Games Like Door Kickers

Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".

Why similar: Tactical 24.9%, Real-Time with Pause 23.2% ★, Top-Down 8.5%, Real Time Tactics 7.6%, Moddable 7.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel that refines the tactical planning and breach-and-clear mechanics of the original with modern assets.

Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.

Why similar: Tactical 30.5%, Strategy 21.8%, Top-Down 17.3%, Simulation 7%, Real Time Tactics 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical squad game that perfectly captures the planning-and-execution loop of Door Kickers in a stylized top-down environment.

A fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Co-op. And remember - shooting first is not an option!

Why similar: Tactical 40.4%, Strategy 14.3%, Top-Down Shooter 9.4%, Co-op 9.3%, Simulation 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical shooter that emphasizes non-lethal takedowns and split-second decision-making during SWAT operations.

Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...

Why similar: Tactical 61.8%, Strategy 22.8%, Simulation 6.2%, Action 3.1%, Top-Down 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based tactical game that focuses specifically on the mechanics of clearing rooms and managing gear.

As an elite SWAT operator, think fast and put your tactics to the test to master a series of missions and save lives. Summon your team of up to four players in online and local co-op, or hone your skills solo. Don’t just be the best—be the best of the best.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 31.7%, Tactical 22.7%, Top-Down 11.7%, Strategy 10%, Co-op 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical shooter that focuses heavily on SWAT-style room clearing and team coordination.

Shadow Tactics is a hardcore tactical stealth game set in Japan around the Edo period. A new Shogun seizes power over Japan and enforces nationwide peace. In his battle against conspiracy and rebellion, he recruits five specialists with extraordinary skills for assassination, sabotage and espionage.

Why similar: Tactical 56.1%, Strategy 18.5%, Real Time Tactics 14.1%, RTS 5%, Difficult 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time tactics game that demands careful planning and synchronized execution to overcome overwhelming odds.

Brings the simultaneous turn-based strategy genre up-to-date and lets you give detailed, accurate orders to your squad.

Why similar: Tactical 62.4%, Strategy 23.5%, Top-Down 7.5%, Indie 3.3%, Multiplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that shares the same 'plan and execute' philosophy, requiring deep foresight and prediction.

Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance.

Why similar: Tactical 53.7%, Top-Down 12.5%, Top-Down Shooter 9.6%, Shooter 6.5%, Simulation 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical top-down game that rewards precision, stealth, and careful room-by-room clearing.

Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.

Why similar: Tactical 43.1%, Real Time Tactics 24.3%, Strategy 21.4%, Top-Down 3.9%, RTS 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a sophisticated 'showdown mode' that allows for the same pause-and-plan tactical execution found in Door Kickers.

Tactical squad-based heist game set in 1970s. The 2D top-down view gives you a great overview of what's happening at any given moment, allowing you to be a real criminal mastermind. Can you pull off the greatest heist in the history of mankind?

Why similar: Tactical 47.6%, Top-Down 18.6%, Strategy 16.9%, Action 5.3%, 2D 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down heist game that prioritizes careful planning and tactical positioning over raw action.

RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG elements. In RWR, you join the ranks of an army as a common soldier, just like the thousands around you.

Why similar: Tactical 40.6%, Top-Down 14.1%, Moddable 14% ★, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, Co-op 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical shooter that captures the feel of large-scale military engagements and squad movement.

Game about the difficult work of people that manage emergency lines and services. Answer incoming calls and react properly - give first aid instructions, advise, dispatch correct number of firemen / police / ambulances, or sometimes - just ignore the call. Play on ANY CITY in the world!

Why similar: Strategy 29.5%, Tactical 24.7%, Simulation 19.3%, Real Time Tactics 9%, Moddable 6.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and dispatch side of tactical emergency response, requiring quick decision-making under pressure.

From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring in-depth character and weapon customization. Take your time. Think ahead. Get the job done.

Why similar: Tactical 72%, Simulation 6%, Co-op 5.6%, Shooter 5.2%, Strategy 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical shooter that shares the realistic military focus of SWAT operations and team-based planning.

