RTS Masterminds Podcast

Frost Giant Studios has promised the next generation of RTS through Stormgate, but community sentiment has rapidly deteriorated since the early access release.In this episode, we discuss what some key issues are.

Battle Aces is Uncapped Games' upcoming game aimed at bringing RTS to as wide of an audience as possible. Most complexities of the genre are not present, and you get to jump straight into the action. Matches last up to 10 minutes, and you get to control a flexible deck of units that you can exchange between matches.Is this the way forward for RTS? We try to answer that in this episode.

Homeworld 3 was set up to be the most relevant RTS release of the year, and was highly anticipated - yet it has received cold reception. We discuss the game's strengths and issues in detail in this 1 hour long episode.

Godsworn is an early access RTS mixing mythological fantasy with history, in the context of the northern crusades. In this episode of our podcast, we break down the game's systems and content, and discuss the pros and cons of the overall product.Get the game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328990/Godsworn/

In this episode, we go over cost considerations and development processes that new RTS games are subject to. As part of this, we especially focus on Stormgate's case.

We took a deep dive into Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin!Brandon's detailed impressions: https://waywardstrategy.com/2023/07/12/age-of-sigmar-realms-of-ruin-beta-impressions/Post-beta dev article: https://www.aosrealmsofruin.com/news/open-beta-next-steps

With Stormgate's gameplay reveal, we got our first glimpse at the upcoming RTS game. In this video, we discuss aspects of the game's design in detail.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RTSMastermindsFollow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/rtsmastermindsBrandon's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WaywardstrategistBalint's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NakamuraRTS

In this podcast we discuss the state and merits of Company of Heroes 3, as well as its possible future.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RTSMastermindsFollow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/rtsmastermindsBrandon's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WaywardstrategistBalint's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NakamuraRTS