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The best first-person shooters on PC

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#1

Arena Breakout: Infinite

Mostly positive · 73 % positive

  • Resources and survival
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Loot and gear
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#2

Delta Force

Mixed · 57 % positive

  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Competing against other players
  • Action-packed real-time combat
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#3

Borderlands 2

Very positive · 89 % positive

  • Lots of humour
  • Loot and gear
  • Strong character progression
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#4

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Very positive · 93 % positive

  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Co-op or multiplayer
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#5

Battlefield 6

Mixed · 62 % positive

  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Competing against other players
  • Action-packed real-time combat
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  1. 6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

    Action-packed real-time combat

  2. 7. Call of Duty: Black Ops

    Action-packed real-time combat

  3. 8. Left 4 Dead 2

    Playing together in co-op

  4. 9. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

    Action-packed real-time combat

  5. 10. Battlefield 3

    Co-op or multiplayer

  6. 11. Call of Duty 2

    Historical setting

  7. 12. Call of Duty: World at War

    Historical setting

  8. 13. Destiny 2

    Loot and gear

  9. 14. Call of Duty: Black Ops II

    Action-packed real-time combat

  10. 15. Halo: Combat Evolved

    Sci-fi setting

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1 Arena Breakout: Infinite

Resources and survival

2025 PC free 73 % positive

An unforgiving extraction shooter where you risk your gear in raids against AI and real players, keeping only what you manage to carry out alive. Realistic gunplay and sharp sound design keep every encounter tense.

2 Delta Force

Co-op or multiplayer

2024 PC, PlayStation, Xbox free 57 % positive

A free-to-play reboot of the classic military shooter series, combining huge vehicle-filled PvP battles with a tense extraction mode where your loot and gear are on the line. Class-based operators with unique abilities reward coordinated teamplay.

3 Borderlands 2

Lots of humour

2012 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable −90 % 29.99 € 2.99 € until tomorrow 89 % positive

A loud, cel-shaded loot shooter packed with countless randomly generated guns, irreverent humor and one of gaming's most memorable villains, Handsome Jack. It shines brightest as a chaotic four-player co-op hunt for ever better loot.

4 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Action-packed real-time combat

2007 PC, PlayStation, Xbox 19.99 € 93 % positive

The shooter that brought the genre into the modern era: a short, intensely cinematic campaign with standout moments like the Pripyat sniper mission, plus a multiplayer mode whose ranks and perks shaped a whole generation of shooters.

5 Battlefield 6

Co-op or multiplayer

2025 PC, PlayStation, Xbox 69.99 € 62 % positive

Large-scale modern warfare where infantry, vehicles and destructible environments collide, rewarding squads that play their class roles together. A campaign and the Portal custom-mode toolset round out the package.

6 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Action-packed real-time combat

2009 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable 19.99 € 93 % positive

A blockbuster military shooter with a breakneck, set-piece-driven campaign full of iconic moments. It adds co-op Spec Ops missions and a legendary multiplayer mode with killstreaks and perks that defined a generation.

7 Call of Duty: Black Ops

Action-packed real-time combat

2010 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable 39.99 € 91 % positive

A Cold War shooter with a paranoid, twist-filled campaign about brainwashing and covert ops, backed by addictive competitive multiplayer and the beloved Zombies co-op mode.

8 Left 4 Dead 2

Playing together in co-op

2009 PC, Xbox, Steam Deck verified 9.69 € 97 % positive

Four survivors battle through swarms of infected as an AI Director keeps every run unpredictable with special zombies and sudden hordes. A timeless co-op shooter with gallows humor and a fierce versus mode.

9 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Action-packed real-time combat

2011 PC, PlayStation, Xbox 39.99 € 89 % positive

The explosive finale of the original Modern Warfare trilogy, with a blockbuster World War III campaign across Europe, fast and addictive multiplayer, and co-op Spec Ops and Survival modes.

10 Battlefield 3

Co-op or multiplayer

2011 PC, PlayStation, Xbox 39.99 € 71 % positive

A modern military shooter with striking Frostbite visuals, destructible environments and huge multiplayer battles featuring tanks, jets and helicopters. The linear campaign plays second fiddle to its celebrated class-based multiplayer.

