Choose Toy Soldiers
Choose Toy Soldiers if you want a Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89% positive across 864 reviews.
Toy Soldiers vs Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
Toy Soldiers and Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 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. Toy Soldiers (2012) is 3 years older than Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 (2015). Toy Soldiers scores higher on Steam reviews (89% positive) than Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 (60.3% 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 Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
Choose Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 if you want an Indie and Free To Play game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2015) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 launched in 2015.
Both Toy Soldiers and Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 sit in Action, Strategy, and Simulation on Steam, 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
 Toy Soldiers |  Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Simulation, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive (864 reviews) | 60.3% positive (943 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Signal Studios | Great War Team |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- Toy Soldiers (2012) is 3 years older than Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 (2015).
- Toy Soldiers scores higher on Steam reviews (89% positive) than Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 (60.3% positive).
- Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Toy Soldiers (8.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 has co-op; Toy Soldiers does not.
- Toy Soldiers is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 has no Deck rating yet.
Toy Soldiers vs Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 — FAQ
- Which is better, Toy Soldiers or Battle of Empires : 1914-1918?
- On Steam reviews Toy Soldiers scores higher (89% positive) than Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 (60.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Toy Soldiers is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Toy Soldiers or Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 first?
- If you want chronology, Toy Soldiers (2012) came out before Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 (2015). 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 Toy Soldiers and Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 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.
- Does Toy Soldiers have multiplayer like Battle of Empires : 1914-1918?
- No. Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Toy Soldiers is listed as single-player only.