EDIT: More demos added to the list: Global Conflagration - store.steampowered.com/app/908770 Project 37 - store.steampowered.com/app/2894750 Godsworn - store.steampowered.com/app/1328990 Neon Marble Rust -store.steampowered.com/app/2587360 Liquidation- store.steampowered.com/app/896250 Stronghold Crusader Definitive Edition - store.steampowered.com/app/3024040 Moduwar - store.steampowered.com/app/923100 Please share your finds and new demos I might have missed and let me know which one you liked the most. For more RTS news check out my video here: th-cam.com/video/CNWygjdzvu8/w-d-xo.html
Honestly it seems hella difficult to find rts games without this channel. I have no idea why but, you can't really just search anything anywhere to get clear results on this. I really don't know what we would do without you :)
Thank you for that praise! It is not easy because these people don't have money for marketing. And most big companies don't want to invest in them and help them with that. So it is up to us to help each other, content creators and game developers. And honestly cutting out the middle man, publishers, would be a big win considering most are not giving indie devs good deals.
Thanks for featuring Annihilate the Spance! We're really glad the game's early access launch has been received so well... more content to come soon. Some really cool games featured here; I'm looking forward to RTS Fest. It's nice to see RTS making such a big comeback lately, especially among indies - lots of innovation and variety on display here.
Hey! Thank you for all your hard work and I am glad it has been well received, I am sorry I haven't published a video on your game too but it will be out soon. Too many developers decided to release before Tempest Rising :) And I don't blame them. The genre is getting hot and I just hope it also expands to new audiences!
Thanks a lot for featuring Assembly RTS despite it not having a demo for this RTS Fest.🙏 I'm looking forward to trying all the demos and playing Red Chaos again!
Thanks for all your RTS videos you make. I would never have found these games and wish listed most of it. Just tried The Scouring and it's so good. Feels like the old warcraft3 but better polished. You don't know how long I've been waiting for a game like this. Have high hopes for this game and wishing it success in the future.
I am just happy the RTS genre is moving forward so much due to dedicated developers and a loving fan base. Thank you for watching and for already trying out games!
@@Insandom GOOD NEWS: in the full version we changed the "betray" location to be more optional BAD NEWS: we don't have time to update the demo right now because we are just 3 weeks away from the release
Genuine tears came to my eyes at the thought that the RTS genre is getting some love from Steam. Between the hard work and dedication of indie devs and the acknowledgement from the platform, we might finally see a resurgence of my favourite genre. Thank you, small devs. And thank you, Perafilozof for helping to spread the word. You folks are the pioneers laying the groundwork for greatness!
I am super happy to see this fest go so well and be so large. So many amazing people making great games and will improve and move the genre forward. I hope we create many new fans of the genre by the end of it
Ever since I saw one of your upcoming RTS videos, you became the guy that I looked up when I'm looking for any RTS game, I'm waiting for falling frontiers when it comes out since that looks amazing.
Thank you for your support and praise my friend! I hope you will enjoy many more videos! Falling Frontier has slow development as it depends too much on a single dev who had some personal problems. Once they show more progress I will make an update on it.
Last Otpoust seems very interesting and yet simple. Not your first time mentioning it, but first time we can get to a demo and try it ourselves. For the scouring, I enjoyed your playtest, has a lot of Warcraft 3 vibes and nostalgia. But, even though I am more of a Sci Fi ganre fan, IMORTAL is the one I want to try out first. Anyway, thank you so much for your work, you're the only channel I have in my notifications and watch your reviews as soon as I get the time. You are THE BEST RTS review creator that I know, and for that, THANK YOU SO MUCH! Please keep going.
Awww, those are such kind words! Thank you very much for saying that. I am glad I can bring more games to your attention and do let me know which demos from the RTS fest you end up playing the most.
Great video, your RTS content is some of the absolute best here on youtube. Some great games on here. My favs of these are Zerospace, Tempest Rising, Immortal and my wildcard for a great small indie release being Annihilate The Spance, that game is way better than I was expecting and I'm glad you featured it. If it had multiplayer it would be perfect even in it's early access state.
Hi and thank you very much for your kind words! I am happy to read that and to know you following these games. True, Annihilated the Space is very good and I wanted to post a video about it already, but there is just so much going on that I will do so soon. Hope you will enjoy the RTS fest!
Glad you're enjoying ATS! We wish we could add multiplayer too... unfortunately just do not have the resources for it as we're 3 people and the game's total budget was ~$2000 (which all went into paying for music), but the game's been pretty well-received so far so it might be possible to include multiplayer for an eventual sequel some day.
Annihilate the Spance is such a cool idea! Power Play reminds me of something my friend has always wanted in RTS. He would like to see a RTS where one player controls all logistics while the other player would control the armies after they have been produced. It would be co-op or competitive co-op. Last outpost, did you say zombies RTS? yes please!
Hi and thx for writing down your impressions of these games. I am happy to see you interested in these games. Please share my video with your friend :) And try out these demos!
Interesting to see conveyer belts and a seemingly stronger focus on logistical management in some of these games. You know what they say, "tactics win battles, logistics win wars"
The MP beta for Tempest Rising is a very ballsy move. They must be confident if they’re putting that out for 2 weeks like that. Good sign Still waiting on Dust Front and DORF.
added most to my “Wish I had enough to time to play list”, also known as the “Wishlist”, aka games that I might play after all the games that I already paid for….
Oh wow, I wasn't expecting the giveaway, thanks to both you and the devs for it! I would say that from this list, the one I'm expecting the most is ZeroSpace, it looks unique and at the same time, somewhat close to home, I like the idea :)
Hehe, yeah it was not part of the original plan for the video, but it just happened. Thank you for sharing your favorite game. Hope you will play a lot of it during the demo!
