Army Men RTS similar games & best alternatives

Army Men RTS

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube • 2017

Should you play it?

Army Men RTS brings you back to the days of staging battles with tiny plastic soldiers in your backyard...except these green soldiers carry out your every command!

What works
  • Strong nostalgia appeal
  • Simple and accessible rts gameplay
  • Engaging campaign with humor and story
  • Unique resource mechanic (harvesting fallen units)
  • Low price and good value
Things to keep in mind
  • Dated graphics and ui
  • Poor unit pathfinding and ai
  • Limited multiplayer and community
  • Lack of customization and mod support
  • Some technical issues on modern systems

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Act of War: Direct Action

  • Anomaly Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign

  • Anomaly Korea

  • Iron Marines

  • Anomaly: Warzone Earth

  • Annihilate The Spance

  • Z

  • Okhlos: Omega

  • Anomaly 2
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Act of War: Direct Action

  • Anomaly Warzone Earth Mobile Campaign

  • Annihilate The Spance
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Value

    The Curse of Monkey Island
  • Autonomy

    Grim Nights
  • Competence

    Empire TV Tycoon

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Army Men RTS: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Status. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Competition, Cooperation.

Why this game works

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