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is a real-time tactics game set in World War II that puts you in command of a small squad of elite troopers. Send them behind enemy lines on a series of hazardous missions, and bring them back alive.

Why similar: Tactical 49.4%, Strategy 21.9%, RTS 9.2%, Real Time Tactics 9%, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: The classic real-time tactical squad game that defined the genre of planning-heavy infiltration missions.

Become an elite SWAT commander and bring order to a city overwhelmed by chaos and corruption.

Why similar: Tactical 74.5%, Co-op 10.5%, Shooter 6.6%, Action 3.2%, Multiplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive modern SWAT experience, focusing on extreme realism and meticulous tactical precision.

Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.

Why similar: Tactical 43.4%, Strategy 22.1%, Top-Down 10.1%, Co-op 6.8%, RTS 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based tactical infiltration game that allows for complex, multi-unit planning in a cyberpunk setting.

Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.

Why similar: Tactical 45.6%, Strategy 23.7%, Real Time Tactics 22.7%, Difficult 2.3%, Singleplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines squad-based tactical combat with stealth mechanics, requiring careful positioning and resource management.

The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.

Why similar: Tactical 57.4%, Strategy 33.6%, Action 4.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%, Multiplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: A Cold War-themed tactical strategy game with deep squad management and a heavy emphasis on stealth and planning.

Zero Hour is a tactical FPS with online team-based game play that takes place in a variety of fictional locations interpreted in Bangladesh with Real-life scale & resource management. It brings a grounded, close quarter combat experience to the game.

Why similar: Tactical 63.3%, Co-op 8.6%, Strategy 8%, Shooter 7.2%, Simulation 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical FPS that emphasizes planning and realistic breach-and-clear mechanics in a multiplayer environment.

The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.

Why similar: Tactical 65.1%, Strategy 27.5%, Co-op 3.6%, Action 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep squad-based tactical combat with extensive customization and a focus on mission preparation.

Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.

Why similar: Tactical 58.3%, Strategy 23.7%, Difficult 9.5%, Simulation 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes tactical game where every move must be calculated to avoid detection and complete objectives.

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 19.2%, Strategy 17.8%, RTS 17%, Moddable 15.8% ★, Level Editor 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical RTS that allows for granular control over individual soldiers and units during combat.

Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 20.4%, Top-Down 18%, RTS 17.8%, Strategy 17%, Simulation 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: A unique simulation that forces you to manage units via radio reports, emphasizing the importance of tactical communication.

Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.

Why similar: Tactical 25.6%, Real-Time with Pause 23.9% ★, Strategy 15.7%, RTS 13.3%, Moddable 7.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: A complex tactical wargame that requires significant unit management and strategic planning.

Black One Blood Brothers is a tactical military shooter game where strategy and coordination are key. Command a squad of top operators, with unique skills, through high-risk missions around the globe. Customize your crew, plan your missions, and adjust on the fly for a vast replayability.

Why similar: Tactical 48.6%, Strategy 12.8%, Simulation 9.8%, Real Time Tactics 8.6%, Level Editor 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical military simulation that focuses on squad-level planning and realistic mission execution.

Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.

Why similar: Tactical 38.9%, Real Time Tactics 17.9%, RTS 16.9%, Strategy 12.9%, Moddable 4.5% ★

Why You'll Like It: A realistic real-time tactics game that emphasizes unit preservation and tactical positioning.

Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Why similar: Tactical 56.9%, Top-Down 9.9%, Top-Down Shooter 6.9%, Difficult 6.8%, Strategy 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: The precursor to the sequel, offering tight top-down tactical stealth and methodical combat.

Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's survival depends upon securing crucial strongholds and destroying enemy supply in this multiplayer and cooperative Source Engine based experience.

Why similar: Tactical 62.6%, Strategy 8.4%, Co-op 7.6%, Shooter 7.1%, Action 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical shooter that emphasizes communication and realistic combat mechanics.

Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.