I was really excited to test ZeroSpace, but they ask for a minimum $65 pledge for a key... While I get that it is an ambitious indie RTS, that seems a bit too high for me ($5 less dollars than Civ 7 ffs). If they had a $30-40 tier I would've considered it Welp, wait for release it is
A mighty great list ! Thank you :) Calyx is not ready and it keeps freezing and crashing otherwise it looks like a great game but it's definitely not ready. So many RTS, it's hard to keep track of them now but I certainly won't complain. It's just already hard to get to play the ones you want so the less interesting ones will need to amp up the fight to make themselves known.
Hi and thank you for your supportive comment and for sharing your experience with Calyx. It is nothing strange or unexpected. It will be better with time and more spotlight on it will help developers find funding or a publisher.
Huh, it's my first time seeing Annihilate the Spance, by that looks a *lot* like the Obliterate Everything series from back in the day. I wonder if it's the same dev. It even kind of has the same vibe with the naming.
We aren’t the same devs who made Obliterate Everything (that game was made by CW Wallis, who sadly passed away a couple of years ago), but ATS is directly inspired by it and has similar gameplay.
@@Owlfeathers0117 Well I have to say, i just tried the demo and you'll have a customer. You guys are doing Obliterate Everything justice! It's a nice surprise to see that people are keeping alive at least some of the old Flash games that got taken down.
Nobody notice that Tactical Warfare @12:02 is Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 with some slight alterations? I mean just in this short clip I see the Soviet Apocalypse Tank that looks more like it's build queue image, a stylised version of the Allied Battle Lab, The Allied Airfield type design for Harriers (with 6 pads instead of 4) and I saw a glimpse of a ship that looked a bit like the Soviet Dreadnought. All that is excluding a VERY similar map design & movement/control visuals.
Oh I have. Since long time ago when I first showcased the game and its demo on my channel. But no one cares if they take many elements as inspiration if the game plays good. Just look at The Scouring.
I have already supported the game financially and will definitely continue to support it because I want to see new units and much more. This game will put Blizzard in its pocket.
I don't like the look of Powerplay but I l do love the concept. Mindustry is one of my favorite games ever but I can't keep playing that forever so still hope something like that comes to the market with some better graphs. (I know Mindustry is a tower defence but you can make units so it would work as an RTS)
Ah. I was wondering when you would find out about the sidescrolling title, Realms of Madness, as I had found out about it almost a week ago. But you found it! I really hope for Tempest Rising to be good. But I'd be cautious as its developer is a bad game designer, especially with their past independent FPS titles.
Hi and thx for sharing your thoughts on these games with me. Yeah, actually the developers of Realms of Madness reached out to me. I think you will be impressed with Tempest Rising!
I'll definitely will be playing Tempest Rising and Red Chaos with my available free time. Feels bad to other RTS because many of them looks fun, alas I can only handle 2 of a time.
I've already tried "The Scouring", unfortunately, not my cup of tea. 1) too little construction space 2) units costing food all the time, meaning they're an expense whenever they're idle 3) night time NPC raids which combined with limited construction space are a nuisance. 4) Artillery is worthless unless tower-mounted and can't attack buildings. 5) the annoying healing potion mechanic 6) unit preservation combined with swarming tactics. Dawn of War II is about unit preservation and leveling, but you command a lot fewer.
Hi and thank you very much for sharing your thoughts on The Scouring! Those are all good points and I know they have been raised by players on their discord and Steam discussion boards. The game is still very incomplete. As for the construction space do cut more trees and expand into the other empty zones around gold mines.
@@perafilozof Global Conflagration plays really smooth and is my favorite demo so far. I'm also playing Tempest Rising and Red Chaos. Waiting for Zerospace to become available, not sure why its delayed.
My favorite games are RTS, card battlers, and moba but for a while now it's felt dry or same shit different colors in this. Really interested in the mmorts that feels new sadly but I do hope success for those developers but all the games that feel like command and conquer feel like people trying to catch lightning in a bottle instead of breaking new ground. I did play the tempest demo and liked it but seeing every other game try that same style feels like a case of overwhelming. For the other two game types I enjoy they too suffer from copy catting and repeating the same formula without breaking from the shadow of the others like them.
You do have a good point. Many developers keep to the old formula, or innovate just a bit. On the other hand, when they do innovate a lot... it is usually not well received. This is the paradox of RTS gamers, they say they want something different, but when someone makes something different they are not lining up to play it.
@@perafilozof You're right about trying something new. I will say this for sure most of my choices are made with a demo of a game. The reason more so is a tight budget at most I've spent less then a 100 dollars last year even with game sales that where a great deal. Two factors keep me locked up would be time and money anything else is box art cover if the game looks brain dead or ugly. It's hard for me to lose 5 dollars when I need to stretch that dollar. For now I'm stuck with free time in factorio or against the storm. Waiting more for tempest as it seems to control my interest.
Than it is our viewpoint that seems to differ. But when I say Majesty-like I don't mean like it in all aspects. And it isn't even a finished game so it can still evolve and change.
If you are going to mention games in development hell. Why not mention a game such as Beyond All Reason that is fully playable thought not feature full yet?
