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Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
68 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“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…”
“Phenomenally deep in its simplicity. The essence of condensed fun in video game. It's like a puzzle game with the core of Rainbow Six from '90s. A major drawback is the lack of multi-floor buildings with the ability to…”
“Cool game with much more depth and a steeper difficulty curve than one might expect on first glance! Trying to clear large, complex levels without losing soldiers - or even in one plan set up with no pauses - can be a…”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“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…”
“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…”
“great game mods just amplify it 10 fold game runs well would suggest going in blind mod for overall feel.”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Cool game with much more depth and a steeper difficulty curve than one might expect on first glance! Trying to clear large, complex levels without losing soldiers - or even in one plan set up with no pauses - can be a…”
“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.”
“Это одна из редких игр, где ты чувствуешь себя не игроком, а настоящим командос. Здесь нет хаотичного шутера, только холодный расчет, планирование и ответственность за каждое принятое решение. В этом ее магия. Каждая…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is peak runs on my ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ass ARM laptop. A bit laggy though be careful. Its not bad though. ARM support is 8x better”
“great game mods just amplify it 10 fold game runs well would suggest going in blind mod for overall feel.”
“still runs amazing on myshitbox with good grpahics and mods”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is so similar to a classic game on my first Compaq Windows 98 PC; Commandos. It has the elements of a top down strategy game with a focus on SWAT tactics, breaching, banging and clearing. Procedural generated…”
“A tactical real-time strategy game focused on planning and executing breaching operations with small units in high-risk environments. The game is punishing at first, but once it clicks, it becomes extremely rewarding.…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Phenomenally deep in its simplicity. The essence of condensed fun in video game. It's like a puzzle game with the core of Rainbow Six from '90s. A major drawback is the lack of multi-floor buildings with the ability to…”
“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…”
“Edit: The game also frequently crashes under AMD during the mission so it's not part of their FAQ. CIA constantly losing to Grunt insurgents despite training. Pure realism. And I really mean in terms of accuracy.”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“A tactical real-time strategy game focused on planning and executing breaching operations with small units in high-risk environments. The game is punishing at first, but once it clicks, it becomes extremely rewarding.…”
“Door Kickers 2 isn't for the casual crowd. Period. The learning curve is steep-honestly, it’s a bit overwhelming at first with all the mechanics thrown at you. But if you’ve got the patience to stick with it, the payoff…”
“Spend 40 minutes working out the perfect plan to raid a stronghold. Guy dies in 10 seconds from an insurgent with a pistol. Download 27 mods which give me a JDAM and proceed to level the base Godbless Discretionary…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“A tactical real-time strategy game focused on planning and executing breaching operations with small units in high-risk environments. The game is punishing at first, but once it clicks, it becomes extremely rewarding.…”
“Although it has a steep learning curve for how to move and control things, with a minimum training session, with said mechanic in the beginning. Once you know how to flow, you're cooking and blowing your way through…”
“yeah got rid of my progress in the update”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“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…”
“A fun game. A little technical but once you get the hang of it control becomes simple but the challenges are not easy.”
“Although it has a steep learning curve for how to move and control things, with a minimum training session, with said mechanic in the beginning. Once you know how to flow, you're cooking and blowing your way through…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“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”
— a player, Steam review · 41 hrs played“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.”
— a player, Steam review · 157 hrs played“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…”
— a player, Steam review · 319 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:27 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
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Patch v1.12
- fixed an incorrect doctrine setting- fixed bug where muzzle drop distance would depend on weapon category (instead of relying on animation/models alone)- buffed some Allies - added support for day/n
New content update!
Hello, Door Kickers! We've let you hone your skills on the release content long enough, and there's no sign of Workshop activity slowing down any time soon. Seriously, we're almost at 10 Thousand Miss
Patch v1.10
Hey! Here's a minor patch to enjoy before some new content comes in.We've taken a bit of time off after fully releasing the game, but now we're cooking a bigger content update for PC, as well as worki
Patch v1.09
- fixed Reload+GoCode locking the trooper in a single direction, unable to aim - tweaks to Enter The Spectres to make the scenario conditions more obvious - QRF will also count Ambassadors(VIPs) towar
Patch v1.08
- new weapon: M4 URGI/M320 - actions that toggle state (wait/silent/stealth) will no longer reset look-at - will no longer stand up after using spycam if order was given while crouched (previous state
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Tactical · Top-Down · Real-Time with Pause · Real Time Tactics · Military · Moddable · Action · Indie · Strategy · Co-op · Level Editor · War (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Stats |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian * |
| Achievements | 81 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://inthekillhouse.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: quad-core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Intel HD 630 or better (OpenGL 3.1 / DirectX 10 compatible video card) Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: mouse with 3 buttons and scroll wheel