Delta Force Review (Xbox)

It’s an exciting time for the first-person shooter genre right now. In a space where Call of Duty usually dominates year on year, we finally see a big flurry of titles. Recently, we have seen the arrival of Ready or Not on consoles, Killing Floor III and the Battlefield 6 Beta dominating the headlines. There has been one game that I have been anticipating coming to Xbox, though, and that is Delta Force.

Delta Force is a free-to-play first-person shooter developed by Team Jade and published by TiMi Studio Group. It started its time on the PC back in December 2024 after a period of early access time and most recently was added to mobile devices. I did try the game back on PC, but I am not so great with a mouse and keyboard, and the few games I did play on my Google Pixel 8 Pro ran exceptionally well for a mobile experience.

Delta Force Finally On Consoles

Now available on Xbox Series X|S and Playstation 5, Delta Force is completely free to play and features full crossplay functionality. The game offers three distinct experiences: Warfare, Operations, and the Black Hawk Down campaign. The best way to describe Warfare is that it bears many similarities to the Battlefield titles. King Of The Hill mode resembles Conquest, with the other mode, Attack and Defend, being a huge tug-of-war very similar to Breakthrough.

Other modes and events trickle through the Warfare playlist regularly, so there’s always a fresh feel to it. For the majority of these modes, it is 64 players online, pitting two teams of 32 against each other. Operations is surprisingly deep, with squads of three dropping into a CoD DMZ/Escape From Tarkov-style experience. You’ll be looking to gain high-value loot, but the risk is losing it all if you get into a scrap with AI or real-world players.

Warfare For Everything PvP

Warfare is easily the most popular mode within Delta Force, bringing with it several modes to play in 64-player online battles. Maps are vast in size, with different locations such as desert landscapes and urban settings.

Attack & Defend – 32 versus 32, one team attacks defender positions whilst the opposing team attempts to run the other side’s tickets down. It can become an intense game of back and forth. I found attacking more fun than defending, but you can have some really close matches here

King of the Hill –  This instantly reminded me of Conquest in Battlefield, where you must try to capture and hold as many positions as possible within the map. This encourages movement and strategy as you strive to be the winning side.

Choose Your Operator

Operators are simply Assault, Marksman, Support, and Engineer, and each has a relevant role during battle. Personally, I loved to play support to provide health and revivals to injured or downed players. The support class has plenty of smoke cover available to move into positions where a lot of gunfire is happening, revive, and then get out again. You’ll find a play style that suits you, and sometimes you may want to switch between classes depending on the scenario.

High Stakes Lootfest In Operations

When I first played Operations mode, I didn’t realise how in-depth it actually is. You’ll start the game as a three-man squad if you’re with friends or randoms, or you can go it alone. You’ll be scavenging loot within a time period, cracking safes and potentially using treasure maps and keys to find high-value gear. Tackling AI soldiers can sometimes be tough going, but you have to be very wary of real-world players.

Once you extract, you can auction off your loot on a live auction house in exchange for currency, which can be spent on gear or even upgrading assets like your stash. I actually found it really addictive trying to find the good stuff and getting financial rewards for them.

Cosmetics & Future Content

You’ll be glad to hear that everything that is purchased with real money is purely cosmetic and not pay-to-win in any way, shape or form. There is a store with exclusive skins for weaponry, a seasonal battle pass and some premium gear that looks like it is expensive to get hold of. There is also tons of future content on the way, with an extensive roadmap with new maps, operators, gadgets and more, so the plans to keep everything fresh are looking promising.

 Visuals & Audio

I wasn’t expecting the visuals to be anything special on Xbox Series X, but I was pleasantly surprised. They aren’t outstanding enough to push this generation to the limits, but they are on par with some of the previous Battlefield titles for sure. Maps are fairly well designed with some good points of interest across them. I immediately noticed some great work with the lighting, and having the game display in 60fps helps with immersion.

There are some great destruction effects, and when firefights become intense, it never really drops the performance. Audio could do with a little more work; some of the effects didn’t sound very realistic, like climbing ladders and certain moments with footsteps just sounded a bit off. Weaponry sounds punchy and does the job, and any music within the game is within menus, which suits the atmosphere.

Final Thoughts

There aren’t many free-to-play titles that have wanted me to keep playing and be my go-to game. Delta Force is far from perfect, but it gets the key ingredient right, and that is fun and engaging gameplay. As you’d expect with any game that has no entry cost, it is riddled with opportunities to spend cash. However, it is all cosmetic-based, so you have peace of mind that no one will have the upper hand on you unless they are cheating.

I’ve poured in excess of 30 hours into Delta Force in the first week on consoles, and I would highly recommend anyone to try it. It’ll be a game that I’ll keep dipping into if they keep the content fresh and exciting, which I’m sure they will. It’s hard to tell if it will be a gap filler for me until Battlefield 6 arrives, but I know this will always be here if I need to switch. Don’t hesitate, get it downloaded!