21 New Best Shooter Games of 2023

Video games are meant to be many things, and stress relief is one of them. Shooter games are something gamers flock to for mindless fun, and the genre continues to grow year after year. Here are our picks for the best upcoming shooter games of 2023. Keep an eye out–these look like a blast.

Disclaimer: The Day Before was removed from this list.

#21 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Platform: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release Date: December 7, 2023

Epic | PlayStation | Xbox

Ubisoft is big on giving players all sorts of experiences in both the first-person and third-person perspective. In Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, you’ll get the FPS experience as you become a Na’vi within the world of Pandora and must fight to protect it while also learning all about it.

The Na’vi you control is captured and raised by humans, but eventually, you return to your kind and must adapt to the world around you. Through Na’vi’s eyes, you’ll explore, hunt, make allies with the local wildlife, and see the wonders that Pandora has to offer.

The game perfectly connects with the movies while telling its own tale! So look around and enjoy it all!

#20 Roboquest

Platform: PC Xbox One XSX|S
Release Date: November 07, 2023

Steam | Xbox

Roboquest has quickly gained some attention online for a fast-paced FPS experience. This title might not be for everyone, but for those that it clicks with, you’ll probably spend some long gameplay sessions here. The game throws players into the future, where you’re mainly battling evil robots. However, it’s a roguelite experience where you never know what kind of level you’ll get into. Levels can be drastically different, but when you’re not blasting enemies away, you’ll have a wide range of weapons to choose from and customization options to make your character even stronger. 

#19 Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty

Platform: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release Date: September 26, 2023

Steam | PlayStation | Xbox

When you must go deep undercover to try and save the President, shooting your way out of situations is almost guaranteed. Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty places you back in the shoes of V, who is once again trying to get the “time bomb” out of their head.

The mysterious Songbird contacts them to take on a mission that can get them what they want. But to complete the mission, they’ll have to take on militia members, outsmart some devious people, and load up with weapons that aren’t always safe to use. But in Dogtown, you use what you get and hope you make it out alive.

#18 Brotato

Platform: PC JUNE 23, 2023
Release Date: SWITCH AUGUST 03, 2023

Steam | Nintendo

There are many games that will have you fighting as some of the greatest warriors the universe has ever known. But has any of them ever had you be a potato warrior? This is not a joke. This is Brotato. The top-down shooter will feature you as the survivor of a crash landing on an alien world.

As you wait for your brethren to come get you, you must survive the onslaught of alien creatures that are coming to kill you. But fear not, Brotato! You can wield six weapons at once! So draw your weapons and mow down foes until your rescue comes!

# 17 BattleBit Remastered

Platform: PC
Release Date: June 15, 2023

Steam

What happens when an FPS focuses solely on gameplay? It endeavors to give you the best gameplay experience possible. In BattleBit Remastered, the game puts you on a battlefield with up to 256 players! That means there’s going to be tons of bullets flying around.

But you won’t just be walking or running to your foes. You can jump into various vehicles to help you get around the battlefield. Plus, with 45 different weapons to choose from, you’ll have plenty of load-outs to pick to get the firepower you need.

Pick the class you want, then load up and head out so you can win in the end.

#16 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

Platform: PC PS4 PS5 Xbox One XSX|S
Release Date: August 25, 2023

Steam | PlayStation | Xbox

If we were to tell you that there’s a mech game out there that will let you have the time of your life while making the mech of your dreams, you’d be interested, right?

Good! Because Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is here, and it’ll give you the mech action you’ve likely been dreaming about. The game features omnidirectional battles that’ll have you on your toes from start to finish. You’ll want to outfit yourself perfectly to take on threats while also learning more about the world around you as you go through the campaign.

So what are you waiting for? Your mech awaits!

#15 20 Minutes Till Dawn

Platform: PC
Release Date: JUNE 08, 2023

Steam

Many Action RPGs lately have tested players’ skills with how long they can last in a certain scenario, and 20 Minutes Till Dawn helped create that trend.

You’ll be put into the dead of night with legions of monsters swarming you. Your only hope is to kill them with numerous weapons and skills until the dawn comes. Whether it’s blades or guns, you’ll have plenty of options for dealing with your foes.

Death is never the end in this game, as you can pass on your experience for better upgrades to give you an advantage next go around.

Good luck. You’ll need it.

#14 Red Dead Redemption

Platform: PS4 Switch – August 17, 2023
Release Date: Xbox 360 PS3 – May 18, 2010

PlayStation | Xbox | Nintendo

When it comes to Rockstar Games titles, you know there will be plenty of action for you to participate in. The only question is, how much fun will you have along the way?

