After two decades and multiple " next - gen"console releases , N64’sGoldenEyeremains a pinnacle of first - someone shooters . The 1997 plot spawned countless imitators and inspired lashings of genuine classics . Today , we ’re weigh down the 21 good shooters print in the wake of the godfather , GoldenEye .
21.Rainbow Six: Vegas(2006)
Tactical espionage in a terrorist - stricken Sin City ? Almost as chilling as a Vegas unmarried man party . The sixthRainbow Sixgame ’s iconic environments and strategical gameplay forced gamers ordinarily trained in running play - and - gunning to think before and design for each encounter . A balance of chaotic natural action and well - executed scheme amount to a enfranchisement intimately .
20.Dying Light(2015)
Cross the bizarro weapon system - crafting and blinking head - smashing ofDead Islandwith the nonstop parkour ofMirror ’s Edgeand you produce the rage - computer virus lovechild that isDying Light . Electrify a machete , decapitate a Zimmer frame , then Spider - Man your way to the next objective ? Sequel , please .
19.Metroid Prime(2002)
Few old - school day , side - scroll game made the jump to three-D as well asMetroid . The GameCube classic ’s foreign worlds were stunning , and play dead translate the franchise ’s upgrade - based exploration into first - mortal shooter . Each new ability unlocked secret , localization , and unexampled way to battle invading space pirate . skid around the universe of discourse as a mortal , high - upper pinball game did n’t anguish , either .
18.Prey(2006)
With a fantastic Native American hero , gravity - defy purgative puzzles , and a unequaled " tone - walking " ability – allowing musician to traverse the world in true out - of - body fashion – this alien - abduction fib was anything but cookie - cutting tool . Bonus points for a jaw - dropping opening episode set to Blue Oyster Cult ’s " Do n’t dread the harvester . "
17.The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay(2004)
Movie sleeper - in games uniformly suck , so the fact that an action at law - RPG - FPS hybrid starring Vin Diesel stands out as one of the best innovative shooters is something of a miracle . Butcher Baytold a dark story in claustrophobic environment , contain stealth wildness into a role - playing crusade ( which sound like Diesel ’s influence ) . It should n’t have worked , but it absolutely did .
16.Mirror’s Edge(2008)
While you technically can shoot a accelerator in the firstMirror ’s Edgegame , blasting multitude by choose all the merriment out of the first - individual " stolon . " The sci - fi parkour simulator was one the smoothest , most original gameplay experience of the last cabinet generation ; slue down a ramped glass ceiling into a dropkick that station your enemies flying off a roof proved ungodly satisfying .
15.Left 4 Dead(2008)
TheLeft 4 Deadfranchise did n’t initiate the zombi shooter subgenre , but it colligate players online in a way that dateless emulator have tried – and break down – to duplicate since . With a clever class system , Left 4 Deadlaced the good squad - free-base gunslinger element with repugnance - movie panic attack . explode , gaseous Boomers still haunt our memory , while teammates ' screams will forever ring in our ears .
14.Portal(2007)
Portalimagined a sleeker FPS , your torpedo porta physics - dare doorways in a science lab hellscape . Red and blue , up and down , the puzzles challenged the most seasoned sniper . The hilariously deadpan GLaDOS made the game as witty as it was difficult .
13.F.E.A.R.(2005)
If you watchedThe Ringand thought , " Man , I ’d love to blast that long - hairy Japanese well - dweller with a machine gun , " thenF.E.A.R.was the game for you . Blending elements of J - horror with traditional FPS activity , F.E.A.R.was the rare biz that could transition from military action place - small-arm to true , bowel - secrete panic .
12.Metro 2033(2010)
Metro 2033was a bizarrely WTF experience . Psychic powers ? Check . trace monsters ? Oh yeah . Post - apocalyptic Russian subway system ? Sure . Ammo treat as currency , so that the beneficial guns you corrupt , the less you have to shoot ? uncanny and modern . Metro 2033 ’s clever twists on shooter figure of speech made it a surprisal from start to finish .
11.Deus Ex(2000)
While the recentDeus x : Human Revolutionfell short during its boss conflict , the first entry in the franchise took player choice to ridiculous heights . You could go in guns blazing and mow down everybody with your high - technical school weapons system , or figure out one of a dozen non - vehement paths to your object glass . The futuristic setting offered up even more genre - bending attack options : mount the ceiling and plan of attack from above ; infiltrate the sewerage and ten-strike from below ; or hack your way through the security measure systems and take the air through the front doorway ? Everything was potential inDeus Ex .
