The Most Innovative City-Builder in Years - Against the Storm

It's rare to find a truly innovative game that truly distinguishes itself in a genre, but Against the Storm absolutely deserves that recognition. A dark fantasy city-builder... roguelite?! Now that's something special. Found settlements, explore a hostile forest, and gather vital resources for the Smoldering City in this highly replayable city-builder!
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[@PotatoMcWhiskey]

I'm not wrong

[@Guardian14Acky]

I would love a recurring series of this. Returning to it every once in a while to expand the empire

[@PuppetierMaster]

yup

[@501Magnum]

Same

[@Captainthefurry]

me three

[@Karatekidhero]

Yes!

[@DeltaXXI]

Agreed, Pravus makes this entertaining and information-packed.

[@OrcaIguana]

This would be a fascinating series. This game is graphically reminds me of the old warcrafts, but is mechanically so unique that it just draws you in. Love it.

[@shadowmagus0413]

For PMcW to say that, thats high praise.

[@abdullahansari437]

You've gotta make more of this. I love how dynamic it is, the 50min flew by

[@svnhddbst8968]

normally even for the games i like, i tune out after 15 minutes or so of watching someone else play it, this one just has the right balance of changing circumstance and planning.

[@aidankeys8534]

I would love a full length series on this game.

[@moneyzilla-20600]

Would really love a series on this.

[@boomboomf2268]

Thank you Pravus for introducing me to a game that is absolutely in my wheelhouse. Definitly going to pick up this gem after my next paycheck. Would love to see more of this played on the channel

[@ShadowKionic]

"It's going to be a long video, just warning you up front" Me:......thats a bad thing? *sips coffee*

[@glennlandrum375]

would love to see a series on this!

[@owenwiedlin383]

A full length series of this would be amazing

[@BlackSmokeDMax]

This game is fantastic. Been in the early release for a bit over a year now, and the devs have been awesome. They listen, respond, update often, and even implement and keep track of which ideas came from the community. Can't recommend it enough!!

[@WanderingQuill]

I would love to see a series on this as well. I love the replayability; that's one thing that is somewhat missing imho from some otherwise fun city-builders. Also this game is currently on sale for a slight discount. I know what I'm playing after work. :) thanks for showing it off!

[@jimmys66]

Wow, this is such a cool take on the genre! Thanks for the awesome video. Immediately wishlisted!

[@jamiemanford329]

I would love to see a round a week mixed in. This game is very enjoyable to watch

[@yurasdrake7915]

This looks excellent. I demand more.

[@ravenreine]

This was my favorite game during the demo expo thing Steam had- I could NOT stop playing it. Thanks for covering it! I'm excited to see what new things they will add before full release.

[@mrpurplecrayon7]

Series!!! I'm like 30 hours into this game already and love seeing everyone's different approaches

[@army6669990101]

Idk if a series is the way to go with a game like this, but I wouldnt mind it being part of the weekly rotation. If a particular game is taking a long time to record and recording this game for an hour and a half is a better alternative I would love to see it return. Definitely not as short to record as plague inc or rebel inc but seems to more reliable than waiting for good scenarios to be published.

[@Ins4neinthemembran3]

Would be very nice to see a series! Top notch explanation. Very enjoyable to watch. Good content 👌🏻

[@gamerman0252]

Would love to see a series of this on the channel!

[@zenmomLol]

This is awesome! I’d love to see more of this!

[@ffrostbiite]

Would love to see a series on this!

[@gressorialNanites]

I really love this game and will look into getting it for myself too. Thank you, Pravus

[@thomsnvykovski6135]

Please record more episodes. The game is really fun to play AND to watch especially from you since you play alot of games where you have to think

[@lethalty6055]

Normally, city-building is something I don't like watching due to the repetitive of things, but this game actually has an interesting challenge on it. I'd like to see you play more of this game! PRAISE PRAVUS!

[@NessimaXD]

looks like a rly nice game! would love to see a series on this!

[@nocabgamedesign4832]

This game looks amazing! Perhaps my personal favorite genre is single player 4X games, which is a very rare genre. I'll have to check this out! Nice video, and your audio sounds crisp and clear!

[@Thehobbitscythe]

It has been some time since I've watched a full video, I really enjoyed this!

[@vitobius607]

Imma be honest,tried the game loved it bought and im loving this video!Great job on walking people through the game! first time viewer

[@user-kj2ln3sd2g]

wow, it really IS a very unique game. thanks for helping to discover it!