Why similar: Tactical 46.7%, Level Editor 12.2%, Co-op 10%, Simulation 8.9%, Shooter 6.2%

Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.

Why similar: Tactical 32.4%, Strategy 24.9%, RTS 14%, Real Time Tactics 9.3%, Simulation 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that allows for direct control of individual soldiers, mirroring the granular control of Door Kickers.

Thunder Tier One is a realistic top-down shooter where you join an elite special operations team tasked with stopping a dangerous terrorist organization wreaking havoc across the fictional Eastern European country of Salobia.

Why similar: Tactical 36.8%, Top-Down 12.6%, Moddable 10.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 9.6%, Top-Down Shooter 9%

Take charge of a SWAT unit as an elite operator. Command a specialized AI squad or team up in co-op to seize suspects, rescue civilians, and restore order. Study the briefing, kit out your team, and execute your plan with disciplined precision.

Why similar: Tactical 52.7%, Real Time Tactics 10.5%, Co-op 10.4%, Shooter 7.4%, Simulation 6.3%

Welcome, trainee! Use tactics and special equipment to become a true cop in the free version of Police Stories: The Academy. Neutralize criminals, search for clues and find a "rat" in the police station alone or in co-op with a partner.

Why similar: Tactical 29.9%, Strategy 13.1%, Top-Down 13%, Top-Down Shooter 9.3%, Simulation 7.7%

Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.

Why similar: Tactical 33.2%, Strategy 27.2%, RTS 15.8%, Simulation 5.7%, Action 4.6%

Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.

Why similar: Tactical 30.5%, Real Time Tactics 12.1%, Strategy 11.6%, Top-Down 11.5%, Level Editor 8.4%

Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.

Why similar: Strategy 25.7%, Tactical 21.9%, Top-Down 16.3%, RTS 15.9%, Real-Time with Pause 8.6% ★

Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.

Why similar: Tactical 42.3%, Strategy 16.5%, RTS 12.4%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, Top-Down 8.4%

Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.

Why similar: Top-Down 26%, Strategy 25.5%, Moddable 17.2% ★, Simulation 17.1%, 2D 6.2%

Phantom Squad is a 1-4 player co-op tactical top-down shooter blending fast-paced combat with real-time strategy. Play solo or team up through online co-op and matchmaking, coordinating movement, positioning, and split-second decisions to survive intense, high-risk missions.

Why similar: Tactical 56.9%, Real Time Tactics 14.7%, Co-op 14%, Top-Down Shooter 9.5%, Top-Down 2.3%

Manage emergency services in any city in the world! Take calls and dispatch rescue forces. Handle difficult situations, now depending on the weather, and traffic. Help the citizens through cataclysms and natural disasters, becoming a better emergency number operator every day!

Why similar: Moddable 27.5% ★, Strategy 16.6%, RTS 16.5%, Simulation 16.2%, Real Time Tactics 16.1%

Commander, your strike team is to dive deep into the contaminated city of Sun Stone and get some answers before the mysterious deadly plague spreads . Good luck Commander!

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 29.6% ★, Tactical 27.7%, Top-Down 9.7%, Real Time Tactics 9.3%, Strategy 7.9%

ST brings the most intense, tactical-action experience to Steam. Select your custom loadout, plan out strategies and accomplish your objectives. Addictive Survival mode and unrivaled multiplayer including Squads (1 vs 1, 2 vs 2, 2 vs 1)

Why similar: Tactical 34.1%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, Strategy 8.9%, Top-Down 7.9%, Top-Down Shooter 7.4%

Tactical Combat Department is a tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by Swat games. You command a special intervention squad that intervenes in various situations and environments.

Why similar: Tactical 56.2%, Strategy 15.5%, Top-Down Shooter 10.6%, Shooter 5.4%, Simulation 4.2%

Experience close-quarters battles in iconic WWII settings. Defend the line, storm the beach, torch the enemy, or use a radio to call in fire support. Day of Infamy is a teamwork-oriented shooter that will keep you on your toes and coming back for more with its diverse game modes and authentic arsenal.

