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Door Kickers
Door Kickers is an innovative realtime strategy game that puts you in charge of a SWAT team and lets you command them during a tactical intervention.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “satisfying tactical planning” (36 of 84 reviews) and “workshop maps and repeated missions” (11); the most common complaint is “clunky planning and repetition” (9). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
36 of the 84 reviews raise this.
11 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Very fun and addictive right off the bat, imo better than dk2”
10 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“Door Kickers at its highest difficulties is an intense tactical puzzler shooter game where when you accomplish a mission with full stars and full medals, it feels amazing. Though when you make a mistake, you get…”
“the beginning is really tough if you havent played anything like it. but after learning the mecahnics it is a great tactical game”
4 of the 84 reviews raise this.
3 of the 84 reviews raise this.
9 of the 84 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“A simplified children version of "No Plan B". In planning mode you always accidently remove already carefully planned pathways of other teammates. Otherwise very clunky and annoying interface. I rather stick with "No…”
5 of the 84 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
4 of the 84 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“6/10 Just get door kickers 2.”
4 of the 84 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“borderles window option is bugged at win11 / & 4K, Also constantly %99 GPU ? S11kkkim gibi oyun yani”
4 of the 84 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“A simplified children version of "No Plan B". In planning mode you always accidently remove already carefully planned pathways of other teammates. Otherwise very clunky and annoying interface. I rather stick with "No…”
Counted across 84 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“While kicking doors is an integral part of the game, perchance you'd be interested in using explosive charges instead.”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“Door Kickers 1 in 2026 To be honest, I like this game, but I believe it is short and outdated, which makes perfect sense. I like the campaign, and once you finish it, you can still play official missions and go for the achievements. However, after finish everything, you can…”
— a player, Steam review · 55 hrs played“This is a pure tactical puzzle. I loved the top-down view and the ability to plan out your team's path before hitting "go." It’s very satisfying when a plan comes together perfectly, but it requires a lot of patience to get through the harder maps without losing a squad member.…”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
a few fixes to tie up loose ends
Went back in time to fix some remaining bugs: - fixed bug where running steam in offline mode while subscribed to mods would lock the game on the loading screen - fixed bug with incorrect screen fit o
Door Kickers 2 - out now in Early Access!
Hey folks, we just released Door Kickers 2 in Early Access! Took us a long time, but we finally summoned up the courage to show it and we hope you'll like it. New theme, new tools, new tech that will
Door Kickers 2 steam page is UP
The steam page for Door Kickers 2: Task Force North is up and running, head over there: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1239080/Door_Kickers_2_Task_Force_North/ Rejoice, spread the word and don't f
Door Kickers spin-off title Action Squad Out Now!
This week we've launched our pixelated, not so serious spin-off from the Door Kickers Franchise - Action Squad. https://store.steampowered.com/app/686200/Door_Kickers_Action_Squad/ And you Door Kicker
Coop "fixing stuff" updates
1.1.5 - January 11 Fixes: - Fixed single-plan challenge no longer working as intended - Coop: fixed finish conditions for "Rodeo Hill Vaction Home" map - Coop: fixed a rare crash --------- 1.1.4 Fixes
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Tactical · Strategy · Top-Down · Simulation · Action · Indie · Singleplayer · Real-Time with Pause · 2D · Replay Value · Co-op · Real Time Tactics (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop |
| Languages | English * , Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese * |
| Achievements | 43 |
| Official site | https://inthekillhouse.com/doorkickers |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 Processor: Intel Pentium IV 2.6 GHz or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: An OpenGL 2.0 graphics adapter. NOT SUPPORTED: Radeon X1950, Intel GMA, Intel Gxx, Intel Qxx, Intel Mobile 9xx, Intel HD Graphics 1 or older. Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: 1366x768 minimum display resolution