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VAIL

AEXLAB · 2024-02-15

Steam

ActionCasualStrategyFree To Play

Modes: Multiplayer

Releases: Nov 13, 2022 (SteamVR), Feb 15, 2024 (Meta Quest 2)

Download VAIL and experience the #1, highest-rated VR shooter, with precision-crafted gunplay, stunning visuals, unparalleled combat, and a constantly expanding world of modes, maps, and community

VAIL is a free-to-play Action, Casual, Strategy, and Free To Play game released in 2024, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and Mostly Positive (74% of 3401 reviews).

42
playing now
74%
positive of 3.4k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
215h
to beat · rushed 215h · completionist 324h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

42 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

On a blighted Earth, the claim to the human legacy is diverging. Many have chosen to move to the colonies orbiting Earth, while those left behind swore to rebuild civilization under REYAB Corporation’s protection. The Colonists believe in a future in the cosmos, but they must return to Earth to retrieve sensitive data from the Artifact nodes protected by the REYAB who fight to maintain power over the populace. As the war between these factions evolves, humanity’s future remains uncertain…(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 42 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 465 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~58/week).
  • · Review velocity up 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 20% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2023-09-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
55355320222026Week of 2022-11-01: 553 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5192026-08-07 00:00 — 44 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 15 players2026-08-07 18:00 — 36 players2026-08-08 02:00 — 38 players2026-08-08 10:00 — 16 players2026-08-08 18:00 — 39 players2026-08-09 02:00 — 40 players2026-08-09 10:00 — 26 players2026-08-09 18:00 — 45 players2026-08-10 02:00 — 30 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 19 players2026-08-10 19:00 — 31 players2026-08-11 03:00 — 24 players2026-08-11 11:00 — 18 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-13 14:00 — 26 players2026-08-14 22:00 — 31 players2026-08-16 06:00 — 24 players2026-08-17 13:00 — 21 players2026-08-18 21:00 — 38 players2026-08-20 04:00 — 9 players2026-08-21 12:00 — 11 players2026-08-22 20:00 — 31 players2026-08-24 03:00 — 27 players2026-08-25 11:00 — 15 players2026-08-26 19:00 — 46 players2026-08-28 03:00 — 38 players2026-08-29 11:00 — 28 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 42 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$0.002022-11-172024-11-072022-11-17 — best price $11.992022-11-23 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $11.992023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-01-30 — best price $9.992023-02-06 — best price $19.992023-03-16 — best price $6.192023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-09-11 — best price $1.992023-09-18 — best price $19.992023-10-23 — best price $6.192023-10-30 — best price $19.992023-11-21 — best price $1.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992023-12-04 — best price $6.192023-12-11 — best price $19.992023-12-21 — best price $1.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-01-15 — best price $6.192024-01-22 — best price $19.992024-02-14 — best price $29.992024-03-25 — best price $20.992024-04-01 — best price $29.992024-05-06 — best price $20.992024-05-13 — best price $29.992024-06-27 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $29.992024-07-22 — best price $14.992024-07-29 — best price $29.992024-09-02 — best price $14.992024-09-09 — best price $29.992024-10-14 — best price $9.292024-10-21 — best price $29.992024-11-07 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCross-Platform MultiplayerTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyIn-App PurchasesFamily Sharing16 DLC

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

VRFPSPvPActionPhysicsShooterMilitaryTacticale-sportsFuturistic

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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