Should I play Holdfast: Nations At War or Toy Soldiers: HD first?

If you want chronology, Holdfast: Nations At War (2020) came out before Toy Soldiers: HD (2021). 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 Holdfast: Nations At War and Toy Soldiers: HD similar?

They overlap on Action, Strategy, Simulation 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.

Holdfast: Nations At War vs Toy Soldiers: HD

Holdfast: Nations At War and Toy Soldiers: HD both land in Action, Strategy, Simulation 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, Simulation on Steam. Holdfast: Nations At War (2020) is 1 year older than Toy Soldiers: HD (2021). Holdfast: Nations At War scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Toy Soldiers: HD (56.8% 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 Holdfast: Nations At War

Choose Holdfast: Nations At War if you want an Indie, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG game with Includes Source SDK, MMO, and Adjustable Text Size. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. 17,898 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Toy Soldiers: HD

Choose Toy Soldiers: HD if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Toy Soldiers: HD launched in 2021.

Both Holdfast: Nations At War and Toy Soldiers: HD sit in Action, Strategy, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Steam Leaderboards, and Online PvP, 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.

Holdfast: Nations At War vs Toy Soldiers: HD — Steam metadata comparison
	Holdfast: Nations At War	Toy Soldiers: HD
Released	2020	2021
Genres	Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, RPG	Action, Strategy, Simulation
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Verified	Deck Playable
Price	19.99 USD	29.99 USD
Steam reviews	90.8% positive (17,898 reviews)	56.8% positive (74 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player	Multi-player
Developers	Anvil Game Studios	Signal Studios, Outer Heaven, Eden Industries

Side by side

Both share Action, Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
Holdfast: Nations At War (2020) is 1 year older than Toy Soldiers: HD (2021).
Holdfast: Nations At War scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Toy Soldiers: HD (56.8% positive).
Holdfast: Nations At War is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Toy Soldiers: HD (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
Steam Deck: Holdfast: Nations At War is Deck Verified, Toy Soldiers: HD is Deck Playable.