Best Shooter Games 2026

In this selection, the most exciting shooters of 2025 are gathered — from narrative action games to projects focused on dynamic gameplay and experimental ideas.

One of the main releases of the year is Doom: The Dark Ages, radically changing the familiar formula of the series and emphasizing heavy melee combat and a medieval setting. Battlefield 6 also attracted attention with its focus on large-scale battles and destruction.

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Old school

April 16, 2026

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A dynamic shooter made in the spirit of classic Disney cartoons of the 30s. The plot follows a private detective who tries to stop corrupt politicians from seizing...

Battlefield 6

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Tactics

October 10, 2025

VGTimes: 4.8/10

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Battlefield 6 — a multiplayer first-person shooter, the thirteenth game in the main series. The developers returned to the beloved formula with four classes and...

Doom: The Dark Ages

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Medieval era, Demons

May 15, 2025

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Doom: The Dark Ages is a single-player first-person shooter with action elements, set in a dark medieval fantasy world. It is the third game in the modern Doom...

ARC Raiders

Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op)

October 30, 2025

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

The network extraction shooter ARC Raiders combines arcade gameplay with a post-apocalyptic setting of "machine uprising." Players venture from an underground...

Marathon

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op)

March 5, 2026

VGTimes: 9.3/10

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A reboot of Bungie's classic series, reimagined for a new generation of players. The game is a competitive PvPVE shooter with survival elements, which takes place...

Road to Vostok

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Survival

April 7, 2026

Players: 8.2/10

A hardcore sandbox with realistic weapon mechanics, advanced survival systems and hostile NPCs. Including various medical conditions, tactical weapon handling...

Crisol: Theater of Idols

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural

February 10, 2026

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

The game takes place in the sinister world of Hispania, a nightmarish interpretation of Spain. The protagonist is Gabriel, a soldier with an unusual gift to turn...

ILL

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view

2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.6/10

A dark and realistic action horror where survival turns into a real test. The game takes place in an abandoned research fort, where every corridor is fraught with...

High on Life 2

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Science fiction, Comedy

February 13, 2026

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 72/100

The main character once again faces an intergalactic conspiracy and tries to save humanity. The character's arsenal includes a variety of alien weapons that can...

John Carpenter's Toxic Commando

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies

March 12, 2026

Metacritic: 72/100

Cooperative shooter in the spirit of the Left 4 Dead series. Players embark on a dangerous mission to defeat the Mud God. He emerged from a failed attempt to...

Better Than Dead

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Tactics

May 12, 2026

Tactical shooter with a view from a body camera in the spirit of Unrecord and Bodycam. The game takes place in Hong Kong. The silent main character sets out on...

Gears of War: E-Day

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.8/10

The events of the game unfold fourteen years before the events of the first Gears of War. The plot begins on E-Day, when ruthless monsters emerged from...

Valor Mortis

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy

2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.1/10

A dark action game from the creators of Ghostrunner, where 19th century Europe is shown in a form disfigured by war and plague. The player finds himself in the...

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Historical, Tactics

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An online shooter in the Hell Let Loose series, dedicated to one of the most iconic conflicts in history - the Vietnam War. The game tells the story of the...

No Law

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cyberpunk, Open world, Detective

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A cyber-noir first-person shooter set in the grim port city of Port Desire, where laws have lost their power and every action has consequences. The player controls...

Judas

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Steampunk, Science fiction

2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.4/10

The main action of the game takes place on a huge spaceship, which is comparable in size to a full-fledged city. In the story, his goal is to deliver the last...

DEFECT

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Cyberpunk, Cooperative (co-op)

2026

Anticipation Rating: 6.7/10

The game takes place in humanity's last city, ruled by an authoritarian AI. There are several factions, including police officers and various gangs, vying for...

Halo: Campaign Evolved

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Space

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A full-fledged remake of the Halo: Combat Evolved story campaign, preserves the spirit of the original but reinvents it with modern graphics, improved controls...

Rogue Point

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

February 12, 2026

A game with co-op support from the authors of Black Mesa. In the story, several conglomerates fight each other over the legacy of the richest businessman on Earth...

Project Spectrum

Action, Horror, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Atmospheric action horror with PvPvE mechanics from the creators of Delta Force. Gamers take on the role of the Operator, leading risky missions in the Ember Zones...

ExeKiller

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk

2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.2/10

An adventure shooter made in the style of a retrofuturistic western. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, where 20 years ago a horrific disaster...

THE LIFT: Supernatural Handyman Simulator

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Science fiction, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Crafting

2026

At the heart of an abandoned scientific complex lies a mystery capable of changing our understanding of the past. Life once teemed here—scientists made discoveries...

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy, Old school, Demons, Warhammer 40K

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A sequel to the 2023 boomer shooter Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun. This time, the path runs through even more dangerous corners of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Hive...

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