November 20, 2023 - Hooded Horse and Eremite Games are excited to announce that their popular dark fantasy roguelite city-building game Against the Storm will leave early access on December 8, 2023. On top of that, the game is also coming to PC Game Pass!
Against the Storm has seen some significant developments during its early access run, with content updates every two weeks bringing a host of major and minor changes. Two new species were added to the game, including the popular Fox people, and new mechanics in the form of Ancient Seals transformed the endgame. There were also significant reworks to the strategy layer and Blightstorms, not to mention loads of new glade events, buildings, and more.
This update cadence will continue until the full release, with the official 1.0 update including a new mode called “Queen’s Hand” that’s been specially crafted for the most experienced Viceroys. In this mode, players have only one Cycle to reforge the Adamantine Seal – the game's most challenging endeavor.
Players will start from scratch and need to be strategic about their upgrade choices - they are an expensive commodity, and in this mode, obtaining a complete set isn’t possible. There is also permadeath – if players abandon a settlement or fail to reforge the Seal in time, all unlocks are reverted, and the whole meta progression resets. Those who emerge victorious will be awarded the title of Queen's Hand and will be granted a rare audience with the Scorched Queen herself.
Hooded Horse is also excited to announce it’s extending its new partnership with Xbox to bring Against the Storm to the Microsoft store and PC Game Pass to coincide with the 1.0 release.
Against the Storm is localized into German, French, Spanish, Italian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Ukrainian, Turkish, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Korean, and Japanese.
Against the Storm is available in early access for PC via Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store for $29.99 / £24.99 / €29.99 / ¥3,980. It currently holds a 95% “Overwhelmingly Positive” rating on Steam with over 14,000 reviews. A press kit is available.
Press inquiries: press@hoodedhorse.com
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About Hooded Horse™Hooded Horse is a publisher of deep strategic and tactical games with people and partners worldwide. Starting in 2019 with a single title, Hooded Horse’s portfolio has grown to 28 games and counting. Our goal is to empower and support developers in doing what they love so that they can create world-class experiences for their audiences. From the distant past of Manor Lords and the haunted woods of Against the Storm, to the depths of space in Terra Invicta and Falling Frontier.
You can find out more about us on our Steam publisher page, as well as our social channels; Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Discord, and website.
About Eremite Games™
Eremite Games is a Polish studio formed by six friends who cut their teeth working on AAA and mobile games in Poland’s thriving development scene, before striking out to forge strategy games set in uncharted worlds. They are united in their passion for memorable, genre-defining strategy games and RPGs.
You can learn more about them on their website and social channels; Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, and Discord.