Why similar: Tactical 51.4%, Strategy 12.5%, Shooter 8.6%, Co-op 8.2%, Action 6.5%

A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.

Why similar: Tactical 42.3%, Strategy 27.7%, RTS 16.4%, Simulation 9.4%, Indie 2.3%

Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.

Why similar: Strategy 33.4%, Puzzle 14.7%, Indie 12.3%, 2D 11.5%, Level Editor 11.3%

A unique and deeply engaging political/military strategic simulation from the creator of Plague Inc. Balance competing civilian and military priorities and deal with a deadly insurgency in order to stabilise a war-torn country.

Why similar: Tactical 29.3%, Real-Time with Pause 27.7% ★, Strategy 10.2%, Moddable 9.6% ★, RTS 8.1%

Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.

Why similar: Tactical 32.7%, Strategy 21.9%, RTS 21.3%, Simulation 7.7%, Real Time Tactics 4.8%

Blacklist Brigade is a co-op focused top-down shooter game, where players as a part of a mercenary group fight against banana republic dictators and other evil scoundrels.

Why similar: Tactical 34.3%, Top-Down 14.9%, Top-Down Shooter 10.7%, Strategy 7.5%, Real Time Tactics 7.2%

Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.

Why similar: Tactical 36.1%, Strategy 24%, RTS 11.2%, Real Time Tactics 8.3%, Moddable 5.8% ★

It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.

Why similar: Strategy 45.6%, Top-Down 17.9%, Action 11.3%, Indie 8.1%, Difficult 7%

Dagger Directive is a tactical FPS that allows you to approach each mission in your own way. Select equipment, decide the time of day, then move methodically to complete your mission. Enjoy the modern mechanics and old school graphics as you fight across a variety of missions and environments.

Why similar: Tactical 60.8%, Simulation 17.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Action 9.9%

A PVP tactical FPS about PLANNING & EXECUTION. Sound strategy and good teamwork are essential for victory because new PROCEDURALLY-GENERATED MAPS are delivered every week. You'll face a new tactical challenge every round.

Why similar: Tactical 60.9%, Strategy 17.7%, Simulation 10.9%, Shooter 7.1%, Multiplayer 3.4%

Lead a ragtag squad of cops in rebellion against their town's new criminal power and see how long you can hold out in this unforgiving turn-based spin-off game from This Is the Police. You'll be desperately short on supplies, and a single shot can cost a cop their life.

Why similar: Strategy 62.7%, Tactical 29.7%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%

See what it means to face the fire. Command a firefighting unit in an exciting tactical RTS. Save lives, manage your water supplies and care for your team in 30+ missions. Be a real hero!

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 32% ★, Tactical 28.3%, Real Time Tactics 10.8%, Strategy 10.1%, RTS 9.9%

Command your Squad of Survivors in a game where Line of Sight is extremely important, you cannot shoot what you cannot see. Develop your formations, move as a unit and cover every corner. Leave no man behind!

Why similar: Real-Time with Pause 31% ★, Strategy 25.1%, Top-Down 17.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.2%, Action 7.5%

Warpips is the ultimate quick to learn but amazingly deep tug-of-war strategy game. Deploy the right composition of soldiers, tanks, helicopters and planes in this tight, streamlined strategy-focused war game. Compose the best army, research the right tech; overwhelm your enemy!

Why similar: Tactical 45.6%, RTS 19.9%, Strategy 19.4%, Real Time Tactics 7.6%, Action 2.8%

Real-time dynamic tactics with the strong focus on squad positioning and collaboration. Connect to the warzone from your home PC and orchestrate modern military operations from the Drone Perspective.

Why similar: Tactical 37%, Strategy 15.2%, Real Time Tactics 14.2%, RTS 14%, Co-op 10.3%

Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a tactical action/strategy game set against the backdrop of World War II. Take control of an elite group of commandos who must venture deep into enemy territory and utilize their combined expertise to complete a series of mission-based objectives.

Why similar: Tactical 50.2%, Strategy 26.6%, RTS 6.7%, Real Time Tactics 6.2%, Co-op 4.8%