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FPS hidden gems on Steam
Every game here is tagged FPS on Steam, sits between 1,000 and 5,000 reviews, is rated at least 80% positive, and carries a catch drawn from its own negative reviews. Showing the 60 most reviewed of 121. How these pages are made.
This is a Western shooter game where players switch between two brothers with unique abilities to fight enemies. It features exploration and intense gunfights in the Old West.
What players likedPlayers praise its well-written Western story and improved gameplay, often comparing it favorably to other Call of Juarez titles.
The catchThe one-on-one duel mechanic is janky and frustrating enough to stall progress.
Games like Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood →
A fast-paced, old-school PC shooter with over-the-top destruction and a cyberpunk setting. Players upgrade weapons to fight hordes of enemies and epic bosses.
What players likedPlayers praise this Serious Sam/Painkiller-like cyberpunk shooter for its nonstop action, nice graphics, and upgradeable weapons.
The catchMovement is sluggish and jumping near useless, so you get stuck on scenery and cornered.
Games like Hard Reset Extended Edition →
First-person shooter with lightsaber combat and Force powers. Engage in single-player missions and multiplayer battles.
What players likedPlayers praise its timeless Star Wars story, lightsaber combat, and Jedi gameplay, comparing it to Half-Life with a better engine.
The catchBlaster shooting feels rough before you get the lightsaber
Games like STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™ →
This is a retro-style FPS with fast-paced combat. Players fight through hellish favelas using unique weapons and Brazilian funk music.
What players likedPlayers praise this Quake/Doom-like boomer shooter for its addictive, chaotic, and unique gameplay, art style, and soundtrack.
The catchLevel design is poor throughout, with nonsensical maps that feel bad to navigate.
Games like BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT →
MULLET MADJACK97% positive from 4,757 reviews202484% finish itDeck Verified
This is a fast-paced arcade shooter with roguelite elements where players must kill enemies to replenish their time-based health. It offers a retro anime aesthetic and a dopamine-fueled combat experience.
What players likedPlayers praise MULLET MADJACK as a fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled shooter reminiscent of Hotline Miami and Doom, with an incredible 90s anime cyberpunk aesthetic.
The catchTwo hours of heavily repeated levels for a full twenty dollar price.
Games like MULLET MADJACK →
Quake II RTX87% positive from 4,751 reviews2019Deck Unsupported
This is a fully ray-traced first-person shooter. Players fight aliens through military installations to save humanity.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a beautiful, fun, and improved version of a classic FPS, ideal for experiencing RTX technology.
The catchPerformance is terrible for a 1997 game, dragging modern GPUs down to around 45 fps.
Games like Quake II RTX →
This is a single-player, fast-paced FPS with a stunt system and destructible environments. Players chain acrobatic moves and use bullet time to defeat enemies in frenetic firefights.
What players likedPlayers praise Severed Steel as a stylish, fast-paced movement shooter akin to Superhot, John Wick, and Titanfall, with addictive gunplay, smooth movement, and a great soundtrack.
The catchLevels and enemies are generic, so the movement gimmick gets repetitive fast.
Games like Severed Steel →
Contractors83% positive from 4,654 reviews2018Deck Unsupported
VR team-based shooter with realistic combat and extensive mod support. Players engage in objective-based firefights with customizable loadouts and movement.
What players likedContractors is like Call of Duty with amazing mod support, offering great gunplay and graphics that surpass Pavlov.
The catchThe developers moved on years ago and it has gone without updates ever since.
Games like Contractors →
Clownfield 204284% positive from 4,558 reviews20218% finish itDeck Playable
This is a chaotic multiplayer FPS with hovercraft combat and a single-player sandbox mode. It offers a broken, unoptimized, and humorous war experience.
The catchMultiplayer is dead, with empty servers and lobbies padded out by bots.
Games like Clownfield 2042 →
This is a western-themed FPS with dual protagonists, featuring fast-paced revolver duels and emergent physics-based gameplay. It offers a serious Wild West experience with distinct character abilities and mounted combat.
What players likedPlayers praise its old-school feel, engaging story, and iconic characters, particularly the unique akimbo gunplay.
