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Games like Plastic Battlegrounds

If Plastic Battlegrounds is your kind of game, the closest matches are GW: Legacy, Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone and Warplanes: WW1 Fighters — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its funny, immersive and lighthearted. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Plastic Battlegrounds: Set up the battlefield with an ever growing list of units, vehicles, and emplacements! Then either join the battle as a plastic soldier or be life sized and tower over the chaos.

2025ActionStrategyIndieSimulationEarly Access9.99 USDWindowsby Simulated Minds
Plastic Battlegrounds — Steam game cover
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Big mode lets you watch toys fight or mess with themCreate your own battle scenarios and share themExtensive weapon variety from multiple eras plus fictional weapons like nuke launchersFunnyImmersiveLighthearted

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Steam players who put hours into Plastic Battlegrounds also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. GW: Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Top pick for Plastic Battlegrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    A Realistic, Physics Based, Multiplayer shooter game in VR. Experience Physical hands, and Guns that are calibrated to real life.

    2023ActionAdventureSimulation15.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone

    WHY THIS

    Shares vr and an immersive mood with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Second-strongest match for Plastic Battlegrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Contractors Showdown delivers intense VR extraction combat in ExfilZone, now featuring PvE Mode alongside high-stakes PvPvE action. Customize your loadout, complete missions, loot, survive, and fight your way through immersive tactical battles.

    2024ActionSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Warplanes: WW1 Fighters

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Third-strongest match for Plastic Battlegrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Become a pilot! Immerse in WW1 aerial combat like never before in a captivating VR experience. Be a pilot during the Great War in Warplanes: WW1 Fighters. No matter whether you prefer arcade games or flight simulators – a variety of options will let you adjust the game to your preferences.

    2021ActionSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. War Thunder

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Plastic Battlegrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, and naval craft, from the early 20th century to the most advanced modern combat units. Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea.

    2013ActionSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Zero Caliber VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Ranked #5 for Plastic Battlegrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Zero Caliber is the ultimate VR FPS: single player/Co-op campaign, PvP and mod support with 40+ realistic firearms & melee weapons, 100+ unlockable skins, 50+ attachments, realistic physics, progression & more! Immerse yourself in the action, customize your gear and unleash your inner hero!

    2023ActionIndieSimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. FPV Kamikaze Drone

    WHY THIS

    Shares vehicle combat and an immersive mood with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Ranked #6 for Plastic Battlegrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    FPV Kamikaze Drone is a tactical game focused on FPV drones in modern warfare. Control drones in first-person in single-player and co-op, and in multiplayer play as a third-person soldier who finds and uses FPV drones during combat.

    2023ActionSimulationMassively Multiplayer5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Onward

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Ranked #7 for Plastic Battlegrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Onward is the most immersive tactical VR shooter. Join your squad for a wide variety of competitive PvP, co-op PvE, and solo game modes, including intense multiplayer battles or 4-player co-op missions. Realistic weaponry and combat mechanics will push your survival and combat skills to their limit

    2025ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Arma 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Ranked #8 for Plastic Battlegrounds fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploy with a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, a massive arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and limitless opportunities for content creation. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.

    2013ActionStrategySimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Plastic Battlegrounds

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Army Men

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Reviewers of Plastic Battlegrounds cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Every conquering army needs a great leader. Even the plastic ones! Take control as the sergeant in the field, leading your men into the heat of battle in this tactical action game.

    2017ActionAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Ravenfield

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Reviewers of Plastic Battlegrounds cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!

    2017ActionIndieEarly Access17.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. BONEWORKS

    WHY THIS

    Shares sandbox mode and an immersive mood with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Reviewers of Plastic Battlegrounds cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Warbox

    WHY THIS

    Shares sandbox mode with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Reviewers of Plastic Battlegrounds cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Early Access with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    A sandbox game that enables players to watch or take part in a warzone. Players will have access to a variety of tools and features that give them access to customize and change the battlefield however they like.

    2021ActionEarly Access9.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Plastic Battlegrounds at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Plastic Battlegrounds on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Plastic Battlegrounds on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Plastic Battlegrounds on Steam right now. Shares Action with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Plastic Battlegrounds on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Plastic Battlegrounds on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Plastic Battlegrounds on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Plastic Battlegrounds on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Plastic Battlegrounds on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Strategy with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  5. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Meteor 60 Seconds!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?

    2018ActionIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Waves

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Plastic Battlegrounds.

    Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Plastic Battlegrounds

Does Plastic Battlegrounds work on Steam Deck?
Plastic Battlegrounds is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Plastic Battlegrounds cost?
Plastic Battlegrounds is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Plastic Battlegrounds have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Plastic Battlegrounds supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Plastic Battlegrounds?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Plastic Battlegrounds are GW: Legacy, Contractors Showdown : ExfilZone, Warplanes: WW1 Fighters.
Who developed Plastic Battlegrounds?
Plastic Battlegrounds was developed by Simulated Minds.

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