Choose Wargame: Airland Battle
Choose Wargame: Airland Battle if you want a Simulation game with Online PvP and PvP. 2,310 Steam reviews back the pick.
Wargame: Airland Battle vs Into the Cannon, Soldier!
Wargame: Airland Battle and Into the Cannon, Soldier! both land in Strategy, Indie 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 Strategy, Indie on Steam. Wargame: Airland Battle (2013) is 13 years older than Into the Cannon, Soldier! (2026). Both support cooperative play. 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 Into the Cannon, Soldier!
Choose Into the Cannon, Soldier! if you want an Action game with Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Surround Sound. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Into the Cannon, Soldier! launched in 2026.
Both Wargame: Airland Battle and Into the Cannon, Soldier! sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, 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
 Wargame: Airland Battle |  Into the Cannon, Soldier! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 86.5% positive (2,310 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Eugen Systems | TreekSamrix |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Wargame: Airland Battle (2013) is 13 years older than Into the Cannon, Soldier! (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Wargame: Airland Battle is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Into the Cannon, Soldier! has no Deck rating yet.
Wargame: Airland Battle vs Into the Cannon, Soldier! — FAQ
- Should I play Wargame: Airland Battle or Into the Cannon, Soldier! first?
- If you want chronology, Wargame: Airland Battle (2013) came out before Into the Cannon, Soldier! (2026). 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 Wargame: Airland Battle and Into the Cannon, Soldier! similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie 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 Wargame: Airland Battle and Into the Cannon, Soldier! have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Wargame: Airland Battle ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Into the Cannon, Soldier! ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Does Wargame: Airland Battle run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Wargame: Airland Battle is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Into the Cannon, Soldier! doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.