Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Operation: Harsh Doorstop (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Operation: Harsh Doorstop on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: WWII Online, which both war and strategy.
- Operation: Harsh Doorstop is tagged Free to Play, Military, FPS, Realistic, Multiplayer, Tactical, Shooter, Action by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 3 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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WWII Online
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 12 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Free to Play; released around the same time (2023).
WWII Online is a massive, persistent free-to-play MMO FPS driven entirely by players. Fight as Army, Air, or Naval forces and earn Victory Points to access more units. One global server. No scripts. Real outcomes. No zones. Huge world (300,000 km²). ENLIST NOW!
WWII Online at a glance Released 2023 Studio Cornered Rat Software Player sentiment 51% positive of 3,800 Price Free FPSShooterFree to PlayEarly AccessWorld War IISimulationStrategyFirst-Person
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Hell Let Loose
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Shooter, Realistic and World War II; released around the same time (2021).
Join the ever expanding experience of Hell Let Loose - a hardcore World War Two first person shooter with epic battles of 100 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, a dynamically shifting front line and a unique resource based RTS-inspired meta-game.
Hell Let Loose at a glance Released 2021 Studio Expression Games Player sentiment 82% positive of 149,565 Price $49.99 ShooterRealisticWorld War IIFPSWarMilitaryTacticalSimulation
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Ravenfield
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 12 player tags including FPS, War and Shooter.
Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!
Ravenfield at a glance Released 2017 Studio SteelRaven7 Player sentiment 97% positive of 79,971 Price $17.99 FPSWarShooterMilitaryFirst-PersonEarly AccessTacticalModdable
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GROUND BRANCH
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Tactical, Realistic and Military; released around the same time (2026).
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.
GROUND BRANCH at a glance Released 2026 Studio BlackFoot Studios Player sentiment 84% positive of 24,908 Price $23.99 TacticalRealisticMilitaryFPSShooterSimulationFirst-PersonWar
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War of Rights
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 11 player tags including War, Realistic and Simulation.
War of Rights is a first person multiplayer game featuring massive 400 player battles with a focus on historical authenticity, teamplay and immersion. It is set during the perilous days of the American Civil War, in the Maryland Campaign of September, 1862.
War of Rights at a glance Released 2018 Studio Campfire Games Player sentiment 88% positive of 15,040 Price $29.99 WarRealisticSimulationMilitaryFPSStrategyFirst-PersonShooter
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Arma: Cold War Assault Remastered
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Simulation, Military and Strategy.
The genre-defining military sim that began as Operation Flashpoint (2001), now a modernized, 64-bit, cross-platform build for Windows and Linux, with its engine released as open source. Over 2 million copies sold. The Cold War battlefield of Everon and Nogova, remastered for today's hardware.
Arma: Cold War Assault Remastered at a glance Released 2011 Studio Bohemia Interactive Player sentiment 80% positive of 6,445 Price $4.99 SimulationMilitaryStrategyFPSCold WarTacticalWarShooter
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Call to Arms
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Strategy, Military and War.
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.
Call to Arms at a glance Released 2018 Studio Digitalmindsoft Player sentiment 79% positive of 24,128 Price $14.99 StrategyMilitaryWarShooterTacticalSimulationFirst-PersonFPS
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Day of Infamy
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 11 player tags including World War II, FPS and War.
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.
Day of Infamy at a glance Released 2017 Studio New World Interactive Player sentiment 82% positive of 22,100 Price $14.99 World War IIFPSWarRealisticShooterMilitaryTacticalFirst-Person
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Squad 44
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 11 player tags including World War II, FPS and Simulation.
Team up and join the frontline in Squad 44, the most authentic tactical WW2 shooter. Experience ruthless realism with an immense arsenal of faithfully recreated weapons and vehicles across massive WW2 battlefields.
Squad 44 at a glance Released 2018 Studio Offworld Player sentiment 74% positive of 25,436 Price $19.99 World War IIFPSSimulationMilitaryRealisticWarStrategyFirst-Person
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Heroes & Generals
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 11 player tags including Free to Play, World War II and FPS.
Shoot, blow sh!t up, fly or bark orders in the ultimate Free-to-Play, large scale, multiplayer, shooter experience. Thousands of players in multiple battles fighting one massive war of nations. The first to capture 15 cities takes the glory.
Heroes & Generals at a glance Released 2016 Studio TLM Partners Player sentiment 68% positive of 141,628 Price Not listed Free to PlayWorld War IIFPSWarShooterFirst-PersonStrategyTactical
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Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Simulation, Military and Tactical.
Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new flashpoint explodes in the Green Sea Region. Coalition forces led by the US Army are deployed to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent further civilian casualties.
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead at a glance Released 2010 Studio Bohemia Interactive Player sentiment 92% positive of 22,247 Price $3.99 SimulationMilitaryTacticalRealisticStrategyShooterFPSWar
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Squad
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Military, Realistic and FPS; released around the same time (2020).
Squad is a tactical FPS that provides authentic combat experiences through teamwork, communication, and realistic combat. It bridges the gap between arcade shooter and military realism with 100-player battles, combined-arms warfare, and base building.
