Multiplayer Shooter Games

Top 50 multiplayer shooter games

1. 1

   Counter-Strike 2

   One team tries to plant a bomb and the other has to stop them or defuse it, in rounds where the dead don't respawn. Money earned each round buys the weapons for the next one.

   2–10 onlineFree

2. 2

   Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

   Attackers storm a building to defuse a bomb or rescue a hostage while defenders fortify it with barricades and traps. Each operator has a unique gadget, and many walls and floors can be breached.

   2–10 onlineCrossplayFree

3. 3

   Team Fortress 2

   Two teams fight to capture control points, push a bomb cart or steal the other side's briefcase. There are nine classes with different weapons and jobs, and you can switch class mid-match.

   2–24 onlineFree

4. 4

   HELLDIVERS 2

   You play soldiers who drop onto planets to complete missions against giant bugs, robots and aliens, calling in airstrikes and weapons from orbit. Friendly fire is always on.

   2–4 onlineCrossplay

5. 5

   PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

   Up to a hundred players parachute onto an island, search buildings for weapons and gear, and fight as the safe zone shrinks until one team is left. Bullets drop over distance.

   2–4 onlineCrossplayFree

6. 6

   Apex Legends

   Squads drop onto a shrinking map, scavenge weapons and fight until one is left. Each character has unique abilities, and eliminated teammates can come back if someone carries their banner to a respawn beacon.

   2–3 onlineCrossplayFree

7. 7

   Destiny 2

   As Guardians with elemental powers, you shoot through alien factions in missions, dungeons and raids to earn better weapons and armor. Raids require the team to solve coordinated mechanics on top of the shooting.

   2–12 onlineCrossplayFree

8. 8

   War Thunder

   Battles over capture zones are fought in tanks, planes, helicopters and warships from the 1930s to today. Damage is modeled per part, so one shot can knock out the engine or a crew member.

   2–32 onlineCrossplayFree

9. 9

   Marvel Rivals

   Teams of Marvel heroes and villains fight to capture points or escort a payload. Certain character pairings unlock team-up abilities, and parts of the map can be destroyed.

   2–12 onlineCrossplayFree

10. 10

    Warframe

    You control warriors called warframes, each with its own abilities, in short missions against enemy factions across the solar system. The parts you earn are used to build new warframes and weapons.

    2–4 onlineCrossplayFree

11. 11

    Call of Duty

    It bundles the recent Call of Duty games: team matches, round-based Zombies and Warzone, with squads on a large map that closes in. There, players who die can return by winning a Gulag duel.

    2–12 online · 2 on one screenCrossplay

12. 12

    Left 4 Dead 2

    Survivors fight through zombie-filled campaigns from safe room to safe room until the final rescue. The game adjusts enemy and item spawns to how the group is doing.

    2–8 online

13. 13

    ARC Raiders

    From an underground colony, you go up to scavenge the surface among hostile machines called ARC and other players. If you die before reaching an extraction point, you lose almost everything you were carrying.

    2–3 onlineCrossplay

14. 14

    PAYDAY 2

    Masked robbers hit banks, jewelry stores and vaults, haul out bags of loot and hold off waves of police until they escape. Many heists can also be completed in stealth without tripping the alarm.

    2–4 online

15. 15

    Deep Rock Galactic

    Dwarf miners drop into procedurally generated caves to extract minerals while swarms of alien bugs attack. All terrain can be dug through, and each class has its own tool for getting around the cave.

    2–4 onlineCrossplay

16. 16

    Overwatch

    Two teams of heroes with unique abilities fight over objectives like escorting a payload, capturing points or pushing a robot. Heroes are split into tank, damage and support, and you can switch during the match.

    2–12 onlineCrossplayFree

17. 17

    Halo: The Master Chief Collection

    It bundles six Halo games, from Reach to Halo 4, with their campaigns against the Covenant and the Flood plus multiplayer. It also includes wave-based Firefight and Forge, an editor for building maps and modes.

    2–16 online · 4 on one screenCrossplay

18. 18

    Risk of Rain 2

    Each stage is cleared by shooting monsters, opening chests with the gold they drop and activating a teleporter that summons the boss. Items stack without limit, and difficulty rises with elapsed time.

    2–4 online

19. 19

    THE FINALS

    Teams compete in a virtual game show to grab cash from vaults and carry it to a cashout station they then have to defend. Almost every building can be destroyed.

    2–12 onlineCrossplayFree

20. 20

    Battlefield 6

    Two large teams of soldiers fight to capture points on maps with tanks, helicopters and jets. Each of you picks one of four classes, from Assault to Recon, and many buildings can be brought down.

    2–64 onlineCrossplay

21. 21

    Ready or Not

    A SWAT team enters buildings with armed suspects and civilians inside, clearing each room, making arrests and rescuing hostages. Rules of engagement penalize shooting anyone who isn't a threat.

    2–5 onlineCrossplay

22. 22

    Halo Infinite

    Shielded Spartan supersoldiers fight in two teams in modes like Slayer and Capture the Flag. Weapons and gear like the grappling hook spawn on the map, and Forge lets you build maps.

    2–24 online · 4 on one screenCrossplayFree

23. 23

    Paladins

    Teams of fantasy champions fight to capture a point and then push a payload to the enemy base. Before the match you build a card loadout that modifies your champion's abilities.

    2–10 onlineCrossplayFree

24. 24

    Borderlands 2

    On the planet Pandora, Vault Hunters shoot bandits, robots and creatures to stop Handsome Jack. Guns are randomly generated with different stats and effects.

    2–4 online

25. 25

    Call of Duty: Black Ops III

    It has competitive multiplayer with wall-running soldiers, a co-op campaign and Zombies mode. In Zombies you survive rounds of undead, spending points to open doors and buy weapons.

