Against the Storm: Keepers of the Stone

Game Info

As the struggle for survival against the Blightstorm continues, Against the Storm - Keepers of the Stone introduces a new species, a new biome, and a selection of new buildings, orders, risks, and opportunities for any Viceroy up for the challenge. The Frogs join the effort to push back the storm, bringing their skill with stone masonry and love for water with them. Meanwhile, a changing of the tides has unlocked new potential in the distance – the Coastal Groves have finally become accessible after countless cycles spent under the deluge. Though they remain isolated and hard to reach, the ancient, submerged settlements of the area hold great treasures waiting to be uncovered.

Name

Companies

Eremite Games

Released

9/26/2024

Platforms

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Type

Simulator, Strategy

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Reviews

Monday, November 25, 2024 4:53:29 PM

9 Steam users votes up

Jasper

Steam user

What I liked

- Frog people: They are pretty interesting. With them only accepting their own housing and no communal buildings it is different to keep them happy. This does mean they have an extra “need” which you can take advantage of. The ability to let newcomers arrive faster when they are firekeepers is also an interesting choice. Especially good early in the game or if you lost some villagers. Them being the stone masons and good with rain water gives them their own domain in something that is relevant in every game.
- Coastal Grove - Soundtrack: The new soundtracks are great, it's noticeably different and sets a good mood. I especially like one of the storm soundtracks. It slaps.
- Coastal Grove - Strider Port: The strider port is interesting. It gives you a choice to make to increase chances for better rewards and an extra resource sink. You want to keep it going but also want to increase your chances. Getting control over something that was previously on a timer ,new blueprints, gives an interesting angle to it. It did seem that always going for the minimal was the way to go for me. The blueprints are what you are really after most of the time. So increasing your chances for some nice extras often doesn't seem worth it if you can use those resources for the next batch. It also just looks unique with the big strider with drums on its back.

What I didn’t like

- Coastal Grove Tree outline: Where a tree starts and ends is a little hard to see. Especially when it's highlighted with the wood cutting tool. I had this issue with some of the other maps as well but I think the Coastal Grove has it the worst.
- Strider Port UI: The Strider Port UI looks a bit out of place. Maybe I just have to get used to it but especially the probability bar with its colours clashes with the rest of the game.

Why others should try it

I already got a ton of time with the frogs and I liked it. Not so much with the new map but that might just be the random generated map working against it. Although it was very fitting to finish my first prestige 20 game on the Coastal Grove. It’s not a necessary DLC to buy but if you get hooked like me it will keep things interesting for longer. The longer you intend to play the game the more value you will get for your money. I saw some notes that they are going to add another map to the DLC. I might update my review by then.