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Madrona Games Inc · 2014 · Windows, macOS, Linux

Steam: 71 % positive of 1,966 reviews, as of Oct 28

Battle Nations is back! Build your empire and lead your armies to victory! Choose from traditional troops and vehicles or unleash exotic forces like mammoths, velociraptors, sandworms, and futuristic plasma units!

24 games that play like Battle Nations and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: War Selection, Army Men RTS and Mechabellum.

Player tags

  • Free to Play
  • Strategy
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • Multiplayer
  • Action
  • Singleplayer
  • Shooter
  • War
Map region: Historical Strategy
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Steam reviews

What players say

Mostly positive among nostalgic returning players, who enjoy the charm and turn-based battles, but many find the grind and pay-to-win balance hard going.

Many players say the game brings back fond memories of the 2014 original and enjoy its humorous story, characterful units and turn-based battles that mix base building with careful resource planning. Some praise steady updates and a friendly community, and recent reviews from players who returned after the revival are generally warm. Most complaints concern the grind: long building and upgrade timers, unreliable resource drops, and units that need the same scarce resources to repair or rank up. Many players also say premium currency, called nanopods, gives paying players a clear advantage, especially in PvP. Some players criticise balance changes to expensive units, especially after the Nomad nerf, and a few describe toxic PvP and guild communities. Players with hundreds of hours are more negative than newcomers, mainly about late-game progression and PvP.

Praised

  • Nostalgia and charm

    Players enjoy revisiting the game from their youth, with its quirky characters, humorous quest dialogue and distinctive art style.

    Many players
  • Turn-based strategy mix

    Players like combining base building, resource planning and turn-based combat, which feels accessible yet tactical.

    Many players
  • Friendly developers and updates

    Players praise the new team for responsiveness, regular updates, quality-of-life additions and handling of bugs.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Heavy grind

    Long build and upgrade timers, limited simultaneous upgrades and unreliable resource drops slow progress considerably.

    Many players
  • Pay to win

    Premium currency gives paying players a clear edge, especially in PvP, and some key units cost real money.

    Many players
  • Balance changes to paid units

    Players are frustrated by nerfs to expensive units, notably the Nomad, which they feel undermines trust in buying them.

    Some players
  • Toxic community

    Players describe condescending or toxic behaviour in PvP and guild communities, with whales dominating events.

    A few players
Who it suits
Suited to players with nostalgia for the 2014 original or fans of light turn-based base-building who accept slow, free-to-play pacing.
Who should skip it
Players who dislike grinding, pay-to-win mechanics or unpredictable balance changes should skip it.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with over 200 hours are more critical than newcomers, complaining about late-game progression, PvP balance and recent nerfs, while newer players mostly praise the nostalgia and charm.

Summarised by AI from 79 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

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At a glance

What games like Battle Nations have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Battle Nations: Strategy (24 of 24), War (19) and RTS (11).
  • They came out between 2013 and 2026, 21 of them after Battle Nations (2014).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (97 % positive of 145,134).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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