Welcome, and today we’re counting down our picks for the 25 best shooter games that you should check out.
And without further ado, let’s dive right in.
#25. Metal: Hellsinger
- Release Date: 2022
- Platform: PC, PS5, PS4, XSX/S, X1
This game captures that rare thrill when gameplay syncs perfectly with music.
Its relentless metal soundtrack intertwines seamlessly with intense action, creating a unique experience. And while it falters occasionally, hindering it from greatness, the concept’s execution elevates it.
Simply put, if likened to a live metal performance, it leaves anticipation for future releases.
#24. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Release Date: 2022
- Platform: PC, PS5, PS4, XSX/S, X1
This title’s multiplayer reignites the Call of Duty excitement.
With expansive weapon customization and larger maps accommodating numerous players, it’s a refreshing upgrade.
Moreover, balanced chaos defines the Groundwar and Invasion maps, complementing the satisfying gunplay. Yet, performance glitches hinder the experience.
But despite these setbacks, the game’s constant rewards maintain engagement, promising a thrilling journey ahead.
#23. Ready or Not
- Release Date: 2023
- Platform: PC
Ready or Not presents a solid yet occasionally conflicted squad shooter experience.
While tension remains consistent and tactical gunplay impresses, crude humor clashes with serious themes.
But despite this, it stands as one of the top choices for strategic shooter gameplay, especially for multiplayer sessions with friends.
#22. Trepang2
- Release Date: 2023
- Platform: PC, PS5, XSX/S
This game pays homage to classic shooters like F.E.A.R. with its dynamic action and clever level design.
While its diverse enemies and intense firefights impress, the foray into survival horror feels lackluster. Nonetheless, its emphasis on action over stealth keeps the pace engaging.
And despite its brevity, it offers replay value with higher difficulty modes and cheats.
#21. Overwatch 2
- Release Date: 2023
- Platform: PC, PS5, PS4, XSX/S, X1, SWITCH
Overwatch 2 enhances multiplayer dynamics with thrilling hero skirmishes, but as a sequel, it falters.
The core gameplay changes are positive but introduce new issues. But despite its flaws, the intoxicating multiplayer experience that fans love persists.
Overall, while Overwatch 2 excels in certain aspects, there’s room for bigger dreams in its future evolution.
#20. Zombie Army 4: Dead War
- Release Date: 2020
- Platform: PC, PS4, X1, SWITCH
Return to the battlefields of WWII in Zombie Army 4, a spine-chilling shooter by Sniper Elite 4 creators.
With occult enemies and epic weapons, face the undead scourge across 1940s Europe in a gripping campaign for 1-4 players.
Explore sinister new locales, unleash devastating kill cams, and customize your slayer as you fight to save humanity from the zombie apocalypse.
#19. Valorant
- Release Date: 2020
- Platform: PC
Valorant delivers the most enjoyable multiplayer FPS experience since Team Fortress 2.
Its diverse cast and deep weapon selection create a rich competitive landscape, albeit with a steep learning curve. And while not the flashiest, its simplicity fosters mastery.
All in all, Valorant‘s gripping gameplay will keep you hooked, eager to continue until you’ve conquered every challenge.
#18. Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
- Release Date: 2022
- Platform: PC, PS5, PS4, XSX/S, X1
Warzone 2.0 builds upon its predecessor with updates, despite a few drawbacks.
While the new map lacks excitement beyond its size, additions like proximity chat and an improved ping system inject new energy into gameplay.
And even though backpacks may slow looting, the revamped Gulag fosters memorable moments of teamwork.
Overall, it breathes new life into the battle royale experience.
#17. THE FINALS
- Release Date: 2023
- Platform: PC, PS5, XSX/S
The Finals distinguishes itself in the competitive shooter realm with its rapid action, impressive environmental destruction, and unique blend of gameshow and squad shooter elements.
Flying with a grappling hook or demolishing buildings adds excitement to objective-based modes.
And while limited modes and balance issues exist, they don’t overshadow the exhilarating experience of watching structures crumble.
#16. Rollerdrome
- Release Date: 2022
- Platform: PC, PS5, PS4, XSX/S
This title, an award-winning third-person action shooter, merges high-energy combat with fluid motion for a unique gaming experience.
Engage in cinematic, visceral battles where kills restore health and performing tricks provides ammunition.
Set in a dystopian 2030 where corporations reign, Rollerdrome challenges players to become champions and uncover corporate secrets.
In short, this is a very unique and intense shooter-skater hybrid.
#15. El Paso, Elsewhere
- Release Date: 2023
- Platform: PC, XSX/S, X1
This title delivers a supernatural neo-noir third-person shooter experience.
Battle werewolves, fallen angels, and other cursed beings in a vivid slow-motion homage to action classics while navigating a reality-shifting motel, floor by floor.
Rescue victims from Draculae, the vampire lord, and confront the villain you once admired, even at the cost of your own life.
#14. Counter-Strike 2
- Release Date: 2023
- Platform: PC
For more than twenty years, Counter-Strike has provided an unparalleled competitive experience, influenced by millions of players worldwide.
Now, the next chapter unfolds with Counter-Strike 2. This free upgrade to CS:GO represents the most significant technical advancement in Counter-Strike’s history.
Powered by the Source 2 engine, it boasts modern enhancements including realistic rendering, advanced networking, and improved Community Workshop tools.
#13. Black Mesa
- Release Date: 2020
- Platform: PC
Whether you’re a veteran of Half-Life or new to the series, Black Mesa offers the ultimate way to experience this iconic first-person shooter.
