Best Shooter Games
1,596 Shooter games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle
Released: Nov 23, 1999
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100 • 30 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle (also known as SWAT3 or SWAT3:CQB) is a tactical squad-based first-person shooter, developed by Sierra Northwest and published by Sierra Entertainment for Windows-based PCs.
Killzone 3
Released: Feb 22, 2011
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Killzone 3 is the fourth game in the Killzone franchise.
Trepang2
Released: Jun 21, 2023
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future.
SuperHot
Released: Feb 25, 2016
Critic rating: 84.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Superhot is an independent first-person shooter built around a single core mechanic: time only moves when the player moves.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
Released: Mar 18, 2003
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Tactical
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
A tactical shooter with realistic properties, it adapts various features absent in previous installments of the franchise such as the ability to see one's weapon while in first-person view, many new weapons and upgrades, as well as a redesigned multiplayer.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Released: Dec 4, 2025
Critic rating: 83.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Deadly sharpshooter Sylux has finally caught up with renowned bounty hunter Samus Aran!
Ratchet & Clank
Released: Nov 4, 2002
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Ratchet & Clank is a platform/adventure game in a similar vein to the 3D versions of the Rayman, Sonic, Mario, or other games.
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Released: Sep 22, 1999
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100 • 457 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is a survival horror video game and the third instalment in the Resident Evil series.
Clive Barker's Undying
Released: Feb 21, 2001
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100 • 83 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The masterful author who brought you the Hellraiser films and countless successful horror novels tries his hand at video games with this creepy, haunting saga.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Released: Mar 23, 2007
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is a first-person shooter with role-playing and survival elements, and the first game in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Ready or Not
Released: Dec 13, 2023
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Stephen Popovich's rating: 8.6
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Ready or Not is a tactical first person shooter which places you in the boots of an elite SWAT team, tasked with diffusing hostile situations in intense, claustrophobic environments.
Aero Fighters
Released: Jan 1, 1992
Critic rating: 80.6 / 100 • 34 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
There are eight stages in this game.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
Released: Nov 22, 2006
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six makes its next-generation hardware debut in the most dramatic installment of the renowned first-person shooter franchise to date.
Alisia Dragoon
Released: Feb 19, 1992
Critic rating: 80.6 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Game modes: Single player
The pace is intense.
Galak-Z: The Dimensional
Released: Aug 4, 2015
Critic rating: 81.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
"Galak-Z is a modern, A.I.
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
Released: May 29, 2003
Critic rating: 80.6 / 100 • 69 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is a multiplayer spin-off to Return to Castle Wolfenstein.
Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense
Released: Nov 18, 1999
Critic rating: 80.6 / 100 • 40 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Shooter
Platforms: Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
The story of Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense centers on the international meddlings of an oil conglomerate from the future known as OMAR (Oil Monopoly Alliance Regime).
Battlefield 3: Close Quarters
Released: Jun 19, 2012
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Multiplayer
Battlefield 3: Close Quarters is the second expansion pack for Battlefield 3.
Contra III: The Alien Wars
Released: Feb 28, 1992
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100 • 126 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
This game is action from beginning to end, do not think that you will have a moment of peace, even because Aliens are at war with planet earth, and resting will be your least concern.
Sunset Overdrive
Released: Oct 28, 2014
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The city’s overrun with mutants.
Halo: Campaign Evolved
Released: Jul 28, 2026
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Halo: Campaign Evolved is a faithful yet modernized remake of Halo: Combat Evolved’s campaign.
Mass Effect 2: Zaeed - The Price of Revenge
Released: Jan 28, 2010
Critic rating: 80.4 / 100 • 60 votes
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Zaeed - The Price of Revenge is a DLC pack for Mass Effect 2.
Batman
Released: Dec 31, 1989
Critic rating: 80.4 / 100 • 43 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Racing, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, MSX
Game modes: Single player
The movie of the decade is now the game of the year!
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Released: Nov 2, 2004
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
A 3D platform video game and the third installment in the Ratchet & Clank series.
Beat Hazard
Released: Oct 28, 2009
Critic rating: 80.4 / 100 • 45 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Music, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter.