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- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is an online tactical first-person shooter developed by Valve Corporation and Hidden Path Entertainment, who also maintained Counter-Strike: Source after its release. It is the fourth game in the main Counter-Strike franchise. Counter Strike Global Offensive was released on August 21, 2012, and made available for Microsoft Windows and OS X on Steam, Xbox Live Arcade, and a US-only version on PlayStation Network. The Linux version was released in September 2014. It features classic content, such as revamped versions of classic maps; as well as brand new maps, characters and game modes. Cross-platform multiplayer was planned between Windows, OS X and PSN players, but was ultimately limited to Windows and OS X because of the differences in update-frequency between systems. The PSN version offers three input control methods, which include using either the DualShock 3 controller, PlayStation Move or USB keyboard/mouse.
- 22021Halo Infinite is a sci-fi first-person shooter game developed by 343 Industries and published by Xbox Game Studios. The game is the sixth main entry in the Halo series and was released in 2021 for Xbox X/S, Xbox One and PC. The game continues Master Chief story after the events of Halo 5: Guardians.
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (stylized as Red Dead Redemption II) is a Western-themed action-adventure video game developed and published by Rockstar Games. It is scheduled to be released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 26, 2018. The game is a prequel to the 2010 title Red Dead Redemption and will be the third entry in the Red Dead series. It follows the story of outlaw Arthur Morgan, a member of the Dutch van der Linde gang. Red Dead Redemption 2 is a Western-themed action-adventure game set in an open world environment. The game centers on Arthur Morgan, an outlaw and a member of the Van der Linde gang in 1899, in the waning years of the American Old West and extinction of the age of outlaws and gunslingers. The player controls Morgan from a third-person perspective. The game features both single-player and online multiplayer components.
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege is a tactical shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on December 1, 2015. The game puts heavy emphasis on environmental destruction and cooperation between players. Players assume control of an attacker or a defender in different gameplay modes such as hostage rescuing and bomb defusing.
- 52019Apex Legends is a free-to-play battle royale game developed by Respawn Entertainment. Set in the same universe as Titanfall, the game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 2019 and on Nintendo Switch on 2021. Apex Legends is a battle royale game, taking place 30 years after the events of Titanfall 2. Apex differs from most battle royale games by incorporating heroes with unique abilities that fall into roles such as Offense, Defense, Support and Recon.
- 6Grand Theft Auto V is an open world, action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. The game was released for on September 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, November 2014 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, April 2015 for Microsoft Windows, and March 2022 for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Set within the fictional state of San Andreas, the single-player story follows three criminals and their efforts to commit heists while under pressure from a government agency. The open world design lets players freely roam San Andreas, which includes open countryside and the fictional city of Los Santos. Players control the three lead protagonists throughout the single-player mode, switching between them both during and outside of missions.
- 72021Back 4 Blood is a first-person survival horror shooter game developed by Turtle Rock Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game is set to release in 2021 for PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Made by the creators of Left 4 Dead, the game takes place in a world that has overwhelmed by zombies and players have fight off hordes of zombies with an arsenal of weapons.
- 82016Overwatch is a team-based multiplayer online first-person shooter video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. It was released in May 2016 for Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Overwatch assigns players into two teams of six, with each player selecting from a roster of over 20 characters, known in-game as "heroes", each with a unique style of play, whose roles are divided into four general categories: Offense, Defense, Tank, and Support. Players on a team work together to secure and defend control points on a map or escort a payload across the map in a limited amount of time. Players gain cosmetic rewards that do not affect gameplay, such as character skins and victory poses, as they play the game. The game was initially launched with casual play, with a competitive ranked mode, various 'arcade' game modes, and a player-customizable server browser subsequently included following its release. Additionally, Blizzard has developed and added new characters, maps, and game modes post-release, while stating that all Overwatch updates will remain free, with the only additional cost to players being microtransactions to earn additional cosmetic rewards.
