The best PlayStation shooters come in all shapes and sizes. Some, like Apex Legends and Overwatch, are multiplayer only frag-fests that are best enjoyed with a group of friends. Others, like Destiny 2, borrow from MMOs to create an ongoing, replayable experience where leveling upwardly is as much a part of the draw every bit pulling the trigger. And plenty, like Metro Exodus and Wolfenstein Two: The New Colossus, are interested in telling a gripping story that will keep you invested from get-go to cease. No matter what kind of FPS player you are, the best PS4 and PS5 shooters have something to keep you entertained -- by yourself or with friends. All of our picks are arranged in alphabetical order and playable on both PS4 and PS5, and some accept PS5 enhancements.

For more than PlayStation game recommendations, check out our roundups of the best PS4 games and best PS5 games so far. While some of the games listed beneath have split-screen multiplayer, if you're looking for more games to play on the couch with friends, have a look at our list of the best split-screen PS4 games.

Apex Legends

With 2019's Apex Legends, Respawn Entertainment brought the flair for motility that defined its Titanfall series to the battle royale genre established by PUBG and Fortnite. With the addition of the kind of hero abilities that brand a game like Overwatch tick, a quietly revolutionary ping organization that allows players to communicate to their teammates without needing to use a mic, and a roster of firearms that just feel really good to employ, you've got a battle royale that can hang with the best of them.

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Battlefield 1

Taking place during World State of war I--a disharmonize criminally undercovered past video games--Battlefield i offers a vignette-style campaign with multiple perspectives on The Corking State of war. In the anthology-style State of war Stories, players accept control of troops from diverse national backgrounds in a wide array of boxing situations on land and in the air. Drive a tank, fight on foot, pilot a biplane--Battlefield ane's multifarious perspectives allow for a campaign of unmatched variety. The multiplayer mode offers the Battlefield series' usual frantic, large-scale battles (though five years out from launch, you may struggle to find a game). Still, DICE'south armed services shooter is ane of the best in the series, and well-worth playing for its single-histrion alone.

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BioShock: The Collection

Assembling BioShock, BioShock 2, BioShock Infinite and all of the trilogy'southward DLC, BioShock: The Drove offers an inexpensive ticket to some of gaming's most unforgettable locales. The original BioShock is yet, arguably, the best of the agglomeration. Even 14 years subsequently its initial release, there is still simply nothing like Rapture, the 1940s-era city at the bottom of the sea. Solid shooting mechanics, supplemented by elemental powers that react with the environment in interesting ways (try blasting burn down on an oil slick, for example) keep the game exciting, and a rogues gallery of large and garish personalities continue the story enjoyable through its famous twist. Released two-and-a-half years later, BioShock 2 feels like a retread in many ways--it was developed by 2K Marin while original dev Irrational worked on Space--with the histrion returning to Rapture, this time every bit a Big Daddy. What it lacks in novelty, it makes up for in systemic depth, with a wealth of new combat options. And 2013'due south BioShock Space is the most polarizing of the agglomeration, taking the player to Columbia, a floating urban center in the sky. Information technology'south a beautiful setting, where early on 20th century architectural grandeur belies a night and bigoted core. Much has been said about the ways Infinite handles its core themes, merely riding around on skyrails and slamming downward on unsuspecting enemies beneath is undeniably even so a ton of fun.

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Borderlands 3

Gearbox Software'south long-awaited sequel doesn't do likewise much that's new, just information technology does plenty that's meliorate. Changes abound. Some are pocket-sized: A tweak to the minimap makes it significantly easier to detect changes in top; a machine on your spaceship retrieves lost guns that may accept slipped through the cracks. Some are large, like the fact that you have a spaceship at all, which yous can use to fly amongst locations. As in previous entries, there are an uncountable number of procedurally generated guns and, by and big, they feel great to apply. Environments are varied, assuasive players to nail their way through the old familiar Pandora desert, a jungle planet, a mountainous world that takes inspiration from the Himalayas, and a futuristic urban center in the midst of a hostile corporate takeover. There are worthwhile side quests and tough, creative boss fights to tackle with your friends.

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Phone call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered

The Call of Duty that started it all. Well, not actually it all given that the original release had a "4" in the title. But Modern Warfare is the game that brought Phone call of Duty into the present, abandoning the beaches of Normandy in favor of modern disharmonize in a fictionalized approximation of the The states' own 21st century wars. Missions like "All Ghillied Up" are still a blast to play today, and it'southward hard to beat some of the classic multiplayer maps similar "Shipment" and "Crash." And the game has never looked better than in this thorough remastering for modern consoles.

See our Call of Duty: Modern Warfare review .

Call of Duty: Warzone

Call of Duty's second fissure at the Boxing Royale genre (following 2018'south Blackout, which arrived every bit a mode bundled in with Call of Duty: Black Ops 4), makes some smart tweaks to the BR formula. For example, the game introduced "The Gulag," a prison where downed players are transported for 1-vs-1 gunfight, the winner of which earns a respawn. Innovative mechanics aside, this free-to-play FPS features the tight gunplay, steady progression, and vehicular commotion that accept made Call of Duty multiplayer a popular mainstay for near 15 years.

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Destiny 2

Destiny 2 is a pioneering alive-service game and an endlessly fun mash-upwards of first-person shooter gameplay and an MMO-style meta. Whether you're playing by yourself, tackling a Strike with friends, or going for world'southward commencement in i of the series' famous (and famously long) Raids, Destiny 2 has something for anybody. Add in Bungie's flair for lore and some of the all-time Proper Nouns in the business and you've got an evocative world that simply could non feel better to shoot through with a group of friends.

See our Destiny ii review.

Doom (2016)

No one expected Doom (2016) to look much similar Doom. Doom 3 had borrowed equally much from Half-Life equally it did from its predecessors and id Software had toiled for years on an unreleased Doom iv that, reportedly, looked more like Call of Duty than traditional Doom. So, when Doom (2016) arrived and emphasized frantic gameplay, strafe-heavy gunfights, and a story that took itself merely seriously enough to work, it was a big surprise, reinvigorating the pioneering shooter serial after a 12-year gap. The multiplayer was and remains underwhelming, merely the single-player campaign is a hard-charging FPS that keeps the action moving at all times with a health system that requires players to melee-kill demons to heal upwardly, producing a shower of gore and, simply as importantly, health regenerating orbs to collect. This was the best kind of reboot; a game that considered the things that fabricated the original games special and recontextualized them in a thoroughly mod game.

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Doom Eternal

This 2020 sequel is a less focused game than Doom (2016) simply a magnificent ballet of bloodshed, even so. Doom Eternal serves up more than of what made the 2016 reboot sing. And, with the addition of new abilities like the Flame Belch and Ice Bomb, Eternal injected fresh dynamism into an already brilliant combat system. Incredibly detailed degradation on enemies--the demons' flesh sloughs off as they accept impairment--offer at-a-glance updates on your combat progress that fits in brilliantly with the game'southward hellfire, brimstone, and blood aesthetic. Exterior of firefights, Eternal is slightly more of a mixed pocketbook. The lore is too cocky-serious and the platforming can be confusing, bu trustrations aside, well-nigh of the time, when you're in a fight, Doom Eternal plays unlike anything else on the marketplace.

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Fallout 4

Bethesda fabricated big strides in terms of controls with Fallout 4, delivering meliorate shooting mechanics than in previous entries while retaining its timeless role-playing game construction. It's a lengthy and expansive RPG that serves upward plenty of interesting quests in the wastelands surrounding Boston, multiple factions to side with or against, a massive world to explore, and a story that reacts to your choices. Office-playing isn't as nuanced equally in previous games, and companions don't have much to say, but the downgrades to these RPG mainstays take been made in favor of deeper simulational elements. Plus, if you desire to have a walk on the creative side, Fallout four has all-encompassing base of operations-building mechanics, which you can utilize to build impressive hideouts.

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Far Cry five

If y'all've played Far Cry three or 4, you probable know basically what to expect from Far Weep 5, but it'south a thoroughly entertaining romp in the Montana wilderness nonetheless. Players have on the part of a junior deputy sheriff attempting to take downward cult leader Joseph Seed and his followers-- the Project at Eden's Gate--who take conquered a large swath of Large Sky Country. Equally in previous Far Cry games, expect to accept out outposts, either with stealth or sheer force, and be monologued at by a charismatic villain. Simply, if you're downwardly for the formula, Far Cry v is a great fourth dimension in single-role player and co-op, with a gorgeous recreation of the American Rocky Mountains and Dandy Plains, with plenty of dangerous brute to contend with. Plus, if you like this i, sequel Far Weep: New Dawn kept the map, merely gave it a post-apocalyptic glaze of paint.

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Metro Exodus

The third and last game in 4A's Metro trilogy, Exodus eschews tight, linear levels for a pseudo open-world as protagonist Artyom and his fellow survivors exit the underground in favor of a speeding train across the frozen Soviet landscape. Based on Dmitry Glukhovsky'due south novel Metro 2035 (and heavily inspired by Stalker), Metro Exodus is a rare mod shooter in the Half-Life two way, heavy on set-slice fights and storytelling in a gorgeous world.

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Overwatch

What can you say about Overwatch that hasn't already been said? Blizzard'southward hero shooter was the defining FPS for much of the previous generation, with a various and massive roster of aesthetically and mechanically distinct playable characters, flashy abilities, memorable maps, and fun and frequent seasonal events. Not too good at the "shooting" part of first-person shooters? In Overwatch, that's okay; healers are a vital part of any team's composition. Single-thespian fans should know: Overwatch is a multiplayer only game.

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Prey

Casualty, Arkane Austin's 2017 immersive sim, isn't as propulsive, violent, or kinetic as other entries on this listing. In fact, you lot tin sneak through much of this sci-fi game without firing a bullet. The describe, instead, is the setting: the gorgeously realized space station, Talos I, an Art Deco monument to an alternative history have on the infinite race. It has been overrun past Typhons, inky black aliens that range from the massive, tentacled Nightmare to the tiny shapeshifting Mimics. Arkane'southward games, like its Dishonored series, are known for their play-your-way arroyo to level design and their suites of gameplay abilities that let for dissimilar styles. Casualty is a towering instance, with powers--like the ability to transform into and play as objects in the environs--that instantly go the mind racing with possibility. At that place's too a well-liked 2018 expansion, Mooncrash, that transplants the core gameplay into a roguelike construction.

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Rage ii

Co-developed past id Software and Avalanche Studios Group, Rage 2 has the tight gunplay you lot await from the creators of Doom and Wolfenstein, in a post-apocalyptic desert earth. The open up earth isn't as heady equally yous might expect from Avalanche--- it feels like it mostly just exists as decent scenery to bulldoze through on your manner to the next objective---but the fights are hectic, gory fun, and the tone is quite a scrap less serious than the previous, underwhelming Rage.

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Rainbow Six Siege

A brilliant tactical shooter, with almost besides many Operators to count, Rainbow Six Siege is 1 of the best FPS games available today. In this stellar shooter, the bodily shooting feels great and responsive, just planning and teamwork are simply as important. Rainbow Half-dozen Siege has only gotten better since launching way back in 2015, calculation new maps and Operators to the fray that help brand it an engrossing tactical experience fifty-fifty after you've sunk hundreds of hours into the game. If you're a fan of tactical shooters that require excellent teamwork, Rainbow 6 Siege is hard to beat.

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Superhot

Superhot has a simple premise--as the game explains it: fourth dimension just moves when y'all movement Only Superhot Team's inventive debut gets big bang for its buck by committing wholeheartedly to that concept. More puzzle game than traditional FPS, Superhot asks players to think carefully about every movement they make and every bullet they burn. It's innovative, meta, and has spawned two pseudo-sequels: Superhot VR and Superhot: Listen, Control, Delete.

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Titanfall 2

The best kickoff-person shooter campaign since One-half-Life ii? It depends on who you ask. But Respawn Amusement'south briskly paced sci-fi FPS undeniably has some of the all-time moment-to-moment gameplay of any title on this list. Dart, slide, double jump, shoot, sprint, and shoot some more every bit yous boom through some of the all-time levels of the terminal generation. The time-angle "Upshot and Cause" and the earth-shifting "Into the Abyss," which has yous platforming your manner through a factory where houses are prefabricated as they're built upward around you, are worth the price of admission alone. Add in a suite of multiplayer modes that, fifty-fifty well-nigh five years out, still receive periodic boosts from Apex Legends' popularity, and you have a full package that few kickoff-person shooters can rival.

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Wolfenstein: The New Order

The first game in the long-running Wolfenstein serial to be adult past MachineGames is a stellar reinvention of the classic FPS franchise, with great shooting, stiff stealth, and a compelling alternative history story with its off-white share of indiscriminate Nazi-slaughter, yes, and besides touching romance between hero B.J. Blazkowicz and his lover Anya Oliwa. The 2014 game looks slightly dated at this signal, but the action and storytelling are still a major success.

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Wolfenstein Ii: The New Colossus

MachineGames' second Wolfenstein game is a Nazi-killing extravaganza that pays equal attending to rip-roaring action and nuanced, ensemble storytelling. B.J. Blazkowicz and co. spend the time between missions on a stolen Nazi sub that works well as a space to relax and conversation with teammates between missions. In that location's even an arcade machine where you tin can play an altered version of Wolfenstein 3D. The story moments land, the dialogue is strong, and the gunplay is as good as ever. Nosotros especially love how The New Colossus handles progression: As you utilise a skill, the game presents new challenges to accomplish which you can complete to up that stat. It'due south a smart and organic way to advantage each distinct playstyle. Overall, The New Colossus is a peachy story-focused FPS with enough hyperviolence and over-the-top story beats to make Quentin Tarantino chroma (and so applaud).

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