Choose Police Stories
Choose Police Stories if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 2,383 Steam reviews back the pick.
Police Stories vs Door Kickers: Action Squad
Police Stories and Door Kickers: Action Squad both land in Action, Strategy, Indie 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Door Kickers: Action Squad (2018) is 1 year older than Police Stories (2019). Door Kickers: Action Squad scores higher on Steam reviews (93.7% positive) than Police Stories (82.3% 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 Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 93.7% positive across 1,997 reviews.
Both Police Stories and Door Kickers: Action Squad sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards, 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
 Police Stories |  Door Kickers: Action Squad | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 13.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 82.3% positive (2,383 reviews) | 93.7% positive (1,997 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | HypeTrain Digital | PixelShard, KillHouse Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Door Kickers: Action Squad (2018) is 1 year older than Police Stories (2019).
- Door Kickers: Action Squad scores higher on Steam reviews (93.7% positive) than Police Stories (82.3% positive).
- Door Kickers: Action Squad is currently ~30% cheaper on Steam than Police Stories (13.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Police Stories is Deck Playable, Door Kickers: Action Squad is Deck Verified.
Police Stories vs Door Kickers: Action Squad — FAQ
- Which is better, Police Stories or Door Kickers: Action Squad?
- On Steam reviews Door Kickers: Action Squad scores higher (93.7% positive) than Police Stories (82.3% 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 Police Stories or Door Kickers: Action Squad first?
- If you want chronology, Door Kickers: Action Squad (2018) came out before Police Stories (2019). 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 Police Stories and Door Kickers: Action Squad similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Indie 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 Police Stories and Door Kickers: Action Squad have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Police Stories ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Door Kickers: Action Squad ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.