Hi, this wasn't a place for BAR but I do mention BAR every so often in my RTS news and infract will be talking about it in the next one as well. Also I have my own playlist of BAR videos I made so far. th-cam.com/play/PLRYGjguAn0CEPVfeMlIPrvfYpcFfI4qES.html
TERMINATOR DARK FATE: DEFIANCE where? its superb realistic survival asymmetric rts wargame in post-apo world of terminator: dark fate franchise fight as survivors of human faction, traveling across US and slowly revealing secret of terminators' human prisoners already has DLC that continues the story where you change side and play as Legion, search for new human weapon with unexpected ending for 2025 roadmap was acknowledged huge MP update, conquest mode and another story DLC by end of the year!! the movie may suck but this game is a jewel!
Hi, do you mean when a demo is coming out or my video about it? I have played it and covered it somewhat in my previous video here: th-cam.com/video/1S4ZsuTwgTc/w-d-xo.html , but I will cover it much more soon!
Hi and thanks for sharing your impressions. I hope you will enjoy many of the trailers. And when you have time please explain a bit more on what you mean about the movement? Do you mean how the units travel/glide over terrain?
@@perafilozof hi, thanks for putting these trailers together! With inverse kinematics i'm refering to RTS game design in which units are represented by dots or selection spheres and are not subject to physical constraints. When the player moves a unit, they move the selection sphere. The 3D model and animations of the unit then try to make this movement appear plausible. It's not the kinematics which determine where a unit can move to or what it can aim/fire at, but this movement is reconstructed from the game logic determening that the unit moves or fires in a certain way. The movement of the retreating tank at 2:14 is an extreme example of that. With physics based movement on the other hand, where a unit can move to, if and how quickly it can turn around or accelerate are determined by physics. The units dot or selection sphere position is deducted from the position and rotation of the 3D model. Physics based movement allows players to 'micro' engagements in RTS. Tanks need time to turn around, they cannot immediatly fire back if their turret is looking the wrong way, a spearman needs time to turn around when engaged from behind, planes and their weaponry are restricted by their constant movement and turn circle, a gunship switching targets will do so quicker when the angular distance between the targets as seen from the gunship is smaller, an Anti-Aircraft System facing the wrong way won't be so quick to engage. With physics based movement, flanking offers an advantage, terrain matters more, distractions work, positioning matters more - the same unit can perform vastly differently in battle based on how it is positioned, being attacked and covered by friendly units.
@@perafilozof Screencap wasn't a good idea, so I export my (temp) list another way :D Battlefall: State of Conflict Demo Cluck and Conquer Demo D O T Defence Demo Immortal: Gates of Pyre Last Outpost Demo Powerplay Demo Realms of Madness Demo Red Chaos - The Strict Order Demo Space Tales Demo Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition Demo Tactical Warefare Demo Tempest Rising Demo The Touhou Empires - Demo Unnatural Worlds Demo ZeroSpace Zeta Leporis RTS Demo
annihilate the spance looks very cool but it's very overpriced for what it is, a lot of work has gone into it but if the game was half the price I guarantee it would have more than double the current players it has.
Hi and thank you for sharing your love for Beyond All Reason! I love it too, in fact I love it so much I had to uninstall it to free up my time to make these videos :) Also, what do you think of this game: th-cam.com/video/jnzMjIPaAfA/w-d-xo.html
Hey @perafilozof have you heard about new upcoming RTS game from Star Wars? There will be a public announcement and trailer released during Star Wars Celebration in Japan (April 18-20)
I actually had a Google article about that pop into my feed not an hour ago :) So I know as much as the average gamer. It sure will be interesting to see what it is like!
You must have become very jaded over the years for non to look good to you. Maybe try playing the old and the new side by side. Rose-colored glasses syndrome and all that.
@@perafilozof Back in the day i started my RTS journey with games lik KKND2 (doubt much people remember that one), dune 2000, all the C&C games, age of empires and warcraft 3.Now i like playing anno 1800 (played all the old versions too when i was younger) but not sure if it would be called a RTS now days. Also playing a bit of Farthest Frontier, Tropico 6, Manor Lords but i guess they are the city building genre and not RTS.
@ the godsworn offers nothing new,so many years passed from warcraft 3 ,and they still offering the fighting like a wooden dummies,i mean look a this battles in god sworn,its like time is paused from warcraft 3.The battle realms was so inovative because of they way units are fighting there,it looks like proper asian army fight from the movie,plus evolution system of units,rhen dawn of war showed us that some units that are ranged,can have different animation in melee,and theres system of range and melee combat for each unit,plus cover system,plus flying away from hits and explotions,animation gor executions and its an old rts,thats the game that offered something new.Or world war 2 game the resistence,where you could evacuate cre from tank,or repair it,and if i remember every tank had ammo,thats innovative,plus grapfik was dope there for its time.The gates of pyre i will try it then, cant say about it.thank you.
Most of these games are almost the same - with only small differencess... Literally in most of RTS games now, only thing is you need is more units.. There is not tactics or thought needed, just make blobs. This is so f*cking boring...
@@perafilozof They are the same games. I do not see the appeal honestly. Almost all these games come down to making bigger blob than the enemy... and thats really it? There is no tactics, not planning. Nothing rly, except sending units forward to the enemy. Also every unit is a sponge for damage, which is 90's domain and should not be 2025. Come on.
EDIT: More demos added to the list: Global Conflagration - store.steampowered.com/app/908770
Project 37 - store.steampowered.com/app/2894750
Godsworn - store.steampowered.com/app/1328990
Neon Marble Rust -store.steampowered.com/app/2587360
Liquidation- store.steampowered.com/app/896250
Stronghold Crusader Definitive Edition - store.steampowered.com/app/3024040
Moduwar - store.steampowered.com/app/923100
Please share your finds and new demos I might have missed and let me know which one you liked the most. For more RTS news check out my video here: th-cam.com/video/CNWygjdzvu8/w-d-xo.html
Hey, you accidentally copy-pasted the Project 37 title at the start of the description. Thank you.
