Best Shooter Games
1,616 Shooter games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Spec Ops: The Line
Released: Jun 26, 2012
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A third-person shooter in which three American soldiers led by Capt.
Battlefield 3: Armored Kill
Released: Sep 18, 2012
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Multiplayer
The Battlefield 3 expansion pack Armored Kill ups the ante for vehicular mayhem as only Battlefield can do.
Far Cry Instincts
Released: Sep 27, 2005
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Far Cry Instincts is a reimagining of the original Far Cry, rebuilt for Xbox by Ubisoft Montreal in collaboration with Crytek.
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.
Helldivers
Released: Mar 3, 2015
Critic rating: 84.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Helldivers is a topdown shooter set in a satirical dystopian future where mankind is ruled by a managed democracy.
The Punisher
Released: Apr 12, 2004
Critic rating: 78.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Legacy Mobile Device, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Crime is everywhere on the streets of New York City.
Azur Lane
Released: May 25, 2017
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100 • 44 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Azur Lane is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game created by Chinese developers Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi, released in 2017 for the iOS and Android operating systems.
Aliens
Released: Jan 1, 1990
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100 • 28 votes
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
Aliens is an arcade game based loosely on the 1986 movie Aliens.
Cyberpunk 2077
Released: Dec 10, 2020
Critic rating: 75.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world action-adventure game set in Night City, a sprawling metropolis driven by power, glamour, and body modification.
Shadows of the Damned
Released: Jun 21, 2011
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
From the creative genius of Suda 51 (No More Heroes) and Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil) comes an all-new psychologically twisted vision of hell unlike anything seen before.
1943: The Battle of Midway
Released: Jun 1, 1987
Critic rating: 79.2 / 100 • 47 votes
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, Amiga, Amstrad CPC
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The game is set in the Pacific theater of World War II, off the coast of the Midway Atoll.
Metro Exodus: Sam's Story
Released: Jan 11, 2020
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Second story-driven dlc for Metro Exodus.
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode 1
Released: Nov 12, 2013
Critic rating: 74.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea - Episode 1 is the first part of the story-driven downloadable content of BioShock Infinite that puts the player in the perspective of Booker DeWitt in a new story, taking place in the city of Rapture right before its fall.
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969
Released: Mar 31, 1999
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: Game Boy Color, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 is a mission pack for Grand Theft Auto.
Resident Evil 3
Released: Apr 3, 2020
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Resident Evil 3 is a remake of the original Resident Evil 3: Nemesis released in 1999.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II
Released: Sep 9, 2024
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The galaxy is in peril.
Saints Row IV
Released: Aug 20, 2013
Critic rating: 84.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Saints Row IV is an open-world action-adventure game with third-person shooter combat and a heavy science fiction and comedy bent.
Resident Evil: Director's Cut
Released: Sep 25, 1997
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Resident Evil: Director's Cut is an arranged version of the original game produced to compensate for the highly publicized delay of the sequel Resident Evil 2.
The Suffering
Released: Mar 9, 2004
Critic rating: 81.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
The Suffering captures the disturbing and terrifying nature of the horror genre in a compelling third-person action/adventure game set in the mature and gritty world of a maximum-security prison.
Mega Man Zero 4
Released: Apr 21, 2005
Critic rating: 79.1 / 100 • 47 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Mega Man Zero 4 is a video game created by Capcom and Inti Creates for the Game Boy Advance in 2005.
Watch Dogs 2
Released: Nov 15, 2016
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Explore a massive and dynamic open world offering an incredible variety of gameplay possibilities.
Toki
Released: Dec 8, 1989
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100 • 27 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player
The hero of the game is a young jungle-man named Toki.
Journey to Silius
Released: Aug 10, 1990
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100 • 28 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Journey to Silius, known in Japan as RAF World, is a side-scrolling run and gun video game developed by Tokai Engineering and published by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990.
VectorMan 2
Released: Nov 15, 1996
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
A routine sludge barge excursion is cut short when a mysterious missile critically damages VectorMan’s ship.
Metal Slug X
Released: Mar 10, 1999
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Web browser, Neo Geo MVS, Linux, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Metal Slug X is upgraded version of Metal Slug 2 (Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/I), which was released in March 1999 for the Neo Geo MVS.