Choose Door Kickers: Action Squad
Choose Door Kickers: Action Squad if you want a Strategy and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,997 Steam reviews back the pick.
Door Kickers: Action Squad vs Tanks: 1985
Door Kickers: Action Squad and Tanks: 1985 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. Door Kickers: Action Squad (2018) is 7 years older than Tanks: 1985 (2025). Tanks: 1985 is currently ~95% cheaper on Steam than Door Kickers: Action Squad (0.69 USD vs. 13.99 USD). 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 Tanks: 1985
Choose Tanks: 1985 if you want the Custom Volume Controls and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 95% cheaper on the Steam Store. Tanks: 1985 launched in 2025.
Both Door Kickers: Action Squad and Tanks: 1985 sit in Action, Indie, and Casual 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
 Door Kickers: Action Squad |  Tanks: 1985 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 13.99 USD | 0.69 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.7% positive (1,997 reviews) | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | PixelShard, KillHouse Games | CODEHUB |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Door Kickers: Action Squad (2018) is 7 years older than Tanks: 1985 (2025).
- Tanks: 1985 is currently ~95% cheaper on Steam than Door Kickers: Action Squad (0.69 USD vs. 13.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Door Kickers: Action Squad is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Tanks: 1985 has no Deck rating yet.
Door Kickers: Action Squad vs Tanks: 1985 — FAQ
- Should I play Door Kickers: Action Squad or Tanks: 1985 first?
- If you want chronology, Door Kickers: Action Squad (2018) came out before Tanks: 1985 (2025). 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: Action Squad and Tanks: 1985 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 Door Kickers: Action Squad and Tanks: 1985 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Door Kickers: Action Squad ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Tanks: 1985 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Does Door Kickers: Action Squad run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Door Kickers: Action Squad is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Tanks: 1985 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.