Northgard

Bought it on a whim and ended up enjoying it quite a bit. Whether you are new to RTS type games, or a veteran, I think this would be a great game for your library. The dynamics of having to maintain the different resources, especially once winter hits, is well done and it feels like you are accomplishing something. With a variety of ways to win the game, really the choice is up to you on how you want to eek out your victory.
Pros: Design and look of the game. The game play itself, you can tell the game developers spent a lot of time and love on this game. The controls are familiar. The variety of game play styles makes it worth playing it again and again.
Cons: Not much really. In game tutorial isn't as in depth as it could be. As someone who plays a LOT of RTS style games, it still had a bit of a learning curve (which was easily overcame via youtube videos). I don't like that I have to pay more for the additional clans, though I will for this game, kinda wish it was just part of the game itself. Sadly, I'm aware, this is kinda the norm anymore. /sigh I miss the "one and done" features of older games lol
I'm a nobody, an unknown (I know this), but for those of you who bother to read this. I give this game a solid 8 out of 10. Worth buying, and if you find it on sale, bundled with the additional clans, definitely get it.

Overall, nothgard is a decent game. However, there are a few shortcomings that might be dealbreakers for some people. In short, I can recommend playing the game with your friends but especially in conquest mode you might be up for a few bad surprises.
on the pro side:
- the game offers great art design and soundtrack
- multiplayer and conquest provide a variety of content through different map types/ victory modes
-northgard is easily accessible even if you dont have much experience with RTS but its hard to master and doesn't get boring, at least for me
- the story mode might be a little short considering the price but you can hunt achievements and there are different levels of difficulty which I personally like
- there are regular patches and sometimes additional content (clans) and the online community is still pretty active
on the con side (multiplayer/conquest mode):
- sometimes you have to reroll the maps because they are simply not playable (eg. you have no exit or you are surrounded by aggressive enemies that attack you from all sides when you have managed to get 2 soldiers^^)
-when playing with a friend, you can't rejoin the conquest after connection is lost, so you have to start over or finish the game alone. In situations like these it might feel like a waste of time.
- Northgard does not always provide a good amount of challenge to make it enjoyable. Especially the conquest is not really balanced. In normal difficulty, some games are way too easy while in other levels AI has too many unfair adavantages and is increadibly hard to beat. There is not much you can do about that other than trying to choose the best buffs as you can't pick the number of opponents like you can in regular multiplayer mode.

It's the poor man's RTS and I mean it in the best way possible.
Your APM is too potato for SC2 or AoE? You want a "chill" RTS experience? Then this is the game for you.
Northgard combines AoE, Settlers and Civ gameplay in an awesome package and with the recently introduced Conquest mode (think randomly generated campaigns) has plenty of replayability.

Northgard is a good RTS game with a friendly gameplay for rookie gamers. Maybe we miss more fighters at the screen, but It's not a problem when you're fighting with Odin in a cartoon style.

Northgard captured the feeling I had playing Warcraft II and Warcraft III when they were new. It is not mechanically like either of these games; but the quality of the game experience itself is the same.
What makes Northgard so wonderful in the RTS genre is the economic and environmental layers it adds. You are not merely building armies to fight other armies; you are trying to survive the winter, keep people happy, and stay out of debt. You don't just win by killing everyone else, you can economically dominate your opponents, become the most famous clan, or discover the most lore. Some maps even bring their own unique victory conditions. There's a mix of aggressive and defensive playstyles for everyone, though it's important to remember that you are vikings; you can't be too passive or you will lose.
Northgard is a great case study in what good game design looks like. The player is given several easy to understand interdependent systems to manage and then is thrown into an environment that forces you to adapt your strategy to what you have available. Games feel shorter than they are because all of these systems are engaging and keep you struggling against time as the yearly in-game cycle keeps you adapting and reacting to the changing conditions while enemies expand, monsters and wildlife attack, events trigger, and objectives trade hands.
This is a fantastic game; an absolute gem. I recommend it to anyone with any interest in RTS, 4X, grand strategy, or simulation games - as this game borrows ideas from across the spectrum and uses them to create a really well thought out and always engaging to play experience.

It's alright.
It feels like a very introductory city-builder/real-time-strategy. Basically, you manage 3 renewable resources and interchangeable workers/soldiers, not unlike a 90's RTS. The city building is limited to about 9 non-military buildings, some of which you may never even build in a game. Then to make the game a little bit more complex, there's 2 advanced resources for other projects and 3 different types of perk trees with their own paths, each dependent on the clan you choose.
It's a pretty game with decent music that doesn't feel repetitive. It has a very simple and accessible user interface. The difficulty scales by numbers, which means the harder the difficulty, there'll be +1 wolf or +1 bear per region.
For a veteran RTS/4X/City-building fan, I find it pretty boring. However, this is something I could share with family as an easy, fun strategy game to step into other games of the genre, or just put hours and hours into. I recommend it because it does what it's supposed to very well and the free play can generate a lot of fun, quick games.

Simple RTS, way slower gameplay than other from this genre, no need to be super fast clicker. Mechanics seems abit hard at first, but you learn the game basic really fast. It's hard to master (like any other RTS), but you get really quick into skill level to be able to play fair matches in multiplayer. No need to spend years to learn it like others from genre. Best RTS so far for me.