Choose Iron Brigade
Choose Iron Brigade if you want the Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 85.9% positive across 688 reviews.
Iron Brigade vs Toy Soldiers: Complete
Iron Brigade and Toy Soldiers: Complete both land in Action, Strategy 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 Action, Strategy on Steam. Iron Brigade (2012) is 4 years older than Toy Soldiers: Complete (2016). Iron Brigade scores higher on Steam reviews (85.9% positive) than Toy Soldiers: Complete (76.6% positive). 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 Toy Soldiers: Complete
Choose Toy Soldiers: Complete if you want an Indie, Simulation, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2016) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Toy Soldiers: Complete launched in 2016.
Both Iron Brigade and Toy Soldiers: Complete sit in Action and Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Co-op, 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
 Iron Brigade |  Toy Soldiers: Complete | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.9% positive (688 reviews) | 76.6% positive (615 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | Double Fine Productions | Signal Studios, Krome Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy on Steam.
- Iron Brigade (2012) is 4 years older than Toy Soldiers: Complete (2016).
- Iron Brigade scores higher on Steam reviews (85.9% positive) than Toy Soldiers: Complete (76.6% positive).
- Toy Soldiers: Complete is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Iron Brigade (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Iron Brigade is Deck Unsupported, Toy Soldiers: Complete is Deck Verified.
Iron Brigade vs Toy Soldiers: Complete — FAQ
- Which is better, Iron Brigade or Toy Soldiers: Complete?
- On Steam reviews Iron Brigade scores higher (85.9% positive) than Toy Soldiers: Complete (76.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Iron Brigade is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Iron Brigade or Toy Soldiers: Complete first?
- If you want chronology, Iron Brigade (2012) came out before Toy Soldiers: Complete (2016). 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 Iron Brigade and Toy Soldiers: Complete similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy 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.
- Do both Iron Brigade and Toy Soldiers: Complete have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Iron Brigade ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Toy Soldiers: Complete ships Co-op.