RaidTitans

RaidTitans is a simple (bordering on casual) RTS that makes up for its lack of depth with charming art and storytelling. The premise is that you are an outcast knight who arrives in a small village on the outskirts of the kingdom, and gets hired as the town guard. The town has basic RTS amenities like a tavern where you can hire mercenaries, and a workshop where you can craft materials dropped from defeated enemies to make better weapons and armor. The game is very grindy, by design. The basic gameplay loop is this: fight rats and slimes for an hour or so, collect enough gold and crafting materials to upgrade your mercenaries, then repeat the process with the next level of monsters. There are around twenty monster types to fight your way through, and the standard assortment of troops (tanks, archers, wizards, healers) to comprise your little warband. Most battles are completed in three minutes or less. The UI (especially for crafting) is a little shaky, but I love the pre-battle deployment screen. It gives you an overview of the entire battlefield, including the location of all enemies, and lets you easily arrange your troops in formation and place them on the field in whatever starting location you want. This screen alone saved the game for me; it works really well and it cuts down on the tedious troop micromanagement that is often part of games like this. If your troops are set up correctly, then most battles are a simple matter of pressing a couple of keys to start the attack. The game makes an effort to tell a story as you progress, The story is fairly standard fantasy stuff, but it's told with humor and charm. The artwork for NPCs, creatures, and locations is quite detailed and still interesting to look at even after many hours. In summary, if you think you would enjoy and simple, grindy, but fun RTS that will keep you entertained for 10-15 hours, and if you like what you see in the screenshots, then give this one a try.