Best Shooter Games
1,616 Shooter games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Headlander
Released: Jul 25, 2016
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Launch into the ultimate head trip as you blast through psychotic robots in a retro 70's sci-fi action adventure from Double Fine Productions.
Freelancer
Released: Mar 4, 2003
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Eight hundred years prior to the start of our story, bitter conflict divided all of mankind.
GTFO
Released: Dec 9, 2021
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
GTFO is a 4 player action/horror cooperative game for those looking for a real challenge.
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
Released: Nov 1, 2005
Critic rating: 79.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
"Call of Duty 2: Big Red One" is a first-person shooter developed by Treyarch and published by Activision, tailored specifically for console gamers.
Mouse: P.I. For Hire
Released: Apr 16, 2026
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Join private investigator Jack Pepper on a guns blazing, jazz-fueled adventure in MOUSE: P.I.
Contra 4
Released: Nov 13, 2007
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: Nintendo DS, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The action franchise that started it all is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an all-new adventure on Nintendo DS!
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Released: Nov 8, 2011
Critic rating: 81.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games (Treyarch for the Wii version), with Raven Software having assisted in development and published by Activision.
The Getaway
Released: Dec 11, 2002
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Racing
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
The Getaway is a sandbox crime game set in London.
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
Released: Nov 18, 2003
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System is a third-person shooter action-adventure video game, developed by Swingin' Ape Studios and released in 2003.
Star Wars Outlaws
Released: Aug 30, 2024
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars game, set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
Everspace
Released: May 25, 2017
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Everspace is an action-focused single-player space shooter with rock solid 6DOF controls combining roguelike elements with top-notch visuals and a captivating non-linear story as well as VR support in the final version.
Control: The Foundation
Released: Mar 26, 2020
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Foundation Expansion includes new story content and side missions as well as new weapons and mods inspired by the Oldest House's mysterious origins.
Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage
Released: Jan 27, 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
Enter a military simulation and fight in one of the greatest battles of the Fallout universe – the liberation of Anchorage, Alaska from its Chinese Communist invaders.
Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced
Released: Apr 3, 2019
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100 • 71 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced is a co‑op shooter‑looter where four distinct vault hunters hunt for alien secrets on the lawless world of Pandora, collecting procedurally generated weapons, driving into frenetic vehicular combat, and tackling DLC campaigns solo or with up to four players.
Mafia: The Old Country
Released: Aug 7, 2025
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Mafia: The Old Country is a third-person action-adventure game set in early 1900s Sicily.
Bionic Commando Rearmed
Released: Aug 13, 2008
Critic rating: 88.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Classic side-scrolling gameplay is reporting back for duty with Bionic Commando Rearmed, a remake of the classic NES game, out now on PC.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
Released: Aug 22, 2008
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
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Saints Row 2
Released: Oct 14, 2008
Critic rating: 81.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
After the events of the first game, you awaken from a coma to find that the Third Street Saints have all but disappeared.
Battlefield 2142
Released: Oct 17, 2006
Critic rating: 79.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Having placed their previous online shooters in WWII, the Vietnam War, and modern day settings, Battlefield 2142 took place in a future where a new ice age had thrown the world into a panic.
Killing Floor 2
Released: Nov 18, 2016
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In Killing Floor 2 players descend into Europe where the Zed outbreak has quickly spread and gained unstoppable momentum.
Assault Android Cactus
Released: Sep 23, 2015
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
"Assault Android Cactus is a manic twin stick arena shooter for the PC with screens full of enemies, buckets of bullets and high scoring combo chains!
Space Invaders
Released: Jun 1, 1978
Critic rating: 77.2 / 100 • 181 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, iOS, Handheld Electronic LCD, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player
Space Invaders is an arcade video game developed by Tomohiro Nishikado and released in 1978.
MDK
Released: Jan 1, 1997
Critic rating: 77.2 / 100 • 111 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
The game tells the story of Kurt Hectic, a janitor who reluctantly must attempt to save Earth from an alien invasion of gigantic strip mining city-size vehicles named "Minecrawlers".
Devil Daggers
Released: Feb 18, 2016
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Inspired by 1990s FPS and arcade games, Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons.
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
Released: Feb 11, 2004
Critic rating: 79.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
Returning as James Bond is Pierce Brosnan, who will lend his cyberscanned likeness and voice to the character.