first person shooters are extremely popular and because of that very reason it can be difficult
to nail down a new one to play but luckily for you guys we've got you covered we've compiled
14 of the most essential first person shooters for gamers in 2023. you can follow along let us
know in the comments how many of these you're actually playing or you would give a try and
we tried to find that nice even balance of PVE and PVP experiences here so hopefully this opens
up some good discussion in the comments and maybe even get you to try out something new drop a like
on the video if you're a fan of first person shooters make sure you're subscribed to the
channel and at number 14. six days in Fallujah this game was in development for the longest
time and I'm willing to bet some of you even forgot that it was coming about but not only
is it still in the works it actually launched on PC not too long ago early reception pretty solid
six days in Volusia is a tactical FPS set in the late 2004 during the real live six day battle that
took place in that region now the game features extremely tense and replayable combat scenarios
with unflinching realism and it's all about staying with your squad and working together
to make it through a procedurally generated level building streets complete objectives it's
all new Every time now when it comes to Modern military Shooters six days raises the bar it's
absolutely worth a look if you're a PC player now console ports they'll be coming later this
year maybe early 2024 but PC players you can jump in right now at number 13. ready or not speaking
of tactical Shooters this took the genre by storm when it launched in steam's Early Access program
in late 2021 it is a spiritual successor to the classic SWAT series of games and it features
incredibly tense and realistic Urban Warfare scenarios you play as a Police SWAT team in a
fictional region of California you have to carry out various missions various objectives but it's
all about your attention to detail the AI in this game is super Dynamic it's super unpredictable
intended to be as realistic as possible in these situations and there are a lot of ways
that you can approach every situation Stakes are always going to be high and it's one of the most
intense experiences in the entire FPS genre right now before we move on guys if you get anything
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at number 12. metal helsinger who's a fan of Doom raise your hand who's a fan of metal music raise
your hand how about playing Doom while listening to heavy metal music and basically just playing
Doom normally but anyway middle helsinger is a rhythm FPS launched in late 2022 was critically
acclaimed it was a perfect blend of Doom inspired combat with this heavy soundtrack that rewarded
you for doing actions to the beat of the song you move you shoot to the beat you increase
your power and it also just feels really cool to do it perfectly Rhythm action games are getting
more popular with time in metal it's going to be remembered as one of the best the genre has
to offer definitely pick it up because it's an extremely unique and addicting experiences it's
going to get your blood pumping even if you're not a fan of heavy metal music it doesn't matter
at number 11. cyberpunk 2077. now with the first paid expansion Phantom Liberty right around the
corner there's never been a better time to jump back into cyberpunk first person RV Chief from
CD projekt Red everybody knows the story launched at the end of 2020 and uh it was the perfect way
to wrap up a horrible year because it was one of the most controversial game launches in history
due to the abysmal technical State the game had to be pulled from sale pulled from shelves yeah
took months for patches before it was even close to being what they advertised now that the game
has been all fixed up and Band-Aids have been put on it's actually fun it's worth another look the
story's good the world's engaging and the combat is actually really satisfying but if you've been
waiting for something new to get you back into it wait until September there's a huge overhaul
update coming because CD projekt Red is going to completely change the way this game plays
just about everything being transformed into this new improved version of itself in preparation for
Phantom Liberty's expansion or I mean if you put cyberpunk down a while ago be ready to install
in September because it's going to be basically a brand new game now we crack into the top ten
Ultra kill just say just saying that word makes you sound cool Ultra kill Ultra kill it's a game
that first hit Early Access in 2020 but it's got a lot of content and stability updates over the
years and it's currently one of the most popular FPS games on Steam the general idea of ultra kill
is easy fast-paced Boomer shooter just like Doom Eternal but you have added mechanics like style
points and letter grades that you'd see in a game like maybe Devil May Cry The End Result One of the
most exciting satisfying FPS combat systems on the market right now and it's all wrapped up in this
nice little bow with awesome art style and a good soundtrack if you're a fan of Arena Shooters and
you like verticality and explosions give Ultra kill a try at number nine Rainbow Six Siege now
I feel like Siege comes and goes from the public eye as it pleases but it'll never give up its spot
as one of the most popular multiplayer Shooters in the world and it's for good reason rainbow
was one of the most influential tactical shooter franchises in the industry during the early 2000s
but Ubisoft needed a huge change in the formula during the mid-2010s what they got was Rainbow Six
Siege tactical PVP shooter tons of different characters gadgets all kinds of stuff at the
player's disposal it creates this constant game of chess on top of the tight shooting mechanics like
test your aim and reaction time more than most other games it's insanely popular it's likely
never going to go away even if Ubisoft release is a crappy spin-off game called something like
Rainbow Six extraction if that would ever happen it still wouldn't go away yeah at number eight
Warhammer 40K bolt gun let me ask you guys should I get into Warhammer I've never played it ever
released in May of 2023 bolt gun they say is one of the best Warhammer games of all time
