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Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.

Toy Soldiers is a strategy, action and tower defense game developed by Signal Studios and published by .
Released on April 27th 2012 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese and Japanese.

It has received 1,452 reviews of which 1,296 were positive and 156 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 8.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 4.26€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Toy Soldiers into these genres:

Strategy Action Tower Defense Casual Simulation World War I Historical Singleplayer War Multiplayer World War II

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *:Windows XP (Service Pack 3) *
  • Processor:2.0 GHz
  • Memory:2 GB RAM
  • Graphics:1 GB Dedicated Graphics Card with Shader Model 3.0 or Higher**
  • DirectX®:9.0c
  • Sound:DirectX 9.0 Compliant Sound Card
  • Additional:Online play requires log-in to Games For Windows – Live
  • Additional:Internet connection is required for single player mode

User reviews & Ratings

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April 2025
Best tower defence game i've ever played! Recommended! Some missions have tanks/planes to fly too. Great way to spend time when bored, or otherwise :)
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Jan. 2025
absolute PEAK game, i remember playing the demo of this game from my childhood and it was so fun, decent graphics, fun gameplay and other 9.1/10
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Sept. 2024
Oh nostalgia, how you have wronged me. I originally wanted to pick up Toy Soldiers when it was released on XBLA years ago, but I was poor at the time and put it off for my “eventually” wish list. I was delighted to see it had gotten released on PC proper and it quickly made its way into my Steam wish list, which was whittled down to but a few titles this past holiday sale. The problem with many “Arcade” style games (aka Indie games) is that they’re brief and usually meant to take up your full attention. On console, this works wonderfully because you really can’t multitask on a console. Alas, on PC... it’s different. Toy Soldiers is a novel little game, half-tower defense and half “Toy Commander”. The meat of the game is building up base defenses with stationary turrets and killing off waves of dudes as they attempt to assault your base. As the game progresses, you gain access to fighter planes, bombers and two types of tank which allow you direct control and navigation of the battle field. You can also take control of the turrets at any time, but most often the AI does a fine job of blowing things up from the turret standpoint. This brings me to the crux of the issue with the PC implementation of this game and most tower defense games: Once you’ve got your towers set up, you can pretty much ignore the game until the round is over. Many times I found myself switching windows and browsing Reddit while my turrets dutifully defended my base without my involvement. The few times I did have to take control of things was at the start of rounds where the enemy’s base defenses were best taken out by tanks or when dealing with boss fights. The presentation is nice overall. In addition to traditional achievements, there’s also special challenge achievements which unlock more trophies for the in game display case. The PC version nicely enough comes with the two pieces of DLC that were separate for the XBLA incarnation, and the Steam release has been updated to remove Games For Windows Live in favor of Steamworks integration. My only real complaint is that a console window showing game debugging information pops up in the background, and in windowed mode you can clearly see it ticking along with resource loading messages. The set it and forget it game-play is jarred awake by the presence of boss battles at the end of certain waves. They start off fairly modest, but the final boss in the standard campaign as well as the bosses for the two DLC segments require “do it this way or lose” mechanics which I find incredibly frustrating. Although I managed to complete all three campaigns, it was not without some online walk-through browsing to determine what turrets I had to use and what combination of vehicles were best. All together, the art style of each unit resembling an early 1900s tin toy is enjoyable and the mission intermission silent film reels bring a nice sense of style to the game, but the somewhat janky keyboard and mouse translation for vehicle control feels notably more clumsy than a controller. While I was looking forward to playing this game, and the sequel “Toy Soldiers: Cold War”, my experience with the PC port has not left me very hopeful. Between stints of boredom and frustration, the novelty wears off fast. It’s a little difficult to recommend it at 10 bucks, but if you’re a fan of tower defense and retro toys, it might just make your day. Final Score: Satisfied with sale price
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June 2024
Great game still to this day. For anyone having trouble playing this because of Windows Live I found a fix. Right click the game in your library, then go to properties and select "browse". This should bring you to the game folder, from there you should see "GameSW" right click that and Run as Administrator and it should open from there. It does take a second to load and the resolution is not the greatest but it works (DO NOT TAB OUT MID GAME, IT WILL CRASH). Hope this helps anyone trying to play.
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May 2024
Still a beautifully fun game from my childhood. Not too sure how many other tower defense games that actually let you control the towers you place down. This game, without a doubt, got me interested in the First World War more than any game. I really wanted the HD Remastered to be better but I'm still grateful I got made in the first place.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Toy Soldiers is currently priced at 8.99€ on Steam.

Toy Soldiers is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 8.99€ on Steam.

Toy Soldiers received 1,296 positive votes out of a total of 1,452 achieving a rating of 8.49.
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Toy Soldiers was developed by Signal Studios.

Toy Soldiers is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Toy Soldiers is not playable on MacOS.

Toy Soldiers is not playable on Linux.

Toy Soldiers is a single-player game.

Toy Soldiers does not currently offer any DLC.

Toy Soldiers does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Toy Soldiers does not support Steam Remote Play.

Toy Soldiers is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Toy Soldiers PEGI 16
8.99€ -53% 9.06€ 4.26€
8.5
1,296
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Release 27 Apr 2012
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