    2–18 online · 4 on one screen

26. 26

    Arma 3

    It's a military simulator with infantry, vehicles, helicopters and jets on islands of up to 270 square kilometers. Most play happens in community-made missions and modes built with the in-game editor.

    2–64 online

27. 27

    Splatoon 3

    You play characters who shoot ink and turn into squid or octopus to swim through it. In Turf War the team that inks more ground wins, and Salmon Run has you fighting waves of Salmonids.

    2–8 online

28. 28

    Fortnite

    You drop from a flying bus onto an island, find weapons and fight until one team is left, building walls and ramps for cover. It also includes LEGO Fortnite, Fortnite Festival and player-made islands.

    2–16 online · 2 on one screenCrossplayFree

29. 29

    VALORANT

    One team tries to plant a bomb called the Spike while the other tries to stop or defuse it. Each player picks an agent with unique abilities and buys weapons before each round.

    2–10 onlineCrossplayFree

30. 30

    Halo 5: Guardians

    Spartans fight in two teams in small arenas or in Warzone, a large-map mode with vehicles and AI enemies. Everyone has thrusters to dodge, charge and clamber up ledges.

    2–16 online

31. 31

    Gears of War 4

    Soldiers fight the Swarm by shooting from cover. In Horde you defend a base against waves and use the Fabricator to build turrets and barriers with the energy enemies drop.

    2–10 online · 2 on one screenCrossplay

32. 32

    Gears of War 3

    The end of the trilogy has soldiers fighting the Locust and the Lambent from behind cover. It includes Horde, with defenses bought between waves, and Beast, where you play as the Locust.

    2–10 online · 2 on one screen

33. 33

    Gears of War 2

    The campaign has soldiers fighting the Locust from behind cover and goes down into their underground tunnels. It includes the series' first Horde mode, with fifty waves of enemies.

    2–10 online · 2 on one screen

34. 34

    Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

    Its multiplayer pits two teams of Uncharted characters against each other on maps where you climb and swing on a grappling hook. Money earned during the match buys AI sidekicks and mystical powers.

    2–10 online

35. 35

    Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

    You command troops and fight in person, on foot or horseback, in medieval battles and sieges. The conquest campaign is single-player, and multiplayer offers battles with or without AI troops.

    2–12 online

36. 36

    Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

    As Space Marines from Warhammer 40,000, you fight Tyranid swarms and Chaos Marines with bolters and chainswords. Operations mode has classes with their own weapons and abilities, in missions that run alongside the campaign.

    2–3 onlineCrossplay

37. 37

    Titanfall 2

    Pilots wall-run and double jump in matches that also include AI-controlled soldiers. Filling a meter lets you call down a Titan, a giant mech you can pilot.

    2–12 online

38. 38

    Hunt: Showdown 1896

    In 1896, bounty hunters follow clues to a boss monster, kill it and escape with the bounty while other teams chase the same prize. A hunter who dies is lost with their gear.

    2–3 onlineCrossplay

39. 39

    Once Human

    In a post-apocalyptic world overrun by mutated creatures, you survive by shooting, gathering resources and building a base. You capture Deviations, creatures that fight alongside you or work at the base.

    2–4 onlineCrossplayFree

40. 40

    Squad

    Two modern armies fight over control points on large maps with infantry, armor and helicopters. Players organize into squads under a leader, build forward spawn bases and rely on supply trucks.

    2–100 online

41. 41

    Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

    Drafted by the Inquisition, you play convicts sent into a Warhammer 40,000 hive city on missions against hordes of heretics and mutants. You switch between melee and ranged weapons.

    2–4 onlineCrossplay

42. 42

    Delta Force

    It has two modes: Warfare, large battles over sectors with tanks and helicopters, and Operations, where you enter a map to grab loot and must extract alive. Each operator has their own abilities and gadgets.

    2–4 onlineCrossplayFree

43. 43

    Hell Let Loose

    It recreates World War II battles where two sides fight over map sectors with infantry, tanks and artillery. One commander directs each side, and players place their own spawn points.

    2–100 onlineCrossplay

44. 44

    Borderlands 3

    Vault Hunters cross several planets, shooting bandits, robots and creatures to stop the Calypso Twins and their cult. Guns are randomly generated, and each hunter has their own skills.

    2–4 online · 2 on one screenCrossplay

45. 45

    Insurgency: Sandstorm

    In a modern Middle East conflict, you capture and defend objectives against another team or bots. A shot or two kills, and ammo is tracked by magazine with no bullet counter.

    2–28 onlineCrossplay

46. 46

    MORDHAU

    Medieval mercenaries fight with swords, spears, bows and catapults in objective battles, duels and a horde mode. You control the direction of every swing and parry yourself.

    2–64 onlineCrossplay

47. 47

    STAR WARS Battlefront II

    You fight Star Wars battles as clone troopers, droids, rebels or stormtroopers, on foot or in starfighters. Points earned during a match let you spawn as heroes such as Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker.

    2–8 online · 2 on one screen

48. 48

    WARDOGS

    A hundred players in three teams fight over a control zone, and the team with the most players inside scores. Cash earned through teamplay buys your weapons and vehicles for each life.

    2–33 online

49. 49

    Battlefield 1

    World War I soldiers fight over capture points on large maps with tanks, biplanes and horses. The losing team is given an airship, an armored train or a dreadnought.

    2–5 online

50. 50

    Counter-Strike: Source

    Terrorists and counter-terrorists face off in rounds to plant or defuse a bomb, or to hold or rescue hostages. This is the 2004 version, with community servers running modes like surf or zombies.

    2–32 online

There are 20 more in the catalog, and the poll counts them too when it filters by what your group can play.