Just noticed :) Thank you!
My game, Neon Marble Rust, is also participating (free to play)
Added. Thank you for letting me know!
@@perafilozof Thanks!
Honestly it seems hella difficult to find rts games without this channel. I have no idea why but, you can't really just search anything anywhere to get clear results on this. I really don't know what we would do without you :)
Thank you for that praise! It is not easy because these people don't have money for marketing. And most big companies don't want to invest in them and help them with that. So it is up to us to help each other, content creators and game developers. And honestly cutting out the middle man, publishers, would be a big win considering most are not giving indie devs good deals.
Too many games that aren't RTS are using that tag. 5000+ on Steam supposedly. I rather doubt it.
Thanks for showcasing DOT DEFENCE! It's been a labor of love! I hope everyone enjoys it and all the demos on this list. Thanks for the coverage :D
You are welcome! And your game is welcome on my channel. Hope many more people will enjoy its demo
Thanks for featuring Annihilate the Spance! We're really glad the game's early access launch has been received so well... more content to come soon.
Some really cool games featured here; I'm looking forward to RTS Fest. It's nice to see RTS making such a big comeback lately, especially among indies - lots of innovation and variety on display here.
Hey! Thank you for all your hard work and I am glad it has been well received, I am sorry I haven't published a video on your game too but it will be out soon. Too many developers decided to release before Tempest Rising :) And I don't blame them. The genre is getting hot and I just hope it also expands to new audiences!
is this game a spiritual successor to the old flash game obliterate everything? looks hype regardless!
@@jaxrobison4523 It is indeed; directly inspired by the OE games.
Thanks for once again featuring Battle for Vera!
I appreciate it a lot :)
Thank you for making such a cool game! Hope you gain many more players!
Thanks a lot for featuring Assembly RTS despite it not having a demo for this RTS Fest.🙏
I'm looking forward to trying all the demos and playing Red Chaos again!
Hi and thank you for all your hard work and I hope you get a chance to finish it! Enjoy the fest and thx for sharing your favorite!
Thanks for all your RTS videos you make. I would never have found these games and wish listed most of it.
Just tried The Scouring and it's so good. Feels like the old warcraft3 but better polished. You don't know how long I've been waiting for a game like this.
Have high hopes for this game and wishing it success in the future.
I am just happy the RTS genre is moving forward so much due to dedicated developers and a loving fan base. Thank you for watching and for already trying out games!
Thank you so much for covering us as well as all other RTS! When we have a more polished demo I would love to discuss a playtest with you.
I will be here! And thank you for your efforts in making a new RTS game, each one is a gift!
Awesome content!
Thank you for including "Welcome back, commander"
This Steam Next Fest is going to be a blast!
Thank you for all your hard work! Hope it pays off a lot and lets you work on more new games!
Yo, took a look at the demo and a big heads up. Remove the "betray" event. Just a bad event, and worse you can get it literally day one.
@@Insandom GOOD NEWS: in the full version we changed the "betray" location to be more optional BAD NEWS: we don't have time to update the demo right now because we are just 3 weeks away from the release
doing god's work man, thanks
RTS should never die!
thank you kindly for the support! RTS FTW!
There is never enough good RTS games.
Agreed! Thx for the comment! Let me know which demo you end up enjoying the most.
Exactly.
FR there has never been a better time for RTS to comeback and usher in a new Age of RTS games for years to come
Thank you for this compilation, looking forward to a lot more stuff in the coming days.
Hi and thank you for the feedback and comment! I can't wait to share my impressions of all these demos! Do let me know which ones you enjoy the most
Genuine tears came to my eyes at the thought that the RTS genre is getting some love from Steam. Between the hard work and dedication of indie devs and the acknowledgement from the platform, we might finally see a resurgence of my favourite genre.
Thank you, small devs. And thank you, Perafilozof for helping to spread the word. You folks are the pioneers laying the groundwork for greatness!
I am super happy to see this fest go so well and be so large. So many amazing people making great games and will improve and move the genre forward. I hope we create many new fans of the genre by the end of it
Thanks again for including Zeta Leporis RTS again!
No, thank you for continuing to work on it!
Ever since I saw one of your upcoming RTS videos, you became the guy that I looked up when I'm looking for any RTS game, I'm waiting for falling frontiers when it comes out since that looks amazing.
Thank you for your support and praise my friend! I hope you will enjoy many more videos! Falling Frontier has slow development as it depends too much on a single dev who had some personal problems. Once they show more progress I will make an update on it.
Prayed for days like this
Me too mate! Thank you for the comment! Enjoy the fest and let me know which games you like the most.
Last Otpoust seems very interesting and yet simple. Not your first time mentioning it, but first time we can get to a demo and try it ourselves. For the scouring, I enjoyed your playtest, has a lot of Warcraft 3 vibes and nostalgia. But, even though I am more of a Sci Fi ganre fan, IMORTAL is the one I want to try out first. Anyway, thank you so much for your work, you're the only channel I have in my notifications and watch your reviews as soon as I get the time. You are THE BEST RTS review creator that I know, and for that, THANK YOU SO MUCH! Please keep going.
Awww, those are such kind words! Thank you very much for saying that. I am glad I can bring more games to your attention and do let me know which demos from the RTS fest you end up playing the most.
Great video, your RTS content is some of the absolute best here on youtube. Some great games on here. My favs of these are Zerospace, Tempest Rising, Immortal and my wildcard for a great small indie release being Annihilate The Spance, that game is way better than I was expecting and I'm glad you featured it. If it had multiplayer it would be perfect even in it's early access state.
Hi and thank you very much for your kind words! I am happy to read that and to know you following these games. True, Annihilated the Space is very good and I wanted to post a video about it already, but there is just so much going on that I will do so soon. Hope you will enjoy the RTS fest!
Glad you're enjoying ATS! We wish we could add multiplayer too... unfortunately just do not have the resources for it as we're 3 people and the game's total budget was ~$2000 (which all went into paying for music), but the game's been pretty well-received so far so it might be possible to include multiplayer for an eventual sequel some day.
Just glad to have rts games get a spotlight. It's been a few decades since i was excited.
Its been a genre in a long downtrend, but it is moving up by leaps and bounds now.
Thank you for adding Moduwar to the Demo List
Of course! Did it as soon as I saw the announcement. Will play it too.
@@perafilozof
As some one who grew up playing C&C and really loved Warcraft 3 as well as StarCraft, I'm eating good these next few days
Haha, yeah! We are all ! Thank you for the comment and enjoy ! Since you can already play a few of these now and all the rest on the 20th.
I have tried a few so far I am so happy that RTS games are coming back so strong. Keep it going my generals.
Hehe, that is great to hear! Enjoy the rest of the RTS fest and let me know which demos you like the most.
Annihilate the Spance is such a cool idea! Power Play reminds me of something my friend has always wanted in RTS. He would like to see a RTS where one player controls all logistics while the other player would control the armies after they have been produced. It would be co-op or competitive co-op. Last outpost, did you say zombies RTS? yes please!
Hi and thx for writing down your impressions of these games. I am happy to see you interested in these games. Please share my video with your friend :) And try out these demos!
*there is also a new firefly game being announced as a side note :)) Amazing video as always ❤
Yeah, saw it! Definitely going into my next RTS news video, once the full trailer is shown. Thank you for the comment! Enjoy the fest!
+3 wishlists/demos I will try thx for the information
You are very welcome! Enjoy the fest and come back to tell me which demo you enjoyed the most!
Thanks for featuring ZeroSpace! Your videos are always on point too, I know you do your research.
You got it! I like to find those games that I see potential in and see what my viewers and gamers think of them when I showcase them.
Interesting to see conveyer belts and a seemingly stronger focus on logistical management in some of these games. You know what they say, "tactics win battles, logistics win wars"
That is a very good point and I do love that quote! John J. Pershing, right? Which of these games are you most looking forward to trying out?
@@perafilozof The Scouring and Tempest Rising look promising, Powerplay and War Factory look interesting, Battle for Vera looks like a fun one too
Thx for the reply!
Thank You for the list!
You are welcome! Let me know which demos you end up enjoying the most!
The MP beta for Tempest Rising is a very ballsy move. They must be confident if they’re putting that out for 2 weeks like that. Good sign
Still waiting on Dust Front and DORF.
Beta was a while back. This is a true demo.
Your videos are better then fresh air!!
Hehe, that is quite high praise! Thank you very much! Enjoy the fest and let me know which games you end up playing the most!
The Scouring looks awesome! Only wish they had a single player campaign
@@MrBensella They will work on one element at a time. But they started great out of the gate!
Glad to see RTSs making a comeback!
You, me, everybody! Thank you for the comment and enjoy the fest! Let me know which demo you like the most!
The genre seems to be on the rise.
That it is! Hope you enjoy the fest!
Immortal Gates of Pyre is really my favorite and best promising game. So fun to play !!
Thank you for sharing! Hope you will enjoy many hours of it
Its happening. We back boys 🎉
We are sooo back in 2025! This is the year! Thank you for the comment! Enjoy the fest!
By any chance is the Developer of welcome back commander the same developer for those old endless war games that you can play on Y8 back then?
Hi, no idea, but you can ask them. They commented here. 16 BIT NIGHTS
The Scouring has really good potential
That it does! Amazing base gameplay. Can't wait to experience more
added most to my “Wish I had enough to time to play list”, also known as the “Wishlist”, aka games that I might play after all the games that I already paid for….
Hehe, I know the feeling :) Thank you for the comment!
Oh wow, I wasn't expecting the giveaway, thanks to both you and the devs for it!
I would say that from this list, the one I'm expecting the most is ZeroSpace, it looks unique and at the same time, somewhat close to home, I like the idea :)
Hehe, yeah it was not part of the original plan for the video, but it just happened. Thank you for sharing your favorite game. Hope you will play a lot of it during the demo!
I was really excited to test ZeroSpace, but they ask for a minimum $65 pledge for a key...
While I get that it is an ambitious indie RTS, that seems a bit too high for me ($5 less dollars than Civ 7 ffs). If they had a $30-40 tier I would've considered it
Welp, wait for release it is
@@HijoDeKorhal Just wait a bit more while they fix the problem with Steam's request and make the demo available.
A mighty great list ! Thank you :) Calyx is not ready and it keeps freezing and crashing otherwise it looks like a great game but it's definitely not ready. So many RTS, it's hard to keep track of them now but I certainly won't complain. It's just already hard to get to play the ones you want so the less interesting ones will need to amp up the fight to make themselves known.
Hi and thank you for your supportive comment and for sharing your experience with Calyx. It is nothing strange or unexpected. It will be better with time and more spotlight on it will help developers find funding or a publisher.
Looking forward to Tempest Rising!
Then start enjoying it after watching my video on it : th-cam.com/video/MuTOWPutwSc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Nyzwep7DcO3r6G6s
Huh, it's my first time seeing Annihilate the Spance, by that looks a *lot* like the Obliterate Everything series from back in the day. I wonder if it's the same dev. It even kind of has the same vibe with the naming.
