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Wooden Battles

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

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Quick resume

Build a wooden fort, place your units, watch the mayhem!

Global score

79/100

Genres

Action, Casual, Indie, Simulator, Strategy

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    Pros

    • Fun nostalgic toy soldier battle simulation
    • Creative fort building and unit customization
    • Multiple game modes including conquest and wave mode
    • Regular updates and developer community engagement
    • Accessible for kids and casual players

    Cons

    • Numerous bugs and glitches affecting gameplay
    • Limited unit control during battles
    • Repetitive content with few units and missions
    • Unbalanced units (e.g. overpowered cannons)
    • No multiplayer or cooperative play

    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fantasy, Violence, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival, Leadership.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      3

      "Players can freely place units, build forts, and choose offensive or defensive modes before battle, but have very limited control during battles."

    • Competence
      2

      "Game offers strategic placement and some challenging missions, but limited unit control and bugs reduce skill expression."

    • Competition
      1

      "Some competitive elements in conquest and challenges, but mostly single-player and no strong leaderboard or PvP focus."

    • Continuation
      2

      "Players report returning repeatedly due to updates and new units, but some find content limited and repetitive."

    • Cooperation
      -3

      "Gameplay is primarily single-player with no evidence of cooperative multiplayer or teamwork."

    • Creativity
      4

      "Building forts and customizing unit loadouts allow creative expression and experimentation."

    • Domination
      -4

      "No evidence of trash talk or exerting superiority; interactions are mostly individual and balanced."

    • Escapism
      3

      "Players enjoy the game as a fun distraction and nostalgic toy soldier simulator."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and nostalgia, no indication of obligation or pressure."

    • Experimenting
      4

      "Sandbox mode and unit customization encourage trying new strategies and setups."

    • Exploration
      -2

      "Game environments are limited to house interiors and battlefields with no open-world exploration."

    • Expression
      3

      "Customization of forts and unit weapons allows personal expression within constraints."

    • Fantasy
      -3

      "Game simulates toy soldier battles in realistic miniature settings rather than imaginative fiction."

    • Fellowship
      -3

      "Minimal social interaction; mostly solo play with limited community engagement."

    • Growth
      2

      "Players learn strategies and improve through challenges and conquest mode, though limited by bugs."

    • Health
      -5

      "No physical activity involved; purely sedentary gameplay."

    • Idle
      -3

      "Requires active attention during battles and building; no background or idle gameplay."

    • Intimacy
      -4

      "No evidence of close social relationships or emotional sharing."

    • Leadership
      2

      "Players manage armies and build forts, exercising some leadership in strategic planning."

    • Progression
      3

      "Unlocking weapons and units through challenges and waves provides a sense of progression."

    • Relaxation
      1

      "Some players find it fun and relaxing, but bugs and difficulty spikes cause frustration."

    • Sensation
      2

      "Enjoyable physics and ragdoll effects provide sensory fun, though graphics are simple."

    • Status
      -4

      "No social status or recognition systems apparent."

    • Story
      -4

      "No narrative or lore; gameplay is context-free battles and sandbox."

    • Strategy
      3

      "Strategic placement and resource management in conquest and wave modes require planning."

    • Thrill
      1

      "Some tension in challenging missions, but overall gameplay is predictable and low risk."

    • Value
      0

      "Mixed user opinions on value; some find it worth the price, others feel content is lacking."

    • Violence
      4

      "Core gameplay involves combat and destruction of enemy units and forts."

    • Survival
      3

      "Wave mode and conquest involve defending forts and managing resources to survive attacks."

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    Last update: 29/04/2026