The catchMovement, shooting and climbing feel clunky and janky throughout.
Games like Call of Juarez →
I Am Your Beast98% positive from 4,463 reviews202436% finish itDeck Verified
A covert revenge FPS with a lightning-fast he's-in-the-walls fantasy, featuring guerrilla warfare and using enemy equipment. It offers a story campaign with replayable micro-sandboxes in a comic book art style.
What players likedPlayers praise "I Am Your Beast" as a fast-paced, aggressive FPS akin to *Neon White* or *John Wick*, with smooth, addictive gameplay, an amazing soundtrack, and a surprisingly good, well-acted story.
The catchLevels are locked behind time and rank requirements, so you replay them to progress.
Games like I Am Your Beast →
Zompiercer89% positive from 4,457 reviews2020Deck Unsupported
Survival crafting game with a mobile base. Explore, loot, and fight zombies from your customizable train.
What players likedPlayers praise the unique mobile base building and exploration, comparing its crafting to 7 Days to Die and its mobile base style to other adaptations.
The catchImbalanced early enemies and unreliable, hard-to-aim combat
Games like Zompiercer →
Fast-paced arena shooter with intense bot matches. Its core loop involves quick reflexes and strategic movement in a brutal, competitive environment.
What players likedPlayers say it's like Quake III Arena, pioneering competitive multiplayer, and praise its enduring fun, even against bots, and self-hosting server capabilities.
The catchEpic delisted it and killed the master servers, so official multiplayer is gone.
Games like Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition →
Wave-based co-op shooter where players defend a power source by collecting weapons and fighting toy enemies. It offers casual, light-hearted fun with classic action figure themes.
The catchOnline matches are hard to find, leaving you fighting bots or wrestling server errors.
Games like HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed →
A classic first-person shooter where you run and gun through Nazi strongholds. Fight enemies with various weapons in a fast-paced, action-packed experience.
What players likedPlayers say it's like Hotline Miami and praise its revolutionary impact as the "grandfather" of fast, addictive FPS games.
The catchThe Steam release is a bare DOSBox port with awful controls that cannot be rebound.
Games like Wolfenstein 3D →
Multiplayer arena FPS. Fast-paced team combat with vehicles and objective-based modes. Intense, futuristic gladiatorial action.
What players likedPlayers praise UT2004 as the greatest arena shooter, unmatched by other FPS games, especially for its vehicles, weapons, and modding.
The catchEpic shut down the master servers, so online multiplayer is effectively gone.
Games like Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition →
Fast-paced arena shooter with futuristic weapons and vehicles. Players battle online or against AI in objective-based and deathmatch modes.
What players likedPlayers praise UT3 as a top single-player DeathMatch game with good bots and customization, though some prefer the skill of UT2k4.
The catchMultiplayer servers were shut down, so only offline matches against bots remain.
Games like Unreal Tournament 3 →
Turok93% positive from 4,173 reviews201516% finish itDeck Playable
First-person shooter with exploration and puzzle elements. Hunt dinosaurs and find artifact pieces in a prehistoric world.
What players likedPlayers praise Turok as a fun "boomer shooter" with great exploration and quality-of-life upgrades, reminiscent of classic FPS games.
The catchLevel design is a confusing maze of samey corridors and hunting for hidden keys.
Games like Turok →
Receiver80% positive from 4,171 reviews2013Deck Playable
This is a first-person shooter with detailed gun mechanics and randomized levels. Players explore a building, facing turrets and drones while uncovering secrets.
What players likedPlayers describe it as a concept demo with cool weapon handling and animations, offering a skill curve in gun mastery.
The catchBeyond the gun handling it is a thin game jam prototype with barely any content.
Games like Receiver →
Weed Shop 394% positive from 4,117 reviews20221% finish itDeck Verified
This is a business simulation game with FPS elements. Players manage a cannabis dispensary, growing and selling weed while upgrading their shop and hiring staff.
What players likedPlayers praise Weed Shop 3 as a deep, quirky, and addicting time-passer, superior to other weed games and even Schedule I.