We aren’t the same devs who made Obliterate Everything (that game was made by CW Wallis, who sadly passed away a couple of years ago), but ATS is directly inspired by it and has similar gameplay.
@@Owlfeathers0117 Well I have to say, i just tried the demo and you'll have a customer. You guys are doing Obliterate Everything justice! It's a nice surprise to see that people are keeping alive at least some of the old Flash games that got taken down.
@@chrisjackson1215 Thank you!
You gotta watch my channel more my friend :) I have shown it many times over the years and will be posting a big video about it soon.
Looks fun!
Oh it is already, as some demos are already available and the rest in one more day. Enjoy the fest!
Nobody notice that Tactical Warfare @12:02 is Command & Conquer Red Alert 2 with some slight alterations? I mean just in this short clip I see the Soviet Apocalypse Tank that looks more like it's build queue image, a stylised version of the Allied Battle Lab, The Allied Airfield type design for Harriers (with 6 pads instead of 4) and I saw a glimpse of a ship that looked a bit like the Soviet Dreadnought. All that is excluding a VERY similar map design & movement/control visuals.
Oh I have. Since long time ago when I first showcased the game and its demo on my channel. But no one cares if they take many elements as inspiration if the game plays good. Just look at The Scouring.
Having hope for this year
With Tempest Rising fronting the year and many game developers publishing their games ahead of it it will be make or break year for RTS.
@@perafilozof Even a couple or so big success would mean great things for the genre imo.
Best game.The Scouring.
Not exactly a whole game. But a fantastic demo that is 100% true. Can't wait for the developers to finish it
@perafilozof Play The Scouring every day.
I have already supported the game financially and will definitely continue to support it because I want to see new units and much more. This game will put Blizzard in its pocket.
Hehe, fantastic!
That is amazing! Great to hear!
thank you so much
No, you are the one in need of our thanks for all your hard work!
I don't like the look of Powerplay but I l do love the concept. Mindustry is one of my favorite games ever but I can't keep playing that forever so still hope something like that comes to the market with some better graphs. (I know Mindustry is a tower defence but you can make units so it would work as an RTS)
Thank you for sharing your impressions of it and your experience with Mindustry. I must admit I never played that one. I will look it up
I tried the Welcome Back Commander demo. It reminds me of a bit of a flash game in a way, in the best possible way
That is perfect to hear! Thank you very much for sharing your impression! Enjoy the fest and let me know which games you end up playing the most!
@perafilozof will do, if my brain remembers
@@RedGreekWolf does it remind you of the "awaken front line" flash game by any chance?
@ConradProteus I don't think I ever played that one. Either that or the memory is so far back in my brain that's it's got a mountain of dust on it
No DORF? Wanted to try this one.
Hi, too soon. I talked to the developers, they are hard at work.
Calyx is pretty good. it's different but 100% has good potential.
Yeah, we will see, I have only just learned of it and need to look into it more. Thx for the comment!
As a fan of the Creeper World games, Calyx gives me the feels.
great insight
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it, and let me know in a few days which demo you enjoyed the most.
Cluck and conquer is an unexpected gem
It sure looks interesting. I will look into it more as well
Ah. I was wondering when you would find out about the sidescrolling title, Realms of Madness, as I had found out about it almost a week ago. But you found it!
I really hope for Tempest Rising to be good. But I'd be cautious as its developer is a bad game designer, especially with their past independent FPS titles.
Oh, Calyx has bioorganism. That's unique. Very few RTS titles like that.
Yeah, that is really unique!
Hi and thx for sharing your thoughts on these games with me. Yeah, actually the developers of Realms of Madness reached out to me. I think you will be impressed with Tempest Rising!
I'll definitely will be playing Tempest Rising and Red Chaos with my available free time. Feels bad to other RTS because many of them looks fun, alas I can only handle 2 of a time.
Thank you for sharing your favorites. I hope you do
Last Outpost looks like an obvious reskin of Thronefall. Not that I dislike it, just wanted to note that.
Hi and thank you for the comment! You are not the first to say that. What other games from the RTS fest are you interested in?
@@perafilozof Definitely Tempest Rising is my MVP of the fest. Once I heard the Frank Klepacki's OST I immediately felt 15 years younger!
I'm wondering what happened to Warpaws.
You and me both. But I think it is on pause until Tempest Rising becomes a hit and brings back the invested money.
@@perafilozof I hope if that will be the case. I really liked SWINE when I was a child and this could be a true successor to that game.
To me it always looked closer to Z game.
Me duele que halla sufrido un retraso significativo por un descuido, quería sacar la demo pero ahora toca reponerme😢
Lamento escuchar eso. Pero siempre puedes publicarlo más tarde y lo mencionaré en mis videos de noticias RTS.
Highly Recommend Beyond All Reason to anyone who likes rts at all
Indeed! I recommend it to everyone too and have started making videos about it ! th-cam.com/play/PLRYGjguAn0CEPVfeMlIPrvfYpcFfI4qES.html
I recommend you check out Project 37)))
Hi and thank you for the recommendation! It is in the pinned comment and description. I will be showing it in my next RTS news video.
I've already tried "The Scouring", unfortunately, not my cup of tea.
1) too little construction space
2) units costing food all the time, meaning they're an expense whenever they're idle
3) night time NPC raids which combined with limited construction space are a nuisance.
4) Artillery is worthless unless tower-mounted and can't attack buildings.
5) the annoying healing potion mechanic
6) unit preservation combined with swarming tactics. Dawn of War II is about unit preservation and leveling, but you command a lot fewer.
Hi and thank you very much for sharing your thoughts on The Scouring! Those are all good points and I know they have been raised by players on their discord and Steam discussion boards. The game is still very incomplete. As for the construction space do cut more trees and expand into the other empty zones around gold mines.
