Operation: Harsh Doorstop

Free tactical military shooter with bots, vehicles, and community mods

Drakeling Labs · Released Feb 15, 2023 · Early Access

Action Casual Indie Simulation Strategy Free To Play Early Access

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 78% of 21K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 84% of 205 in 30 days
Playing now: 104; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 7 months ago; Feb 8, 2026

What is Operation: Harsh Doorstop?

Operation: Harsh Doorstop is a free-to-play, early-access tactical first-person military shooter built around infantry and vehicle battles. In single-player, co-op, or competitive matches, players coordinate squads, build fortifications, establish supply lines, and communicate through local, squad, and command voice channels. Community mods can add factions, equipment, vehicles, modes, and scenarios.

For you if...

+you want tactical team play without a purchase
+you prefer a balance between arcade and hardcore military simulation
+you like experimenting with community-made military mods

Not for you if...

−you expect a polished and complete military shooter
−you need busy multiplayer servers in your region
−you want a guided story campaign

What players say

78% of 20,779 reviews are positive · 84% of 205 in the last 30 days

Players praise the community mods, offline bot play, and tactical pace between arcade shooters and hardcore military simulations. Common complaints describe an unfinished game with clunky movement and gunplay, weak sound, limited base content, and sparsely populated multiplayer servers.

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Operation: Harsh Doorstop system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: 64-bit Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX-8320
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 / AMD Radeon R9 270X (or equivalent with at least 2 GB of VRAM)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 40 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11