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2005

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

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The closest matches for Battalion Wars are Cannon Fodder, Army Men: RTS and S.W.I.N.E.. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Battalion Wars special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

In short: games like Battalion Wars

Best alternative overall: Cannon Fodder 87% match – A party of several characters
To play together: Iron Brigade 79% match – with co-op
Without combat: Impossible Creatures 78% match – calmer, no fighting
Newest alternative: S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster 77% match – released 2019

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Cannon Fodder

87 %Match

1993PC

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

Bright, upbeat tone

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.

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.

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: 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.

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.

Impossible Creatures

Lots of humour

A real-time strategy game set in the 1930s where you splice animal DNA to build your own hybrid creatures. Each combination inherits unique abilities, letting you craft a custom army with plenty of experimentation.

Company of Heroes

A party of several characters

A landmark WWII real-time strategy game where cover, destructible environments and squad-level tactics decide every battle. Its cinematic Normandy campaign and enduring multiplayer set the standard for tactical RTS.

S.W.I.N.E. HD Remaster

Lots of humour

A humorous real-time strategy game where you lead either the aggressive pigs or the peace-loving rabbits through battles. The HD remaster revives the 2001 classic with its retro charm.

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.

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