Liquidation has a demo!
Just added it to the pinned comment and description! Thank you! What demo during RTS Steam fest are you playing, besides Liquidation?
@@perafilozof Global Conflagration plays really smooth and is my favorite demo so far. I'm also playing Tempest Rising and Red Chaos.
Waiting for Zerospace to become available, not sure why its delayed.
@adamsanchez222 ZeroSpace devs uploaded a Demo but Steam sent it back for some reason
My favorite games are RTS, card battlers, and moba but for a while now it's felt dry or same shit different colors in this. Really interested in the mmorts that feels new sadly but I do hope success for those developers but all the games that feel like command and conquer feel like people trying to catch lightning in a bottle instead of breaking new ground. I did play the tempest demo and liked it but seeing every other game try that same style feels like a case of overwhelming. For the other two game types I enjoy they too suffer from copy catting and repeating the same formula without breaking from the shadow of the others like them.
You do have a good point. Many developers keep to the old formula, or innovate just a bit. On the other hand, when they do innovate a lot... it is usually not well received. This is the paradox of RTS gamers, they say they want something different, but when someone makes something different they are not lining up to play it.
@@perafilozof You're right about trying something new. I will say this for sure most of my choices are made with a demo of a game. The reason more so is a tight budget at most I've spent less then a 100 dollars last year even with game sales that where a great deal. Two factors keep me locked up would be time and money anything else is box art cover if the game looks brain dead or ugly. It's hard for me to lose 5 dollars when I need to stretch that dollar. For now I'm stuck with free time in factorio or against the storm. Waiting more for tempest as it seems to control my interest.
Thank you for the reply! Against the Storm is one of the best games I have ever played.
Let's go.
Indeed! Enjoy the fest, some demos are already playable!
Rts fest is cool
First time and I hope it becomes an annual event! Thx for the comment, remember to share your favorite demos with us.
tempest let's gooooooooooooooooo!
Hehe, indeed! Great game in the making and I hope everyone will love it!
Dratfall is more "They are bilions" than "Majesty"
You might be right. Their gameplay has been changing recently. Thank you for the comment!
@perafilozof I played a demo some months ago
Than it is our viewpoint that seems to differ. But when I say Majesty-like I don't mean like it in all aspects. And it isn't even a finished game so it can still evolve and change.
Also Trade Conquest!
Huh? I have to Google that one. Thank you
If you are going to mention games in development hell. Why not mention a game such as Beyond All Reason that is fully playable thought not feature full yet?
Hi, this wasn't a place for BAR but I do mention BAR every so often in my RTS news and infract will be talking about it in the next one as well. Also I have my own playlist of BAR videos I made so far. th-cam.com/play/PLRYGjguAn0CEPVfeMlIPrvfYpcFfI4qES.html
@@perafilozof Thank you for the reply. I got recommended this video and don't normally watch a lot of RTS videos, so did not know that.
No problem, I guess it is a good time to start watching my channel and look at my previous videos as well.
TERMINATOR DARK FATE: DEFIANCE where?
its superb realistic survival asymmetric rts wargame in post-apo world of terminator: dark fate franchise
fight as survivors of human faction, traveling across US and slowly revealing secret of terminators' human prisoners
already has DLC that continues the story where you change side and play as Legion, search for new human weapon with unexpected ending
for 2025 roadmap was acknowledged huge MP update, conquest mode and another story DLC by end of the year!!
the movie may suck but this game is a jewel!
Hi, do you mean when a demo is coming out or my video about it? I have played it and covered it somewhat in my previous video here: th-cam.com/video/1S4ZsuTwgTc/w-d-xo.html , but I will cover it much more soon!
@@perafilozof ah, i didn't see the "demos".. sorry, my bad :/
No problem!
@@perafilozof btw on monday, terminator dark fate defiance will get free demo with working multiplayer
Some demos are not showing up on steam
Yes, because they will go live on the 20th. No tall are available already.
So many games with inverse kinematics instead of physics based movement :(
How do i not like any of these presented games as an RTS player? :/
Hi and thanks for sharing your impressions. I hope you will enjoy many of the trailers. And when you have time please explain a bit more on what you mean about the movement? Do you mean how the units travel/glide over terrain?
@@perafilozof hi, thanks for putting these trailers together!
With inverse kinematics i'm refering to RTS game design in which units are represented by dots or selection spheres and are not subject to physical constraints. When the player moves a unit, they move the selection sphere. The 3D model and animations of the unit then try to make this movement appear plausible. It's not the kinematics which determine where a unit can move to or what it can aim/fire at, but this movement is reconstructed from the game logic determening that the unit moves or fires in a certain way.
The movement of the retreating tank at 2:14 is an extreme example of that.
With physics based movement on the other hand, where a unit can move to, if and how quickly it can turn around or accelerate are determined by physics. The units dot or selection sphere position is deducted from the position and rotation of the 3D model.
Physics based movement allows players to 'micro' engagements in RTS. Tanks need time to turn around, they cannot immediatly fire back if their turret is looking the wrong way, a spearman needs time to turn around when engaged from behind, planes and their weaponry are restricted by their constant movement and turn circle, a gunship switching targets will do so quicker when the angular distance between the targets as seen from the gunship is smaller, an Anti-Aircraft System facing the wrong way won't be so quick to engage.
With physics based movement, flanking offers an advantage, terrain matters more, distractions work, positioning matters more - the same unit can perform vastly differently in battle based on how it is positioned, being attacked and covered by friendly units.
