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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Vail down to the 12 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, PlanetSide 2 and STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™ top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Vail.
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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Vail is Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown — scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. PlanetSide 2 and STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™ follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Vail. Each one has been evaluated across 13 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, single-player focus and visual third person, while skipping competitive edge
Where it drifts furthest from Vail: tone.
✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, open world exploration and online features, while skipping competitive edge
It predates Vail by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, setting space and single-player focus, while skipping competitive edge
The game is set in the Star Wars universe during the Old Republic era. The player assumes the role of a Republic commando who leads his group of four Clone troopers, the Delta Squad, through various military missions.
Where it drifts furthest from Vail: tone and game mode.
It predates Vail by 19 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping competitive edge
War is Hell. NecroVision is a first-person shooter that takes gamers across the frantic battlegrounds of World War I and into a dark underworld of vampires, demons and dark magic. Seeking adventure, young American Simon Bukner joins the British army in war-torn Europe of 1916.
Where it drifts furthest from Vail: tone and game mode.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Vail.
It predates Vail by 15 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus, while skipping competitive edge
Where it drifts furthest from Vail: tone.
It predates Vail by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat
≠ Where it differs: brings linear, story-driven structure, single-player focus and offline, while skipping competitive edge
Where it drifts furthest from Vail: game mode.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Vail.
It predates Vail by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping competitive edge
Half-Life is the original game in the series. Being a revolutionary at the time, we follow the story of Gordon Freeman - a silent scientist at the facility called Black Mesa. Arriving late at work and hastily doing his routine he runs into the experiment field.
Where it drifts furthest from Vail: tone and setting.
It predates Vail by 26 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and adventure storytelling, while skipping competitive edge
Half-Life: Opposing Force is an expansion pack for the original first-person shooter Half-Life. The game setting is the same as the one in the original game: the story takes place in the science laboratory called Black Mesa Research Facility in New Mexico at the same time.
Where it drifts furthest from Vail: tone and setting.
It predates Vail by 25 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and competitive edge
≠ Stands apart with single-player focus, co op and online features, while skipping vibe casual
Where it drifts furthest from Vail: setting.
✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, setting space and single-player focus, while skipping competitive edge
Where it drifts furthest from Vail: setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Vail.
✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and setting space, while skipping competitive edge
Where it drifts furthest from Vail: setting.
✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical
≠ Its own twist: setting space, offline and single-player focus, while skipping competitive edge
Where it drifts furthest from Vail: setting.
It predates Vail by 20 years, with what that implies technically.