Best Shooter Games

The best Shooter games ranked by Belly Score. See what The Belly thinks of the top Shooter titles.

Looking for the best Shooter games? This list ranks every Shooter title The Belly has scored, from the highest verdicts down to the lowest. Shooter is one of the core genres in the Belly Score database, and each game here has been evaluated on fun factor, gameplay, controls, creativity, presentation, staying power, and that hard-to-define Belly Factor. Use the rankings to find your next Shooter obsession — or see where your favorites landed.

9.8

Hotline Miami

Action · Shooter

Windows · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PlayStation 5 · Android

CrimePsychologicalSurreal+1

IntenseFast-PacedBrutal+3

9.8

Dead Space 2

Action · Shooter

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PC

Sci-FiSpaceMonsters+1

CreepyEerieTense+3

9.8

Fallout: New Vegas

Action · RPG · Shooter

PC · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · Xbox Cloud Gaming

Post-ApocalypticDystopianWestern+1

AdventurousOpen-EndedImmersive+2

9.8

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Action-Adventure · Shooter

PlayStation 2 · Xbox · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PlayStation Vita · Nvidia Shield

Espionage / SpyPsychologicalSurreal+1

MysteriousImmersiveTense+3

9.8

METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER

Action · Adventure · Shooter

PlayStation 2 · Nintendo 3DS · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch

MilitaryEspionage / SpyNature / Wilderness+1

ImmersiveIntenseStrategic+3

9.8

DoDonPachi DaiOuJou

Shooter

Arcade · PlayStation 2 · Xbox 360 · iOS · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PC

Sci-FiFuturisticRobots / Mechs+1

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.8

Doom

FPS · Shooter · Horror

MS-DOS · 32X · Atari Jaguar · PC-98 · Super NES · PlayStation · Mac OS · 3DO · Windows · Sega Saturn · RISC OS · Game Boy Advance · Xbox · Xbox 360 · iOS · PlayStation 3 · Android · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X/S

Sci-FiSpaceMonsters+1

IntenseFast-PacedAdrenaline-Fueled+3

9.7

Risk of Rain 2

Action · Shooter

PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Nintendo Switch · Stadia

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.7

Touhou 8: Imperishable Night

Shooter

PC

FantasyMythologyFolklore+1

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.7

Ikaruga

Shooter · Puzzle

Arcade · Dreamcast · Nintendo GameCube · Xbox 360 · PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Android

Sci-FiFuturistic

IntenseChallengingPrecision-Focused+3

9.7

DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou

Shooter

Arcade · Xbox 360 · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiRobots / MechsSpace

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.6

Kid Icarus: Uprising

Shooter · Action

Nintendo 3DS

MythologyFantasyComedy

Fast-PacedChaoticQuirky+3

9.6

Returnal

Shooter

PlayStation 5 · PC

Sci-FiAlienPsychological+1

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.6

ULTRAKILL

FPS · Action · Shooter

Microsoft Windows

Post-ApocalypticRobots / MechsDark / Grim+1

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.6

DoDonPachi

Shooter

Arcade · PlayStation · Saturn · EZweb · i-mode · PlayStation Network

Sci-FiFuturisticMilitary+1

IntenseFast-PacedFrantic+3

9.6

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Action · Shooter

Windows · macOS · Linux · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PlayStation 5 · Stadia

CrimePsychologicalSurreal+1

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.6

HELLDIVERS 2

Action · Shooter

PlayStation 5 · PC · Xbox Series X|S

Sci-FiSpaceMilitary+1

ChaoticIntenseCooperative+3

9.5

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Action · Adventure · Shooter

PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2 · Windows · Xbox Series X/S

MilitaryEspionage / SpyWar+1

CinematicDramaticIntense+3

9.5

Phantom Forces

Shooter · FPS

PC · Xbox · PlayStation 5

MilitaryWarModern

Fast-PacedIntenseCompetitive+3

9.5

Mushihimesama

Shooter · Action

Arcade · PlayStation 2 · iOS · Xbox 360 · Microsoft Windows · Nintendo Switch

FantasyNature / WildernessMonsters

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.5

Team Fortress 2

Shooter · FPS · Action

Windows · macOS · Linux · Xbox 360 · PlayStation 3

MilitaryComedySatire

ChaoticFast-PacedFunny+3

9.5

Counter-Strike 2

Shooter

PC · Linux

MilitaryModernCrime

IntenseCompetitiveTactical+3

9.5

Touhou Youyoumu ~ Perfect Cherry Blossom

Shooter

Windows

FantasyFolkloreSupernatural

Fast-PacedIntenseChallenging+3

9.4

Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object

Shooter

PC (Microsoft Windows)

FantasyMythologyFolklore+1

Fast-PacedFranticChallenging+3