11 Call of Duty 2

Historical setting

2005 PC, Xbox, Steam Deck playable 19.99 € 93 % positive

An intense, cinematic WWII shooter that puts you in the boots of Soviet, British and American soldiers from Stalingrad to North Africa and Normandy. Its regenerating health and chaotic squad-based firefights helped define the modern military FPS.

12 Call of Duty: World at War

Historical setting

2008 PC, PlayStation, Xbox 19.99 € 92 % positive

A brutal, linear WWII shooter that drags you through the savage Pacific and Eastern Front campaigns all the way to Berlin. It also offers co-op campaign play, competitive multiplayer and the debut of the iconic Nazi Zombies survival mode.

13 Destiny 2

Loot and gear

2017 PC, PlayStation, Xbox free 78 % positive

A free-to-play looter shooter with best-in-class gunplay, where you roam the solar system as a Guardian wielding space magic and chasing ever-better gear. It truly shines in demanding co-op raids with friends and in its PvP modes.

14 Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Action-packed real-time combat

2012 PC, PlayStation, Xbox 39.99 € 86 % positive

A military shooter that jumps between the 1980s and a drone-dominated 2025, with the series' first branching campaign and multiple endings. It also features the beloved Pick 10 multiplayer and co-op Zombies.

15 Halo: Combat Evolved

Sci-fi setting

2001 PC, Xbox

The landmark shooter where Master Chief battles the alien Covenant across a mysterious ringworld, with smart enemy AI, vehicles and open combat sandboxes. An iconic soundtrack and split-screen co-op helped redefine console shooters.

16 Battlefield 4

Co-op or multiplayer

2013 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable 39.99 € 84 % positive

A military shooter built around massive 64-player battles across land, sea and air, where destructible environments and map-altering events reshape each fight. A short cinematic campaign supports the multiplayer, which is the real heart of the game.

17 Battlefield 1

Historical setting

2016 PC, PlayStation, Xbox 39.99 € 86 % positive

A thunderous World War I shooter built around massive 64-player battles with tanks, biplanes, horses and destructible terrain. Its anthology campaign tells short, sobering war stories from different fronts.

18 Team Fortress 2

Lots of humour

2007 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable 19.49 € 91 % positive

A legendary class-based team shooter where nine wildly different roles must work together to win objective matches. Its cartoonish art style and irreverent humor turn every round into gleeful chaos.

19 Call of Duty: WWII

Historical setting

2017 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable 59.99 € 71 % positive

A bombastic WWII shooter following an infantry squad from Normandy into Germany, paired with classic boots-on-the-ground multiplayer and a Nazi Zombies co-op mode.

20 Titanfall 2

Sci-fi setting

2016 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable 29.99 € 95 % positive

A lightning-fast shooter built on wall-running and double jumps, with a short but inventive campaign about the bond between a rifleman and his mech BT-7274. It pairs that with fluid multiplayer where pilots and Titans clash on the same battlefield.

21 Halo 3

Sci-fi setting

2007 PC, Xbox 9.99 € 90 % positive

Master Chief closes out the war against the Covenant in an epic campaign of sandbox firefights and vehicle battles. It also offers a legendary multiplayer suite, four-player co-op, Forge and an iconic score.

22 Call of Duty

Historical setting

2003 PC, Steam Deck playable 19.99 € 94 % positive

The classic that made WWII shooters feel cinematic: fight alongside AI squadmates as American, British and Soviet soldiers through intense, scripted battles like Stalingrad.

23 Crysis

Sci-fi setting

2007 PC, PlayStation, Xbox 29.99 € 80 % positive

A landmark first-person shooter on a tropical island where the Nanosuit's cloak, strength and armor modes let you tackle each encounter your own way in wide sandbox levels. Its visuals set a new technical benchmark for years.

24 Doom Eternal

Strong soundtrack

2020 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable 29.99 € 91 % positive

A blisteringly fast shooter that forces you to keep moving and treat every demon as a resource, carving out ammo, armor and health with the chainsaw, flame belch and glory kills. Paired with a crushing metal soundtrack, its fights play out like a violent dance through hordes of demons.

25 Counter-Strike

Competing against other players

2000 PC, Steam Deck playable 9.69 € 96 % positive

The genre-defining team shooter where terrorists and counter-terrorists clash in tense rounds over bombs and hostages. With no respawns, an economy for buying gear and unforgiving gunplay, every round rewards teamwork, tactics and sharp aim.

26 Call of Duty: Ghosts

Action-packed real-time combat

2013 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable 39.99 € 66 % positive

A blockbuster military shooter set in a ravaged near-future America, pairing a linear, set-piece-driven campaign (with Riley the dog) with a deep multiplayer suite and the alien-fighting Extinction co-op mode.

27 Star Wars Battlefront II

Co-op or multiplayer

2005 PC, PlayStation, Xbox

A spectacular Star Wars shooter with massive ground and space battles spanning all three film eras, letting you fight as troopers, pilots or iconic heroes like Darth Vader. A short campaign follows an Imperial special forces commander.

28 Halo Infinite

Sci-fi setting

2021 PC, Xbox, Steam Deck playable 59.99 € 69 % positive

Master Chief returns to a semi-open ringworld where the grappleshot and vehicles let you tackle Banished outposts your own way, framed by a more personal story. A free-to-play multiplayer suite brings back classic, fast-paced Halo arena combat.

29 Halo 2

Sci-fi setting

2004 PC, Xbox

Bungie's landmark sci-fi shooter tells its war story from both sides, switching between Master Chief and the Arbiter, with dual-wielding, vehicle hijacking and co-op. Its pioneering Xbox Live matchmaking multiplayer made it a console online legend.

30 Halo: Reach

Sci-fi setting

2010 PC, Xbox 9.99 € 82 % positive

A tragic last stand on the planet Reach: as part of the Spartan squad Noble Team, you fight a hopeless war against the Covenant in a gripping, somber campaign. Co-op, Firefight, Forge and legendary competitive multiplayer round it out.

31 Apex Legends

Co-op or multiplayer

2019 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch free 67 % positive

A fast free-to-play battle royale hero shooter set in the Titanfall universe, where squads of three legends with unique abilities fight to be the last team standing. Slick movement, tight gunplay and squad synergy define it.

32 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Strong, story-driven narrative

2017 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified 29.99 € 81 % positive

A brutal first-person shooter set in a Nazi-occupied alternate America, pairing frantic dual-wielding gunfights with surprisingly emotional, absurd and darkly satirical storytelling. B.J. Blazkowicz leads the resistance, with stealth as an optional approach.

33 Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Action-packed real-time combat

2010 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable 85 % positive

A military shooter famed for destruction physics that lets you level whole buildings, plus intense vehicle and squad-based multiplayer battles. The campaign follows a lovably chaotic squad with plenty of banter.

34 Crysis 2

Sci-fi setting

2011 PC, PlayStation, Xbox

A visually stunning sci-fi shooter set in a ravaged New York, where the Nanosuit's cloak, armor and upgrades let you choose between going loud against aliens or slipping past unseen. Its semi-open arenas reward tactical, creative approaches.

35 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Action-packed real-time combat

2014 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck verified 39.99 € 64 % positive

A fast-paced near-future military shooter where exosuits enable boost jumps and dashes, changing the flow of every firefight. It pairs a blockbuster-style campaign featuring Kevin Spacey with frantic, vertical multiplayer.

36 Call of Duty: Black Ops III

Sci-fi setting

2015 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable 59.99 € 88 % positive

A futuristic military shooter with cybernetically enhanced soldiers, wall-running and fast, fluid movement. Beyond its dark, co-op-playable campaign, the real draws are the competitive multiplayer and the fan-favorite Zombies mode.

37 Borderlands 3

Loot and gear

2019 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable −90 % 59.99 € 5.99 € until tomorrow 81 % positive

A loud, cel-shaded looter shooter where you blast through multiple planets with an endless stream of procedurally generated guns. Chasing better loot, irreverent humor and four-player co-op are the heart of the experience.

