Dirty Bomb
Team Fortress 2 has been around for a while, sure, but we’re definitely entering the Age Of The Class-Based Online Shooter. We’re about to be inundated with them, in fact – we’ve already gotten a crack at Evolve, Blizzard has Overwatch on the way, and Cliff Bleszinksi’s Boss Key Games recently revealed Lawbreakers.
Right now, though, you can play Dirty Bomb for free in its open beta. It’s pulling in elements from TF2 and the more-established military-themed shooters of the day such as Battlefield, for a rather cheeky, chunky take on the team-based, objective-focused shooter genre.
Developers Splash Damage have a pedigree in online shooters, and their previous work includes multiplayer modes for games like Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Doom 3. Like its forebears, Dirty Bomb has fast motion and satisfying, thunderous weapons. However, it eschews the past’s grungy, brown environments for brightly-lit, open air arenas in utterly gigantic levels. The business model is a little on the weird side for now, but being that the game is still in beta, it’s best at this point to leave your wallet in your pocket and just enjoy some good old fashioned shootery fun.