Choose Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Choose Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 776,589 Steam reviews back the pick.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege vs X8
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege and X8 both land in Action, Free To Play 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 share Action, Free To Play on Steam. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (2015) is 8 years older than X8 (2023). Both sit near 83% positive on Steam (Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: 776,589 reviews, X8: 164). 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 X8
Choose X8 if you want the Tracked Controller Support and VR Supported side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. X8 launched in 2023.
Both Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege and X8 sit in Action and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (82.4% vs 82.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege |  X8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Free To Play | Action, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 82.4% positive (776,589 reviews) | 82.9% positive (164 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Ubisoft Montreal | Thirdverse, Co., Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Free To Play on Steam.
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (2015) is 8 years older than X8 (2023).
- Both sit near 83% positive on Steam (Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege: 776,589 reviews, X8: 164).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; X8 has no Deck rating yet.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege vs X8 — FAQ
- Which is better, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege or X8?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege sits at 82.4% positive (776,589 reviews), X8 at 82.9% (164). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege or X8 first?
- If you want chronology, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (2015) came out before X8 (2023). 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 Rainbow Six Siege and X8 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Free To Play 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 Rainbow Six Siege and X8 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege ships Online Co-op, Co-op; X8 ships Online Co-op, Co-op.