Shooter 2018 for PC — top best games in the Shooter genre

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 30 June 2020; Early Access: PC → 23 April 2018

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Most of the planet was destroyed by a cataclysm that caused strange, zombie-like creatures to appear. The survivors called them Husks. The last...

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Open world

Game released: PC → 14 September 2018

Players: 8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A third-person action-adventure about Lara Croft’s latest adventures. Lara must make her way through deadly jungles and terrifying tombs, and survive...

Far Cry 5

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

Game released: PC → 26 March 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Far Cry 5 is a continuation of the series of first-person adventure shooters. Welcome to the state of Montana — for the first time in the series, the...

Fallout 76

Role-playing game, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game released: PC → 14 November 2018

Players: 4.3/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 51/100

A new game in the Fallout universe is a prequel to all parts of the series without exception. The events begin with Vault 76, the first among those...

DayZ

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Survival, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Online, Zombies

Game released: PC → 13 December 2018

Players: 7/10

Steam: 74/100

DayZ is a multiplayer survival horror game with an open world. Before us is the post-Soviet country of Chernarus, which was struck by an unknown...

Deep Rock Galactic

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

Early Access: PC → 28 February 2018; Game released: PC → 13 May 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Deep Rock Galactic is a cooperative shooter in a fantasy setting. The player will take control of one of the members of an elite unit of mercenary...

Battlefield 5

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 22 October 2020

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Battlefield 5 is a first-person shooter in the popular Battlefield series. The action in the new installment unfolds during World War II. The...

Just Cause 4

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Open world, Adventure

Game released: PC → 4 December 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Just Cause 4 is a continuation of a series of dynamic action games in an open world with a third-person view. This time the main character will find...

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 12 October 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is a futuristic first-person shooter in the popular Call of Duty series. The events of the game unfold in a near-future...

Rules of Survival

Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Battle Royale, Survival

Game released: PC → 31 May 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 61/100

Rules of Survival — an online action game with a third-person view. You will parachute onto an island full of various ammunition and hostile...

Will To Live Online

Role-playing game, Shooter, Online, MMO, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Free game

Early Access: PC → 5 April 2018; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 65/100

Will To Live Online is a free-to-play PC game similar to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. A post-apocalyptic multiplayer project that combines elements of a...

Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 3 July 2018

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered is a re-release of an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a large open world. The game's graphics...

Evolve

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Free game, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 10 February 2015; The project is closed: PC → 3 September 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Evolve is a multiplayer shooter built around a clash between four hunters and a player-controlled monster. Set in a savage world, it pits people...

Realm Royale Reforged

Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Battle Royale

Early Access: PC → 5 June 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 73/100

Realm Royale is a multiplayer tactical shooter with a third-person view set in the Paladins universe, where only the last surviving participant wins...

Hitman 2

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 13 November 2018

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Hitman 2 is a direct continuation of Hitman in a new series of games about Agent 47 — the famous assassin who plays dress-up and spies. Players...

Insurgency: Sandstorm

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

Game released: PC → 12 December 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Insurgency: Sandstorm is an improved version of the tactical online first-person shooter Insurgency. Now the main game engine is Unreal Engine 4, in...

Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 2 March 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 is a fantastic sequel to the side-scrolling arcade shooter. The events of the game take us 15 years forward, after the end of...

Warhammer: Vermintide 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher, Online

Game released: PC → 8 March 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is a sequel to the cooperative first-person shooter Warhammer: End Times — Vermintide. The game takes place in the dark...

Next Day: Survival

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Open world

Early Access: PC → 20 July 2017; Game released: PC → 21 May 2018

Players: 6/10

Steam: 58/100

Next Day: Survival is a first-person multiplayer survival game set in a fictional Eastern European country that has been polluted by a toxic fog. As...

Shadow of the Tomb Raider - The Forge

Action, Shooter, Adventure, DLC, Third-person view, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 13 November 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 40/100

Shadow of the Tomb Raider — The Forge is an add-on for the third-person action-adventure game Shadow of the Tomb Raider. In the expansion, Lara...

DUSK

Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Old school

Game released: PC → 10 December 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A retro shooter filled with three atmospheric campaign episodes, designed in the spirit of the 90s. The main character fights against mystical...

SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Indie, Action, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 16 March 2018

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 67/100

SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising is a hardcore top-down shooter with roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to conquer a world captured by...

