A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
The gameplay loop challenges you to repeatedly establish new settlements across a randomly generated world. Each settlement has a limited lifespan, as you must complete objectives to satisfy the demands of the Scorched Queen before incoming storms destroy your progress.
A core aspect of the challenge is adjusting your plans to the randomized conditions of each settlement. The specific buildings, resources, and population species change with every playthrough, forcing you to adapt your priorities on the fly.
While individual settlement runs are relatively short-lived, the game features a meta-progression system that carries progress between cycles. Completing objectives and advancing settlements earns resources used to unlock new buildings, perks, and other permanent upgrades.
The gameplay strikes a careful balance between difficulty and accessibility. The randomized elements and tight time constraints create a significant test of player skill, yet the game offers adjustable difficulty levels and detailed information to help new players learn the systems.