Red Dead Redemption offers action on numerous fronts as you’re thrown into the age of the Wild West and tasked to take down a group of outlaws. The twist is that these outlaws were your friends; taking them down is the only way you’ll have piece.

In the recent rerelease of the game, you’ll also get access to the “Undead Nightmare” storyline, where you’ll get to face off against zombies! As we all know, there are plenty of things to do and shoot when zombies roam around.

#13 Starship Troopers: Extermination

Platform: PC
Release Date: May 17, 2023

Steam

 When it’s you versus a bunch of bug aliens, the choice of who you want to survive is obvious, right? In Starship Troopers: Extermination, you’ll pick a class of trooper and ship off to take back a planet overrun with creepy aliens.

But the game isn’t just about shooting everything that moves. You have to build around your position and use the materials you’ve gathered to put yourself in a position to survive.

The better you do, the better weapons, ammo, and abilities you’ll unlock. You’ll need every single one to beat back the monsters that are awaiting you on the planet!

#12 Remnant 2

Platform: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release Date: July 25, 2023

Steam | Playstation | Xbox

There are all types of shooters out in the gaming space, so the challenge is making one that players will want to try out or replay endlessly. Remnant II fulfills many of those criteria and then some. In the title, you are part of the last remnants of humanity who must fight across numerous worlds to defeat a foe that wishes to destroy existence.

To do this, you’ll need guns, lots of guns. But not just guns, as you can use other weapons too. But guns are definitely a part of the game!

You’ll wield them in combat against massive forces and terrifying bosses, all the while improving your character’s stats and abilities to make them even fiercer in the fight.

#11 Metroid Prime Remastered

Platform: Switch
Release Date: February 08, 2023

Nintendo

For the early parts of her career, the adventures of Samus Aran were told from the 2D side-scrolling perspective. Those titles helped make Samus an icon and then helped create the “Metroidvania” experience.

But then, on the Nintendo Gamecube, Retro Studios shifted the perspective and turned the franchise into an FPS! Now, you’ll get to experience that first time with Metroid Prime Remastered!

On the planet Tallon IV, Samus must fight through a hostile world full of creatures and villainous Space Pirates using abilities old and new to save the galaxy. Do you think you’re up to the task? Jump in and find out!

#10 Arizona Sunshine 2

Platform: PC PS5
Release Date: December 7, 2023

The VR space has been trying to bring bigger and more immersive titles to those who have headsets. So if you’re in the mood for a zombie-filled FPS venture in VR, you might want to try Arizona Sunshine 2.

The game will put you in the hot as heck state through the eyes of Fred. He’ll happily narrate his situation to you as you go across the various areas of the state to get answers to his questions.

But it won’t be easy, as you’ll have to get creative with how you kill the zombies you meet. After all, in games like these, supplies aren’t abundant. So use what you have to the fullest to survive!

#9 Atomic Heart

Platform: PC PS4 Xbox One XSX|S PS5
Release: February 21, 2023 

Steam | PlayStation | Xbox

Are you ready to enter yet another dystopian future and try to write the wrongs of people you barely know because it’s the “right thing to do?” Hey, it’s a common plot in video games, but Atomic Heart does try to keep it fresh where possible.

Like certain other shooters, you won’t need to rely simply on guns and explosions to destroy enemies. Instead, you can blast them with numerous powers you’ll obtain over time. You’ll need them because the enemies within the “utopia” you’re in aren’t your typical grunts and thugs.

So be prepared for anything and take down all you see coming for you!

#8 Wanted: Dead

Developer: Soleil
Publisher: 110 Industries
Release date: 2023
Platform: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S

Welcome to a hardboiled cop game that is mixed with Cyberpunk elements! Wanted: Dead takes you to Hong Kong, where you play Lt. Hannah Stone. She’s the head of an elite unit in the Hong Kong Police Department known as the Zombie Unit.

Their jobs are turned upside down when they discover a conspiracy that is spread throughout the city. To take back control, they must fight through the streets and through enemy strongholds to take down those in charge and bring justice back.

The game mixes gunplay alongside martial arts for a brutal combat experience. Mix and match moves, use multiple weapons, deliver devastating finishers, whatever it takes to survive and advance!

