Best Shooter Games
1,616 Shooter games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Hidden & Dangerous 2
Released: Oct 21, 2003
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Hidden and Dangerous 2, like its predecessor, focuses on the British Special Air Service during the Second World War.
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Released: Nov 15, 2004
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
An exploration-driven 3D metroidvania/first-person shooter hybrid and sequel to Metroid Prime (2002) in which Samus lands on Aether, an intricate planet torn into light and dark versions of itself, to help its remaining inhabitants defend against the invaders from its dark incarnation by traversing both the light and dark worlds, acquiring new power-ups and braving oppressive environments.
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way
Released: Sep 30, 2002
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A year after the first No One Lives Forever, tensions are rising between United States and Soviet Union over the tiny, but strategic Isle of Khios.
Metro Redux
Released: Aug 25, 2014
Critic rating: 83.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Metro Redux is the ultimate double game collection, including the definitive versions of both Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light, each rebuilt in the latest and greatest iteration of the 4A Engine for next-gen consoles and PC.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Released: Nov 16, 2007
Critic rating: 89.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
A 400-year-old clue in the coffin of Sir Francis Drake sets a modern-day fortune hunter on an exploration for the fabled treasure of El Dorado, leading to the discovery of a forgotten island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Turrican
Released: Dec 31, 1990
Critic rating: 82.9 / 100 • 29 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: BlackBerry OS, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Commodore CDTV, Amiga, Amstrad CPC
Game modes: Single player
Turrican is a 1990 video game programmed and designed by Manfred Trenz.
Bayonetta
Released: Sep 20, 2014
Critic rating: 82.9 / 100 • 37 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The port to Nintendo consoles adds Nintendo themed costumes and touch controls.
Red Dead Redemption
Released: Aug 17, 2023
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A port for several platforms.
Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium
Released: Dec 21, 2023
Critic rating: 82.8 / 100 • 40 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
GIRLS' FRONTLINE 2: EXILIUM is the official sequel to the mobile game Girls' Frontline.
Bulletstorm
Released: Feb 22, 2011
Critic rating: 87.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Bulletstorm brings new furor to first-person shooter action thanks to its signature 'kill with skill' gameplay.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
Released: Nov 4, 2016
Critic rating: 86.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
One of the most critically-acclaimed games in history.
Far Cry
Released: Mar 23, 2004
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushed the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels.Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.
I Wanna Be the Guy
Released: Oct 5, 2007
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 28 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
I Wanna Be the Guy: The Movie: The Game is a 2D platform indie freeware video game created by independent developer Michael "Kayin" O'Reilly for Microsoft Windows using Multimedia Fusion 2.
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Released: Mar 9, 2004
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player
The Twin Snakes features graphical improvements over the original, new cutscenes written and directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, and gameplay functions originally introduced in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
Doom
Released: Dec 10, 1993
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Windows Mobile, PC-9800 Series, Linux, DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In the future, humans have left Earth and settled throughout the galaxy.
Crysis
Released: Nov 13, 2007
Critic rating: 84.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
From the makers of Far Cry, Crysis offers FPS fans the best-looking, most highly-evolving gameplay, requiring the player to use adaptive tactics and total customization of weapons and armor to survive in dynamic, hostile environments including Zero-G.
Worms Armageddon
Released: Jan 29, 1999
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 370 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Those intrepid invertebrates return with a vengeance in the much-loved Worms Armageddon.
Quake II
Released: Dec 9, 1997
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 333 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Zeebo, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Amiga, PlayStation, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Quake II is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Activision.
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
Released: Sep 30, 1997
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 110 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Whatever path Kyle Katarn chooses will change the face of the galaxy forever.
Halo 4
Released: Nov 6, 2012
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Halo 4 marks the start of an epic new saga within the award-winning Halo universe.
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Released: Mar 21, 2005
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect is a first-person shooter video game developed by Free Radical Design and published by EA Games for the PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox video game consoles.
Alan Wake: The Signal
Released: Oct 12, 2010
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
The Signal is an additional Alan Wake episode released via DLC.
Tomb Raider
Released: Oct 24, 1996
Critic rating: 84.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Windows Mobile, PlayStation 3, Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Tomb Raider is a 3D action game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive.
Gears of War
Released: Nov 7, 2006
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Gears of War is a third-person shooter built around a cover system, where players duck behind obstacles and use tactical fire to advance on enemies.
Rez Infinite
Released: Oct 13, 2016
Critic rating: 91.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Music, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation VR2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Oculus Rift, Daydream, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
The ultimate version of Sega's psychodelic rail-shooter adventure Rez, fully remastered and evolved, including VR support and additional new content, all by members of the original development team