Choose Door Kickers
Choose Door Kickers if you want an Action, Indie, and Simulation experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 92.9% positive across 3,617 reviews.
Door Kickers vs The Red Solstice
Door Kickers and The Red Solstice both land in Strategy 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Door Kickers (2014) is 1 year older than The Red Solstice (2015). Door Kickers scores higher on Steam reviews (92.9% positive) than The Red Solstice (71.6% 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 The Red Solstice
Choose The Red Solstice if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Red Solstice launched in 2015.
Both Door Kickers and The Red Solstice sit in Strategy 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
 Door Kickers |  The Red Solstice | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.9% positive (3,617 reviews) | 71.6% positive (581 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | KillHouse Games | Ironward |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Door Kickers (2014) is 1 year older than The Red Solstice (2015).
- Door Kickers scores higher on Steam reviews (92.9% positive) than The Red Solstice (71.6% positive).
- The Red Solstice is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Door Kickers (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Door Kickers vs The Red Solstice — FAQ
- Which is better, Door Kickers or The Red Solstice?
- On Steam reviews Door Kickers scores higher (92.9% positive) than The Red Solstice (71.6% 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 Door Kickers or The Red Solstice first?
- If you want chronology, Door Kickers (2014) came out before The Red Solstice (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 Door Kickers and The Red Solstice similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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 Door Kickers and The Red Solstice have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Door Kickers ships Online Co-op, Co-op; The Red Solstice ships Online Co-op, Co-op.