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Swords and Soldiers HD

Swords and Soldiers HD

Rewrite history as you take control of the brutal Vikings, the devious Aztecs or the crafty Chinese in their global quest to win the favour of the Gods! Swords & Soldiers is a side-scrolling strategy game that lets you control an entire army and lets you wield devastating magical abilities.

Released Dec 2, 2010 Developer Ronimo Games Publisher Atari Platforms Windows · Mac StrategyIndieCasual2DAction
View on Steam ↗ $5.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

78.0%positive1,017 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This is an absolute classic, which I played many years ago on the Nintendo WII and I am having a blast revisiting it. It is a very relaxed tower defense game with very few mechanics to learn, but plenty of room to master combos and timings. It is hard not to recommend,…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Funny little story, really enjoyed this one.”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Its a nifty idea for a tug of war game but ultimately its just too basic in design. Battles play out in very specific ways and there's not enough player agency.”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

25achievements
9.7%median completion
8.0%rarest: Traitor XL
38.1% of players 31.8% of players 26.5% of players 20.4% of players 19.4% of players 15.7% of players 14.8% of players 12.2% of players 11.7% of players 10.9% of players 10.2% of players 10.1% of players 9.7% of players 9.4% of players 9.3% of players 9.0% of players 9.0% of players 8.7% of players 8.6% of players 8.6% of players 8.4% of players 8.3% of players 8.2% of players 8.1% of players 8.0% of players 38.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
38.1%Where are the Kangaroos? — Complete Viking Campaign level 4 by destroying the enemy base.
31.8%Cooking by the Book — Complete the Viking campaign.
26.5%Vamos a la playa! — Complete Viking Campaign level 3 by Killing all units.
Rarest badges of honor
8.0%Traitor XL — Get a negative score in the Boulder XL challenge.
8.1%King of the Stone Age — Kill all Vikings in a Boulder Mode game without killing any of your own.
8.2%Blotting out the sun — Complete Chinese Campaign level 7 with 15 or more Rocketeers alive.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$5.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$5.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US5.99 USD
EU4.99 EUR
UK4.79 GBP
Australia8.50 AUD
Canada6.69 CAD
Japan620 JPY
Brazil12.39 BRL
China26.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$2.4 Japan China Canada EU Australia US UK≈$6.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 25, 2019
The Full Axeperience!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33027701/86fe61bd59416fdb495ca55b0999d13f0f185ea6.png If you've been looking to get into the Swords & Soldiers series, we've got you

Nov 06, 2018
Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon... OUT NOW

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/33027701/31d6e28ccedca594e9c08805cf2fef006c8bf61f.png The time has come! Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon is upon us! Side-scroll

Oct 24, 2018
Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon releases November 6!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/1708351/2d10a5c8fb4549957ce614fca981a2ff36f252a0.png The sequel to Swords and Soldiers is arriving on PC at last! The Vikings return,

Jun 20, 2018
Announcing Swords & Soldiers II Shawarmageddon

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/1708351/ddeaf023914e2a74ebdb417848296eed500da64c.png Side-scrolling strategy is back, baby! We're super excited to announce the seque

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Casual, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Indie · Casual · 2D · Action · Tower Defense · Cartoony · Side Scroller · Multiplayer · Vikings · RTS · Funny (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Valve Anti-Cheat enabled · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesDutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain
Achievements25
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.swordsandsoldiers.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

OS *: Windows 7/Vista/XP Processor: 1GHz Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: 64 MB graphics card Hard Drive: 300 MB