Games based on a toyline

Surprisingly, despite the natural synergy between toys and video games, there aren't as many video games based on toy lines as one might expect. However, several iconic toy brands have successfully made the leap into the digital entertainment world, becoming well-known franchises in both arenas.

Notable examples include Barbie, whose virtual adventures have captivated audiences just as much as her plastic counterpart, Trolls, toy soldiers, Micro Machines and even Tamagotchi, the digital pet phenomenon that seamlessly merged the toy and video game experience long before it was commonplace.

Most popular based on toys games

Lego Loco

Army Men

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Army Men

Windows XP/98/951998 The 3DO Company

Army Men lets you live out your childhood fantasy of plastic soldier warfare without the hassle of crawling under the couch. You control Sarge, a green-tinted war machine with a stiff upper lip and an affinity for melting tan enemies into goo. It's part RTS, part shooter, and 100% nostalgia. The terrain’s made of sandboxes and kitchen floors,...

Army Men 2

Windows XP/98/951998protected The 3DO Company

Army Men 2 doubles down on everything from the first game - more weapons, more plastic carnage, more trips to “The Real World” where you fight in bathtubs and backyards. It’s like Toy Story if Buzz Lightyear carried an M-16. The controls are clunky, the pathfinding a war crime, and the camera makes sure you never quite know what&r...

Barbie

DOS1992 Imagineering Inc.

Released in 1992, Barbie for DOS is what happens when someone asks, “What if pink could be a video game?” You play as Barbie on a quest to collect accessories and win Ken's affection, which probably says more about early '90s gender norms than we’d like to admit. Still, the music is bubbly, the visuals are sparkly, and the fashion...

Barbie Super Model

DOS1993 Tahoe Software Productions

If Barbie was mildly passive in her 1992 debut, Barbie Super Model (1993) puts her on the runway—literally. You’ll practice walking, dodging obstacles, and matching outfits because nothing screams "video game challenge" like coordinating accessories under pressure. Half driving sim, half fashion quiz, all unapologetically pink. It&rsquo...

Fisher-Price Firehouse Rescue

DOS1988 GameTek

Lego Loco

Windows XP/98/951998 Intelligent Games

Lollypop

DOS1994

Micro Machines

DOS1994 Codemasters

Micro Machines is an abandoned racing game developed and released by Codemasters in 1994 based on the Micro Machines toy line. Micro Machines was published for DOS, but also for Amiga, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, NES, SEGA Master System and SNES. Codemasters released a sequel called Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament.