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The 40 Best FPS Games of All Time

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There are two sub-genres that exist within the shooter genre as a whole - first-person and third-person shooters. Ever since Wolfenstein 3D launched in 1992, the basic premise for an FPS game's camera viewpoint, overall gameplay loop, and approach to exploring has been locked in for the genre to this day. Modern-day FPS games with a style dedicated to retro titles of the past are beloved as "boomer shooters," while the themes of military warfare, sci-fi skirmishes, and more immersive story-driven experiences define the rest of the FPS sub-genre. With so many prodigious FPS titles to celebrate, we've chosen to do so for 40 of the very best FPS games that are responsible for helping the sub-genre prosper for decades. Prepare yourself for a wave of nostalgia to overcome you as we look back on the FPS games that are first-ballot Hall of Fame titles.

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Best FPS Games

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1. ‘Wolfenstein 3D’

Available on: PC - Steam, GOG.com

Download Now, $4.99

2. ‘DOOM’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, GOG.com, Epic Games Store, iOS, Android

Buy Now, $25.05

3. ‘Star Wars: Dark Forces’

Available on: PC - Steam, GOG.com

Download Now, $5.99

4. ‘GoldenEye 007’

Available on: N64, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Download Now, Available Through Xbox Game Pass and Nintendo Online Subscription

5. ‘Quake III Arena’

Available on: PS2, Dreamcast, PC - Steam, GOG.com

Download Now, $14.99

6. ‘System Shock’ (Remake)

Available on: PC - Steam, GOG.com, Epic Games Store

Download Now, $39.99

7. ‘Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour'

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam

Download Now, $19.99

8. ‘Turok: Dinosaur Hunter’

Available on: N64, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, GOG.com

Download Now, $19.99

9. ‘Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six’

Available on: PC - Ubisoft Store, GOG.com

Download Now, $9.99

10. ‘Perfect Dark’

Available on: N64, Xbox One

Buy Now, $17.99

11. ‘Deus Ex’

Available on: PS2, PC - Steam

Download Now, $6.99

12. ‘Red Faction’

Available on: PS2, PC - Steam

Download Now, $9.99

13. ‘Black’

Available on: PS2, Xbox

Buy Now, $28.99

14. ‘Battlefield 1942’

Available on: PC

Buy Now, $37.87

15. ‘Unreal Tournament 2004'

Available on: PC

Buy Now, $39.99

16. ‘Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'

Available on: Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC - Steam, Microsoft Store

Buy Now, $51.29

17. ‘Halo 2: Anniversary'

Available on: Xbox One, PC - Steam, Microsoft Store

Buy Now, $51.29

18. ‘Halo 3’

Available on: Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC - Steam, Microsoft Store

Buy Now, $51.29

19. ‘Metroid Prime Remastered'

Available on: Nintendo Switch

Buy Now, $39

20. ‘TimeSplitters 2’

Available on: PS2, Xbox, GameCube

Buy Now, $49.99

21. ‘Medal of Honor: Frontline’

Available on: PS3, PS2, Xbox, GameCube

Buy Now, $11.44

22. ‘Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam

Download Now, $15.65

23. ‘Battlefield: Bad Company 2’

Available on: PS3, Xbox 360, PC - EA Play

24. ‘Team Fortress 2’

Available on: PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam

Download Now, Free-to-Play

25. ‘Left 4 Dead’

Available on: Xbox 360, PC - Steam

Download Now, $9.99

26. ‘Left 4 Dead 2’

Available on: Xbox 360, PC - Steam

Download Now, $9.99

27. ‘BioShock’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam, GOG.com, Epic Games Store

Buy Now, $32

28. ‘Half-Life’

Available on: PC - Steam

Download Now, $9.99

29. ‘Half-Life 2

Available on: PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam

Download Now, $9.99

30. ‘Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam

Buy Now, $27.99

31. ‘Borderlands 2’

Available on: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam, Epic Games Store

Download Now, $49.99

32. ‘Titanfall 2’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC - Steam, EA Play

Buy Now, $13.99

33. ‘DOOM’ (2016)

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam

Buy Now, $25.05

34. ‘DOOM Eternal’

Available on: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam

Buy Now, $36.03

35. ‘Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege’

Available on: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, PC - Steam

Buy Now, $19.50

36. ‘Cyberpunk 2077’

Available on: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, PC - Steam, GOG.com, Epic Games Store

Download Now, $59.99

37. ‘Apex Legends’

Available on: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, EA Play

Download Now, Free-to-Play

38. ‘VALORANT’

Available on: PC - Steam

Download Now, Free-to-Play

39. ‘Overwatch’

Available on: N/A

40. ‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’

Available on: N/A

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