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We filtered the 50 games similar to Vail down to the 23 that fit the “Xbox” category. Counter-Strike, Call of Duty 2 and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Vail.

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The best games like Vail on Xbox

23 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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.

#1Counter-StrikeClosest overall match

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MultiplayerPvPMeleeRangedTacticalCompetitiveFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 260KRAWG👍 82%· 1.7KMC88IGDB70· 2

Year 2000Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and competitive edge.

≠ Missing: vibe casual.

The mod that defined competitive shooters: one life per round, an economy that punishes losing streaks, and maps whose angles are still being argued about. Movement and recoil are entirely learned skills. It is unforgiving to newcomers — no regeneration, no respawn, and a skill floor that assumes hundreds of hours before you stop being a liability.

It predates Vail by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPMeleeTacticalRangedNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 11KRAWG👍 92%· 952MC86IGDB84· 4

Year 2005Dev Infinity Ward · AspyrPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · iOS

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings single-player focus, while skipping competitive edge

The 2005 sequel that fixed the formula: regenerating health instead of medkits, smoke grenades that actually mattered, and three campaigns across the Eastern Front, North Africa and Normandy. It is a landmark and still readable today. It is also very much of its time — corridor pacing, endlessly respawning enemies until you push the trigger line, and a difficulty that turns punishing on the top setting.

Where it drifts furthest from Vail: tone.

It predates Vail by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeClosest on tone

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPRangedTacticalMeleeCompetitiveHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 82%· 1.5MRAWG👍 77%· 1.5KMC75OC76· 92

Year 2015Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~32hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and competitive edge

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, co op and online features, while skipping vibe casual

The gameplay of the game is based on intense strategic battles between the Navigator and the defenders in a limited space.

It predates Vail by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Ace Combat 7: Skies UnknownClosest on setting

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MultiplayerPvPTacticalMeleeNarrativeHistoricalSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 55KIGDB81· 12OC81· 130

Year 2019Dev Project Aces · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ 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.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPRangedTacticalMeleeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 82%· 147KRAWG👍 60%· 91MC77IGDB75· 2OC76· 29

Year 2019Dev Black Matter · Team17 DigitalPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus, while skipping competitive edge

You've never played World War 2 the way it was meant to be played... with lumbering tanks dominating the battlefield, crucial supply chains fuelling the frontlines, being a cog in the machine of colossal combined arms warfare.

Where it drifts furthest from Vail: tone.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPTacticalMeleeRangedHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 72%· 747KRAWG👍 47%· 1.0KMC81IGDB65· 3OC75· 13

Year 2013Dev Gaijin EntertainmentPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, third-person shooting and setting modern, while skipping competitive edge

The vehicle modelling is the draw: aircraft, tanks and ships with per-component damage, and simulator modes that go far beyond arcade handling. Free to start. The grind is the well-known cost — progression slows sharply at higher tiers, repair costs punish bad matches, and the pressure toward premium purchases becomes hard to ignore.

It predates Vail by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Call of Duty: Vanguard

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPMeleeTacticalRangedNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 67%· 4.1KIGDB75· 8OC72· 153

Year 2021Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping competitive edge

Where it drifts furthest from Vail: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Vail.

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#8Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPMeleeTacticalRangedNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 22KIGDB77· 9OC75· 161

Year 2020Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus, while skipping competitive edge

Where it drifts furthest from Vail: tone.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPMeleeTacticalCompetitiveSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 111KIGDB65· 1

Year 2019Dev 1047 GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ 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.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPTacticalMeleeCompetitiveHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 82%· 1.5MIGDB74· 18

Year 2015Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and competitive edge

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, co op and online features, while skipping vibe casual

It predates Vail by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerMeleeRangedTacticalNarrativeSci-FiHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 17KRAWG👍 88%· 530MC78IGDB81· 5OC70· 23

Year 2005Dev LucasArts Entertainment · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ 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.

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#12Titanfall 2

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPMeleeTacticalSci-FiHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 280KIGDB89· 23OC87· 140

Year 2016Dev Respawn Entertainment · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ 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.

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#13Call of Duty Warchest

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerRangedTacticalMeleeNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 7.6KRAWG👍 91%· 937MC91IGDB87· 3

Year 2003Dev Infinity Ward · AspyrPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with linear, story-driven structure, single-player focus and free to play, while skipping competitive edge

The original 2003 shooter that set the series template: squad-based World War II set pieces where scripted allies shout over each other and the war feels like it is happening around you rather than to you alone. The scripting is also its age showing — allied AI mostly exists to point at objectives, and the Volga River section on the hardest difficulty is a notorious wall.

Where it drifts furthest from Vail: tone and game mode.

It predates Vail by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Call of Duty (2003)

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerRangedTacticalMeleeNarrativeHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 7.6KRAWG👍 91%· 937MC91IGDB87· 3

Year 2003Dev Infinity Ward · AspyrPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: linear, story-driven structure, single-player focus and free to play, while skipping competitive edge

Call of Duty is a World War II first-person shooter developed by Infinity Ward. It is the first game in the series by the same name. ###Plot During the game's singleplayer campaign, the players take control of three soldiers from different armies: Joey Martin from the U.S.

Where it drifts furthest from Vail: tone and game mode.

It predates Vail by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Star Wars: Squadrons

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerPvPTacticalMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 65%· 28KIGDB81· 12OC79· 121

Year 2020Dev Motive Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS4

✓ 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.

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