Best Shooter Games
1,596 Shooter games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
System Shock 2
Released: Aug 11, 1999
Critic rating: 88.6 / 100 • 385 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
A first-person cyberpunk exploratory horror RPG and sequel to System Shock (1994) in which a soldier wakes up in the starship Von Braun in the aftermath of a disaster and finds himself in the midst of a conflict between SHODAN, the artificial intelligence antagonist of System Shock seeking mastery over humanity, and The Many, a flesh-based psychic hive mind led by the ship's corrupted AI.
Blood Strike
Released: Sep 15, 2023
Critic rating: 88.6 / 100 • 28 votes
Genres: Shooter, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale
Charge into fast paced combat in modes such as Battle Royale, Squad Fight or Hot Zone alone or with friends.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - HD Edition
Released: Nov 8, 2011
Critic rating: 88.5 / 100 • 35 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Android, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - HD Edition feature an increased 720p resolution and a 16:9 aspect ratio, providing a clearer and wider view of the player's surroundings compared to the original 480p resolution and 4:3 ratio of the PlayStation 2 version.
The Ultimate Doom
Released: Apr 30, 1995
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The complete megahit game that set the world afire.
Quake
Released: Aug 19, 2021
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In addition to support for modern systems and improved rendering techniques, this remastered version includes both mission packs, Scourge of Armagon and Dissolution of Eternity.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Released: Jun 11, 2021
Critic rating: 90.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Go dimension-hopping with Ratchet and Clank as they take on an evil emperor from another reality.
Deus Ex
Released: Jun 26, 2000
Critic rating: 90.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A philosophical first-person WRPG set in a dystopian 2052 in which JC Denton, a nano-augmented agent for the anti-terrorist organization UNATCO, is tasked with stopping the invasion of Liberty Island by the terrorist group NSF.
Gray Zone Warfare
Released: Apr 30, 2024
Critic rating: 88.2 / 100 • 34 votes
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Enter a high-stakes PvE-first open-world tactical shooter set on a quarantined Southeast Asian island torn apart by faction warfare.
Dead Space 2
Released: Jan 25, 2011
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Released: Aug 23, 2011
Critic rating: 92.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
In Deus Ex: Human Revolution you play Adam Jensen, a security specialist, handpicked to oversee the defense of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms.
Mass Effect 2
Released: May 14, 2021
Critic rating: 88.2 / 100 • 39 votes
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
A remaster of the original Mass Effect 2 included in the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition bundle.
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition
Released: Jan 24, 2006
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition is a re-release of Devil May Cry 3 with gameplay changes and additional content.
Horizon Zero Dawn
Released: Feb 28, 2017
Critic rating: 88.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to a vibrant world rich with the beauty of nature – but inhabited by awe-inspiring, highly advanced machines.
Beyond Good & Evil
Released: Nov 11, 2003
Critic rating: 90.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Beyond Good & Evil is an action-adventure game with elements of puzzle-solving and stealth-based games.
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
Released: Jul 30, 2008
Critic rating: 88.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 contains six different game modes: Deadline, King, Evolved, Pacifism, Waves and Sequence.
Halo 3
Released: Sep 25, 2007
Critic rating: 90.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Halo 3 is a shooter game where players primarily experience gameplay from a first-person perspective.
Mass Effect 3
Released: Mar 6, 2012
Critic rating: 90.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Mass Effect 3 is an action role-playing game in which Commander Shepard leads a final campaign against the Reapers, a machine race that has invaded Earth and is conquering civilizations across the galaxy.
Minishoot' Adventures
Released: Apr 2, 2024
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Minishoot' is a cute and unique adventure game that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action.
Thief II: The Metal Age
Released: Mar 21, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The ultimate thief is back!
Outcast
Released: Jun 25, 1999
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Outcast is a 3D third-person (with an optional first-person view) action game with adventure elements.
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Released: Sep 20, 2001
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
From the heart of the Third Reich to the most remote islands in the South Pacific, Sergeant Jack "Butcher" O'Hara and his elite group of gritty soldiers must combine their expertise and venture deep into enemy territory...
Resident Evil 4
Released: Oct 25, 2005
Critic rating: 87.8 / 100 • 186 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Despite earlier rumors of a downgraded port due to the PlayStation 2's hardware limitations, this port of Resident Evil 4 have been generally favorable.
Black Mesa
Released: Mar 6, 2020
Critic rating: 87.7 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Black Mesa is a re-envisioning of Valve Software's classic science fiction first person shooter, Half-Life.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
Released: Aug 28, 2025
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
The same gripping story and engrossing world, but now with cutting-edge graphics and 3D audio, which bring the jungle to life.
Mass Effect
Released: Nov 20, 2007
Critic rating: 88.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Mass Effect is an action role-playing game set in the year 2183.