Core Mechanics
Best Shooting Games
Ranged combat as a core mechanic
48 games ranked by shooting intensity
Half-Life
WindowsmacOSLinux
ShootingSolo contemplativeSci-fi technologyCompetitive rankedLinear story
Battlefield™ 1
Windows
ShootingMMO socialOpen worldCompetitive rankedSolo contemplative
Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™
Windows
Dialogue choicesOpen worldShootingStealthSolo contemplative
Left 4 Dead 2
WindowsLinux
ShootingLocal multiplayerCo-op chaosResource managementTense
DOOM + DOOM II
Windows
ShootingSolo contemplativeSci-fi technologySkill masteryFrantic
Six Days in Fallujah
Windows
ShootingStealthWarfare emphasisMethodicalPhotorealistic
DOOM
Windows
ShootingSolo contemplativeSci-fi technologyTenseSkill mastery
Dishonored
Windows
ShootingOpen worldStealthSolo contemplativeLinear story
BioShock Infinite
WindowsmacOSLinux
ShootingLinear storySolo contemplativeExplorationSci-fi technology
Destiny 2
Windows
Open worldMMO socialShootingCompetitive rankedCollection
Half-Life 2
WindowsLinux
ShootingTenseSci-fi technologySolo contemplativeLinear story
Garry's Mod
WindowsmacOSLinux
SandboxShootingExplorationCompetitive rankedPhysics puzzles
The Ship: Single Player
Windows
ShootingStealthSolo contemplativeExplosiveFrantic
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Windows
ShootingStealthOpen worldSolo contemplativeWar and conflict
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Windows
ExplorationShootingTenseExistential dreadSolo contemplative
Fallout: New Vegas
Windows
Open worldExplorationShootingSandboxSolo contemplative
7 Days to Die
WindowsmacOSLinux
Open worldVoxelExplorationSandboxShooting
Sea of Thieves: 2025 Edition
Windows
Open worldExplorationMMO socialShootingCompetitive ranked
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
Windows
ShootingSci-fi technologyStealthSolo contemplativeLinear story
BioShock™ Remastered
WindowsmacOS
ShootingLinear storyTenseSolo contemplativeSci-fi technology
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Windows
ShootingCompetitive rankedMethodicalCo-op chaosWar and conflict
Deep Rock Galactic
Windows
ShootingExplorationCo-op chaosCollectionSci-fi technology
Outlast 2
Windows
ShootingTenseSolo contemplativeResource managementExploration
Portal
WindowsLinux
PlatformingShootingPuzzle solvingSolo contemplativeSci-fi technology
ULTRAKILL
Windows
ShootingSolo contemplativeSkill masterySci-fi technologyFrantic
Far Cry® 5
Windows
Open worldShootingStealthExplorationCo-op chaos
Portal 2
WindowsLinux
PlatformingShootingPuzzle solvingLinear storyWhimsical
Metro: Last Light Redux
WindowsmacOSLinux
ShootingStealthOpen worldLinear storyTense
HROT
Windows
ShootingVehicle controlSolo contemplativeTensePixel art
Atomic Heart
Windows
ShootingTenseOpen worldSolo contemplativePuzzle solving
Ready or Not
Windows
ShootingTenseMethodicalPhotorealisticCo-op chaos
SUPERHOT
WindowsmacOSLinux
ShootingMinimalistSolo contemplativePuzzle solving5-minute runs
The Outer Worlds
Windows
Open worldShootingDialogue choicesExplorationLinear story
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Windows
ShootingTenseLinear storySci-fi technologyCo-op chaos
Halo Infinite
Windows
ShootingOpen worldCompetitive rankedSolo contemplativeSci-fi technology
No Man's Sky
WindowsmacOS
Open worldExplorationSandboxShootingCrafting
Unturned
WindowsmacOSLinux
Open worldSandboxShootingMMO socialCrafting
Team Fortress 2
WindowsLinux
ShootingCraftingCompetitive rankedCo-op chaosMethodical
Counter-Strike 2
WindowsLinux
ShootingCompetitive rankedMethodicalCo-op chaosWar and conflict
KovaaK's
Windows
ShootingTenseSolo contemplativeExplosiveFrantic
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
WindowsmacOSLinux
ShootingOpen worldSci-fi technologyStealthLinear story
Prey
Windows
ShootingOpen worldSci-fi technologyExplorationStealth
DOOM Eternal
Windows
ShootingSolo contemplativeSci-fi technologyLinear storyTense
Thief
WindowsmacOS
StealthOpen worldShootingTenseExploration
Half-Life: Alyx
Windows
ShootingTenseLinear storyExistential dreadSolo contemplative
Rust
WindowsmacOS
Open worldSandboxShootingCraftingResource management
Cyberpunk 2077
WindowsmacOS
Open worldShootingSci-fi technologySolo contemplativeLinear story
Metro 2033 Redux
WindowsmacOSLinux
ShootingStealthOpen worldLinear storyTense