- Star Wars Battlefront II is an action shooter video game developed by EA DICE, in collaboration with Criterion Games and Motive Studios, and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2017 and serves as fourth main installment of the Star Wars: Battlefront series, and a sequel to the 2015 reboot of the series. Based on the Star Wars film franchise, the storyline takes place between Return of the Jedi and the The Force Awakens, following Iden Versio, the commander of an Imperial special ops squad, who defects to the New Republic after becoming disillusioned with the Galactic Empire's tactics.
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is a 2017 action-adventure first-person shooter video game developed by MachineGames and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game is the eighth main entry in the Wolfenstein series and the sequel to 2014's Wolfenstein: The New Order, set in alternate history 1961 America following the Nazi victory of the Second World War.
- 112018Battlefield V is a first-person shooter video game developed by EA DICE and published by Electronic Arts, and the seventeenth installment in the Battlefield series. It will be released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 19, 2018. The game will continue on from its precursor Battlefield 1 by focusing on World War II.
- 122021Far Cry 6 is a 2021 first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Toronto and published by Ubisoft. Set on Yara, a fictional Caribbean island ruled as a dictatorship by "El Presidente" Antón Castillo (Giancarlo Esposito), who is raising his son Diego (Anthony Gonzalez) to follow in his rule, the game features the player taking the role of guerilla fighter Dani Rojas, attempting to topple Castillo and his regime.
- 1320017Team Fortress 2 is a team-based first-person shooter multiplayer video game developed by Valve Corporation. It is the sequel to the 1996 mod Team Fortress for Quake and its 1999 remake. It was released as part of the video game compilation The Orange Box on October 10, 2007 for Windows and the Xbox 360. A PlayStation 3 version followed on December 11, 2007. On April 8, 2008, it was released as a standalone title for Windows for OS X, and for Linux on February 14, 2013. It is distributed online through Valve's download retailer Steam; retail distribution was handled by Electronic Arts. In Team Fortress 2, players join one of two teams comprising nine character classes, battling in a variety of game modes including capture the flag and king of the hill. The development is led by John Cook and Robin Walker, creators of the original Team Fortress. Announced in 1998, the game once had more realistic, militaristic visuals and gameplay, but this changed over the protracted nine-year development. After Valve released no information for six years, Team Fortress 2 regularly featured in Wired News ' annual vaporware list among other ignominies.
- 142017Destiny 2 is a 2017 online-only multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Activision. Set in a "mythic science fiction" world, the game features a multiplayer "shared-world" environment where players assume the role of a Guardian, protectors of Earth's last safe city as they wield a power called Light to protect the Last City from different alien races.
- 152013Rust is a survival video game developed and published by Facepunch Studios in February 2018 for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux. The game has only a multiplayer mode. The objective of Rust is to survive in the wilderness using gathered or stolen materials. They must successfully manage their hunger, thirst, and health or risk dying. While there are bears and wolves, given the game is multiplayer-only, the primary threat is other players. Combat uses firearms and primitive weapons, such as bows. In addition, attack helicopters, a vehicle controlled by non-player characters, will occasionally fly around attacking heavily-armed players, though they can be taken down with persistence. The game features crafting, though initially, only limited options are offered. To stay protected, players must build bases or join clans with others to improve their survivability, with raiding being commonplace and done more frequently by large clans.
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Prey
2017Prey is a 2017 first-person shooter video game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. In Prey, the player controls Morgan Yu while exploring the space station Talos I, in orbit around EarthMoon L2, where research into a hostile alien collective called the Typhon is performed. - Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (stylized as Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII) is a multiplayer first-person shooter developed by Treyarch and published by Activision. It is scheduled to be released worldwide on October 12, 2018, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is a sequel to the 2015 game Call of Duty: Black Ops III and will be the fifth entry in the Black Ops subseries, and the 15th main installment in the Call of Duty series overall. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game. Unlike previous titles in the Call of Duty series, Black Ops 4 is the first entry to not feature a traditional single-player campaign, and contains only Multiplayer, Zombies and a new battle royale mode called Blackout.
