Games like Door Kickers
If Door Kickers is your kind of game, the closest matches are Door Kickers 2: Task Force North, Wargame: Airland Battle and The Red Solstice — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its addictive random mission generator, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Door Kickers is a 2014 top-down tactical strategy game developed by KillHouse Games that tasks players with planning and executing SWAT room-clearing operations. The core gameplay loop centers on squad management, strategic planning, and real-time execution with pause functionality, where mission randomization and adaptive RNG keep scenarios fresh across replays. Players describe the experience as challenging, contemplative, and intense, with reviewers highlighting how the top-down perspective effectively teaches close-quarters combat theory. The absence of narrative focus allows pure tactical gameplay to drive engagement, as plans must adapt to dynamic chaos during missions. Available for $19.99 USD, the game runs at a playable level on Steam Deck and maintains a 93% positive rating from over 3,600 Steam reviews.
About Door Kickers: Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.
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Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
WHY THIS
Shares squad management and an intense mood with Door Kickers.
Top pick for Door Kickers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Door Kickers.
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Wargame: Airland Battle
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Door Kickers.
Second-strongest match for Door Kickers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Door Kickers.
2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.
The Red Solstice
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Door Kickers.
Third-strongest match for Door Kickers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Door Kickers.
2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.
Hearts of Iron IV
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Door Kickers.
Ranked #4 for Door Kickers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Door Kickers.
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Rebel Inc: Escalation
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Door Kickers.
Ranked #5 for Door Kickers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Door Kickers.
A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Door Kickers.
Ranked #6 for Door Kickers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Door Kickers.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
Wargame: Red Dragon
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Door Kickers.
Ranked #7 for Door Kickers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Door Kickers.
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
Welcome Back, Commander
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Door Kickers.
Ranked #8 for Door Kickers fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Door Kickers.
Commander, your strike team is to dive deep into the contaminated city of Sun Stone and get some answers before the mysterious deadly plague spreads . Good luck Commander!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Door Kickers
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Police Stories
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Door Kickers.
Reviewers of Door Kickers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Door Kickers.
A fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Co-op. And remember - shooting first is not an option!
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Door Kickers.
Reviewers of Door Kickers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Door Kickers.
Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.
Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
WHY THIS
Shares squad management and an intense mood with Door Kickers.
Reviewers of Door Kickers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Strategy with Door Kickers.
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Door Kickers.
Reviewers of Door Kickers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Door Kickers.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Frozen Synapse
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Door Kickers.
Reviewers of Door Kickers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Door Kickers.
Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.
RimWorld
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Door Kickers.
Reviewers of Door Kickers cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Door Kickers.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Door Kickers at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Door Kickers on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Door Kickers.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Door Kickers on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Door Kickers.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Door Kickers.
Priced ~50% under Door Kickers on Steam right now. Shares Action with Door Kickers.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Door Kickers on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Door Kickers.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Door Kickers on Steam right now. Shares Action with Door Kickers.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Door Kickers.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Door Kickers.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Door Kickers.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Door Kickers.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Door Kickers.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Door Kickers.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Frequently asked about Door Kickers
- Does Door Kickers run on Steam Deck?
- Door Kickers is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Door Kickers cost?
- Door Kickers is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Door Kickers have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Door Kickers supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Door Kickers?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Door Kickers are Door Kickers 2: Task Force North, Wargame: Airland Battle, The Red Solstice.
- Who developed Door Kickers?
- Door Kickers was developed by KillHouse Games.
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