Tom's Verdict
⚔️ Incremental RTS is one of those games where my planned "quick look" went completely out of the window. I sat down intending to see what the current build was like, and around 90 minutes later I was still playing. More importantly, I could quite happily have carried on for several more hours.
🌳 The combination of incremental progression and real-time strategy works brilliantly. There's enough strategy involved to make you think carefully about what you're doing, but battles are fast enough that instinct also plays a big part. Add in an excellent skill tree and you get that wonderful incremental feeling of constantly becoming stronger and wondering what the next upgrade might allow you to achieve.
🎵 I also love how well everything fits together. The graphical style suits the game perfectly, the music complements the frantic action wonderfully, and despite playing a game that's still very much in development, everything I encountered felt remarkably polished.
🔥 Then I reached Level 20. This is where Incremental RTS decided I'd been having things far too easy! Levels 20 through 22 gave me a serious challenge, but rather than becoming frustrating, they made me even more determined to work out how to beat them. When a difficult level makes me want another attempt rather than reach for the quit button, the game is doing something right.
🚀 What's particularly exciting is that this isn't even the finished game yet. There's still development ahead, but based purely on what I played, the core gameplay loop is already enormously addictive. I wasn't searching for things to do to fill those 90 minutes; the game simply kept me there because I was having such a good time.
💜 I can't wait to see where Incremental RTS goes from here. It's fast, strategic, challenging and scratches that incremental itch beautifully. Very occasionally I find a game where I finish recording and immediately wish I didn't have other things to do so I could simply carry on playing. This was one of them.
For me, Incremental RTS earns a 💜 Tom Recommends for this current development version. If the finished game builds successfully on what is already here, I can see myself losing a quite ridiculous number of hours to this one. ⚔️🌳💜
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Why I Liked This Game
- ✅ ⚔️ Fast and satisfying strategy — Battles move quickly, but still require plenty of thought about what you're doing and when to make your move.
- ✅ 🌳 Excellent skill tree — Unlocking upgrades provides that addictive incremental progression and constantly gives you something new to work towards.
- ✅ 🧠 Strategy mixed with instinct — There's planning involved, but sometimes you simply have to react, which keeps the gameplay exciting and unpredictable.
- ✅ 🎵 Music fits the action perfectly — The soundtrack complements the fast-paced battles brilliantly without becoming distracting.
- ✅ 🎨 Clear, fitting visual style — The graphics suit the game perfectly and keep everything readable even when things become hectic.
- ✅ 🔥 Later levels provide a real challenge — Levels 20 onwards seriously tested me, but in a way that made me determined to keep trying rather than frustrated.
- ✅ 🚀 Already feels remarkably polished — Despite still being in development, I didn't encounter anything during my time with it that felt noticeably unfinished.
- ✅ 💜 Dangerously addictive — My intended quick look became a 90-minute session, and I could very easily have carried on playing for hours.
What I Didn't Like In This Game
- ❌ 🛠️ It's not finished yet — My biggest complaint is simply that Incremental RTS is still in development, because what I played left me wanting considerably more of it.
- ❌ 🔥 The difficulty ramps up sharply later on — Levels 20 onwards represent a noticeable jump in challenge. I enjoyed tackling them, but some players may find the sudden increase a little unforgiving.
- ❌ ⏳ Now I have to wait — Possibly the most serious offence of all. I found a game I could happily lose hours to, and now I have to wait for the developer to finish making it! 😄
