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Best Retro Shooter Games for PC

Shooters are such an ancient genre that almost everything has already been invented in it. Nowadays, of course, unusual titles are released, but mostly modern "shooters" differ little in gameplay from old-school classics.

Moreover, many players, mainly owners of not very powerful computers, only play old shooters. After all, if there is no difference, why endure lag?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Adventure, Exploration
March 20, 2007
VGTimes: 7.0/10
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 50/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Post-apocalyptic shooter with role-playing elements and first-person view. The events take place in an alternative universe, where on April 12, 2006 at 14:33, an...
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world
October 2, 2009
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 80/100
A continuation of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, in which the player takes on the role of government agent Alexander Degtyarev. He infiltrates...
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view
October 26, 2004
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 91/100
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a continuation of the popular series of games with endless possibilities of interaction in a large open world. Five years ago, Carl...
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view
January 11, 2005
VGTimes: 6.8/10
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 92/100
Continuation of the action-horror adventure with a third-person view in the Resident Evil series. The story of the fourth part takes place in 2004, six years after...
Far Cry 3
Far Cry 3
Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view
November 29, 2012
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 90/100
Multiplatform shooter-action Far Cry 3 with RPG elements was released by Ubisoft in 2012 and immediately gained immense popularity. The game is dedicated to...
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic
August 22, 2008
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 75/100
Prequel to S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. The plot takes place a year before the events of the original game, in 2011. A group of stalkers for the first time...
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle
November 16, 2004
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 93/100
Half-Life 2 is a continuation of the legendary adventure shooter with a first-person view. You once again have to lift the crowbar of the scientist-researcher...
Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
November 16, 2009
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view
October 29, 2002
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 95/100
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a legendary spin-off of Grand Theft Auto 3, developing the ideas and mechanics laid down in it, connected by common characters and...
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view
November 5, 2007
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a dynamic first-person shooter in the popular Call of Duty series. Our days. The liberal leadership and government of Russia...
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view
March 5, 2009
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Resident Evil 5 is a third-person action game with shooter and horror elements from the masters from the studios Capcom Entertainment and CAPCOM Co.. The game is...
Half-Life
Half-Life
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
November 19, 1998
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 92/100
Half-Life is a legendary adventure shooter with a first-person view. You have to try on the role of a silent researcher named Gordon Freeman. The game takes place...
Crysis
Crysis
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox
November 13, 2007
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 84/100
Far Cry 2
Far Cry 2
Action, Shooter, First-person view
October 21, 2008
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 76/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Far Cry 2 is a continuation of the dynamic first-person shooter. The game takes place in a small African province where a fierce civil war is being waged. You play...
Grand Theft Auto 3
Grand Theft Auto 3
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view
October 22, 2001
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 66/100
Metacritic: 95/100
Grand Theft Auto 3 is a continuation of the dynamic action game with a third-person view in the open world. Working for the mafia sooner or later ends in trouble...
Far Cry
Far Cry
Action, Shooter, First-person view
March 23, 2004
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Far Cry is an exciting first-person shooter. You are Jack Carver, the owner of a small charter company that rents boats in the tropical state of Micronesia. With...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
Action, Shooter, First-person view
November 10, 2009
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 93/100
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 takes place five years after the end of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare...
Black Mesa
Black Mesa
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
May 5, 2015
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 95/100
Black Mesa is a remake of the most legendary adventure shooter with a first-person view, Half-Life. The events of the game completely repeat the story of the...
Call of Duty
Call of Duty
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
October 29, 2003
Players: 7.3/10
Doom 3
Doom 3
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
August 3, 2004
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 88/100
The science fiction shooter Doom 3, with a first-person perspective and horror elements, was released in 2004 as a reboot of the original DOOM (1995). The game was...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Action, Shooter, First-person view
November 12, 2012
VGTimes: 6.0/10
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Helicopters
November 9, 2010
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Call of Duty: Black Ops is the seventh installment in the famous first-person shooter series. February 25, 1968. CIA officer Alex Mason wakes up in an interrogation...
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: World at War
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Historical
November 6, 2008
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 82/100
Call of Duty: World at War is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter and historical game from developers from Treyarch studio. The publisher of the game...
Spec Ops: The Line
Spec Ops: The Line
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view
June 25, 2012
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 76/100
Spec Ops: The Line is an unusual cinematic third-person shooter that will force you to confront not only real opponents, but even your own principles. Get ready to...
Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2
Action, Shooter, First-person view
October 10, 2007
Players: 8/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 92/100
Team Fortress 2 is a first-person action game with shooter elements from developers from the Valve Corporation studio. The main publisher of the game is Valve...
BioShock
BioShock
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Steampunk
August 21, 2007
Players: 9/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 89/100
