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VAIL

AEXLAB · 2024-02-15

Steam

ActionCasualStrategyFree To Play

Modes: Multiplayer · Perspectives: Virtual Reality

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).

12
playing now
74%
positive of 3.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
Free
steam price (US)

12 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 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)

Trailer

VAIL trailer thumbnail

VAIL | Official Launch Trailer | Meta Quest Platform

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 12 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 8% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.

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

12-month high $0.00 · on sale 1 of 1 observed days (census price snapshots)

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

4762026-09-14 22:00 — 24 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 10 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 12 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 28 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 19 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 13 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 26 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 13 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 25 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 21 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 30 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 47 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 13 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 36 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 41 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 14 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 15 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 31 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 17 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 17 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 26 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 12 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
8816Nov 2022Aug 2026Nov 2022 — avg 88 · peak 224Jan 2023 — avg 45 · peak 101Mar 2023 — avg 39 · peak 109May 2023 — avg 25 · peak 62Jul 2023 — avg 19 · peak 36Sep 2023 — avg 18 · peak 60Nov 2023 — avg 23 · peak 78Jan 2024 — avg 30 · peak 93Mar 2024 — avg 32 · peak 98May 2024 — avg 21 · peak 74Jul 2024 — avg 20 · peak 52Sep 2024 — avg 18 · peak 64Nov 2024 — avg 23 · peak 295Jan 2025 — avg 26 · peak 69Mar 2025 — avg 24 · peak 62May 2025 — avg 21 · peak 59Jul 2025 — avg 21 · peak 53Sep 2025 — avg 19 · peak 53Nov 2025 — avg 42 · peak 90Jan 2026 — avg 45 · peak 90Mar 2026 — avg 35 · peak 77May 2026 — avg 29 · peak 65Jul 2026 — avg 24 · peak 54Aug 2026 — avg 28 · peak 79
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$0.002022-11-172026-09-282022-11-17 — 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 $0.002026-09-28 — 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 Sharing17 DLC

Post-launch support: 17 DLC released, first 2022-12-24, latest 2026-08-13 (Steam store data)

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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