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Games like Advance Wars

2001PEGI 7

Pocket-sized grid-based turn-based tactics where you command armies of infantry, tanks and aircraft and solve each map like a chess puzzle. Easy to learn, deeply tactical, with charismatic commanding officers.

  • Turn-based combat
  • Tactical depth
  • A party of several characters
  • Pixel art
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In short: Games like Advance Wars

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Advance Wars special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

Similar in what way?

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Games where this is clearly part of it are left out, no matter how well the rest fits.

Horror Turn-based combat High difficulty Roguelike runs Shooter Pixel art Grind Survival PvP Open world Card game

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Wargroove

88 %Match

2019USK 6PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable83 % positive16.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Advance Wars: turn-based combat, tactical depth and pixel art.

A pixel-art turn-based tactics game where you lead armies and their commanders across grid maps. Easy to pick up yet strategically deep, with a campaign, puzzle missions, a map editor and multiplayer.

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Five stunt actors start their own Power Rangers-style TV show, fighting in turn-based tactical battles while managing their studio and crafting gear and cardboard mechas. A funny love letter to sentai shows that blends tactics with studio management.

Battle for Wesnoth

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Turn-based tactics in a high fantasy world: you lead an army of varied unit types through campaigns and turn raw recruits into veterans who carry over into later scenarios. Terrain, unit choice and positioning decide each battle.

Worms Armageddon

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Into the Breach

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LA Cops

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You lead a squad of cops through a colorful 1970s-style Los Angeles in turn-based tactical missions against crooks. Smart positioning matters most, and the comedic tone gives it a retro cop-show flavor.

Shining Force

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A classic 16-bit tactical RPG where you lead a growing band of heroes through turn-based grid battles in a linear fantasy tale. Approachable and charming, with satisfying character leveling and promotions.

Fae Tactics

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A turn-based tactical RPG with pixel-art visuals where you lead the young mage Peony, her companions and summoned allies through grid-based battles. The story centers on the conflict between humans and the magical fae.

X-COM: UFO Defense

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The legendary tactics classic pairs tense turn-based squad missions against aliens with global base building, research and tight budget management. Soldiers die permanently, and every strategic decision can save or doom humanity.

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