#7 Warhammer 40000: Boltgun

• Developer: Auroch Digital
• Release date: 2023
• Publisher: Focus Entertainment
• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X and Series S, PlayStation 5

The Warhammer 40K series has never been afraid to have fun at its own expense, and create unique versions of its story. Warhammer 40000: Boltgun is a great example of that. Because instead of making a “profound next-gen title”, they basically made their version of a Doom game. Complete with the pixel graphics!

You play as a lone Space Marine who must venture across the galaxy in order to take on all sorts of enemies including Chaos Space Marines and the forces of Chaos itself! Wield the biggest and baddest weapons around in order to get the job done!

This game is a tribute to the shooters that came before, so don’t miss out on it.

#6 Gunbrella

• Developer: Doinksoft
• Publisher: Devolver Digital
• Platforms: PC, NS
• Release: September 13, 2023

Gunbrella might sound like the official name for The Penguin’s favorite weapon. This noir-punk adventure features you as a man out for revenge in a world where a certain natural resource has driven people to great depths (in the bad way) in order to get it. You’ll be armed with the Gunbrella and have to go up against everything from cops, to ghouls, to cults, and more. If you want to see what this special weapon can do, pick up a copy today.

#5 Boundary

• Release date: 2023
• Developer: Surgical Scalpels
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh operating systems
• Publishers: Skystone Games, Huya

You know the movie Gravity? Did you ever wonder what it would be like if a fight scene broke out and the suited up astronauts were firing rounds at each other in space? Well, Boundary is going to let that vision happen for you.

Because in the game, you’ll be having team vs. team battles with enemy “Astroperators” as well as other groups that seek to take your team out. You’ll have to unload on them while also completing missions on the various stations and satellites you’re attached to.

Customize your operator and use the best tactics you can in order to come out on top!

#4 Exoprimal

• Developer: Capcom
• Publisher: Capcom
• Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, X/S
• Release: 2023

If we were to tell you that Exoprimal is a game where you suit up in powerful exosuits in order to take on some dangerous enemies, you probably wouldn’t blink. But if we told you that those exosuits you’re wearing were to make you on par with dinosaurs, would that up the stakes? Load up alone or with friends. Will you fight to the very end, or will you be the one that goes extinct?

#3 Starfield

• Release date: 2023
• Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
• Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
• Platforms: Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows

We all know that Bethesda is good at making games that take a long time to complete. They’ll put you into realms or countries with plenty of space to put things in and numerous side quests to complete.

But things are about to be taken to a whole new level in Starfield because you will be exploring outer space and the planets that fill it. Bethesda has promised that there are legions of planets to check out, many of which have cities or key areas for you touchdown in and see what they’re like.

You’ll have countless planets to explore, characters to meet, quests to take on, and your protagonist to level up. It’s very much a Bethesda game so if you’re a fan of their previous works, you will not want to pass this game up.

#2 Payday 3

• Developer: Overkill Software
• Publisher: Starbreeze Studios, Prime Matter
• Platforms: PC, Xbox, PlayStation, NS
• Release: September 21, 2023

Are you ready to get back into the life of crime? That’s what Payday 3 is offering as you once again follow the original crew of robbers from Payday: The Heist. This game is all about going through a series of heists and stickups. You’ll have to plan out your attack, the weaponry, gadgets, and an escape route before you burst into the scene to take charge. Of course, this time around, we’re in New York, and the world, along with the economy, has changed since our original crew of criminals first got started in the life of crime.

Law enforcement will have their own new tools and strategies to face off, not to mention the growing popularity of cryptocurrency. But fortunately, what hasn’t changed is the cooperative gameplay. This game will still feature co-op, so you and your friends can try to successfully complete some of the biggest heists New York has ever seen.

#1 RoboCop: Rogue City

• Developer: Teyon, Nacon
• Publisher: Teyon, Nacon
• Platforms: PC, XBO, PS4, X/S, PS5
• Release: November 2, 2023

Why is RoboCop: Rogue City so high on this list despite the fact that it was just announced and we know precious little about the game? Simple–it’s Robocop! That’s all you really need to know.

In this game, you’ll be playing as the one and only Alex Murphy, who is trying to keep the people of Detroit safe from those who are trying to corrupt it from the inside out. Using your iconic arsenal (and one-liners), you must do whatever it takes to carry out the Prime Directives and save Detroit. But be warned: many will oppose you, and it’ll be up to you to decide how far you go for peace.

Your move, creep.

Disclaimer: This article was updated on 10/30/23 as we continue to adjust this list with new entries or remove games due to delays or failure to captivate audiences.