Although the concept of Squirrel With a Gun is blatantly silly, the core platforming and shooting that it offers is extremely solid with a world that is surprisingly deep. It’s also a lot of fun to play and downright hilarious at times.
Bullet heaven shooters like Vampire Survivors have lately emerged to define the genre, but there is a lot of innovation happening with other indie developers too, like what you will find in the colorful and fast-paced Artifact Seeker: Resurrection.
When Crime Boss: Rockay City first released on consoles and the Epic Games Store, it was a competent heist-based shooter but came with a lot of problems. Now, it’s shooting to Steam loaded with patches, bug fixes and new single-player campaigns.
Set in World War I during the infamous Battle of Verdun, Conscript tells the story of an ordinary soldier caught up in the horror, madness and chaos of the darkest days of the conflict. It’s a fresh take on survival horror that those who like the genre will probably enjoy.
Doom, Painkiller, Quake and their like helped to usher in a golden age of shooters that lasted for many years. Today, modern shooters are much more advanced, but if you are missing out on that old school style, you can lock and load with Bloodhound.
Quickly rising to the number one spot in sales for both the PlayStation and Steam charts, Helldivers 2 deploys with one of the most interesting and action-packed, third person squad-based shooters to grace consoles and the PC in many years.
With an incredible story and amazing gameplay, it’s no wonder that The Last of Us series has spanned three console generations. Now, The Last of Us Part II Remastered for the PlayStation 5 brings upgraded 4K graphics and an entirely new rogue-like mode that is not to be missed.
RoboCop: Rogue City acts as an amazing sequel to the RoboCop movie from 1987, even featuring the voice of the original RoboCop actor Peter Weller. Beautifully built with Unreal Engine 5, this is one of the best-looking and surprisingly deep shooters to come out in a very long time.
The single player campaign for Call of Duty Modern Warfare III is one of the most innovative in the entire series. Gone are the missions on-rails in favor of a more open world environment that gives players choices in completing objectives while also rewarding exploration.
This week Modern Gamer columnist Marie Brownhill takes on the military junta ruling the massive dystopian sci-fi city of SPRAWL, a fast-paced shooter where building up adrenaline is just as important as collecting ammo.
