Against the Storm
- Developer
- Eremite Games
- Publisher
- Hooded Horse
- Released
- 08 December 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI 12
- UK price
- £24.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch
Genres: real time strategy rts , simulator , strategy , indie
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.
Best gaming PC for Against the Storm in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Against the Storm today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Hooded Horse on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows® 10 (64-bit) | Windows® 10 (64-bit) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i3-530 (dual-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X4 965 (quad-core) | Intel® Core™ i5-2500K (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-8320 (quad-core) |
| RAM | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 450 (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7750 (1 GB) | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 (4 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R9 290X (4 GB) |
| Storage | 5 GB | 5 GB |
| DirectX | 10 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Against the Storm?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel® Core™ i5-2500K (quad-core) / AMD® FX-Series™ FX-8320 (quad-core) and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 (4 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ R9 290X (4 GB), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.