The catchProgression is punishingly slow, gating content behind hours of repetitive grinding.
Games like Weed Shop 3 →
Multiplayer historical shooter. Engage in large-scale battles with period weapons and strategic objectives.
What players likedPlayers praise Battle Grounds III as a free alternative to games like Holdfast or War of Rights, offering satisfying musket-style gunplay and a chaotic vibe similar to Dino D-Day.
The catchServers sit empty, so the large scale multiplayer this needs rarely happens.
Games like Battle Grounds III →
Rising Front88% positive from 4,083 reviews2026Deck Verified
Massive scale WW1 battle simulator with first-person or top-down command. Features diverse historical combat and extensive workshop support.
What players likedPlayers say "Rising Front" is like a "Total War" fight from a foot soldier's perspective or "Ravenfield" with more realism, praising its immersive large-scale battles, smart AI, and extensive modding support.
The catchJanky and buggy, with floating objects, broken physics and very dumb enemy AI.
Games like Rising Front →
This is a standalone first-person shooter with intense combat and exploration. Players experience a new story with enhanced AI and interactive environments.
What players likedPlayers praise its enjoyable story and strategic nano-suit gameplay, feeling like a peak of gaming alongside titles like Bulletstorm.
The catchIt crashes constantly on modern Windows and often needs fixes just to launch.
Games like Crysis Warhead® →
GOAT OF DUTY85% positive from 4,074 reviews20193% finish itDeck Playable
Multiplayer arena shooter where players control super-powered goats fighting with horns and goofy weapons. It features fast-paced, humorous combat across diverse maps with various game modes.
What players likedPlayers praise "GOAT OF DUTY" as a dead but beloved game, reminiscent of classic "Call of Duty" titles.
The catchThe multiplayer is empty and the developers stopped updating it years ago.
Games like GOAT OF DUTY →
Ziggurat85% positive from 3,959 reviews201427% finish itDeck Verified
Fast-paced FPS roguelite with dungeon crawling and magic. Combat skill is key to surviving random dungeons and defeating bosses.
What players likedPlayers praise its rogue-like variety in character, weapons, and enemies, allowing diverse playstyles.
The catchRooms and runs repeat with little build variety or progression, so it gets dull fast.
Games like Ziggurat →
Anger Foot93% positive from 3,932 reviews202413% finish itDeck Verified
Fast-paced first-person shooter focused on kicking enemies and doors. Players explore vibrant city districts, unlock upgrades, and master combat for replayability.
What players likedPlayers describe "Anger Foot" as a fast-paced, first-person "Hotline Miami" or "boomer shooter" with satisfying kicking mechanics, diverse shoes, and high replayability.
The catchBoss fights stop the fast action dead, forcing long waits for a chance to attack.
Games like Anger Foot →
Ratz Instagib is a fast-paced, arena first-person shooter where players are rats with railguns. Its core loop involves one-shot kills and rocket jumping in household-themed maps.
What players likedPlayers praise Ratz Instagib as a super fun, fast-paced arena shooter like Quake, excelling in railgun and rocket jump mechanics.
The catchThe playerbase is essentially dead, so matches mean bots or a few veterans who dominate.
Games like Ratz Instagib →
This is a fast-paced FPS sports game combining dodgeball combat with skateboard-style movement. Players dodge, deflect, and catch projectiles in neon arenas for exhilarating matches.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a unique dodgeball FPS with fun arcade modes, challenging bots, and customizable music visualization.
The catchThe online playerbase is dead, leaving bots or friends as the only way to play.
Games like Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball →
This is a replayable FPS sandbox with slow-motion combat and a level editor. It offers creative, action-packed gameplay inspired by 80s/90s movies.
What players likedPlayers praise its satisfying gunplay and slow-motion action, comparing it to a 3D Hotline Miami.
The catchYears in early access with glacial updates and barely an hour of actual content.
Games like Maximum Action →
Quake 488% positive from 3,852 reviews2011Deck Playable
Sci-fi military FPS with a narrative campaign and arena multiplayer. Players fight aliens and can become them, using advanced weapons and vehicles.
