Choose Operation: Harsh Doorstop
Choose Operation: Harsh Doorstop if you want a Free To Play, Casual, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 10,785 Steam reviews back the pick.
Operation: Harsh Doorstop vs Easy Red 2
Operation: Harsh Doorstop and Easy Red 2 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. Easy Red 2 (2022) is 1 year older than Operation: Harsh Doorstop (2023). Easy Red 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Operation: Harsh Doorstop (71.3% 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 Easy Red 2
Choose Easy Red 2 if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.8% positive across 5,612 reviews.
Both Operation: Harsh Doorstop and Easy Red 2 sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, 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
 Operation: Harsh Doorstop |  Easy Red 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | Free to play | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 71.3% positive (10,785 reviews) | 90.8% positive (5,612 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Drakeling Labs | Marco Amadei |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Easy Red 2 (2022) is 1 year older than Operation: Harsh Doorstop (2023).
- Easy Red 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Operation: Harsh Doorstop (71.3% positive).
- Operation: Harsh Doorstop is free; Easy Red 2 is paid (8.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Operation: Harsh Doorstop is Deck Playable, Easy Red 2 is Deck Verified.
Operation: Harsh Doorstop vs Easy Red 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Operation: Harsh Doorstop or Easy Red 2?
- On Steam reviews Easy Red 2 scores higher (90.8% positive) than Operation: Harsh Doorstop (71.3% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Easy Red 2 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Operation: Harsh Doorstop or Easy Red 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Easy Red 2 (2022) came out before Operation: Harsh Doorstop (2023). 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 Operation: Harsh Doorstop and Easy Red 2 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 Operation: Harsh Doorstop and Easy Red 2 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Operation: Harsh Doorstop ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Easy Red 2 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Operation: Harsh Doorstop free?
- Yes — Operation: Harsh Doorstop is a free-to-play Steam title. Easy Red 2 is paid (8.99 USD).