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Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
Developer KillHouse Games
Door Kickers 2: Task Force North is a real-time tactics video game developed and published by KillHouse Games for Microsoft Windows and macOS. It is the sequel to the 2014 video game Door Kickers, featuring similar overall gameplay with various fundamental improvements. Set in the fictional Middle Eastern country of Nowheraki, Door Kickers 2 has the player command special forces and paramilitary units in… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
290 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
89
LovedLoved
240 positive · 31 negative
95% range 84–92%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 240 | 31 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 6 | 1 | 12 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
8,473 of 8,832 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
90% recommend · 208 yes, 24 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 232 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (13,168 of 13,718 positive).
Players praise the game as a top-tier tactical CQB experience that rewards planning and patience. [1][2][3] Many highlight the extensive mod support and replayability through the workshop and random missions. [4][5][6][7] Some note the steep learning curve and frustrating moments, but find the satisfaction of success worthwhile. [8][9][10]
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Representative posts
- [18]
This is hands down the absolute BEST cqc game in existence currently. no other game plays anything even close to DK2...which is a problem sometimes. the game itself is amazing. there are plenty of moments that will have you throwing your hands up in the air but... what game doesnt. DK2 has so much going for it: good gunplay, great sound design, interesting and dynamic tools that, while not always realistic, are fun. …
- [1]
There was a game named Rainbow Six, we design the waypoint, assign team, assign sniper, then jump into the game to lead the team into action or just watching the team do the action just like a team commander through communication. And after the last Ravenshield game and early Ghost Recon series, this kind of game vanish. But this time Killhouse Game bring 2 games that remind me R6, but giving more option, more …
- [9]
I only recommend this game if you are a very patient and receptive player. Otherwise, the time-sink nature of the game will filter you out. The game can be very punishing and frustrating, but if you learn to love the process of failing and learning, then there is depth and mastery to be found in the content within—both Vanilla and the Modded Content from the workshop. As of hitting my 100th hour, I have yet to …
- [2]
One of the best games in this genre. The levels are diverse, the game doesn't take itself too seriously but allows a plethora of ways to solve the problem at hand. The game is extremely rewarding in tactical execution and can be punishing for players who are not used to this genre. While the game is solid, most of the downsides in the game currently can be fixed over time. KillHouse Games knocked this out of the …
- [3]
Insanely addictive. The premise is "what if we expanded the Rainbow 6 planning phase into a whole game?" but it is so much more fun that that. The game is incredibly nuanced, you can customize each soldier's loadout, there are also skill trees and tons of unlocks. The game allows for expressive play, you can go in guns blazing or try to be stealthy. You can plan each move ahead of time and if you are good enough you …
Summarised from 34 of the 251 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Door Kickers 2: Task Force North sits at 89% positive across 271 opinionated reactions from 2 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Door Kickers 2 received mostly positive reviews upon release. Review aggregator Metacritic displays a score of 84 out of 100 based on 6 critic reviews. Ed Smith, reporting on Door Kickers 2's full release for PCGamesN, called the game a "brutally realistic" combination of XCOM, Company of Heroes, and Arma. Derek Johnson of Jump Dash Roll likewise described the game as "essentially a full game version" of the planning sequences of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear with enough interesting and unique elements added to become "far and away one of the best strategy games ever created". ekianjo of Boiling Steam lauded the game, particularly the various different…
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Reactions
60 of 290 · most liked first9/10 I am currently modding the game and making it campaign focused so it can be 10/10 for me. I don't need the devs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i played a pirated copy of tis ♥♥♥♥ for the past like 2 months, racked up like 150 hours and i loved it so uh i brought the game to show my appreciation of Killhouse Games and shi keep making good games cuhs!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There was a game named Rainbow Six, we design the waypoint, assign team, assign sniper, then jump into the game to lead the team into action or just watching the team do the action just like a team commander through communication. And after the last Ravenshield game and early Ghost Recon series, this kind of game vanish. But this time Killhouse Game bring 2 games that remind me R6, but giving more option, more detail, and every single map is like a puzzle to solve and learn CQB along the way.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the game. It's very good at what it does. However, someone has to give it a negative review for the outrageous missing QoL features. Why can't I save different loadouts? E.g., one for stealth, one for breach, etc.? It does not even save prior gun customizations. Same for the planning. Why can't I save different plans and to tinker with them? No, if I want to try a different approach, every time I have to start from zero and can't come back to the old one. Also, while I can…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is hands down the absolute BEST cqc game in existence currently. no other game plays anything even close to DK2...which is a problem sometimes. the game itself is amazing. there are plenty of moments that will have you throwing your hands up in the air but... what game doesnt. DK2 has so much going for it: good gunplay, great sound design, interesting and dynamic tools that, while not always realistic, are fun. watching