- 182018Far Cry 5 is an action-adventure first-person shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Toronto and published by parent company Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is the eleventh installment and the fifth main title in the Far Cry series. It was released on March 27, 2018.
- 192016Dead by Daylight is an asymmetric survival horror online multiplayer video game developed by Behaviour Interactive and published by Starbreeze Studios. Dead by Daylight was released for the Microsoft Windows operating system in June 2016, and released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One home consoles in June 2017. The game is (4v1) where one player takes on the role of the savage Killer, and the other four players play as Survivors, trying to escape the Killer and avoid being caught, tortured and killed.
- 202019Far Cry New Dawn is a first-person shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The game is a spin-off of the Far Cry series and a narrative sequel to Far Cry 5. Similar to its predecessors, Far Cry New Dawn is an action-adventure first-person shooter set in an open world environment which the player can explore freely on foot or via various vehicles. The game is set in the fictional Hope County, Montana and uses a reimagined version of Far Cry 5's map. The nuclear war portrayed in Far Cry 5 has reshaped the landscape so that new areas have become available for the player to explore while others are inaccessible.
- 21Ark: Survival Evolved (stylized as ΛRK) is a 2017 action-adventure survival video game developed by Studio Wildcard in collaboration with Instinct Games, Efecto Studios, and Virtual Basement. In the game, players must survive being stranded on an island filled with roaming dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, natural hazards, and potentially hostile human players.
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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is a 2017 survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom. The story follows civilian Ethan Winters as he searches for his wife Mia, which leads him to a derelict plantation inhabited by the Baker family. Ethan makes use of weapons and tools in the fight against the Baker family and the "Molded", a humanoid form of bacteria. - 232022Overwatch 2 is a first-person hero shooter game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. The game was released for PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, Nintendo Switch, PC, and PlayStation 4 in 2022 as the sequel to the 2016 game Overwatch. Players will take on the various playable heroes in Overwatch as they fight against the second omnic uprising and discover who is behind it.
- 24Call of Duty: Vanguard is a first-person shooter game developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. The game was released for PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2021. The eighteenth installment in the Call of Duty series, the game features the birth of a special task force that faces an emerging threat at the end of World War II across the globe.
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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) is a 2017 multiplayer online battle royale game developed by PUBG Corporation. In the game, up to one hundred players parachute onto an island and scavenge for weapons and equipment to kill others while avoiding getting killed themselves- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction is a tactical shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The game was released for PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2022. A spin-off of Rainbow Six Siege, players must work together to combat and defeat a type of parasite-like aliens called the Archaeans.
- 27The Elder Scrolls Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing video game developed by ZeniMax Online Studios. It was released on April 4, 2014 for Microsoft Windows, OS X and on Steam on July 17, 2014. It is a part of The Elder Scrolls action fantasy video game franchise, of which it is the first open-ended multiplayer installment. On January 21, 2015, it was announced that an active subscription will not be needed to play the game effective March 17, 2015. The game was renamed to The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One console versions are due to be released on June 9, 2015. The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S version was released in June 2021. As with other games in The Elder Scrolls franchise, the game is set in the continent of Tamriel and features a storyline indirectly connected with the other games. The Elder Scrolls Online had been in development for seven years before its release in 2014. It has received mostly mixed reviews.
- 282021Battlefield 2042 is a first-person shooter game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. The seventeenth installment in the Battlefield series is set to be released in 2021 for PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The game will not have a single-player campaign, but instead, features a story that is told through multiplayer gameplay. Set in the near future, decades of devastation caused by climate change come to a peak in 2040 when a Kessler syndrome event occurs, causing 70% of orbiting satellites to crash to Earth. The resulting global blackout causes tensions between the United States and Russia to skyrocket, with war breaking out by the year 2042.
