A Year Of Rain
Daedalic Entertainment · 2020 · RTS, Base Building, Co-op, PvP, Team-Based
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About A Year Of Rain
Story
This world is a harsh and unforgiving place.
Its people have to fight for every scrap. Tenacious tribes, nomadic clans or those huddled in the shadow of those with power... they're all caught in a cycle of war and violence, to wrestle from the land what little sustenance it provides.
Two old friends want to break that cycle and create paradise amidst the desolation. A tempest of change is brewing on the horizon.
Real-Time Strategy
Choose one of three rival factions and get immersed in a gameplay mixture of base building, resource gathering, unit recruiting and battling against or alongside others players in campaign or skirmish modes. Structures and units can be upgraded in order to enhance efficiency and power.
Conquer your enemies with your carefully assembled army led by a legendary hero!
Team Play and Roles
The ultimate Team RTS - play together across all game modes! Select from one of three roles to unlock special technologies and coordinate with your ally to determine your team’s strategy. Alternatively, you can always command your AI companion to deploy its troops according to your masterplan.
Co-Op Campaign
A Year Of Rain’s co-op campaign is designed with a team of two in mind.
The epic story features a range of iconic characters and locations. During your journey you must strategize, survive ambushes, uncover secrets and wage war – always with the option to experience the story together with another player.
Competitive Multiplayer
The classic skirmish mode is being developed for competitive matches from the very start. Those new to the genre can use integrated build orders to get their bearings, while seasoned players will find detailed match statistics to further improve their game – easy to learn, hard to master!
Factions and Heroes
In the world of A Year Of Rain, three unique factions find themselves in a struggle for power. Each faction features three powerful heroes to spearhead your armies.
House Rupah is led by an ambitious man from the northwest, called Jaidee Rupah. He is ready to claim unclaimed lands to make a name and a legacy.
The Restless Regiment. Led by the infamous Lady Llorona, they all dance on her strings and either serve her in mindless obedience or zealous devotion fueled by singular, driving purpose or the torment of martial memories.
The Wild Banners are a coalition of nomads, hunters, tribes, forgotten and fallen civilizations as well as lone wanderers. They chose not to belong where so called civilization thrives. They are beastly savages for some, and tenacious survivalists for others.
Features
- The ultimate Team RTS. Play together across all game modes.
- Ambitious campaign, designed for co-op experience
- A 2v2 skirmish mode that is truly designed for team play
- Three unique factions: House Rupah, the Wild Banners and the Restless Regiment
- Compelling, multi-layered story
- Elaborate, stylized art
- Powerful iconic heroes to lead your army
- Soundtrack by award-winning composer Neal Acree
DLC & expansions
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
It had potential but this Game is abandoned in a completely unfinished state. Avoid it at all cost.8 found this helpful
This had some genuinely interesting RTS ideas, especially with the co-op focus, but the game clearly launched before it was ready. Bugs, balance issues, and matchmaking problems made it hard to stick with, and the abandonment afterwards pretty much sealed its fate. There’s a glimpse of a great strategy game buried in here somewhere, which honestly makes it more disappointing. Feels like wasted potential.6 found this helpful
Is this game good? - No way. Do I recommend to play it? - Only if you want to play Warcraft 3-clone RTS with ok story and cut-scenes before each mission. Cons: Pathfiding is (very) bad. No balance in campaign and several missions you have to play on easy (you can select easy/normal/hard before each mission) or you need to be a master of control with broken finding. NO SAVE GAME in the game. If you did something wrong, you have to replay the mission. It's very bad especially if mission is >50 mins playtime. NO SAVE GAME and "mission goal was changed". Are you winning? Are you happy? Let's change the goal and your units will be wiped out by new enemy. Is it ok for you if your peasants stuck in trees while cutting them? Is it ok if your warriors stuck in the walls? I miss old style RTS so much so I finished this campaign. Would I play this game if there are new RTS with good story and base building? - No. But no other games like WarCraft 3 these days... ;)5 found this helpful
A Year Of Rain is an ambitious attempt to revive the spirit of classic real-time strategy games while introducing a cooperative structure that sets it apart from most of its contemporaries. Developed by Daedalic Entertainment, it clearly draws inspiration from genre staples like Warcraft III, combining base-building, resource management, and hero-driven combat into a framework that feels immediately familiar. At the same time, it tries to modernize that formula by shifting the focus away from purely competitive play and toward teamwork, positioning itself as a “co-op RTS” where success depends on coordination rather than individual mastery. The core gameplay follows traditional RTS principles. Players gather resources, construct buildings, train units, and gradually expand their army while managing a growing economy. Each faction offers a distinct set of units and abilities, but the most important element is the inclusion of hero characters. These heroes act as the centerpiece of your strategy, gaining experience, unlocking abilities, and influencing the outcome of battles in ways that feel closer to role-playing mechanics than standard unit management. This emphasis on heroes add…2 found this helpful
Had so much potential, but was abandoned by the devs in an unfinished, broken mess. Honestly this shouldn't be on the steam store page.2 found this helpful
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