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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ vs Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ (2012) is 5 years older than Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands (2017). Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands scores higher on Steam reviews (80.1% positive) than Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ (67.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™

Choose Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ if it's currently about 90% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,447 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands

Choose Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 80.1% positive across 37,223 reviews.

Both Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player and Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

Side-by-side comparison

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ vs Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands — Steam metadata comparison
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ — Steam game coverTom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands — Steam game coverTom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands
Released20122017
GenresActionAction, Adventure
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck PlayableDeck Playable
Price4.99 USD49.99 USD
Steam reviews67.1% positive (2,447 reviews)80.1% positive (37,223 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-player, Co-opMulti-player, Co-op
DevelopersUbisoft Paris, Red Storm EntertainmentUbisoft Paris, Ubisoft Annecy, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Milan, Reflections, Ubisoft Belgrade

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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ vs Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands — FAQ

Which is better, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ or Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands?
On Steam reviews Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands scores higher (80.1% positive) than Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ (67.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
Should I play Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ or Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands first?
If you want chronology, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ (2012) came out before Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
Are Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands similar?
They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
Do both Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands have co-op?
Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™ ships Co-op; Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands ships Co-op.