Best Shooter Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated shooter games.

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Sanctum You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.

Price -86% 1.41€
Rating 8.6
Release 15 Apr 2011
Dino D-Day Frantic, multiplayer action involving Nazis and dinosaurs! What are you waiting for? This is World War II as it should have been!

Price -84% 1.60€
Rating 8.2
Release 08 Apr 2011
Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition Aliens are decimating New York City, only you have the technology to survive. Be The Weapon.

Price -78% 6.77€
Rating 8.3
Release 22 Mar 2011
Mafia II (Classic) Vito Scaletta has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence… the life as a wise guy isn’t quite as...

Price -80% 5.99€
Rating 9.3
Release 22 Mar 2011
Homefront The Rock Map Pack is Now Available! Join the Resistance, stand united and fight for freedom against an overwhelming military force.

Price -95% 1.15€
Rating 6.0
Release 14 Mar 2011
Dead Space™ 2 Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.

Price 19.99€
Rating 9.2
Release 27 Jan 2011
Monday Night Combat Monday Night Combat is a class-based, third-person shooter… and the most popular lethal sport of the future!

Price -15% 3.86€
Rating 7.6
Release 24 Jan 2011
A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda You are the ultimate weapon with an ultimate sidekick – Collect secret items and get power ups to become the perfect weapon.

Price 4.99€
Rating 6.7
Release 19 Jan 2011
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD You're the Stranger, a mysterious bounty hunter on a mission to bag the ultimate prize. And you need that money like no one else because there is something very wrong with your health and the only way to fix it is a very costly operation.

Price -96% 0.40€
Rating 8.3
Release 20 Dec 2010
Alien Breed 3: Descent Experience the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed series and uncover the horrifying truth surrounding the existence of the Breed. Launch discount good thru Nov. 24 10am PST.

Price -90% 0.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 17 Nov 2010
Call of Duty®: Black Ops The biggest first-person action series of all time and the follow-up to critically acclaimed Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 returns with Call of Duty®: Black Ops.

Price 39.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 08 Nov 2010
Bloody Good Time Congratulations, you’ve just been cast in your first slasher movie by the notorious Director X!

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.5
Release 29 Oct 2010
Fallout: New Vegas Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

Price -78% 2.24€
Rating 9.5
Release 21 Oct 2010
Lost Planet® 2 Lost Planet 2, the sequel to Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition, the landmark third-person shooter that sold over 2.3 million units worldwide, is now available on Steam!

Price 272.52€
Rating 6.5
Release 15 Oct 2010
Medal of Honor™ Fight Today's War: Elite Special Forces in a gritty combat campaign using the surgical tactics of Tier 1 Operators combined with the sledgehammer force of Army Rangers.

Price -66% 6.95€
Rating 7.4
Release 12 Oct 2010
Front Mission Evolved Experience piloting and customizing massive armored units called Wanzers while engaging in high-intensity battles driven by a compelling story. The battle begins now!

Price -78% 2.27€
Rating 6.1
Release 07 Oct 2010
Alien Breed 2: Assault Can you survive the alien onslaught? Gamers across the world will now have a chance to play the next chapter in this high-budget, high-quality series.

Price -90% 0.99€
Rating 6.7
Release 22 Sep 2010
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Pure adrenaline of non-stop action in Single Player, Online Co-op and Multiplayer. Double the pleasure and mayhem with new multiplayer DLCs! (click for details)

Price -6% 9.49€
Rating 6.5
Release 17 Aug 2010
Alien Swarm Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.

Price Free to play
Rating 9.3
Release 19 Jul 2010
Chaser Mars, 2044. The UN establishes MARSCORP (Martian Security and Economics Committee) under the leadership of Samuel Longwood. In the years that follow, the UN gradually loses control of MARSCORP, mainly due to the non-transparent licence policy of its director.

Price -83% 0.85€
Rating 6.8
Release 16 Jul 2010
Day of Defeat: Source Valve's WWII Multiplayer Classic - Now available for Mac.

Price 9.75€
Rating 9.0
Release 12 Jul 2010
Singularity™ FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...

Price 19.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 30 Jun 2010
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new flashpoint explodes in the Green Sea Region. Coalition forces led by the US Army are deployed to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent further civilian casualties.

Price -95% 0.85€
Rating 9.0
Release 29 Jun 2010
Alien Breed: Impact Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.

Price -80% 1.79€
Rating 7.2
Release 03 Jun 2010
Alpha Protocol™ Loyalty carries a price and no one knows this more than agent Michael Thorton. A talented young agent cast out by his government, Thorton is the only one with the information needed to stop an impending international catastrophe.

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 27 May 2010
F.E.A.R. Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.

Price -93% 0.64€
Rating 9.1
Release 21 May 2010
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ In this stealth-action thriller, Sam Fisher investigates his daughter’s death, only to uncover a betrayal by his former agency. Now hunted, he races against time to thwart a terrorist plot threatening millions.

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.0
Release 29 Apr 2010
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!

Price -90% 1.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 28 Apr 2010
AquaNox The water is no longer calm. The undersea world has undergone a transformation from tranquil environment to a place of unspeakable violence, graphic murder and horrific danger.

Price -87% 0.65€
Rating 6.7
Release 20 Apr 2010
Beat Hazard Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

Price -95% 0.52€
Rating 9.2
Release 15 Apr 2010
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West is a third-person shooter that delivers an intense team-based multiplayer experience. Relive the violent era of the Wild West with adrenaline-fueled action and fast-paced gunfights. Engage in gritty battles in beautifully rendered classic Western settings.

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.0
Release 08 Apr 2010
Just Cause 2 Dive into an adrenaline-fuelled free-roaming adventure with 400 square miles of rugged terrain and hundreds of weapons and vehicles.

Price -97% 0.56€
Rating 8.9
Release 23 Mar 2010
NecroVisioN: Lost Company NecroVisioN: Lost Company is the prequel to original horror FPS shooter, taking place before the NecroVisioN story begins. It contains a bunch of unique levels, characters, weapons and gameplay elements as well as new main hero that presents the original game story from opposite perspective.

Price -88% 0.89€
Rating 6.8
Release 19 Feb 2010
Aliens vs. Predator™ Survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps in distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay.

Price -62% 5.79€
Rating 8.9
Release 16 Feb 2010
Pirates Vikings & Knights II Step into the ultimate three-way war for honor, glory, and gold! This beloved community-driven game brings together swashbuckling Pirates, battle-hardened Vikings, and chivalrous Knights in hilarious and intense class-based combat. Join the fun, embrace the chaos, and fight your way to victory!

Price Free to play
Rating 8.5
Release 12 Feb 2010
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is the direct sequel of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. As a Major Alexander Degtyarev you should investigate the crash of the governmental helicopters around the Zone and find out, what happened there.

Price -43% 11.59€
Rating 9.4
Release 11 Feb 2010

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