The Escapist

Best FPS Games in 2026: Top picks by playstyle, platform, and skill level

This guide to the best FPS games delivers a quick shortlist, clear platform picks for PC, PS5, Xbox, and Switch, and a simple ...

Aerial_Knight’s DropShot captures the thrill of skydiving and makes it stylish

I’ve always wanted to go skydiving. Aerial_Knight’s DropShot, from indie developer Aerial_Knight, lets me live out that dream ...

I romanced a hunky British man with a shotgun for a head in a game that lets me have 'US government approved pronouns' like Jamestown, grits, and freedom

Polyarmory: High-Calibre Love is one of the funniest, stupidest, most incredible names for a videogame I've ever seen.
GamesRadar+

New fantasy FPS Highguard has a full year of post-launch content "deep in development," split up into episodes to counteract "live-service fatigue": "We're building a game that ...

FPS Games Highguard was reportedly secretly funded by Tencent, and I don't know what hope a multiplayer FPS has in 2026 FPS Games "There's no way this will flop": Laid-off Highguard dev says internal ...
Polygon

The best snow maps of all time in FPS games

We're in the dead of winter right now in the Northern Hemisphere, which means it's the perfect time to kick back and turn up the heat against some noobs online. (People still say noobs, right?) Snowy ...
Comicbook.com

Every Significant Innovation in FPS Games

The first-person shooter genre is easily one of the biggest in gaming, as some of the most successful franchises fall into it. These include Call of Duty, Fortnite, and many more, and the genre ...
PC Magazine

I Played Switch Games in 3D on XReal's New Smart Glasses, and It's Wild (and Weird)

XReal's new Real 3D mode adds depth to games that were never designed for it—and the results are equal parts impressive and uncomfortable. I’m PCMag’s home theater and AR/VR expert, and your go-to ...
Kotaku

Fantasy FPS Where You Shoot Skeletons To Stop The Game From Crashing Looks Incredible

FPS Quest is all about cheating and modding while making sure you don't tank the game's performance and die Boomer Shooter FPS Quest Indie For many people, a steady level of performance–no framerate ...
GameSpot

Arc Raiders Is My Game Of The Year, But Its Use Of Generative AI Really Sucks

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. These past two months with Arc Raiders have been the most fun I've had with games all year. It represents the most exciting and unpredictable ...
DualShockers

FPS Game Franchises That Will Never See A New Installment

Covering the video games industry since 2017, with experience in news, articles, lists, and reviews (and I blame The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask for that). If you are a fan of RPGs and want a third ...
PC Gamer

Legendary FPS developer John Romero says his studio 'survived the cancellation of our huge game' and its shooter project 'will be new to people the way that going through Elden ...

Romero said he's "never played a game like it before—other than it's a shooter." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
Wired

An AI Dark Horse Is Rewriting the Rules of Game Design

The video game Valorant, a fast-paced team-based shooter, has recently become a testing ground for a promising new direction in artificial intelligence research. The game’s developers at Riot Games (a ...