Choose Murder Miners
Choose Murder Miners if you want the Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 79% cheaper on the Steam Store. 3,095 Steam reviews back the pick.
Murder Miners vs Door Kickers: Action Squad
Murder Miners and Door Kickers: Action Squad both land in Action, Indie, Casual 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 Action, Indie, Casual on Steam. Murder Miners (2014) is 4 years older than Door Kickers: Action Squad (2018). Door Kickers: Action Squad scores higher on Steam reviews (93.7% positive) than Murder Miners (90.3% 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: Action Squad
Choose Door Kickers: Action Squad if you want a Strategy and Simulation game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 93.7% positive across 1,997 reviews.
Both Murder Miners and Door Kickers: Action Squad sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online 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
 Murder Miners |  Door Kickers: Action Squad | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 2.99 USD | 13.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.3% positive (3,095 reviews) | 93.7% positive (1,997 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | JForce Games | PixelShard, KillHouse Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Murder Miners (2014) is 4 years older than Door Kickers: Action Squad (2018).
- Door Kickers: Action Squad scores higher on Steam reviews (93.7% positive) than Murder Miners (90.3% positive).
- Murder Miners is currently ~79% cheaper on Steam than Door Kickers: Action Squad (2.99 USD vs. 13.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Murder Miners vs Door Kickers: Action Squad — FAQ
- Which is better, Murder Miners or Door Kickers: Action Squad?
- On Steam reviews Door Kickers: Action Squad scores higher (93.7% positive) than Murder Miners (90.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Door Kickers: Action Squad is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Murder Miners or Door Kickers: Action Squad first?
- If you want chronology, Murder Miners (2014) came out before Door Kickers: Action Squad (2018). 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 Murder Miners and Door Kickers: Action Squad similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual 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 Murder Miners and Door Kickers: Action Squad have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Murder Miners ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Door Kickers: Action Squad ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Do Murder Miners and Door Kickers: Action Squad both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.