- 292018Paladins: Champions of the Realm is a third-person shooter, first person shooter video game developed and published by Hi-Rez Studios. Paladins provides various characters, called Champions, for the players to choose during their gaming sessions. Each of these Champions falls into one of the following categories: Front Line, Damage, Support, and Flank. Being a team-based shooter, players must rely on strategy, character knowledge, coordination, and teamwork in order to attain victory. Players may use VGS, along with text and voice chat to communicate. A good team will have a balanced choice of classes that will support each other during the game.
- 30Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is an action, role-playing first-person shooter game developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games. Spun-off of the Borderlands series, the game was released in 2022 for PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Taking place in a high-fantasy setting, shortly after the events of Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep DLC for Borderlands 2, the game will support four-player cooperative combat using procedurally-generated weapons and loot, though with additional focus on magic and melee weapons in addition to guns.
- Star Citizen is an upcoming space trading and combat simulator video game for Microsoft Windows and Linux. Star Citizen will consist of two main components: first-person space combat, mining and trading with first-person shooter elements in a massively multiplayer persistent universe and customizable private servers, and a branching single-player and drop-in co-operative multiplayer campaign titled Squadron 42. The game is built on a modified CryEngine and will feature Oculus Rift support. Both Star Citizen and Squadron 42 are set in a 30th-century Milky Way centered on the fictional United Empire of Earth, an analogue of the late Roman Empire. A central theme of the game is citizenship – or lack thereof – in the UEE, which must be earned through player actions such as completing a period of military service. It is anticipated that citizens will enjoy certain in-game benefits, like paying a reduced tax rate, but the exact details are yet to be determined. A strong focus will be placed on player interaction, with player behavior influencing and being influenced by a dynamic economy system.
- 32Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is a first-person action video game developed and published by Fatshark. It is the sequel to the 2015's Warhammer: End Times Vermintide. Vermintide 2 was released for Windows on 8 March 2018. It was released for Xbox One on 11 July 2018, free for members of the Xbox Game Pass. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is a game with gameplay experienced from a first-person perspective. Set in the Warhammer Fantasy fictional universe, players battle cooperatively against the Chaos army and a race of rat-men known as the Skaven. The game features five different characters to play as. These characters are divided into 15 different careers, each with a unique set of skills and abilities. After players complete missions, they receive rewards through a randomised loot system.
- 33Firewall Zero Hour is a virtual reality first-person shooter game developed by First Contact Entertainment and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was released for the PlayStation 4 via the PlayStation VR on August 28, 2018. Firewall Zero Hour is an online virtual reality tactical action shooter where players called contractors take on contracts issued from agents who are known as mother and father. Each contractor has a different passive skill for use on the field which can help support the player fend off the enemy team from completing their objective. There are 12 contractors players can choose from all with a set primary skill and a secondary skill you can edit. Weapon loadouts are also customizable where players can pick a primary weapon, secondary weapon, one lethal equipment and one nonlethal equipment.
- 342022Isonzo is a Action, Indie, Multiplayer, First-person, Shooter, War video game developed by Blackmill Games and published by M2H. The game was released in 2022 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. An authentic and hyper-realistic look at World War 1, Isonzo thrusts players onto the Italian Front as they must survive The Great War in excruciating detail. History buffs will have the time of their lives as they get to witness and partake in the horrific World War, from the comfort of their own homes.
- 352021GTFO is an action adventure survival horror first-person shooter cooperative game developed and published by 10 Chambers Collective. The game was released for PC in 2021. Players are forced to go down into an underground complex built on the asteroid site to scavenge and carry out tasks for a mysterious entity known as The Warden, all the while they must the dangerous creatures that lurk beneath.
- 362022Post Void is a first-person shooting roguelite developed by YCJY Games and published by Super Rare Originals. The game was released for the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch in 2022 and for the PC in 2020. Travel down memory lane as Post Void looks to recreate the classic feel and vibe of old-school first-person shooters in a roguelite that will infuriate and charm any and all who play it. With a goal of simply getting the highest score possible, the Post Void offers endless replay value in its visually vibrant world.
