Cass Barkman
Checkpoint GamingAgainst the Storm Review - Rogue settlements - Checkpoint
Published 7/7/2025
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Series X|S / PS4 / PC / PS5 / Switch - 12/8/2023
Against The Storm
A roguelite city builder set in a fantasy world tormented by the everlasting rain. Settle the unknown wilds to discover and rebuild the ruins of a long-forgotten civilization. Develop technologies that will help your citizens tackle destructive storms and extend the frontier of your civilization.
- Developer
- Eremite Games
- Publisher
- Hooded Horse, Eremite Games
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Critic avg
89
11 scored reviews
Total coverage
11
All coverage currently scored
Score range
80–100
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Signal shape
Mostly aligned
Score range is 11–20 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 89 across 11 scored reviews, with a 20-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 90–100 band.
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11 included scored reviews
90–1008 reviews · 73%
80–893 reviews · 27%
70–790 reviews · 0%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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Nay Clark
ImpulsegamerAgainst the Storm Review (Switch)
Published 7/1/2025
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90
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalMatt Sainsbury
Digitally DownloadedReview: Against the Storm (Nintendo Switch)
Published 6/30/2025
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80
-9 vs critic avg
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Read originalJohn Rairdin
Nintendo World ReportAgainst the Storm (Switch) Review
Published 6/23/2025
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80
-9 vs critic avg
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Read originalLeana Hafer
PC GamerAgainst the Storm review
Published 12/19/2023
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91
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalRuth Cassidy
EurogamerAgainst the Storm review - a perfectly chaotic city builder
Published 12/14/2023
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100
+11 vs critic avg
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Read originalXandria Morden
KakuchopureiAgainst The Storm Review: A Delightful Rumbling
Published 12/12/2023
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90
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalCosmin Vasile
SoftpediaAgainst the Storm Review (PC)
Published 12/6/2023
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95
+6 vs critic avg
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Read originalTanushri Shah
TechRaptorAgainst the Storm Review - An Ambient Roguelite City Builder
Published 12/4/2023
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90
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalJoshua Brown
PCGamesNAgainst the Storm review – a near-perfect roguelike strategy game
Published 12/4/2023
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90
+1 vs critic avg
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