BioShock is an adventure shooter with a first-person view in a steampunk style. The game takes place in 1960. The main character, a young man named Jack, as a...
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
June 2, 2009
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Red Faction: Guerrilla is a third-person action game with a touch of shooter from the studio Volition, Inc.. The main publishers of the game are THQ Inc. and...
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
November 17, 2008
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Call of Duty 2
Call of Duty 2
Action, Shooter
October 25, 2005
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 88/100
Serious Sam 3: BFE
Serious Sam 3: BFE
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox
November 22, 2011
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter and sandbox from the Croteam Ltd. studio. The game is published by Devolver Digital, the...
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R.
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
October 17, 2005
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 82/100
F.E.A.R. — a dynamic shooter with a first-person view and horror elements. A mysterious paramilitary force has infiltrated a multibillion-dollar aerospace...
Gears of War
Gears of War
Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)
November 7, 2006
Players: 8.1/10
Metacritic: 91/100
Gears of War is an action game with a third-person view in a fantastic post-apocalyptic setting. The game's plot revolves around Delta Force soldiers defending...
Max Payne
Max Payne
Action, Adventure, Third-person view
July 23, 2001
VGTimes: 10.0/10
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Max Payne is a cinematic action-adventure game with a third-person view. The main character of the game is Max Payne, a fair cop who single-handedly tries to...
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (2005)
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (2005)
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars
October 21, 2005
Players: 9/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 66/100
Bulletstorm
Bulletstorm
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
February 21, 2011
VGTimes: 8.0/10
Players: 8.1/10
Metacritic: 83/100
Bulletstorm is an adventure shooter with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. Charismatic Grayson Hunt is a former captain of the special unit “Dead Echoes...
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved
Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
November 15, 2001
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 73/100
Metacritic: 90/100
Halo: Combat Evolved is a cult adventure shooter with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting, the plot of which tells about the war between humans and alien...
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Star Wars
February 17, 2005
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Star Wars: Republic Commando is a fast-paced first-person shooter set in the Star Wars universe. You have to try on the role of captain of an elite Commando squad...
Darkness 2
Darkness 2
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics
February 6, 2012
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Darkness 2 is a continuation of the fantastic first-person shooter in the Darkness universe. You will once again play the role of Jackie Estacado - the head of the...
Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)
Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars
September 20, 2004
Players: 6.9/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Action, Shooter, First-person view
June 30, 2009
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is a continuation of the dynamic western with a first-person view in the Call of Juarez series. The events of the game will tell the...
Quake 3: Arena
Quake 3: Arena
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
December 3, 1999
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 93/100
Quake 3: Arena is a cult multiplayer shooter with a first-person view. The game does not have a single-player story campaign (there is a mode where the player...
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
May 22, 2012
VGTimes: 7.4/10
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is a continuation of the third-person tactical shooter in the Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon series. There is devastation in...
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Adventure
October 14, 2003
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a continuation of the exciting action game with a third-person view, which continues the tragic story of police officer Max...
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view
April 13, 2010
Players: 6.8/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction is a continuation of the series of stealth action games with a third-person view. A terrorist group calling itself "The...
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
December 21, 2006
Players: 10/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. Brought to the brink of extinction on an icy wasteland...
BioShock 2
BioShock 2
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
February 9, 2010
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 88/100
BioShock 2 is an adventure shooter with a first-person view. On the streets of the city of Rapture, the echoes of past sins are heard again. All along the Atlantic...
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Action, Shooter, Fighting, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
April 24, 2009
Players: 7.7/10
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is a continuation of the stealth action game with a first-person view, based on the film “The Chronicles of Riddick...
Call of Juarez
Call of Juarez
Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view
September 7, 2006
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Unreal Tournament
Unreal Tournament
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Cyberpunk
November 23, 1999
Players: 8.3/10
XIII (2003)
XIII (2003)
Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Comics
October 9, 2003
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 90/100
XIII (2003) — a cult adventure shooter with a first-person view. The game is a parody of old spy films. In the story, the main character wakes up on the beach...
Unreal Tournament 3
Unreal Tournament 3
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox
November 19, 2007
Players: 8.9/10
Metacritic: 84/100
Unreal Tournament 3 is a first-person action game with shooter and sandbox elements from the masters from the studio Epic Games, Inc.. The game is published by...
Serious Sam: The First Encounter
Serious Sam: The First Encounter
Action, Shooter, First-person view
March 21, 2001
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Serious Sam: The First Encounter is a first-person shooter. It's a high-adrenaline game that focuses heavily on frantic arcade-style single-player action. In a...
Painkiller (2004)
Painkiller (2004)
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view
April 12, 2004
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Painkiller is a dynamic horror shooter with a first-person view. The events of the game will tell the story of an ordinary man, Daniel Garner, who loses his wife...
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle
June 1, 2004
Players: 9.9/10
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay — a bounty hunter named Jones brings Riddick, the main character of the game, to the maximum security prison...

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