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Against the Storm

Eremite Games · Hooded Horse · 2023-12-08

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SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 18, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 26, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 26, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Jun 26, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Jun 26, 2025 (PlayStation 4)

A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.

Against the Storm is a Simulation and Strategy game released in 2023, priced at $29.99, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 37078 reviews).

1,468
playing now
94%
positive of 38k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
38
twitch viewers (latest)
19.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
91/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (50 ratings)
13
Nexus mods (4.8k downloads)
4.65★
PlayStation Store rating (415 ratings)
89/100
opencritic · mighty · 91% recommend · from 25 critics
24h
to beat · rushed 6h · completionist 90h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

1,468 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Against the Storm is a 2023 city-building video game developed by Eremite Games and published by Hooded Horse. Unlike traditional city-building games, it incorporates elements of roguelike games and has a short playtime with goals players must achieve.

Trailer

Against the Storm trailer thumbnail

Against the Storm - 1.0 Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,468 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,591 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~324/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 16,992 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 755k–1.7M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 37,744 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$8.99-70%
Steam$8.99-70%
GOG$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.47 at GameBillet (2026-02-17) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $35.68 · on sale 208 of 210 observed days · $1.52 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.4k3.4k20222026Week of 2022-11-01: 3,419 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,177 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,566 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,065 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 994 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,417 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 624 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 564 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 935 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 549 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 553 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 816 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 858 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2,752 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 189 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,603 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 736 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 992 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 668 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 480 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 595 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,160 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 750 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 344 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 526 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 478 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 457 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 445 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2.2k8752026-09-16 05:00 — 899 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 1,330 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 1,443 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 1,198 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 1,163 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 1,473 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 1,011 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 1,192 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 1,845 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 1,111 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 956 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 1,459 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 875 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 1,222 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 2,213 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 1,126 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 961 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 1,487 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 1,535 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 1,459 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 1,555 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 1,638 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 1,104 players2026-10-15 19:00 — 1,468 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
6.0k1.2kNov 2022Aug 2026Nov 2022 — avg 3,689 · peak 8,425Jan 2023 — avg 3,031 · peak 6,809Mar 2023 — avg 2,273 · peak 4,177May 2023 — avg 1,700 · peak 3,847Jul 2023 — avg 2,393 · peak 4,119Sep 2023 — avg 1,619 · peak 3,328Nov 2023 — avg 1,659 · peak 3,133Jan 2024 — avg 5,588 · peak 10,861Mar 2024 — avg 3,111 · peak 5,683May 2024 — avg 1,770 · peak 3,596Jul 2024 — avg 1,441 · peak 2,371Sep 2024 — avg 1,604 · peak 6,740Nov 2024 — avg 2,062 · peak 3,634Jan 2025 — avg 2,227 · peak 3,733Mar 2025 — avg 1,690 · peak 3,210May 2025 — avg 1,360 · peak 2,432Jul 2025 — avg 1,315 · peak 2,992Sep 2025 — avg 1,414 · peak 2,527Nov 2025 — avg 1,457 · peak 2,811Jan 2026 — avg 2,139 · peak 3,625Mar 2026 — avg 1,373 · peak 2,332May 2026 — avg 1,192 · peak 2,132Jul 2026 — avg 2,194 · peak 6,279Aug 2026 — avg 1,572 · peak 3,040
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
52522026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 52 new positive2026-09-21: 4 new negative2026-09-22: 7 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 8 new positive2026-09-24: 6 new positive2026-09-26: 13 new positive2026-09-27: 7 new positive2026-09-27: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 6 new positive2026-09-30: 6 new positive2026-10-01: 11 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 6 new positive2026-10-03: 10 new positive2026-10-04: 7 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 3 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 3 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 10 new positive2026-10-09: 4 new positive2026-10-10: 10 new positive2026-10-11: 6 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 8 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 12 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 10 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$35.68$7.472021-08-262026-10-152021-08-26 — best price $17.992022-07-28 — best price $19.992023-01-13 — best price $19.992023-03-27 — best price $15.992023-05-08 — best price $29.992023-07-04 — best price $29.992023-08-26 — best price $29.992023-10-19 — best price $29.992023-11-26 — best price $19.192024-01-10 — best price $29.992024-02-14 — best price $19.492024-03-20 — best price $19.492024-04-25 — best price $19.492024-06-04 — best price $19.492024-07-18 — best price $17.992024-08-22 — best price $29.992024-10-12 — best price $15.002024-11-27 — best price $14.992025-01-04 — best price $29.992025-02-22 — best price $29.992025-04-05 — best price $14.992025-05-05 — best price $24.992025-06-09 — best price $29.992025-07-15 — best price $14.982025-09-01 — best price $26.992025-09-30 — best price $15.002025-10-29 — best price $29.992025-12-04 — best price $26.992026-01-16 — best price $9.002026-02-17 — best price $7.472026-03-20 — best price $7.712026-04-20 — best price $8.992026-05-12 — best price $28.192026-06-09 — best price $8.992026-07-23 — best price $9.002026-08-17 — best price $8.992026-09-04 — best price $8.992026-09-20 — best price $8.992026-10-06 — best price $8.992026-10-15 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

220582026-05-28 — 93 pageviews2026-06-01 — 89 pageviews2026-06-05 — 68 pageviews2026-06-09 — 73 pageviews2026-06-13 — 58 pageviews2026-06-17 — 81 pageviews2026-06-21 — 95 pageviews2026-06-25 — 71 pageviews2026-06-29 — 108 pageviews2026-07-03 — 89 pageviews2026-07-07 — 71 pageviews2026-07-11 — 178 pageviews2026-07-15 — 109 pageviews2026-07-19 — 92 pageviews2026-07-23 — 81 pageviews2026-07-27 — 85 pageviews2026-07-31 — 76 pageviews2026-08-04 — 80 pageviews2026-08-08 — 71 pageviews2026-08-12 — 83 pageviews2026-08-16 — 87 pageviews2026-08-20 — 79 pageviews2026-08-24 — 114 pageviews2026-08-28 — 109 pageviews2026-09-01 — 105 pageviews2026-09-05 — 86 pageviews2026-09-09 — 101 pageviews2026-09-13 — 77 pageviews2026-09-17 — 97 pageviews2026-09-21 — 97 pageviews2026-09-25 — 176 pageviews2026-09-29 — 69 pageviews2026-10-03 — 119 pageviews2026-10-07 — 78 pageviews2026-10-11 — 103 pageviews2026-10-14 — 64 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

10002026-10-01 21:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-02 15:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-03 00:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-07 03:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-07 12:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-07 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-09 00:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-09 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 58 viewers2026-10-11 06:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-11 15:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-12 18:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-13 03:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-13 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 59 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-15 00:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-15 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-15 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-15 20:34 — 38 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
54.2%
earned "No Deaths"
17.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultySave AnytimeStereo SoundSurround Sound3 DLC

17 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Italian…

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2023-12-08, latest 2025-07-31 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)13,8080%80
Windows (Xbox)1,2990%80
PS5 (PlayStation)1882%81
Switch (Nintendo)270%0
PS4 (PlayStation)617%81

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

SandboxBuildingStrategySurvivalColony SimManagementOpen WorldRogue-likeSimulationCity Builder

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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