Choose Task Force
Choose Task Force if you want a Strategy and Early Access game with Online Co-op, HDR available, and Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Task Force launched in 2022.
Task Force vs Task Force 88: Hostile Contact
Task Force and Task Force 88: Hostile Contact both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. Task Force 88: Hostile Contact (2021) is 1 year older than Task Force (2022). Task Force has co-op; Task Force 88: Hostile Contact does not. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Task Force 88: Hostile Contact
Choose Task Force 88: Hostile Contact if you want a Massively Multiplayer game with LAN PvP. Task Force 88: Hostile Contact launched in 2021.
Both Task Force and Task Force 88: Hostile Contact sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Task Force |  Task Force 88: Hostile Contact | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Early Access | Action, Indie, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 71.2% positive (285 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Tracer Interactive | Troy Parlee |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Task Force 88: Hostile Contact (2021) is 1 year older than Task Force (2022).
- Task Force has co-op; Task Force 88: Hostile Contact does not.
- Task Force is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Task Force 88: Hostile Contact has no Deck rating yet.
Task Force vs Task Force 88: Hostile Contact — FAQ
- Should I play Task Force or Task Force 88: Hostile Contact first?
- If you want chronology, Task Force 88: Hostile Contact (2021) came out before Task Force (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Task Force and Task Force 88: Hostile Contact similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.