Choose Wargame: Airland Battle
Choose Wargame: Airland Battle if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. 2,310 Steam reviews back the pick.
Wargame: Airland Battle vs Door Kickers
Wargame: Airland Battle and Door Kickers both land in Strategy, Indie, 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 Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Wargame: Airland Battle (2013) is 1 year older than Door Kickers (2014). Door Kickers scores higher on Steam reviews (92.9% positive) than Wargame: Airland Battle (86.5% 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 Door Kickers
Choose Door Kickers if you want an Action experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 92.9% positive across 3,617 reviews.
Both Wargame: Airland Battle and Door Kickers sit in Strategy, Indie, and Simulation 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 |  Door Kickers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2014 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.5% positive (2,310 reviews) | 92.9% positive (3,617 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Eugen Systems | KillHouse Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Wargame: Airland Battle (2013) is 1 year older than Door Kickers (2014).
- Door Kickers scores higher on Steam reviews (92.9% positive) than Wargame: Airland Battle (86.5% positive).
- Door Kickers is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Wargame: Airland Battle (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Wargame: Airland Battle vs Door Kickers — FAQ
- Which is better, Wargame: Airland Battle or Door Kickers?
- On Steam reviews Door Kickers scores higher (92.9% positive) than Wargame: Airland Battle (86.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Door Kickers is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Wargame: Airland Battle or Door Kickers first?
- If you want chronology, Wargame: Airland Battle (2013) came out before Door Kickers (2014). 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 Door Kickers similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, 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.
- Do both Wargame: Airland Battle and Door Kickers have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Wargame: Airland Battle ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Door Kickers ships Online Co-op, Co-op.