10.DOOM(2016)
system of logic can bog down down many first - person shooters – does take your way out of danger really make sense?DOOMdoesn’t overthink the softheaded carnage . You chainsaw a daemon into two bloody slices because it ’s nuts . You blast a float orb out of the sky to turn it into a pool of spongelike bit . The secret plan revive quick running and gunning not seen in one-time - school FPS title ( like the originalDOOM ) . From graphics to gameplay , the understated – and , in many way , rustic – reboot nailed the fundamental principle while upgrading our nostalgia .
9.Wolfenstein: The New Order(2014)
astonishingly move and enjoyably complex , The New Orderinfused newfangled blood into a play classic , by rewrite story . Now role player led a resistance against the Nazis in an alternate sixties . The New Orderoffered up a rewarding upgradeable skill system of rules and a nonstop series of Hollywood pose opus . torturous or eminent - octane ? We ’ll just say plowing down mechanized Nazis still has its pleasures .
8.Far Cry 3(2012)
Far Cry 2teed up the loose - populace shooter andFar Cry 3knocked the concept out of the park . From the wilderness of Africa to island tropical zone , the serial created bread and butter earth in which to hunt ( and be hunt by ) the wildlife . thespian design raids on foeman camps , explored hidden depths , and paraglided across the landscape painting . The worlds were so well - design , it was almost a disgrace to blast ‘em to hell . Almost .
7.Halo 4(2012)
Master Chief . The Covenant . Gorgeous , alien planets . It’sHalo , what more is there to say , really ? There ’s a reason whyHalo ’s iconic torpedo , gripping storey , and crack - like multiplayer have defined gaming for three cabinet generations . While the originalHalodefined the hitman for Microsoft ’s Xbox , the 4th chapter perfectly tuned the narration , locations , and gameplay to date .
6.Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare(2007)
A list of the greatest first - mortal shooter could easily be stuffed withCall of Dutytitles . TheCODfranchise has rapidly become the most successful – and typically well - craft – shooter serial in gaming story . ButModern Warfareoffered the perfect compounding of flawless multiplayer and absorbing single participant , where players engage with global missions that extrapolated from modern military headlines .
5.Half-Life 2(2004)
Half - living 2piled on spindly puppet , strange weapon , and auto-mechanic antecedently unseen in gaming – the gravitational force gun leaps to mind . foreign typeface - huggers . Sadly , despite being told for more than a decade that the third game is on its direction , few gamers actually believe they ’ll inhabit long enough to see its release …
4.Bulletstorm(2011)
Unforgivably underrated , Bulletstormmay just be the funnest – " most fun " does n’t vocalize fun enough – game on this list . Using an vim lasso and an arsenal of perverted weapons , thespian flip , slammed , decapitated , explode , bollock - shot , or pull enemies in half to labor up a combo counter . Visually gorgeous and a ridiculously addictive fighting system pay back imaginative mayhem .
3.Borderlands 2(2012)
You ’re sure enough never go to notice a more hilarious shooter , or an FPS brimming with more dad - polish Easter eggs , or an activeness RPG with a uncanny set or grapheme , or a tank collection of artillery , or a better , more big villain , than inBorderlands 2 . The game ’s a near masterpiece . flirt alone or with a friend , but we presume you not to laugh .
2.Dishonored(2012)
Dishonoredtransforms obvious influences – fromBioShocktoHalf - Life 2to the legendaryThieffranchise – into the ultimate amalgamation . With an telling mixture of powers at your disposal , players have unprecedented freedom to be after and execute their supernatural blackwash . It ’s also the rarefied shooter with voice gift behind it ; Lena Headey , Susan Sarandon , Brad Dourif , Michael Madsen , and Carrie Fisher all add to the mayhem .
1.BioShock(2007)
TheBioShockseries grow two of the okay titles in gaming history ( severely , if we had the cheat code , this top slot would be a twofer withBioShock Infinite ) . But the first , watery Rapture demands the attention ; the retro designs and unfeignedly batshit compounding of powers – summoning bee , anybody ? – would earn the game a place on the list . An enthralling fib , laced in politics and philosophy , makes it the most tense first - person shooter of all fourth dimension .
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GoldenEye|Nintendo
Metroid Prime|Nintendo
Mirror’s Edge|Electronic Arts
Portal|Valve Corporation
Deus-Ex|Eidos Interactive
Far Cry 3|Ubisoft
Half Life 2|Valve
Dishonored|Arkane Studios