your smooth, tactical missions play out in replays is just beautiful,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I find this game really fascinating. Thematically, it's kind of a retelling of the War on Terror, abridged to remove all the collateral damage, atrocities and waste of human life. It's like if war in the Middle East for the last 20+ years was put through a propaganda machine and cleaned up to basically make it about a game about cool dudes kicking ass in the desert, where good always prevails and never crosses any lines. Also, it's just a really fun game to play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As you can see from my "PC" specs that I have attached, you can absolutely see that it sucks ahh. I'm surprised this game works honestly, so if you're worried your PC or lpatop sucks, don't worry, it'll probably work. The total hours I have on this game might not say much, but believe when I say I enjoyed the the hours I put into this game. I ENJOYED the hours I put into this game, sure there were times where it was frustrating, but that's also why it feels so good to beat a hard level.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I only recommend this game if you are a very patient and receptive player. Otherwise, the time-sink nature of the game will filter you out. The game can be very punishing and frustrating, but if you learn to love the process of failing and learning, then there is depth and mastery to be found in the content within—both Vanilla and the Modded Content from the workshop. As of hitting my 100th hour, I have yet to figure out how to play the CIA. A 4 man-squad with an emphasis on stealth and covert…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game can be as serious and true to life as you want it to be with mods that flesh out real-world SOF units and as much of their tactics as can be publicly revealed, or you can load up a platoon of ODSTs and go terrorize militants who are *not* ready for a 2000lb Spartan to come crashing through the wall. The game is fantastic and the mods just make it better. I choose the ODST route, personally. There's nothing funnier than watching my Spartan vaporize a wall and the guy on the other…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When you spend hours optimizing a perfect plan that has no stops and should (in theory) complete the mission without any pauses or hiccups. just for your entire team to get slimed out by a suicide bomber
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game overall. Lacks thorough explanation of game mechanics. Has a hard stop in the first mission set that will not allow you to complete the game and it's only practical to solve it with a specific gear unlock, the Breaching Charge. Unfortunately that is expensive and there is no warning that if you do not save up and buy it you will be roadblocked. Would be good if they'd address that, too.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game gave me hypnopompic hallucinations of hitting pause before waking up to draw lines around my apartment to plan my morning routine. 10/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best games in this genre. The levels are diverse, the game doesn't take itself too seriously but allows a plethora of ways to solve the problem at hand. The game is extremely rewarding in tactical execution and can be punishing for players who are not used to this genre. While the game is solid, most of the downsides in the game currently can be fixed over time. KillHouse Games knocked this out of the park. There's a lot of good to say about the game which is covered more extensively…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ready Or Not but you control your useless ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ teammates, fun game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just not very fun. The whole drawing pre planning phase of things is really clunky and finicky and clearly designed for mobile with just a few hotkeys. I played through the FNG missions and felt that most of the gameplay was just doodling these plans that took a lot of time then you watch and hope the RNG lets your Rangers kill the terrorists. You can restart with the exact same plans and same enemy layout and get widely different results which tells me this would be really frustrating on…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Name your characters, give them specific tasks and make emotional connections with them. You will loathe when they die and cheer when the enemy misses. Workshop makes the game highly replayable.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game will absolutely scratch that itch for a tactical CQB. It is a top view game. It will really test your knowledge when it comes down to planning and it is very addicting, so crack open a cold one or spark up (solo or with a friend online) and enjoy this masterpiece of a game. They also have a mobile version of this but it won't beat the pc version. 10/10 for dang sure. can't wait for a third one
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, kinda sad there was four or so months of patch fixes after full release then no more updates or anything since June 2025.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game but some of the achievements are pretty much impossible to get
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the best non-puzzle puzzle game I've ever played. I love spending countless minutes (and even hours on some) planning the mission to try to do single plan and no pause even if there is no medal to obtain. The replay value is amazing, with the provided random mission generator and a lot of mods and maps in the workshop. Having said that, there are some things that are very frustrating to me, or some places where more options would be great: - Sometimes, when trying to sync a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best tactical game I've ever played. Been playing since early access and it's still my go-to whenever life gets me down. It never gets old, never gets boring, and it always finds a way to surprise me. 11/10, highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got 11.8 hours on this game i dont have a pc i goto gaming cafes proud to say 80 bucks spent on going to them just to play this game, got a steamdeck recently can wait to play it even more on my steamdeck! 