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Task Force

Atari 7800, Atari 2600 • 2022

Should you play it?

Task Force is the ultimate tactical shooter sandbox that focuses on close quarters infantry combat. It's made by a small indie team of 3 developers that strive to create exceptional action simulation games.

What works

  • Strong nostalgic socom feel
  • Active and supportive developer community
  • Affordable price point
  • Workshop support for custom maps
  • Engaged and growing clan community

Things to keep in mind

  • Early access with bugs and missing features
  • Small and declining player base
  • Developer toxicity and community management issues
  • Limited weapon variety and progression
  • No narrative or single-player content

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Counter-Strike: Source

  • Insurgency: Sandstorm

  • Deadside

  • Arena Breakout: Infinite

  • Rust

  • SCUM

More story-driven

Games that feels like Task Force but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Call of Duty: World at War

  • Hell Let Loose

  • Company of Heroes

  • Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

  • Rising Storm 2: Vietnam

  • Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45

More fantastical

Games that feels like Task Force but with more imaginative fiction

  • Warhammer: Vermintide 2

  • STALZONE

  • Chivalry 2

  • Hunt: Showdown 1896

  • Killing Floor 2

  • SHRAPNEL

Less dominating

Games that feels like Task Force but with less domination over others

  • Insurgency

  • Caliber

  • Day of Infamy

  • Nuclear Dawn

  • Squad

  • Arma Reforger

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Task Force: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Story.

Last update: 03/08/2026