What players likedPlayers praise Quake 4 as a fun, classic sci-fi FPS with a Doom 3-like atmosphere and cool militarism.
The catchRuns poorly on modern PCs, often locked at 720p until you edit config files.
Games like Quake 4 →
Chaos88% positive from 3,795 reviews202056% finish itDeck Playable
Chaos is a fast-paced online FPS featuring destructible environments and a variety of weapons. Its core loop involves intense gunplay and explosive destruction in multiple game modes.
The catchAlmost nobody plays, so finding a match is close to impossible.
Games like Chaos →
A classic first-person shooter compilation featuring arcade-style action against hordes of enemies. It offers a frantic, over-the-top combat experience with updated graphics.
What players likedPlayers compare it to Doom, praising its very good gameplay and eargasm audio.
The catchThis port runs and plays worse than the original Classic releases people point you to.
Games like Serious Sam Classics: Revolution →
HROT96% positive from 3,769 reviews202310% finish itDeck Playable
Retro FPS with 90s shooter gameplay and a dark, socialist Czechoslovakia setting. Explore handcrafted levels, use period weapons, and engage in combat with a brown aesthetic.
What players likedPlayers praise HROT as a unique "boomer shooter" reminiscent of Quake, with a distinct Soviet-era Czechoslovakian aesthetic.
The catchWeapons feel weak and unsatisfying to fire
Games like HROT →
This is a retro-inspired looter-shooter roguelite with intense combat and randomized loot. Players fight through bloody levels, collecting weapons and upgrades to progress.
What players likedPlayers praise this "DOOM-like" boomer shooter for its excellent soundtrack, varied weapons, and engaging roguelike progression.
The catchYou lose nearly all weapons after each level
Games like Nightmare Reaper →
HOLE94% positive from 3,695 reviews2024Deck Unsupported
A low-resolution, single-player FPS with gun jamming and infinite enemies. Players survive short, challenging stages by clearing jams and returning through microwaves.
What players likedPlayers praise "HOLE" as a tense, high-risk, high-reward extraction shooter with satisfying gunplay, often compared to Tarkov or The Backrooms.
The catchBadly optimised for such a tiny game, with stutter and heavy frame drops for many.
Games like HOLE →
Deadlink89% positive from 3,627 reviews20233% finish itDeck Playable
Cyberpunk roguelite FPS where you pilot a combat shell, fighting through destructible environments. The core loop involves fast-paced combat, environmental destruction, and weapon loadout customization.
What players likedPlayers praise its fluid, ability-driven combat and movement, comparing it to Hades and DOOM Eternal.
The catchOnly four fixed levels and bosses, so runs blur together after a few hours.
Games like Deadlink →
A classic first-person shooter with fast-paced combat, featuring melee and ranged weapons. It offers a retro feel with modern enhancements and two expansions.
What players likedPlayers praise it as a fun, well-done "boomer shooter" on the Build Engine, comparable to Duke Nukem 3D and Blood.
The catchThis port has jerky mouse controls and crashes, so free source ports play better.
Games like Shadow Warrior Classic Redux →
This is a survival horror game where players use a tablet to monitor animatronics and solve puzzles while hiding. It features online co-op for three survivors facing unique animatronic threats.
The catchEnemies spot you through walls and across the map, so hiding rarely works.
Games like CASE 2: Animatronics Survival →
Sanctum89% positive from 3,349 reviews20112% finish itDeck Playable
This is a first-person shooter tower defense game where players build mazes to defend against enemies and fight alongside their towers. It offers cooperative multiplayer and extensive customization.
What players likedPlayers praise this unique tower defense FPS for its engaging level design and fun cooperative monster-blasting action.
The catchShooting bullet sponge enemies through long waves gets repetitive and dull fast.
Games like Sanctum →
HYPER DEMON94% positive from 3,314 reviews20221% finish itDeck Playable
Arena FPS scored on speed, where killing demons faster makes the game harder and the score higher. A spherical 180 degree view plus a red rear-view overlay show threats all around you.
What players likedPlayers praise its genius, fundamental controls and natural feel, comparing it to similarly paced movement shooters.