10/10 game me personally would recommend it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a game that I'll be recommending for a long time. It almost feels like a puzzle game more than a tactical shooter, but I guess that problem solving is what military strategy boils down to sometimes. Great game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Insanely addictive. The premise is "what if we expanded the Rainbow 6 planning phase into a whole game?" but it is so much more fun that that. The game is incredibly nuanced, you can customize each soldier's loadout, there are also skill trees and tons of unlocks. The game allows for expressive play, you can go in guns blazing or try to be stealthy. You can plan each move ahead of time and if you are good enough you can clear a level with one play. There are few other gaming experiences I can…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →To the person who made the speed is life level, I hope your pillow is warm on bothsides tonight. I love this game, would recommend 9.9/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"It's not you Door Kickers 2: Task Force North, it's me." I really liked the first game, played it some 10 years ago. When I finally decided to pull the trigger on the sequel. I just found out it no longer works for me. The planning is too tedious and controls are not intuitive - watching the plan play out used to be thrilling, now it was just frustrating when it failed due to the soldier turning slightly to the left/right. Nothing wrong with the game, it is probably just better version of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've had this game for less than 10 hours and its already made me have suicidal ideations and it ruined my relationship with my girlfriend. Pretty damn good game though. Can't wait to play more assuming i don'[t drive my car into a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ wall from this ♥♥♥♥.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In a couple hours I'm gonna try and stream something a bit easier on my nerves. Let's play the full release of a game that asks "what if XCOM was a MILSIM puzzle game?" Door Kickers 2 is a thing and I like it. Let's see if I get myself and my friends killed.
positive · AI labelView post →runs flawlessly, smooth and engaging in every mission, micromanagement for those that love it and small mistakes are punished.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sit back, relax and enjoy this tactical master piece. Love the modding support as well for this game giving even more content than it already has! Id recommend watching yt videos if you are still on the fence or unsure if this game is for you. I am very pleased with my purchase. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing game! Core principles set straight, and the rest could be improved on by the wast variety of mods. Btw, modding community deserves a special thanks as they keep making this game feel fresh for me after all these years.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I spent half the mission drawing the perfect tactical plan like some elite military genius, then watched my squad breach the wrong way and turn professionalism into indoor fireworks. Every door is a question, and my answer is usually “grenade first, regrets later.” Somehow, it is brilliant!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loving it and the mod for being fully blinded in buildings unless you seen it makes it even better
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was really good when it first came out, and it somehow became even better. If you ever thought about getting this game, now is the best time to get in on it. It is, in my opinion, a completely fleshed out experience that you'll keep coming back to. With the campaign system implemented its a addicting blast to level up squads via doctrine and individual trooper skill. Seeing a once kinda crappy unit of troopers become ones that can handle difficult missions is SO GOOD. The game really…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is an extremely addicting puzzle game and one of the few good representations of authentic CQB in a video game. Game was so realistic I had to study actual CQB doctrine to get better.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool game but the steam forum moderator is awful. Got a "warning" from the dev for going off topic of my original posts title by asking a tangentially related question about the game by a knowledgeable and helpful forum individual. Mind you the off topic thing I said in a reply to my post which was originally about why my squad was unresponsive and didn't shoot back was me asking if smaller guns got clipped on walls the same way larger guns like ARs did. This was apparently me going "off…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent game so far. - lots of different playstyles to choose from and so far alot of variety too, no level is the same. No copy paste BS here. - each level is different and each one has it's own problems to complete. Very different to what I usually play. It's not easy and I've struggled on some of the levels, they all have to be approached differently because it's different situations. Hostages? - You don't know where they are, so you can't go guns blazing as you might end up getting…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is no crash prevention or saves within a game, which shouldn't be happening on my pc. But it does happen, and having to restart a 30 minute mission because of the games problem does not make me want to get back on.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best game there ever was Game mechanics, graphics, sound design, everything is top-notch, can run on potato is a BIG plus Superb modding capabilities, too
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, the ultimate tactical masterpiece just got better. If you thought the original Door Kickers was the pinnacle of top-down tactical strategy, Task Force North is here to completely blow the doors off your expectations. As a fan of the first game, I can confidently say that this is not just a simple sequel, it's a massive, adrenaline-fueled evolution. The transition from urban SWAT operations to military Special Forces in a Middle Eastern setting changes the game entirely. The stakes feel…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is pure fun at the beginning — you just want to keep playing more and more. Unfortunately, the difficulty ramps up very quickly to the point where some of you might end up smashing your monitor or at least your keyboard. The first 2–3 hours are genuinely great fun, but later on your soldiers somehow become worse than a guy in a turban with an AK shooting across the entire map. The sense of progression quickly disappears, and what started as an enjoyable experience turns into a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very interesting and somewhat intense game, i recommend installing the "wartapes" mod to improve the sounds and intensity of the gunfights and in the tours of duty i highly recommend turning on the permadeath setting
