy, available on cloud, console, and PC. On the same day, Clone Drone in the Danger Zone is coming to Game Pass, a "robot voxel slice ‘em up where any part of your body can be sliced off." This one's playable on cloud, PC, and Xbox Series X/S. That's not all for December 5 though, as While The Iron's Hot, a game that follows a "journeyman blacksmith on a quest to become a master and restore a ruined village," is also arriving that day, alongside World War Z: Aftermath, which, you guessed it, are both available on cloud, console, and PC.

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Hotfix 0.64.6 (Camera lock, World Map tutorial)

[h3]Greetings, Viceroys![/h3]
There's a new hotfix ready for you to download. It deals with the issues you've reported over the last couple of days. We salute you for your detailed reports and feedback!

Changelog:
  • Fixed a bug where opening a UI panel twice (trade routes, consumption, etc.) would lock the camera in place.
  • Fixed a bug where some previously completed deeds would not register as achievements when loading the game.
  • Fixed a bug where the World Map tutorial would pause and not progress correctly if the settlement was closed by an update.
  • Fixed a bug where certain actions could not be bound to mouse buttons.
  • Fixed a bug where resource tooltip footers in service buildings would display a {0} parameter instead of a keybind.
  • Fixed a bug where clicking on services in the in-game encyclopedia would open the recipe panel.
  • Fixed a bug where the game had to be reloaded to unlock the Rainpunk & Blightrot tutorial scenario after unlocking the feature in Smoldering City.
  • Fixed a bug where Impatience gained from a Corrupted Caravan would display an incorrect prompt.
  • Fixed a bug where tooltip footers in the encyclopedia would display a {0} parameter instead of a keybind.
  • Fixed a bug where mines would not display a "no ore" warning when veins were depleted.
  • Fixed a bug where the Merchant Shipwreck was giving Bricks and Planks as rewards.
  • Fixed a bug where using the mouse wheel would not increase the number of goods offered in the trader panel.
  • Fixed a bug where the Input Auto Focus setting was not correctly remembered.
  • Fixed a bug where the Virtual Machine Mode settings were still visible when they should be disabled.
  • Fixed a bug where the Carved in Stone effect would not show the correct progress number in its tooltip.
  • Fixed a bug where the Carved in Stone effect in the Archaeologist's Office did not have "retroactive" in its description.
  • Slightly buffed the values of the Carved in Stone and Ancient Strength effects in the Archaeologist's Office.
  • Changed the way the end-of-cycle text is displayed on the world map HUD to make it clearer.
  • The Early Access news panel and Early Access roadmap button were removed.

Make sure to update the game to version 0.64.6. for the best experience.

May the storm be gentle on you,
Eremite Games

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[h2]Previous Updates[/h2]
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/3864713384564159115
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/3864713384556756254
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/3797158212564103413
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1336490/view/3708210847449795145

Nominate Against the Storm for the Steam Awards

[h3]Greetings, Viceroys![/h3]
With the start of the Autumn Sale, nominations for this year’s Steam Awards are underway and we’d like to ask for your support by nominating Against the Storm for the Labor of Love Award.



We recently announced that Against the Storm is leaving Early Access on December 8, so we decided to take this opportunity to look back at the past 12 months.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsuCV86Pf5Y

Against the Storm has been out on Steam since November 1, 2022, and we’ve continued to improve the game with a number of consistent and regular updates every two weeks. In all, we’ve added 27 Steam Early Access updates so far (two more are coming!) and we never skipped a date.



You can revisit each update notes here:

[h3]The most important features we added during the past year are:[/h3]



Playable species: Foxes

Biome: Sealed Forest

Ancient Seals system



Biome: Scarlet Orchard revamp

2 new tutorial missions

Aunt Lori – interactable character



Home

Collectible decorations

World Events



Haulers

Rainpunk Technology system

Twitch Integration: minigame



Twitch Integration: chat polls

New glade event: Obelisk

New glade event: Fishman Soothsayer



New glade events: Treasure Stags

New glade events: Wandering Traders

New glade event: Rainpunk Drill



New glade event: Merchant Shipwreck

Species’ starting abilities

Training Expeditions (custom games)



Event Choices system

New haunted ruins

Games’ history tab



Citadel Upgrades summary

Building deactivation

Grid and list view in Warehouse



Storage reserve

Seal contracts

Fuel prioritization



House Upgrades

Payments panel

New glade layouts



Storage limits

New building: Advance Rain Collector

New building: Beacon Tower



New building: Upgradable Geyser Pumps

New buildings: Small Camps

New building: Archeologist’s Office



New building: Fishmen Lighthouse

New building: Fox House

New building: Tea Doctor



New building: Tea House

New building: Distillery

New building: Beanery



Visually revamped Camps

Custom resource categoryy

30 new music tracks



Increased level cap

New icons

New languages: Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian



New decorations

New Ghost encounters

New Deeds



New Perks

New Citadel Upgrades

New Forest Mysteries



New Modifiers

New Orders

New Timed Orders



Multiple QoL features

Steam Trading Cards

And more!



And what is YOUR favorite addition to Against the Storm? Let us know!

[h3]The total number of changes we introduced is 2,282.
⚡ And 66.74% of those were inspired by the community.[/h3]

We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you, the community, supporting our game throughout development and with each update we’ve brought to Against the Storm. We are incredibly grateful for your support, and we know there will be a lot of competition for this award, so your nomination means the world to us. Please check the nominate button that’s part of this post if you would like to consider us for the Labor of Love award for the 2023 Steam Awards.

Thank you,
The Eremite Games team