38 F.E.A.R.

Dread and tension

2005 PC 94 % positive

A first-person shooter that pairs explosive slow-motion firefights against remarkably smart enemy AI with unsettling psychological horror built around the eerie girl Alma. Its destructible gunfights are still held up as a genre benchmark.

39 Far Cry 2

Open world

2008 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable 9.99 € 75 % positive

A harsh open-world shooter set in a war-torn African nation, where guns jam, fire spreads across the savannah and malaria wears you down. Its systemic, unforgiving world makes every firefight unpredictable and paints a bleak picture of war and morality.

40 Halo 4

Sci-fi setting

2012 PC, Xbox 9.99 € 56 % positive

Master Chief is stranded on the Forerunner world Requiem, fighting the new Prometheans in a campaign that turns surprisingly personal by focusing on his bond with Cortana. It pairs striking visuals with a deep multiplayer suite that includes the Spartan Ops co-op missions.

41 Doom II: Hell on Earth

Interconnected level design

1994 PC, Steam Deck verified 95 % positive

The legendary shooter classic sends you and your Super Shotgun through maze-like levels packed with demons that have overrun Earth. Blistering, relentless combat, hidden secrets and nasty new foes like the Arch-vile keep it a genre benchmark to this day.

42 Counter-Strike: Source

Competing against other players

2004 PC, Steam Deck playable 9.69 € 96 % positive

A classic tactical team shooter where Terrorists and Counter-Terrorists fight round by round with no respawns, racing to plant or defuse bombs or rescue hostages. Precise aim, positioning and teamwork decide the outcome.

43 Half-Life 2

Sci-fi setting

2004 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck verified 9.69 € 97 % positive

A landmark first-person shooter that sends Gordon Freeman through alien-occupied City 17, blending seamless cutscene-free storytelling with physics-driven puzzles and the iconic Gravity Gun.

44 Valorant

Tactical depth

2020 PC, PlayStation, Xbox

A competitive 5v5 tactical shooter that blends unforgiving, precision gunplay with distinct agent abilities. Team coordination and round-by-round strategy matter as much as raw aim.

45 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Action-packed real-time combat

2019 PC, PlayStation, Xbox 59.99 € 79 % positive

A gritty, realistically staged military shooter pairing a morally uncomfortable campaign with a huge multiplayer suite and deep weapon customization.

46 Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Action-packed real-time combat

2001 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable 4.99 € 92 % positive

A classic WWII shooter where B.J. Blazkowicz battles Nazi occultists, undead, and super-soldier experiments across gloomy castles and labs. It also shipped with an influential class-based, objective-driven team multiplayer mode.

47 Borderlands 4

Loot and gear

2025 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified −50 % 69.99 € 34.99 € until tomorrow 59 % positive

A colorful looter-shooter sending Vault Hunters to the new planet Kairos, packed with endless procedurally generated guns, deep skill trees and a now seamless open world with expanded movement. It shines brightest as chaotic co-op mayhem with friends.

48 BioShock

Strong, story-driven narrative

2007 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable 19.99 € 93 % positive

An atmospheric shooter set in the decaying underwater city of Rapture, blending Plasmid powers and weapons into creative combat. It is celebrated for its iconic Art Deco setting and a story with a legendary twist that questions free will.

49 Duke Nukem 3D

Lots of humour

1996 PC

A cult classic boomer shooter starring a wisecracking action hero blasting aliens through interactive, maze-like city levels packed with secrets. Its crude satirical humor, inventive weapons and destructible environments made it an icon of 90s FPS design.

50 Half-Life

Sci-fi setting

1998 PC, Steam Deck verified 9.69 € 96 % positive

The landmark shooter sends physicist Gordon Freeman through the alien- and soldier-infested Black Mesa facility, telling its story seamlessly without cutscenes while mixing tense firefights with environmental and physics puzzles.

51 Battlefield V

Historical setting

2018 PC, PlayStation, Xbox 49.99 € 70 % positive

A spectacular World War II shooter built around huge multiplayer battles where infantry, tanks and planes clash and squad teamwork decides the fight. Short single-player War Stories spotlight lesser-known fronts of the conflict.

