War in a Box: Paper Tanks
Tower defense with separate paths for tanks and airborne enemies
DQ Team · Released Jul 4, 2014
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 72% of 123
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is War in a Box: Paper Tanks?
A single-player tower defense game set in a room, with battles fought using paper models. Across its levels, you build and upgrade turrets to stop enemy vehicles from escaping a toy box. You can switch between overhead and turret views and adjust the game speed.
For you if...
- +you prefer strategy games with easy-to-learn basics
Not for you if...
- −you want free tower placement and control over enemy routes
What players say
72% of 123 reviews are positive
Players praise the papercraft look of the vehicles and scenery. Common complaints concern the small tower selection and the repeated attempts needed to find effective tower combinations.
Screenshots and trailer
War in a Box: Paper Tanks system requirements
Minimum: Pixel Shaders 2, 1 GB RAM, 0.8 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run War in a Box: Paper Tanks?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- XP
- Processor
- 1.5 GHz
- Graphics
- Pixel Shaders 2
- Memory
- 1024 MB RAM
- Storage
- 800 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Vista
- Processor
- 2 GHz
- Graphics
- Pixel Shaders 2
- Memory
- 2048 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does War in a Box: Paper Tanks have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does War in a Box: Paper Tanks run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 19
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does War in a Box: Paper Tanks use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam