Toy Soldiers (2012)

Developer: Signal Studios
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Casual, Simulation, Strategy
Rating: 4.4 of 5, 1,493 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 7.7 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

Fighting toy soldiers in detailed dioramas feels like a playful and lighthearted battle of strategy and destruction.

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What players say

Players say Toy Soldiers is a genuinely fun tower defense game from the Xbox 360 era, but it barely runs on modern Windows with CPUs over six cores. Many cannot launch it at all, and even when it starts, enemy AI can be broken. Some recommend the Toy Soldiers: Complete remaster instead.

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