The catchDazzling visuals wear off fast, leaving a shallow loop of the same few enemies.
Games like HYPER DEMON →
Metal Garden96% positive from 3,314 reviews202561% finish itDeck Playable
Short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS with a sci-fi mystery and an injury system. Explore a nature-overgrown megastructure, fight factions, and manage body part health.
What players likedPlayers praise its atmospheric megastructure exploration and Half-Life/Rain World-like brutalist FPS gameplay, with outstanding level design and gunplay.
The catchCombat is the weak point, with unsatisfying guns and enemies dumb enough to strafe past.
Games like Metal Garden →
This is a rogue-lite FPS with frantic, arcade-style combat and randomly generated dungeons. Players explore Egyptian pyramids, fighting monsters with diverse weapons and classes.
What players likedPlayers praise its fun, addictive loop and charming art style, with a phenomenal quantity of weapons.
The catchRandom scrolls can strip your guns or brick a run, and you cannot refuse them.
Games like Immortal Redneck →
GTTOD88% positive from 3,298 reviews20170% finish itDeck Playable
GTTOD is a fast-paced FPS roguelike focused on fluid movement and intense combat. Players use advanced mobility and firearms to fight hordes of enemies in a chaotic, '90s-inspired shooter experience.
What players likedPlayers praise GTTOD's promising gameplay loop and balancing, despite some jank.
The catchYears of Early Access overhauls keep rebuilding the game and it still is not finished.
Games like GTTOD →
This is a PC aim training simulator that uses practice routines and detailed stats to improve player performance in first-person shooters. It offers a focused and data-driven approach to skill development.
What players likedPlayers say it's like Aim Labs but easier to use and free, praising its effectiveness in improving aim and tracking.
The catchThe app regularly freezes, hangs, or refuses to load a session at all.
Games like 3D Aim Trainer →
Sector's Edge82% positive from 3,228 reviews20200% finish itDeck Unsupported
Sector's Edge is a free-to-play, first-person shooter featuring fully destructible environments and deep weapon customization. Players can build and destroy structures, offering tactical freedom in fast-paced combat.
What players likedPlayers praise Sector's Edge for its intense combat and building, reminiscent of Ace of Spades and Roblox Warfare, but done better than Fortnite.
The catchThe playerbase is tiny, and the few lobbies left are dominated by hardcore veterans.
Games like Sector's Edge →
Zeno Clash86% positive from 3,186 reviews20097% finish itDeck Playable
First-person brutal melee combat in a punk fantasy world. Explore a surreal story and defeat waves of enemies.
What players likedZeno Clash is a unique first-person melee game with a distinct style and intriguing alien world.
The catchMelee combat plays clunky and janky, with hits that often fail to connect.
Games like Zeno Clash →
This is a first-person survival horror shooter with a randomly generated gothic castle layout. Players use classic vampire-slaying items to fight enemies in a non-linear exploration experience.
What players likedPlayers praise its well-paced, modern gunplay and atmospheric dungeon crawling, comparing it to Bram Stoker's Dracula and Nosferatu.
The catchThe randomised castle is a maze of identical rooms with no map, so you get lost.
Games like Nosferatu: The Wrath of Malachi →
A classic first-person shooter where players infiltrate the Empire to stop a doomsday weapon. Explore interactive environments and engage in ground combat with various weapons and enemies.
What players likedPlayers praise its enduring fun and modding support, making a classic DOS shooter feel more modern.
The catchLevels are confusing labyrinths of samey corridors, so you spend most of it lost.
Games like STAR WARS™ Dark Forces (Classic, 1995) →
Receiver 290% positive from 3,031 reviews20205% finish itDeck Playable
This is a realistic firearm simulation FPS where players learn gun mechanics and engage in tense, surreal combat. Its core loop involves precise gun handling and tactical enemy engagement.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique, immersive, and realistic gun mechanics, offering a challenging experience unlike traditional FPS games.
The catchEvery death demotes you, forcing replays of easy levels and the same tapes again.
Games like Receiver 2 →
A linear action-adventure game with fast-paced combat and exploration. It features a melancholic atmosphere, unique level mechanics, and over 50 enemy types.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique art, music, and atmosphere, comparing it to Majora's Mask, Dusk, and Half-Life.
The catchCombat is janky and constant, with weapons that struggle to hit fast swarming enemies.
Games like Northern Journey →
Red Faction86% positive from 2,954 reviews2009Deck Playable
This is a first-person shooter with environmental destruction. It features a Mars rebellion with vehicles and weapons.
What players likedPlayers praise Red Faction as a pioneering FPS with unmatched destructible environments, often comparing it to Half-Life.
The catchRuns badly on modern PCs and softlocks progress unless you install community patches.
Games like Red Faction →
This is a first-person simulation game where players manage a prison during a riot. The core loop involves survival and combat against inmates using various weapons.
The catchThin, repetitive content that turns boring fast, with the same minigames over and over.
Games like Prison Simulator Prologue →
Horror survival adventure with detailed plot and challenging gameplay. Players explore a mansion, facing ethereal shadows and paper dolls.
What players likedPlayers praise its fun continuation of the first game, eagerly anticipating the next installment.
The catchThe hero walks at a crawl and can barely sprint while enemies chase you down.
Games like Paper Dolls 2 纸人贰 →
This is a classic third-person shooter where players fight in Star Wars battles across planets, piloting vehicles and using different soldier types. It offers large-scale online and offline combat with a focus on iconic Star Wars conflicts.
What players likedPlayers praise its lasting fun and replayability, often comparing it favorably to newer Battlefront titles and even Call of Duty lobbies.
The catchThe 2005 sequel does everything here better, leaving little reason to play this one.
Games like STAR WARS Battlefront (Classic, 2004) →
First-person survival horror game. Explore a manor, fight zombies and cultists with limited resources.
What players likedPlayers praise this first-person survival horror as a charming, affordable homage to classic Resident Evil and Silent Hill, offering engaging puzzles and combat.
The catchPlays as a bare bones Resident Evil homage with little identity of its own.
Games like Nightmare of Decay →
Sci-fi combined-arms FPS wargame with pilotable capital ships and boarding mechanics. Fast-paced tactical team combat with customizable loadouts and AI support.
What players likedPlayers praise "Angels Fall First" as a spiritual successor to classic Battlefront and Planetside 2, offering expansive combined-arms combat with excellent offline bot support.
The catchGuns feel weak and floaty while fast melee knife builds dominate every fight.
Games like Angels Fall First →
This is a first-person shooter featuring dinosaur hunting and a variety of unique weapons. It offers a visceral combat experience in sprawling environments with intelligent enemies.
What players likedPlayers praise the Nightdive remaster for its quality-of-life improvements, making it a superior and more playable version of the N64 classic.
The catchLevels are sprawling mazes with hidden objectives that leave you lost and backtracking.
Games like Turok 2: Seeds of Evil →
This is a classic first-person shooter with three distinct campaigns. Players experience intense survival horror and action as a Marine, Alien, or Predator.
What players likedPlayers praise its creepy horror aesthetics, comparing it to a timeless classic that captures the feel of being hunted.
The catchThe Steam re-release is riddled with bugs and crashes that were never patched.
Games like Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000 →
Lovely Planet90% positive from 2,702 reviews201427% finish itDeck Playable
This is a fast-paced, first-person shooter with a focus on precise jumping and shooting mechanics. Players navigate abstract worlds, evading bullets and defeating enemies across numerous levels.
What players likedPlayers praise its challenging speedrun shooter gameplay, which requires precision and speed, set against a backdrop of simple art and fantastic music.
The catchThere is no crosshair and the slow projectiles make precise shots feel like luck.
Games like Lovely Planet →
Aimtastic93% positive from 2,656 reviews2018Deck Unsupported
Aimtastic is a PC training simulator for FPS games. It offers diverse target practice scenarios and customizable settings to improve player aim and reflexes.
What players likedPlayers prefer Aimtastic over Aimlabs, praising it as a good and well-done aim trainer.
The catchKey modes and progress tracking sit behind DLC, and better free trainers exist.
Games like Aimtastic →
