Best Shooter Games
1,616 Shooter games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Pistol Whip
Released: Nov 7, 2019
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Music, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Oculus VR, Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation VR, SteamVR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
Pistol Whip is a physical action-rhythm game where film-inspired gunplay and blood-pumping beats collide.
Quake
Released: Jun 22, 1996
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100 • 401 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Zeebo, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Sega Saturn, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Quake is a first-person shooter video game, developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive in 1996 and featured music composed by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails.
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.
Left 4 Dead
Released: Nov 17, 2008
Critic rating: 84.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Left 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter set during a zombie outbreak on the East Coast of the United States.
Battlefield 3
Released: Oct 25, 2011
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S.
Rare Replay
Released: Aug 4, 2015
Critic rating: 86.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Racing, Simulator, Sport, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Rare Replay is a 2015 compilation of 30 video games previously developed by Rare and its predecessor, Ultimate Play the Game, in their 30-year combined history.
Battlefield: Bad Company
Released: Jun 23, 2008
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Set in the near future, the Battlefield: Bad Company single-player campaign drops gamers behind enemy lines as part of a squad of four soldiers - risking it all to go AWOL on a personal quest.
Azure Striker Gunvolt
Released: Aug 20, 2014
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Music, Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization.
SuperHot VR
Released: Dec 6, 2016
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation VR, SteamVR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
SuperHot VR is a title reimagined and redesigned from the ground up for Oculus Rift and Touch hand tracking controllers.
Metal Slug
Released: Apr 19, 1996
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100 • 282 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 3, Linux, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Portable, Neo Geo CD
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Metal Slug is a 1996 run-and-gun arcade video game originally developed by Nazca Corporation and released by SNK for the Neo Geo MVS.
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!
Destiny 2: Forsaken
Released: Sep 4, 2018
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Take justice into your own hands as you venture into a new frontier filled with enemies, allies, untold mysteries, and treasures waiting to be uncovered.
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Released: May 25, 2004
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
In the third instalment of the Thief series, master-thief Garrett is contacted by Keeper Artemus with a mission to steal two valuable artefacts.
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned
Released: Feb 17, 2009
Critic rating: 85.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned is the first of two episodic expansion packs of Grand Theft Auto IV.
Halo 2
Released: Nov 9, 2004
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Halo 2 is a first-person shooter developed by Bungie and the sequel to Halo: Combat Evolved.
Mega Man Legends 2
Released: Apr 20, 2000
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Mega Man, Roll, and all your favorites are back in this all new 3-D adventure!
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Released: Feb 19, 2013
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance takes the renowned Metal Gear franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience.
Fallout 3: Point Lookout
Released: Jun 23, 2009
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Buy a ticket and hop onboard the Duchess Gambit, as Tobar the Ferryman takes you to the strange seaside town of Point Lookout.
Soldat
Released: May 9, 2002
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100 • 27 votes
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Soldat (meaning "soldier" in Italian, German, Russian, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, French, Catalan and Romanian) is a Polish 2D multiplayer game for Windows.
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Released: Dec 6, 2000
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100 • 32 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Giants: Citizen Kabuto is a unique blend of action, strategy, and humor set in a fantastical world.
Super C
Released: Feb 2, 1990
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100 • 45 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The alien Red Falcon is back, and planning on taking over the planet Earth.
Borderlands 2
Released: Sep 18, 2012
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
A new era of shoot and loot is about to begin.
Star Fox
Released: Jun 25, 2026
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Star Fox is an action-packed adventure based on Star Fox 64, featuring newly overhauled character designs, freshly revamped looks for each stage, plus detailed cutscenes, fully voiced dialogue and a sweeping orchestral soundtrack.
Soldier of Fortune
Released: Feb 29, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
John Mullins, working for a U.S.-based mercenary ("soldier of fortune") organization known only as "The Shop", and his partner, Aaron "Hawk" Parsons, are assigned to prevent the nukes from falling into the wrong hands, and stop the terrorists in their plans.
Predecessor
Released: Aug 20, 2024
Critic rating: 82.1 / 100 • 68 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, MOBA
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Inspired by the legacy of Paragon, built with love by the community, and powered by Unreal Engine 5, Predecessor is the ultimate fusion of shooter action and MOBA strategy.