it was heavily inspired by the Boomer shooter craze of the late 2010s and early 2020s and the
end result it looks insane it does if you've never heard of Warhammer 40K if you play as a
Space Marine traveling the Galaxy laying ways to hordes of demons and enemy Soldiers with
some pretty insane weapons glorious movement abilities and a button dedicated to taunting
your opponents dedicated straight to it which is awesome bolt gun may seem just like another
retro style Boomer shooter on the surface but it looks like it's one of the best FPS games of 2023
at number seven Apex Legends you may be tired of hearing about Apex at this point but the way I see
it it's popular for a reason Battle Royale games may be getting a little tiresome for people but
Apex is a game that you can just pick back up it's Unique it's a hybrid of Battle Royale and
hero Shooters it gives you this massive roster of characters to pick from you drop into this
large map two teammates try to be the last Trio standing now with the addition of a bunch of new
maps and weapons over the last few years respawn have maintained their place in the top tier of
Battle Royale games and while it may have stolen Titanfall 3 away from us I'm willing to forgive
it because it's good hopefully the next thing I add is the ability to play any map at any time
at number six Destiny 2. to say this IP got off to a rocky start would be a gross understatement
the first Destiny received very mixed reviews upon release due to the repetitive combat questionable
business model and not a lot of content but eventually updated itself to be one of the
most popular looter Shooters on the market then the sequel dropped in 2017 strangely undid a lot
of the progress that the first game's expansions made and it ended up becoming again one of the
most controversial live service games out there but ever since the split between Activision and
Bungie Destiny 2 has been soaring there's so much content and a lot of it's totally free
The combat's Good the gameplay is addicting the graphics and soundtrack are amazing with the sheer
amount of things to do in both worlds PVP and PVE it's hard not to recommend Destiny 2 to literally
anybody who likes first-person shooters I know it can be a little overwhelming to get into if you're
first starting and I can understand that Destiny 2 is a great game arguably the peak of looter
Shooters today at number five payday 2. raise your hand if you're hyped for payday 3. with the new
game just a couple months away more people than ever are going back to Payday 2 and I'll tell you
it's better than it was this Co-op FPS is entirely dedicated to that team experience you have dozens
of missions jobs complete with her compete with up to three friends complete with an expansive
progression system countless weapons gear pieces everything you want to spend your hard-earned cash
on it's one of the best co-op games around in the long-awaited sequel It's got some massive shoes
to fill is Overkill Software up to it I don't know judging by the early footage it's leaked I hope so
but is it Overkill the one that did that Walking Dead game at number four Team Fortress 2 yes I'm
serious 15 year old game is on our list today at number four still one of the biggest PVP Shooters
on Steam has tens of thousands of players logging in every single day and still holds its stuff its
spot in the top ten the game basically invented hero Shooters as we know them and it's aged
beautifully it has that classic valve FPS feel to it along with the Timeless humor in the character
or characterization that we know and love it's free to play you don't feel guilty spending
all your hard-earned money on the hats you don't seriously go try TF2 a game that's lasted over 15
years deserves your attention and raise your hand if you've never played it at number three halo the
Master Chief Collection while Halo infinite may have been one of the biggest disappointments of
the last decade along with Halo 5 that's two in a row I shouldn't take away from how awesome the
Master Chief Collection is honestly I would say this a must-home for anyone who has an Xbox or a
gaming PC just from the amount of content you get for the price of admission it gives you access to
five classic games and Halo 4 along with their multiplayer and their PVE content and it managed
to unify the Halo Community Under One Roof and get everybody to play together to this day there's
hundreds of thousands of people playing The Master Chief Collection across Xbox and PC hopefully
Microsoft hasn't overlooked the potential of giving Gears of War the same treatment
at number two today Left 4 Dead 2 valve can't miss with FPS games they really can't it's another
game that dropped over a decade and yet manages to stay near the top of this team charts every single
month because it's so good co-op zombie shooter not only contains some of the best characters and
most satisfying shooting of any game but it also has one of the biggest modding scenes on the PC
stuff that people have come up with is ridiculous the base content of Left 4 Dead 2 will take you
dozens of hours to get through once you dive into the library of mods it's endless you'll never put
it down it's a testament to how powerful a great game can be when the developers enable modding and
at this point I don't think Left 4 Dead 3 is ever going to come out because valve knows people will
be modding Left 4 Dead 2 until the world ends and at number one today has to be CS go Counter-Strike
has remained virtually unchanged for over two decades and yet it persists yes there's been a
few different Counter-Strike games and they all presented some very minor changes to the
formula but for the most part Counter-Strike has remained completely true to its original vision
and it absolutely refuses to give up the top spot of the multi-layer FPS pyramid free to play runs
on basically any computer fundamentally one of the most quintessential gaming experiences to
ever wear an FPS label even if you hate tactical Shooters and even if you never want to play the
PVP game again you owe it to yourself to download CS go just see what all the commotion is about
remember this game launched over a decade ago still breaking its own concurrent player count
record right now that's ridiculous and those are 14 FPS games you should give a try or pick
back up let me know one that we didn't add here that we should have and I'll see you guys soon