Choose Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army
Choose Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army launched in 2022.
Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army vs Smoke and Steel
Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army and Smoke and Steel both land in Strategy, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam. Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army (2022) is 5 years older than Smoke and Steel (2027). Smoke and Steel has co-op; Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army does not. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Smoke and Steel
Choose Smoke and Steel if you want a Simulation game with Online Co-op, Camera Comfort, and Custom Volume Controls. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Smoke and Steel launched in 2027.
Both Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army and Smoke and Steel sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army |  Smoke and Steel | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2027 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Ecliptec Mobile Ltd. | Grenadier Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army (2022) is 5 years older than Smoke and Steel (2027).
- Smoke and Steel has co-op; Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army does not.
Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army vs Smoke and Steel — FAQ
- Should I play Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army or Smoke and Steel first?
- If you want chronology, Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army (2022) came out before Smoke and Steel (2027). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army and Smoke and Steel similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.