FPS game recommendations

Aim, reflexes and map awareness: the FPS is still the most competitive genre on consoles, but it also delivers unforgettable campaigns. Here are the highest rated first-person shooters, from cinematic campaigns to boomer shooters.

The 25 best first-person shooter (FPS) games

1. 1

   BioShock (2007)

   PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗

   96
2. 2

   Half-Life (1998)

   PC

   96
3. 3

   Half-Life 2 (2004)

   PC

   96
4. 4

   Portal 2 (2011)

   PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗

   95
5. 5

   The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006)

   PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗ · Steam ↗

   94
6. 6

   Quake (1996)

   PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — PS Store ↗ · Nintendo ↗

   94
7. 7

   BioShock Infinite (2013)

   PlayStation · Nintendo · PC — PS Store ↗ · Nintendo ↗

   94
8. 8

   Company of Heroes (2006)

   PC

   93
9. 9

   Half-Life: Alyx (2020)

   PC — Steam ↗

   93
10. 10

    Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition

    PC

    93
11. 11

    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)

    PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗ · Nintendo ↗

    92
12. 12

    Journey (2012)

    PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗ · Steam ↗

    92
13. 13

    Thief Gold (1999)

    PC

    92
14. 14

    Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition (2000)

    PC

    92
15. 15

    System Shock 2 (1999)

    PC — Steam ↗

    92
16. 16

    Team Fortress 2 (2007)

    PC

    92
17. 17

    Ultrakill (2020)

    PC — Steam ↗

    92
18. 18

    DUSK (2018)

    Nintendo · PC

    92
19. 19

    Cultic (2022)

    PC

    92
20. 20

    Mullet MadJack (2024)

    PC

    92
21. 21

    Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (2021)

    Nintendo · PC

    92
22. 22

    Chop Goblins (2022)

    PC

    92
23. 23

    Armored Head (2020)

    PC

    92
24. 24

    STRAFTAT (2024)

    PC — Steam ↗

    91
25. 25

    Crysis (2007)

    PlayStation · PC — PS Store ↗

    91

How this list was built: we start from a catalog of 20,827 PlayStation, Nintendo and PC games, then filter and sort by score — the critic score (Metacritic or IGDB) where it exists, the player score in the exceptions (hover a score to see its source). It is updated along with the catalog.