<s>
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Romanian	O
indie	O
studio	O
KillHouse	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2015	O
and	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
26	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
QubicGames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
commands	O
the	O
SWAT	B-Application
team	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
Nowhere	O
City	O
Police	O
Department	O
,	O
leading	O
them	O
against	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
violent	O
criminals	O
and	O
terrorists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spinoff	O
action	B-Application
side-scroller	O
,	O
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
:	O
Action	B-Application
Squad	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
with	O
more	O
faithful	O
gameplay	O
,	O
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Task	O
Force	O
North	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
combines	O
elements	O
of	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
tactical	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
deployment	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
basic	O
overview	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
selecting	O
the	O
SWAT	B-Application
troopers	O
they	O
wish	O
to	O
use	O
and	O
placing	O
them	O
in	O
preset	O
deployment	O
positions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
engagement	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
unpaused	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
troopers	O
follow	O
their	O
assigned	O
pathing	O
and	O
actions	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
still	O
draw	O
paths	O
during	O
the	O
engagement	O
stage	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
switch	B-Application
between	O
engagement	O
and	O
planning	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orange	O
icons	O
on	O
pathing	O
circles	O
or	O
troopers	O
denote	O
a	O
hold	O
order	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
trooper	O
will	O
hold	O
a	O
position	O
or	O
refrain	O
from	O
an	O
action	B-Application
either	O
until	O
visible	O
enemies	O
are	O
neutralized	O
or	O
no	O
longer	O
within	O
their	O
field	O
of	O
vision	O
,	O
or	O
until	O
ordered	O
to	O
continue	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
(	O
done	O
by	O
clicking	O
them	O
or	O
,	O
if	O
assigned	O
to	O
one	O
,	O
activating	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
"	O
go	O
orders	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
missions	O
include	O
sniper	B-Protocol
support	O
,	O
offered	O
by	O
an	O
unseen	O
police	O
sniper	B-Protocol
,	O
that	O
can	O
target	O
and	O
instantly	O
kill	O
any	O
enemy	O
visible	O
from	O
their	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
manages	O
a	O
SWAT	B-Application
team	O
of	O
ten	O
troopers	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
have	O
their	O
classes	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
utilities	O
,	O
gear	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
customized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
team	O
completes	O
missions	O
they	O
will	O
level	O
up	O
,	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
team	O
and	O
individually	O
,	O
improving	O
their	O
individual	O
skills	O
in	O
accuracy	O
,	O
reaction	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
action	B-Application
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Equipment	O
includes	O
flashbangs	O
that	O
stun	O
those	O
in	O
their	O
detonation	O
radius	O
,	O
stinger	B-Application
grenades	I-Application
that	O
can	O
kill	O
or	O
daze	O
depending	O
on	O
proximity	O
,	O
breaching	O
charges	O
that	O
destroy	O
any	O
door	O
but	O
can	O
kill	O
those	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
,	O
lockpick	O
machines	O
that	O
hasten	O
lockpicking	O
,	O
and	O
tasers	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
non-lethally	O
arrest	O
suspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Utilities	O
include	O
spy	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
to	O
peek	O
through	O
doors	O
without	O
opening	O
them	O
,	O
sledgehammers	O
to	O
quickly	O
breach	O
reinforced	O
doors	O
,	O
bolt	O
cutters	O
to	O
break	O
locks	O
and	O
gates	O
,	O
and	O
breaching	O
kits	O
that	O
combine	O
both	O
but	O
greatly	O
decrease	O
mobility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
features	O
six	O
main	O
campaigns	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
missions	O
and	O
a	O
loose	O
plot	O
involving	O
the	O
NCPD	O
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
stop	O
a	O
criminal	O
organization	O
or	O
defeat	O
terrorists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
trooper	O
is	O
killed	O
in	O
a	O
campaign	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
permanently	B-Application
lost	I-Application
,	O
with	O
their	O
stats	O
and	O
rank	O
reset	O
and	O
their	O
character	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
features	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
and	O
full	O
modding	O
support	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
levels	O
and	O
download	O
other	O
user-created	O
levels	O
or	O
mods	O
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
was	O
positively	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
stated	O
"	O
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
smashing	O
top-down	O
tactical	O
masterclass	O
,	O
with	O
enough	O
missions	O
to	O
shake	O
a	O
nightstick	O
at	O
,	O
randomised	O
enemy	O
placements	O
to	O
add	O
further	O
variety	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
bundled	O
level	O
editor	O
allows	O
devious	O
designers	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
maps	O
and	O
missions	O
…	O
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
complete	O
package	O
of	O
planning	O
,	O
panicking	O
and	O
policing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Indie	O
Statik	O
proclaimed	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
...	O
’	O
s	O
a	O
thing	O
of	O
beauty	O
and	O
manages	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
planning	O
and	O
satisfying	O
execution	O
of	O
more	O
complex	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
gung-ho	O
and	O
the	O
popping-off	O
of	O
growly	O
man	O
in	O
military	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
awarded	O
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
their	O
Best	O
Tactics	O
of	O
2014	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
:	O
Action	B-Application
Squad	O
is	O
a	O
spinoff	O
of	O
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
,	O
created	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
KillHouse	O
Games	O
by	O
another	O
studio	O
,	O
pixelshard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Action	B-Application
Squad	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
release	O
was	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
console	O
ports	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
:	O
Action	B-Application
Squad	O
strays	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
traditional	O
top-down	O
gameplay	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
less-serious	O
side-scrolling	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
characters	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
classes	O
from	O
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
2	O
:	O
Task	O
Force	O
North	O
,	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
on	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
2	O
departs	O
from	O
the	O
law	O
enforcement	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Middle	O
Eastern	O
country	O
of	O
Nowheraki	O
,	O
following	O
special	B-Application
forces	I-Application
operations	O
against	O
terrorists	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Army	O
Rangers	O
,	O
CIA	O
Special	O
Operations	O
Group	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nowheraki	O
SWAT	B-Application
militia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
2	O
features	O
improved	O
weapon	O
variety	O
,	O
equipment	O
,	O
AI	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
new	O
gameplay	O
features	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
criticized	O
in	O
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
were	O
improved	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
stealth	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Door	B-Application
Kickers	I-Application
2	O
features	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
and	O
full	O
modding	O
support	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
levels	O
and	O
download	O
content	O
made	O
by	O
other	O
players	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
only	O
levels	O
are	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
,	O
while	O
all	O
other	O
mods	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
Nexus	O
Mods	O
.	O
</s>
