StrategyFit check
Is Need More Troops worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want to arrange forces instead of controlling units during battles
- Rogue-lite fans who enjoy randomly generated maps and escalating threats
- Players who prefer resource management and pre-battle planning over direct combat
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking direct control of characters during battles
- Players who prefer a fixed campaign rather than a journey with randomly generated maps and escalating threats
- Players looking for multiplayer or cooperative battles
Our take on Need More Troops
The focus on a massive army can make size seem decisive, but formations, divisions, positions, and behavior choices also shape each encounter. Combat becomes automated after setup, making preparation the main form of player interaction.
What is Need More Troops?
Need More Troops follows a journey from the player capital through five island zones to a main boss.
The adventure map is randomly generated and includes enemies, gold mines, and mana pools. Gold can increase troop growth or attack, while mana raises the leader’s level and unique trait. Players choose a Keeper, Assassin, or Necromancer, each with a different effect. Battles begin after decisions about participating troops, reserves, troop divisions, deployment positions, and behavior choices for each division. The player does not directly participate in combat. Enemy armies attack every 30 turns through a portal threat, and these forces grow stronger over time. Five difficulty levels alter enemy numbers and the rewards for defeating them.
How Need More Troops plays
- 01Generated Adventure Map
- Each journey uses a randomly created route through five island zones with enemies, gold mines, and mana pools.
- 02Three Leader Choices
- The Keeper affects troop health, the Assassin weakens enemies, and the Necromancer gains dark knights after victories.
- 03Pre-Battle Deployment
- Players select active troops, reserves, divisions, positions, and behavior settings before each battle.
- 04Portal Threats
- An enemy army attacks every 30 turns, with later portal forces becoming stronger.
- 05Five Difficulty Levels
- Higher difficulty increases the number of enemies and provides greater creature-growth rewards.
Games like Need More Troops
Strategy
StrategyGraveyardGambit
MaltesMagic StudioFor:Players who want grave-robbing gameplay built around evading guardsSkip if:Players seeking a story-driven game rather than repeated rounds focused on looting and escape
Strategy10 Miles To Safety
Trickjump Games LtdFor:Players who enjoy survival action with scavenging and craftingSkip if:Players seeking a fixed, story-led campaign may find the randomly generated journey less suitable.
StrategyDesktop Dungeons: Rewind
PrismatikaFor:Tactical roguelike fans who enjoy planning routes around limited health and manaSkip if:Players who want health and mana to recover without weighing which terrain to reveal may hit a wall when planning routes around the final enemy.Picked by overlapping fit notes and genres, not an editorial comparison.
Need More Troops: platforms & release
Is Need More Troops worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want to arrange forces instead of controlling units during battles. Skip it if: players seeking direct control of characters during battles.
Where can I download Need More Troops?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Need More Troops's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Need More Troops on?
Windows only.
