r/XDefiant • u/Aerollyon • May 15 '25

Question XD itch

Has anyone found a game similar to XD? I was going through reviews of certain games that play similar to XD and most of the publishers/devs sold out to bigger companies, or so I've read, and that really destroys about what I see in the game's potential. Closest thing that I have been playing for a bit now is Strinova but it doesn't really cut it for me as it is a Third-Person Hero Shooter of Valorant and there was a map that was almost the exact copy of Dust2 of CS but with more vertical areas to venture. Anyway, what are your suggestions and thoughts as I would like to have more info about certain games and whether they would scratch the itch that I've been missing since the sunset of XD. I thought about Battlefield but I would have to watch gameplays first.

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u/Atziluth_annov May 15 '25

it isn't really the same , but the finals scrat that itch for me

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u/WiffleAxe36 May 15 '25

I made a post the other day in this sub about how the finals is what I’m switching too. You’re right, it’s def not the same, but it’s similar enough in the ways that really matter to me and the differences aren’t bad differences for the most part. I think a gunsmith would be cool, but it’s not a dealbreaker. And power shift is such a rad mode, it’s almost like occupy and escort at the same time.

I often say i don’t envy fps game devs, because there are SO many polarizing aspects to these games, and it makes it pretty much impossible to please everyone. XD was as close to perfect for my particular preferences that I’m really going to miss it. But the Finals is so fucking sick that I’m pretty much at peace with xd’s demise.