Best Shooter Games
1,596 Shooter games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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.
BioShock Remastered
Released: Sep 14, 2016
Critic rating: 82.9 / 100 • 258 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
BioShock Remastered was released as a part of BioShock: The Collection and also available separately for 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.
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.
Bayonetta
Released: Sep 20, 2014
Critic rating: 82.9 / 100 • 36 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.
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
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
GIRLS' FRONTLINE 2: EXILIUM is the official sequel to the mobile game Girls' Frontline.
Resistance 3
Released: Sep 6, 2011
Critic rating: 87.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
The third and currently final installment in the Resistance series.
Red Dead Redemption
Released: Aug 17, 2023
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
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 bundle containing ports of Red Dead Redemption and the Undead Nightmare expansion missing multiplayer components and including some parts of the GOTY release.
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.
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
Released: Sep 30, 1997
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100 • 108 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.
Tomb Raider
Released: Oct 24, 1996
Critic rating: 84.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: 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.
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.
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.
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.
I Wanna Be the Guy
Released: Oct 5, 2007
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 27 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.
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.
Dishonored: Definitive Edition
Released: Aug 25, 2015
Critic rating: 79.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Arkane Studios’ 2012 Game of the Year, Dishonored, and all of its additional content - Dunwall City Trials, The Knife of Dunwall, The Brigmore Witches and Void Walker’s Arsenal – comes to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Dishonored: Definitive Edition!
Worms Armageddon
Released: Jan 29, 1999
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100 • 367 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 • 332 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.
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.
Doom 3
Released: Aug 3, 2004
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Xbox, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Doom 3 is a first-person shooter with survival horror elements.
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.
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.