Ah I see, that is what I assumed, but wasn't sure. That is a hell of a good explanation. I might use that in my future videos if you are ok with it.
@ sure, no need to quote or attribute me, i'm just a random on the internet
I want a dawn of war 2
Well... Relic is free of its publisher now. We can hope! Thx for the comment!
so many great rts i will watch other people play
Oh, your PC broken? Have to work?
@@perafilozof no, im just lazy
What a treasure trove
That it is! What demo during RTS Steam fest are you playing?
@@perafilozof Screencap wasn't a good idea, so I export my (temp) list another way :D
Battlefall: State of Conflict Demo
Cluck and Conquer Demo
D O T Defence Demo
Immortal: Gates of Pyre
Last Outpost Demo
Powerplay Demo
Realms of Madness Demo
Red Chaos - The Strict Order Demo
Space Tales Demo
Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition Demo
Tactical Warefare Demo
Tempest Rising Demo
The Touhou Empires - Demo
Unnatural Worlds Demo
ZeroSpace
Zeta Leporis RTS Demo
Sweet list mate!
Seems we're eating good
Haha indeed! Favorite game you are looking forward to?
annihilate the spance looks very cool but it's very overpriced for what it is, a lot of work has gone into it but if the game was half the price I guarantee it would have more than double the current players it has.
I can't really comment as I myself haven't managed to find the time to go through it fully. But it is on Steam, so sales are always happening.
not interested in any of these really. I guess BAR has just been on a whole different level no one can compare in the RTS genre so far ideas wise.
Hi and thank you for sharing your love for Beyond All Reason! I love it too, in fact I love it so much I had to uninstall it to free up my time to make these videos :) Also, what do you think of this game: th-cam.com/video/jnzMjIPaAfA/w-d-xo.html
@@perafilozof yes I had to uninstall it as well, and get back to working and studying haha
mene samo zanima sanctuary shattered sun
Hvala za komentar! Demo te igre će uskoro biti omogućen kada krene i Kickstarter. Biće video na mom kanalu.
Ah....rts....
You are as beautiful as the day i first met you
Awww you are too sweet! Thank you very much for such a supportive comment! Do enjoy the fest and let me know which games you end up playing the most!
I must write a comment, because I don't remember my nick :D
Haha, good one :)
Hey @perafilozof have you heard about new upcoming RTS game from Star Wars? There will be a public announcement and trailer released during Star Wars Celebration in Japan (April 18-20)
I actually had a Google article about that pop into my feed not an hour ago :) So I know as much as the average gamer. It sure will be interesting to see what it is like!
Last outpost is literally a thronefall clone lol
Hmm, Thronefall? I would have to look into that. Thx for telling me.
@ great little game!
i think im getting to old. RTS games used to be my favorite genre 20 years ago and now none of the games in this video look interesting to me.
You must have become very jaded over the years for non to look good to you. Maybe try playing the old and the new side by side. Rose-colored glasses syndrome and all that.
@@perafilozof Back in the day i started my RTS journey with games lik KKND2 (doubt much people remember that one), dune 2000, all the C&C games, age of empires and warcraft 3.Now i like playing anno 1800 (played all the old versions too when i was younger) but not sure if it would be called a RTS now days. Also playing a bit of Farthest Frontier, Tropico 6, Manor Lords but i guess they are the city building genre and not RTS.
Thank you for the reply. Those games might not be exactly RTS but I love them too
no DORF :(
No demo. Sorry. But I hope you will enjoy these other games. Battlefall might be your cup of tea.
Nothing close to something like battlerealms and wh dawn of war,just bunch of tanks and futuristik tanks,and more tanks,and everything so primitive.
How is Immortal: Gates of Pyre not good for you then? Also Godsworn will have a demo during the RTS steam fest.
@ the godsworn offers nothing new,so many years passed from warcraft 3 ,and they still offering the fighting like a wooden dummies,i mean look a this battles in god sworn,its like time is paused from warcraft 3.The battle realms was so inovative because of they way units are fighting there,it looks like proper asian army fight from the movie,plus evolution system of units,rhen dawn of war showed us that some units that are ranged,can have different animation in melee,and theres system of range and melee combat for each unit,plus cover system,plus flying away from hits and explotions,animation gor executions and its an old rts,thats the game that offered something new.Or world war 2 game the resistence,where you could evacuate cre from tank,or repair it,and if i remember every tank had ammo,thats innovative,plus grapfik was dope there for its time.The gates of pyre i will try it then, cant say about it.thank you.
You are welcome. And thank you for explaining what you are looking in these games. Did you ever play Heroes of World War 2?
Thx for the comment! Remember to share your favorite game of the demo.
@@perafilozof It's Tempest rising, amazing game and an amazing nod to OG goats :D
Hehe, I think you will love the upcoming demo!
@@perafilozof can't wait
Most of these games are almost the same - with only small differencess...
Literally in most of RTS games now, only thing is you need is more units.. There is not tactics or thought needed, just make blobs. This is so f*cking boring...
@@AnonymousMrTi hmm, I hope you will actually play these demos because you will get a better picture then. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on them
@@perafilozof They are the same games. I do not see the appeal honestly.
Almost all these games come down to making bigger blob than the enemy... and thats really it?
There is no tactics, not planning. Nothing rly, except sending units forward to the enemy. Also every unit is a sponge for damage, which is 90's domain and should not be 2025. Come on.
@ Have you tried playing Beyond all Reason?
These are garbage.
Ouch! All of them? Are you trolling me right now? :)
Nice.
Thank you! Which demo are you looking forward to the most? Enjoy the fest!
@@perafilozof I'm definitely interested in all of them - so its hard to choose!
Go for it man!