Shadow of the Tomb Raider - The Pillar

Action, Shooter, Adventure, DLC, Third-person view, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 18 December 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 59/100

Shadow of the Tomb Raider — The Pillar is an add-on for the third-person action-adventure game Shadow of the Tomb Raider. In the expansion, the...

Sunset Overdrive

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Stunts, Open world, Parkour

Game released: PC → 16 November 2018

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Sunset Overdrive is a dynamic action game with a third-person view from the creators of the Ratchet & Clank series. In the game you have to destroy...

Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare

Shooter, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Tactics, Action

Early Access: PC → 1 February 2018; Game released: PC → 5 October 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 58/100

Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare is a unique blend of genres that combines first-person shooter with real-time tactical strategy. You will be the leader of...

Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Stealth, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PC → 6 March 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 82/100

Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition is a special edition of the role-playing action game set in the futuristic universe of Final Fantasy for personal...

Prey: Mooncrash

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Adventure

Game released: PC → 10 June 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Prey: Mooncrash is an add-on for the futuristic first-person shooter. Shortly after the disaster at the Talos-1 station, the Transstar corporation...

Door Kickers: Action Squad

Arcade, Action, Indie, Tactics, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Shooter, Simulation

Early Access: PC → 17 November 2017; Game released: PC → 10 September 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Door Kickers: Action Squad is a side-view pixel arcade action game from the creators of the Door Kickers series. In the game you have to become a...

Super Animal Royale

Arcade, Online, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Battle Royale, Free game

Early Access: PC → 12 December 2018; Game released: PC → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Super Animal Royale is an unusual top-down battle royale where cute little animals try to stay alive. At the beginning of the game, you can choose...

Past Cure

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: PC → 2 February 2018

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 24/100

Metacritic: 40/100

Past Cure is a futuristic action game with a third-person view and stealth elements. The action takes place between two worlds — reality and an...

Call of Duty: WWII - The Resistance

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

Game released: PC → 1 March 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Call of Duty: WWII — The Resistance is an add-on for the first-person shooter in the Call of Duty series. The add-on brings several new maps to...

Call of Duty: WWII - United Front

Online, Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Historical

Game released: PC → 26 July 2018

Players: 10/10

Call of Duty: WWII — United Front is an add-on for the first-person shooter in the Call of Duty series. United Front includes three new...

Squad 44

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Historical, Tactics, Indie, Open world, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation, Online, MMO

Game released: PC → 9 August 2018

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 79/100

A competitive WWII shooter featuring over 20 maps, over 150 weapons, controllable vehicles and multiple factions including the British Airborne...

Project Warlock

Action, Shooter, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Old school

Game released: PC → 29 July 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Project Warlock is an old-school first-person shooter in a fantasy setting, inspired by such famous games as Doom 2, Hexen and Duke Nukem 3D. You...

Far Cry 5: Hours of Darkness

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

Game released: PC → 5 June 2018

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 49/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Far Cry 5: Hours of Darkness is an add-on for the open-world first-person shooter adventure Far Cry 5. You will take control of Wendell Redler, a...

LawBreakers

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

Game released: PC → 4 August 2017; The project is closed: PC → 15 September 2018

Players: 4.6/10

Metacritic: 76/100

LawBreakers is a team-based first-person shooter where different factions fight. The events of the game develop when the Earth has come to an end...

Call of Duty: WWII - The War Machine

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

Game released: PC → 10 May 2018

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Call of Duty: WWII — The War Machine is an add-on for the first-person shooter in the Call of Duty series. The expansion introduces three new...

Fractured Lands

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Battle Royale

Early Access: PC → 31 July 2018

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 52/100

Fractured Lands is a multiplayer competitive action game in the battle royale genre in a post-apocalyptic setting. The main feature of the game is...

Unreal Tournament (2018)

Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Online

Game canceled: PC → 5 December 2018

Anticipation Rating: 5.3/10

Unreal Tournament is an online first-person shooter with fantasy elements. A new game in the legendary Unreal Tournament series, created by...

Metal Gear Survive

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Zombies

Game released: PC → 22 February 2018

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Metal Gear Survive is a 4-player co-op stealth action game set right after Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes. After Big Boss escapes and the base...

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Best Games in the Shooter genre of 2018 for PC