Squad at a glance Released 2020 Studio Offworld Player sentiment 81% positive of 242,753 Price $39.99 MilitaryRealisticFPSTacticalShooterWarFirst-PersonStrategy
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ARMA 2
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Simulation, Military and Tactical.
Building on 10 years of constant engine development, ARMA II boasts the most realistic combat environment in the world. It models real world ballistics & round deflection, materials penetration, features a realtime day/night cycle and dynamic wind, weather and environmental effects.
ARMA 2 at a glance Released 2009 Studio Bohemia Interactive Player sentiment 84% positive of 2,114 Price $2.59 SimulationMilitaryTacticalRealisticFPSStrategyShooterWar
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Iron Front: Digital War Edition
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including World War II, War and Military.
Command your own troops, man authentic weaponry and take to the sky in deadly warplanes.
Iron Front: Digital War Edition at a glance Released 2012 Studio X1 Software Player sentiment 59% positive of 869 Price $14.99 World War IIWarMilitaryFirst-PersonRealisticSimulationFPSShooter
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Holdfast: Nations At War
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Shooter, FPS and War; released around the same time (2020).
Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!
Holdfast: Nations At War at a glance Released 2020 Studio Anvil Game Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 29,480 Price $19.99 ShooterFPSWarMilitaryWargameTacticalSimulationStrategy
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Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including World War II, Realistic and FPS.
Contains full Rising Storm content as well!
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm at a glance Released 2011 Studio Tripwire Interactive Player sentiment 93% positive of 38,119 Price $19.99 World War IIRealisticFPSWargameFirst-PersonWarTacticalShooter
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Insurgency
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including FPS, Realistic and Tactical.
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.
Insurgency at a glance Released 2014 Studio New World Interactive Player sentiment 92% positive of 124,644 Price $14.99 FPSRealisticTacticalShooterMilitaryFirst-PersonWarStrategy
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ARMA 3
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Military, Shooter and Simulation.
Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploy with a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, a massive arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and limitless opportunities for content creation. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.
ARMA 3 at a glance Released 2013 Studio Bohemia Interactive Player sentiment 90% positive of 294,969 Price $29.99 MilitaryShooterSimulationRealisticFirst-PersonTacticalFPSWar
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KARDS - The WWII Card Game
Why it matched: both war, strategy and relaxing; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, World War II and Wargame; released around the same time (2020).
KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.
KARDS - The WWII Card Game at a glance Released 2020 Studio 1939 Games Player sentiment 68% positive of 51,102 Price Free Free to PlayWorld War IIWargameStrategyMilitaryWarRealisticCasual
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Day of Defeat: Source
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including FPS, World War II and Shooter.
Valve's WWII Multiplayer Classic - Now available for Mac.
Day of Defeat: Source at a glance Released 2010 Studio Valve Player sentiment 92% positive of 23,601 Price $9.99 FPSWorld War IIShooterMilitaryWarFirst-PersonTacticalRealistic
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Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including World War II, FPS and Tactical.
With its unprecedented combination of authenticity, compelling story and squad-based action, the Brothers in Arms franchise has established itself as a benchmark for military action games, receiving the highest average review scores of any console WWII game to date (www.gamerankings.com).
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood at a glance Released 2005 Studio Gearbox Software Player sentiment 87% positive of 1,155 Price $9.99 World War IIFPSTacticalMilitaryStrategyWarSimulationShooter
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Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Wargame and Military.
Red Orchestra Series' take on Vietnam: 64-player MP matches; 20+ maps; US Army & Marines, PAVN/NVA, NLF/VC; Australians and ARVN forces; 50+ weapons; 4 flyable helicopters; mines, traps and tunnels; Brutal. Authentic. Gritty. Character customization. And napalm in the morning.
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam at a glance Released 2017 Studio Antimatter Games Player sentiment 87% positive of 59,178 Price $24.99 FPSWargameMilitaryCold WarWarFirst-PersonRealisticSimulation
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Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including World War II, FPS and Realistic.
Fight in the theatre of war that changed the world forever. Battle alongside your compatriots on some of the most inhospitable environments of the Eastern Front in Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. Red Orchestra places you in the most realistic WWII first-person multi-player combat to date on the PC, allowing the player to fight through...
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 at a glance Released 2006 Studio Tripwire Interactive Player sentiment 87% positive of 2,542 Price $4.99 World War IIFPSRealisticShooterWarMilitaryTacticalSimulation
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America's Army: Proving Grounds
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Free to Play, FPS and Military.
America’s Army: Proving Grounds is the official game of the U.S. Army and part of the highly acclaimed America’s Army game series. This free military game focuses on small unit tactical maneuvers and puts you to the test in a wide variety of new America’s Army maps and AA fan favorites.
America's Army: Proving Grounds at a glance Released 2013 Studio U.S. Army Player sentiment 79% positive of 11,051 Price Free Free to PlayFPSMilitaryShooterTacticalFirst-PersonWarRealistic
Common questions
What game is most like Operation: Harsh Doorstop?
WWII Online, on the evidence we have. It both war and strategy. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Operation: Harsh Doorstop" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Operation: Harsh Doorstop. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.