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly found this game to be boring, and just overall just meh. Like tell me why a trained military unit sometimes just stops to play scrabble when there is a terrorist right in front of him. Game has potential but needs more. I understand there is more to it but WASD controls wouldn't hurt either, just saying. I wanted to like it really badly, but it just wasn't doing it for me and for context for those trying to explain "reaction time" to me. Literally a friend who served even said their…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was the first "PC" game I purchased way back in early access like 5-6 years ago on my crappy laptop. Still one of my favorite games of all time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is one of my favorite games of all time. Plus I love all the mods for this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's great. It's pretty much what's on the tin. It the planning phase from Rainbow Six before it became bad, with an interface that is modern and pleasant to use. I don't agree with all design decisions, but all of them are sound. It's a well thought out game with a good chunk of content.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one good piece of media. it simulate how an operator/soldier work (If the player know what they are doing) realistically. it can give you some edge on military knowledge if you know how to apply it. the game is good overall in gameplay and some of its world building story. however it does lack on the progression. you really need to put your effort and time to get what you want. 9/10 wilco. im boutta blast some mfer to mist again and again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →【ENGLISH VERSION】 I own Door Kickers 1 but haven't actually played it yet—figured I'd start with 2. I've got a bunch of RTT (real-time tactics) games in my library, but this is the first one I'm actually touching. Total newbie here. Big plus: this series has Workshop support, so thumbs up for that. The soundtrack's pretty good too! ( '▿ ' ) Real-life tactics are way harder than this, right? I'm finding the game pretty tough (I'm the type who's really into this genre but it doesn't quite suit…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game takes the original Door Kickers concept and polishes it to a diamond.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →door kickers? more like ♥♥♥♥ kickers good game with some frustrating level of control over units and redundancy plans required (sometimes your guys just react too slow), and some questionable design with the gear and doctrine trees. a lot of the guns really aren't that different, or maybe they are, but the stat screen really doesn't convey these differences well. a given doctrine will say it does one thing but that thing may not be fully clear. like the U.S. weapon familiarization doctrine for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Picked this up on a whim and now I'm obsessed. The controls are pretty simple and easy to learn, but the game itself can feel challenging at times. Once you get the hang of it though, clearing a difficult map feels incredibly satisfying. Every failure feels like a lesson rather than something unfair. The replay value is amazing. There are countless ways to approach each mission and the modding community is super active, so you never really run out of content. Highly recommend ♡
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fantastic tactical game, very comprehensive as far as the freedom to choose your equipment, plus all the unlocks you get as you move along, Swat, CIA and more. It is a challenge at times but worth the pay off when your plans execute perfectly. This game checks off all the boxes I look for in a top down tactical shooter!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Door Kickers 2 is awesome! Just like DK1 you can get a look at the floor plan of a mission and plan a whole operation with your squad. But when those plans inevitably fall apart or you just want to take things one room at a time you can pause and play gameplay as you see fit. Getting it right feels great and it rarely feels like the controls are getting in the way of my successes or failures. It's easy to learn, and satisfying to master. If you liked DK1 this has way more explosives and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good game, decently moddable and a ton of fun, would recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just recently discovered DK1 on mobile and wondered if there was a sequel. After finding out about DK2 and watching videos, I already had high hopes for the game. I finally got my hands on a PC and immediately purchased DK2 and am extremely satisfied with all of the improvements and changes so far.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Civillians? Target practice. Hostages? Undercover Terrorists. SSI Operators? Its how killhouse games tortures its community. And proper CQB? Maybe in another life. Usually, the enemies are more excited to see us than the actual hostages.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →astounding and unique strategy game. improves on the first game in every way: great visuals, better mechanics for doctrine trees, fog of war, suppression, and a bunch more that really fleshes out the vibes. worth every penny
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awesome fun planning and executing missions, very addictive and relaxing kinda game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game! Getting angles and timing right sounds straightforward, but when the bullets start flying, it is much more difficult than it might seem. As with many great games, it is relatively easy to learn, but difficult to master. It plays very much as a tactical top-down shooter, but is at the same time a game of geometry and timing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is so much fun to just be able to knock back a few beers and kick some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ doors down.
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