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2005PEGI 12

Battalion Wars turns the Advance Wars universe into a real-time action-strategy game where you directly control infantry and vehicles on the battlefield while commanding squads. The campaign delivers lighthearted, toy-like war missions with a cartoonish look.

  • A party of several characters
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Tactical depth
  • Lots of humour

In short: Games like Battalion Wars

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

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Cannon Fodder

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1993PC

Brings what grabs you about Battalion Wars: a party of several characters, good gunplay and tactical depth.

A real-time tactical shooter where you lead a small squad of soldiers through missions using just the mouse. Its black humour and anti-war message, symbolised by the growing hill of graves, make it unforgettable.

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Army Men: RTS

Vast, open spaces

A real-time strategy game where little plastic soldiers wage the endless Green versus Tan war across everyday settings like backyards and kitchens. The toy-box look gives classic unit command and base management a playful twist.

Toy Soldiers: Complete

Action-packed real-time combat

Tower defense meets hands-on action: you build toy-scale defenses and then personally take control of turrets and vehicles. The bundle collects the original, Cold War and all DLC, with co-op and multiplayer modes.

S.W.I.N.E.

A party of several characters

A humorous real-time tactics game where warring pigs and rabbits battle with tanks, mortars and artillery. Besides the campaigns, it offers multiplayer modes such as capture the flag and deathmatch.

Battlestations: Midway

Action-packed real-time combat

A blend of real-time strategy and action set in the WWII Pacific war: you command fleets and can take direct control of ships, planes and submarines in battles from Pearl Harbor to Midway.

Iron Brigade

Lots of humour

A humorous third-person shooter from Double Fine that blends tower defense with mech combat: you place turrets and defenses while fighting from your own walker in a wacky alternate-history WWI, best enjoyed in co-op.

Toy Soldiers

Action-packed real-time combat

Tower defense meets action: you build defenses across a toy-box World War I battlefield and can jump in to directly control machine guns, cannons and vehicles. The diorama look with toy soldiers gives the war a charming twist.

Crush Your Enemies

Lots of humour

A fast, stripped-down real-time strategy game starring foul-mouthed, over-the-top barbarians and plenty of British-style humor. Short matches and minimal management make for easy-to-pick-up fun, including multiplayer.

Rock of Ages

Lots of humour

You roll a giant boulder at the enemy castle while building defenses to stop their boulder from crushing yours. Absurd humor and cut-out animation inspired by famous art periods give it a unique identity.

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