[@darknessridge]

Need more of this game definitely Also, enjoying the longer video

[@michaelhaggett1016]

Thanks for showing this, be interested in a series 👍

[@pedrocaruso9041]

I really enjoyed this. Would love to see more!

[@Fullmirage9]

Long time watcher/lurker here. Watching since the beginning of Plague Inc. Love your content, and wanted to comment that I would love to see this as a recurring series. Take care, and cheers mate!

[@philipphainzl2607]

I would love a recurring series of this. Returning to it every once in a while to expand the empire of Parvus!

[@timothyfraser350]

Love the honesty at the beginning.

[@ValKinman]

Loving this game, would enjoy seeing more. Thanks!

[@aridan927]

This was really good. I would love to see more :)

[@midnight9113]

I would love to see you play more of this! Its a very interesting looking game

[@smudolinithegreatdragobear2433]

Yes please! More of this!

[@thundergun20]

you take a pretty big resolve penalty in the storm for each level of hostility, and you can decrease hostility pretty easily by firing your woodcutters (3 woodcutters is about 1 lvl of hostility) or sacrificing wood/coal in the hearth, just during the storm. Would have prevented those harpies from leaving. Great video, I really like this game and I'm excited for the series

[@lainvohndyrec962]

also building houses, those harpies were homeless, i understand why they left :)

[@opossumqueen4524]

Please make more of this This was great

[@sirrichiofawesome9617]

By its very nature, this game would be perfect for a long series. I would love to see more.

[@AllenYCLau]

Pravus: plays new game Pravus: ROAAAAAADS!

[@antimatter1075]

This would be a very good weekly or biweekly upload series, just a settlement each video to expand your empire, since it changes so much video should be interesting. Maybe every month do an extremely difficult settlement far away to challenge yourself as much as possible. Definitely look forward to more of this game

[@NaraKnight]

I've been waiting for you to do a video on this great game please do more

[@Hahahahaaahaahaa]

There's a couple city-games I'm excited for coming out in the next year (e.g. Gord, Laysara), but they didn't make it for 2022 so AtS is easily GOTY for me. Every single game feels like a new puzzle, and there's a weird air of 'calm' while you play while also constantly being in a state of panic about having to make progress and not let your wee villagers die. The depth and skill cap are crazy, but the roguelike elements w/ a difficulty modifier means literally anyone that is interested can find a mode they will enjoy. What a gem! I"m only sad that the runs are a little too long, and won't get the kind of YT/streamer attention they deserve.

[@sidewayscheems6467]

Series for this would be epic!

[@madelinehero4353]

I saw someone else comment this, but I would love a series of this where you did a settlement a video from new to completion. I'd like to see more of the maps and creatures, and it sounds like there will be enough variation to stay novel. Although you city-builders/-management playthroughs are my personal favorites, so I would watch it all even without the rougelit element.

[@wiplash123987]

This would be really good on the channel. Especially it being episodic. You can play this when you want and get a little farther in the game. The rng of the maps makes it interesting and different everytime you play. You are good at it and this seems like the kind of game you would enjoy playing as well. Also, Dam those Beavers!

[@ryanthompson5199]

Very Interesting. Just watched all your rim world videos and addicted. Hope you do another series in the future.

[@321seb]

great vid. love the look of this game. more vids of it please

[@eenstenenbreker7155]

I just am enthralled by how you explain new games to us. You explain it with such clarity and keep it engaging. Game developers should consider you for narrating tutorials. Glad to have you back for now. Keep at it and take your breaks as you see fit, a slow steady flame is preferable over a fast burner.

[@kashashk]

I randomly encountered your channel because of this video recommendation, so yes, more please! PS: I subbed ofc.

[@EremiteGames]

Oh wow, thank you!

[@Bacteriophagebs]

I definitely would watch more of this game.

[@samueltrusik3251]

We shall stand against the darkness under Lord Pravus!

[@ryan23224]

congratulation Lord Pravas! it only took you 2 minutes to convince me to buy this game!

[@TDM4895]

a recurring series of this could be good. 4-5 episodes each with a new settlement every so often might work well.

[@Ziggybits]

"Stone Deposit.... THANK GOD" that made me laugh

[@MrSHADOWANGEL999]

This was amazing

[@jurassiccraft883]

This game looks really interesting and reminds me of they are billions weirdly would love to see a full playthrough from the begining

[@gaming2gether_]

This premise looks really cool!