While not an official remake, it captures the eerie atmosphere and thrilling combat that defined the original.
It’s the perfect preparation for Valve’s return to the Half-Life universe.
#12. Hell Let Loose
- Release Date: 2021
- Platform: PC, PS5, XSX/S
Immerse yourself in the chaos of war as Hell Let Loose plunges you into the iconic battles of the Eastern and Western Fronts, from Carentan to Stalingrad.
Engage in epic 50v50 multiplayer combat across sprawling battlefields, where tanks dominate and supply chains fuel the frontlines.
Join the fight and experience the brutality of World War II like never before.
#11. Prodeus
- Release Date: 2022
- Platform: PC, PS5, PS4, XSX/S, X1, SWITCH
Prodeus is a first-person shooter that blends modern rendering techniques with retro aesthetics and gameplay.
With a hand-crafted campaign, co-op and competitive multiplayer, a level editor, and a community map browser, Prodeus offers endless action.
Get ready for intense combat in this boomer shooter that will leave the walls painted red.
#10. Deep Rock Galactic
- Release Date: 2020
- Platform: PC, PS5, PS4, XSX/S, X1
This title is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring tough space dwarves, destructible environments, and procedurally-generated caves teeming with alien monsters.
Team up to explore massive cave systems, relying on each other to survive hostile environments.
Destroy everything in your path, navigate procedurally-generated caves, and utilize high-tech weapons and gadgets to light your way and fend off enemies.
#9. Remnant II
- Release Date: 2023
- Platform: PC, PS5, XSX/S
This game is a standout in multiple genres, earning a spot on favorite lists for souls-likes, looter shooters, and procedurally generated games.
With captivating combat, challenging boss fights, dense buildcrafting options, cool procedurally generated levels, and a clever multiversal concept, it’s poised to be a top-played game.
So, whether you’re in one part of the multiverse or another, playing this gem is a favor you owe to yourself.
#8. Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
- Release Date: 2023
- Platform: PC, PS5, PS4, XSX/S, X1, SWITCH
While light on narrative, this game offers intense action and tabletop game references.
Moreover, enjoyable arena fights characterize its level design, yet momentum wanes when new elements dwindle halfway.
Still, the overall quality will keep you engaged, though those less keen on retro-shooters or 40K may find it somewhat lacking.
#7. Returnal
- Release Date: 2021
- Platform: PC, PS5
This title’s moment-to-moment gameplay is sublime, featuring a great selection of weapons with interesting traits, strategic decisions that shape runs, and challenging yet rewarding gunplay.
However, the major drawback is the overly long runs without a save option outside of putting the PS5 in rest mode. This hampers the desire to immediately retry after a failure.
Nevertheless, Returnal stands as an incredible roguelike, ranking among Housemarque’s best games to date.
#6. Halo Infinite
- Release Date: 2021
- Platform: PC, XSX/S, X1
For two decades, Halo has held a special place in its fans gaming journey.
From the iconic start in Halo 1 to the disappointment of Halo 5‘s narrative, each mainline entry mattered deeply. After six years, Halo’s position among the best shooters was uncertain.
Yet, Halo Infinite reaffirms its status with a resounding yes.
#5. Turbo Overkill
- Release Date: 2023
- Platform: PC, PS5, PS4, XSX/S, X1, SWITCH
Turbo Overkill, heavily influenced by gaming legends like Doom and Duke Nukem 3D, delivers an intense FPS experience.
As Johnny Turbo, armed with rockets and a chainsaw leg, you navigate a cyberpunk dystopia overrun by a rogue AI and its minions while mastering a variety of weapons across dynamic stages filled with secrets and challenges.
#4. DOOM Eternal
- Release Date: 2020
- Platform: PC, PS5, PS4, XSX/S, X1, SWITCH
Notably, Doom Eternal excels in building upon its predecessor, showcasing remarkable advancements in just four years.
With nods to Doom 2 and enhancements to the genre-defining formula, it offers a captivating experience.
So, whether you’re a recent fan or a long-time devotee, Doom Eternal demands recognition for its evolution and immersive gameplay.
#3. Deathloop
- Release Date: 2021
- Platform: PC, PS5, XSX/S
Deathloop stands out as a meticulously designed game, seamlessly intertwining its complex ideas into a cohesive experience.
Its innovative concepts, like time loops and non-linear investigation, are executed with grace, offering players an effortless journey from discovery to mastery.
A benchmark for Arkane and similar developers, Deathloop is truly incomparable.
#2. Neon White
- Release Date: 2022
- Platform: PC, PS5, PS4, XSX/S, X1, SWITCH
Neon White offers a fast-paced, easy-to-grasp first-person platforming experience with a demanding speedrunning component.
Intertwining combat with traversal, it transforms each encounter into a lethal parkour challenge, perfect for repeated attempts at achieving the ultimate run.
And while the dialogue might stumble with its angst-filled characters, the game shines with its flawless level design and exhilarating momentum.
#1. Half-Life: Alyx
- Release Date: 2020
- Platform: PC
When VR initially emerged, a lot of us brainstormed about ideal game environments, and Half-Life, alongside BioShock, stood out.
And a few years later, Half-Life: Alyx has actualized that vision.
With this title, Valve elevates VR with unparalleled interactivity and intricate design, setting a benchmark.
Simply put, this game signifies a leap forward, showcasing the potential when top-tier developers embrace new technologies.
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