52 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Sci-fi setting

2016 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable 59.99 € 65 % positive

Call of Duty takes the war to space, with a cinematic campaign mixing boots-on-the-ground firefights, ship boarding and starfighter dogfights across the solar system, plus fast-paced multiplayer and a campy '80s-themed Zombies mode.

53 Quake III Arena

Co-op or multiplayer

1999 PC, PlayStation, Xbox 96 % positive

Quake III Arena is a pure arena shooter where blistering movement like strafe-jumping, precise aim and controlling item spawns decide every match. There's no campaign, just relentless deathmatches and duels against bots or real players.

54 Overwatch

Co-op or multiplayer

2023 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable 14.99 € 32 % positive

A free-to-play hero shooter where two teams of five fight over objectives using heroes with distinct abilities. Its appeal lies in team coordination, varied hero kits and a colorful, character-driven look.

55 BioShock Infinite

Strong, story-driven narrative

2013 PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable 29.99 € 93 % positive

A first-person shooter set in the floating city of Columbia, mixing fast combat with Vigors and skyline rails with a mind-bending tale of alternate realities. Companion Elizabeth and the stunning finale make it a standout narrative experience.

56 Halo 3: ODST

Sci-fi setting

2009 PC, Xbox 4.99 € 86 % positive

Instead of Master Chief, you play a fragile ODST trooper roaming a dark, occupied New Mombasa, piecing together your squad's fate through flashback missions set to a moody noir-jazz score. The cooperative Firefight mode adds wave-survival battles against the Covenant with friends.

57 Bulletstorm

Lots of humour

2011 PC, PlayStation, Xbox 79 % positive

A loud, foul-mouthed FPS that rewards creative carnage: leash, kick and environmental traps earn skill points for the most outrageous kills. Its crude humor and over-the-top set pieces make it a gleefully absurd arcade shooter.

58 Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

Co-op or multiplayer

2025 PC, PlayStation, Xbox 79.99 € 37 % positive

A near-future military shooter set in 2035, combining a co-op-capable campaign, fast-paced multiplayer up to 20v20 battles, and the fan-favorite round-based Zombies mode.

59 Counter-Strike 2

Tactical depth

2023 PC, Steam Deck playable 13.29 € 85 % positive

The definitive competitive tactical shooter, where two teams fight short, high-stakes rounds over bomb sites and precise aim, utility usage and team coordination decide everything. Source 2 adds reactive volumetric smoke to a famously unforgiving skill ceiling.

60 Battlefield 2

Co-op or multiplayer

2005 PC 89 % positive

A landmark modern military shooter built around huge 64-player battles where infantry, tanks, jets and helicopters clash, with squads and a commander role rewarding real teamwork.

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What matters: First-person shooters

First-person shooters put you directly behind the weapon, and that single choice shapes everything: aiming, positioning and reaction time matter more than almost anything else. The list covers a wide range, from tactical, realistic shooters to colorful hero battles and cooperative campaigns, so the first question is what kind of session you want.

If you like tense, methodical rounds where mistakes cost you, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is tagged as difficult and strategic, so expect a steep learning curve. Arena Breakout: Infinite combines realistic shooting with survival elements and offers co-op. If you prefer large-scale, cinematic multiplayer, Battlefield 6 and Battlefield 3 both carry those tags. For something lighter, Overwatch is colorful and stylish, and Borderlands 2 mixes shooting with action RPG elements, comedy and co-op.

Also decide between solo and group play. Left 4 Dead 2 is built around co-op and a post-apocalyptic horror setting, which suits a small group of friends. If story matters to you, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is tagged cinematic and story rich. Newer games like Arena Breakout: Infinite and Battlefield 6 are from 2025, while older picks such as Borderlands 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 are from 2012 and 2009.

Frequently asked questions

Which first-person shooter on PC is best for playing with friends?

Left 4 Dead 2 and Borderlands 2 are both tagged co-op, with horror and comedy flavors respectively. Delta Force and Battlefield 6 also list co-op and multiplayer.

What is the best FPS on PC for realistic gameplay?

Arena Breakout: Infinite, Delta Force and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive all carry the realistic tag. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is also marked as difficult and strategic.

Which PC shooter has a good story campaign?

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is tagged story rich and cinematic. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops are also tagged cinematic.

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