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First-person shooters have remained one of the most popular genres for several decades, encompassing everything from major AAA blockbusters and hardcore tactical FPS games to unusual indie experiments. The best first-person shooters on PC and consoles deliver a sense of adrenaline, precision, and control, where every well-placed shot can decide the outcome of a fight. For this selection, we have gathered the truly best FPS games — titles with compelling stories, cinematic action, deep co-op gameplay, and competitive multiplayer. Here you will find classic shooters, current online projects, the best shooters for low-end PCs, and modern hits that every fan of gunplay should try.

At the same time, we are not chasing arbitrary numbers or filling out empty lists with a hundred entries: every game in this ranking of first-person shooters was selected for its specific mechanics, atmosphere, and player reception. Some people value story-driven shooters with memorable characters and a well-developed world; others prefer realistic military simulators, tactical online shooters, or fast-paced arena action. The list includes both the best first-person shooters on PC and recent shooters from 2024–2026 that are only beginning to build their audience. Throughout the article, we will also highlight games for low-end computers, co-op projects, free online shooters, and unconventional indie action games, helping you quickly find the format that suits both your hardware and your mood.

By the end of 2025, the multiplayer extraction shooter Escape from Tarkov finally left closed beta. Despite its strong foundation and recognizable core formula, version 1.0 made it clear that not all of the promised elements were equally well developed. This is especially true of the storyline — the game’s key new feature and the aspect that raised the most questions.

Every year, thousands of video games across a wide range of genres hit the shelves of both digital and brick-and-mortar stores. Of course, not every one of them is worthy of your attention. In this article, we've compiled three dozen of the most interesting projects released in 2025. If you missed them at launch, now's the time to catch up.

In this article, we’ve gathered games with unjustifiably high system requirements that need high-end hardware just to run properly. Yes, some of the titles listed here won’t truly impress with quality graphics or photorealistic environments, but without modern components, they simply can’t run at a good frame rate or provide stable gameplay. However, if you’ve managed to build a top-tier PC and want to put it to the test, the games in this top list are perfect candidates for benchmarking.

Escape from Tarkov is not just a game. It's a phenomenon. A project that began as an ambitious experiment by the Russian studio Battlestate Games has turned into a symbol of hardcore survival and one of the most talked-about games of the decade. Now, after years of beta, endless wipes, debates, bugs, and hopes, Tarkov has finally received a full release. And it seems that over these years, it has become something more than just a shooter with simulation elements. It's now part of the cultural fabric—a game that unites, frustrates, captivates, and won't let go.

In 2017, Battlestate Games opened access to an early version of the tactical first-person shooter Escape from Tarkov. The project quickly gained popularity, as it offered players a fresh formula and a new genre. In recent years, many games with a good concept have appeared, but, unfortunately, quantity prevails over quality. This selection will help you navigate the extraction genre.

Bungie has finally revealed gameplay footage of Marathon, their brand-new AAA shooter. On top of that, a lot of new information about the project has surfaced online. We've gathered all the key details in this article.

One of last week’s most unexpected announcements was a new action game by Japanese studio FromSoftware titled The Duskbloods. The project is personally helmed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, and the game is set to release exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2 sometime in 2026. In this article, we’ve compiled everything currently known about The Duskbloods.

Recently, the gaming press shared their first impressions of FromSoftware's next project. There's plenty of new information, and we finally have a clear understanding of what kind of game Elden Ring Nightreign is shaping up to be. This article gathers the key features.