7 Hardcore games like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas that you should try

It meets Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas on punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view.

Shelved next to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas for good reason: punishing difficulty, melee combat and offline play. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on combat and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and magic-based combat.

It meets Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas on punishing difficulty, ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on tone: this one brings competitive edge.

The thread back to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas runs through punishing difficulty, ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone: competitive edge.

What carries over from Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas is punishing difficulty, tactical combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is game mode: deep simulation and historical setting.

Same family as Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas: punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is pixel art.

On paper it is what Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas is — punishing difficulty, ranged combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on skill tree progression. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is cozy, relaxing feel and a top-down view.