[@ragnabob]

Looks like a lot of fun!!! Definitely would be up for a Let’s Play

[@DJRyby]

Yes I want more of this game!

[@williamdunkleman7937]

Really liked this

[@romnickrosario6048]

I have been waiting for this. I caved and got the epic games launcher to play this for months. Pravus is finally playing it

[@ninixsa]

I would totally follow a series of this game!

[@joshives5722]

This was excellent

[@tetianakaliuzhna9054]

Would be really interesting to see more!

[@owenwiedlin383]

Praise Pravus!

[@MrThehatlord]

Viceroy Pravas it’s lovey to see you graduate and join the ranks. May your hearth stay lit and the fish people be quiet.

[@ParaforaD]

I would enjoy seeing more.

[@kikagezumi]

I'd like to see more of this. It looks like an interesting game.

[@jamesrobsonza7752]

Please do more of this!

[@davidswets3745]

Make this a series for sure!!

[@piotrciesla7516]

Give us more Pravus, the People have spoken

[@nurulnabilah9222]

Okay this is really fun to watch Moreeee I CRAVE MORE

[@followingtheroe1952]

Viceroys all like "hear that thunder and lightnin? Theres gonna be a whole bunch of turbulence. Strap your woodcutters... cause its about to be turbulence!"

[@bradzeringue6778]

😊

[@joshuaspeer2503]

This would make a cool series imo

[@jorisgarcia6927]

Thank you for the video. I bought a city builder game as a result since... original sim city and caesar 2! Hahaha

[@akselmani]

Generally speaking, you can start every game with a grid path + 3 shelters+ 3 woodcutters (1 of which will be understaffed due to 1 villager being in the heart) and get to 5 woodcutters or 4 WC+ 1 food maker very fast. No need to pick building blueprints until you unlock the first few order picks or even the entire first row. After that you can pick orders based on buildings you have available not vise-versa. At this point you will have 1k+ wood, trade post and you will be able to start getting 40 amber each trader visit + perks from the trader (or even more building blueprints) which makes the rest of the run easier. Haven't tested it on higher difficulties tho, but it is a great start for lower ones.

[@Beggles]

Really enjoying the game. Feels different to other city builders!

[@melkirich]

Wow, very exciting looking game

[@Mirro18]

More of this please!

[@spencerss4908]

To up your resolve you can increase how much you are burning in the fire; great way to survive a bad storm

[@tigeriussvarne177]

Praise Pravus

[@ryantedmon4418]

Just got the game today and just realized how good the traders are

[@svnhddbst8968]

if i don't see more of this game from you i will be shocked.

[@maxamil6282]

Would love to see more

[@classydemongaming847]

Yeah, im down for a series on this.

[@geneticwolf8571]

Some tips you might have figured out are. 1 If only one species is thinking of leaving then you can give them lighter treatment in the resolve panel for +5 for that one and -5 for the others, you can juggle to prevent deserters. 2 during storm you can take off woodcutters to lower threat level that -4 per can make or brake some people, plus avoiding the nastier storm effects. 3 different species tending the main hearth give good perks and should be changed, a beaver is 25% fuel efficacy, human is -20% impatience increase rate, lizards +1 resolve to all, harpy +5 carry capacity. 4 you can upgrade the land around hearths for bonuses lowest one is 8 people and 4 effects for 2 global resolve. If you want to try the higher difficulties then you need to juggle cutters and treatment, also opining small glades hurts more than helps in viceroy mode most times. the ""keep goods" order is the option to keep the resources instead of sending them to the citadel. Starving is a resolve - so it can be mitigated. sacrificing in the hearth is good to lower hostility levels and other effects (it was changed from giving resolve, you could burn everything and win through resolve that way). I completed the game like 6 months to a year ago, right before harpys came out so if you have a question just ask

[@tomhodges1552]

Just got this 3 days ago...if your on the fence, just buy it. 10/10 very fresh frostpunkish but deeper.

[@MediumPimpin]

looks fun I'll have to check this one out

[@chrisrobs]

Hi! There were actually 2 ways you could have saved your harpy, you can sacrifice fuel in the hearth at an increased rate to keep resolve up. Also you can give a single race preferential treatment, +5 Resolve, -5 for everyone else(click the circle next to the needs tab)

[@kylerimmele2054]

Please make this a series!

[@tcw3002]

More Please 🙏, Was very fun to watch

[@i.d.k.studios235]

i'd like to see a series starting from the tutorial where you role play the regent as you build out

[@Patashu]

This game is great and the aesthetic is off the charts