Need More Troops

Need More Troops is a fast-paced rogue-lite strategy game inspired by traditional turn-based fantasy strategies and modern auto battlers. You grow an army to face increasingly large hordes of enemies, while planning its formation and battle tactics as carefully as its size. Your goal is to travel from your capital through five zones of an island and defeat the main boss.

Explore the island

Each adventure takes place on a randomly generated map. Defeating enemies helps your army grow, and the number of enemies rises sharply with the difficulty; harder zones also provide more growth for your creatures. You can find gold while exploring or at gold mines, then spend it to increase your troops’ growth or improve the attack of troops you have or may recruit later. Exploring and finding mana pools also yield mana, which raises your leader’s level and strengthens their unique trait.

You choose one of three leaders: the Keeper increases troop health, the Assassin weakens enemies, and the Necromancer gains additional dark knights after each victory.

Plan each battle

You do not fight directly. Before a battle starts, you choose which troops take part and which stay in reserve, split them into divisions, place them on the field and select one of two behaviors for each division. For example, a fire mage can attack all enemies or target a random one with greater power, while an archer can target the nearest or farthest enemy.

Studying your opponent and deploying your troops accordingly is especially important at higher difficulties. Watching a battle can also help you adjust your plan for the next one.

Prepare for portal attacks

The adventure grows harder with each turn. Every 30 turns, an enemy army attacks wherever you are on the map. You can see which army is coming in advance and prepare, but these forces grow stronger over time, so taking too many turns makes the challenge tougher.

Choose a difficulty

There are five difficulty levels, ranging from an easier experience to one built around tougher decisions.