We already published the list of best Xbox One games of all time, now it’s time to discover the best Xbox One shooter games of all time.
With amazing titles available, the Xbox One definitely has a great library of shooter games.
So, if you’re a fan of both the Xbox One and shooter games, there’s a chance you’ll like this list.
And some of you may already know some of the games mentioned in this list.
#25. Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
- Release Data: PopCap/Electronic Arts, 2016
- Genre: Action » Shooter » Third-Person » Tactical
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 is a nice improvement over its predecessor, featuring more characters, modes and content.
The single-player additions are welcome although still a bit lacking, and the time commitment required to unlock and level up your characters can be a bit daunting.
But, if you’re looking for a fun, family-friendly shooter, Garden Warfare 2 fits the bill.
#24. The Turing Test
- Release Data: Bulkhead Interactive/Square Enix, 2016
- Genre: Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade
The Turing Test is a voyage into the morality and the complex nature of the human psyche and its development, construction, and more importantly management of true artificial intelligence.
If you’re a fan of games like Portal, and can appreciate a fantastic story laid out in beautiful graphic details, then The Turing Test is an absolute must-have for you.
#23. Tom Clancy’s The Division
- Release Data: Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft, 2016
- Genre: Action » Shooter » Third-Person » Tactical
The Division’s dense and stunningly recreated version of New York City provides an interesting environment for you to explore, and the overall story arc ties each of its components together in a cohesive way.
Overall, as a cover-based shooter, it’s more than competent and will provide an entertaining and worthwhile experience.
#22. Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
- Release Data: Asteroid Base, 2015
- Genre: Action » Shooter » Shoot-‘Em-Up » Horizontal
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is the kind of game where you’re constantly congratulating your partner for a sweet dodge, smart shield placement or efficient aiming.
And while it’s playable with a computer-controlled companion, it is at its best when you have someone to share it with.
It’s a game that will improve your friendships or help you make new ones.
#21. Wolfenstein: The New Order
- Release Data: MachineGames/Bethesda Softworks, 2014
- Genre: Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade
Besides exploring the horrifying Nazis, the narrative in this game stands out as a strong character piece.
Combat is a satisfying mixture of guns blazing action and sneaky stealth, and players have a choice of when to go loud and when to stay quiet.
Overall, the quick-paced combat and brutal nature of the game make for a gripping action title.
#20. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
- Release Data: Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft, 2019
- Genre: Action » Shooter » Third-Person » Tactical
This tactical shooter offers both solo and multiplayer options, allowing you and your friends to take on the capital city of the United States in force.
In addition to the story missions, players must also accomplish smaller objectives in order to control the city.
Furthermore, an extensive leveling and upgrade system lets you craft and equip awesome weapons and gadgets.
#19. Call of Duty: WWII
- Release Data: Sledgehammer Games/Activision, 2017
- Genre: Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade
As with most Call of Duty games, this shooter is packed with content for both solo and multiplayer groups.
Players can experience a lengthy single-player campaign, which features squad-based mechanics for healing, ammo, and more.
Not only that, the ever-popular Zombies mode returns, offering more great gameplay against waves of the undead.
#18. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Release Data: Sledgehammer Games/Activision, 2014
- Genre: Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade
Like most Call of Duty titles, Advanced Warfare succeeds due to both the player progression and quality of its game modes.
Besides the impressive single player campaign, players can also enjoy exciting multiplayer battles as well as a cooperative wave-based survival mode.
Moreover, players are able to upgrade their Exo suit, an advanced exterior system that gives the body incredible powers.
#17. Sunset Overdrive
- Release Data: Insomniac Games/Microsoft Game Studios, 2014
- Genre: Action » Shooter » Third-Person » Arcade
Sunset Overdrive is wild and ridiculous in the best kinds of ways.
With a large variety of colorful and inventive weapons, you’ll attempt to defeat the horde of mutated citizens, infected with a horrible virus after drinking a new energy drink.
Its over-the-top attitude and swift comedy makes it a charming game, and the pleasing visuals only add to that package.
#16. SUPERHOT
- Release Data: SUPERHOT, 2016
- Genre: Action » Shooter » First-Person » Tactical
SUPERHOT is a compilation of short first-person shooting scenarios, almost always playing out in slow motion.
This is because time only moves when you do, a power that is both a blessing and a curse.
So, you’ll have to observe your surroundings and think before you act, placing your shots and being as precise as possible.
#15. Far Cry 5
- Release Data: Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft, 2018
- Genre: Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade
This awesome entry in the Far Cry franchise puts players in the center of a beautiful rural map and tasks them with liberating outposts, recruiting survivors, and eliminating prominent members in a cult organization.
Not only that, the large open-world map is full of activities and challenges, providing dozens of hours of intense FPS action.
#14. Gears 5
- Release Data: The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios, 2019
- Genre: Action » Shooter » Third-Person » Arcade
Full of action, blood, and machismo, Gears 5 provides players with a cover-shooter experience that’s packed with content.
You can tear through the story alone or with a friend in cooperative play, with both players seeing the game from a different perspective.
As long as you like slicing enemies in half and laying down some serious firepower, you’ll love this title.
#13. Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
- Release Data: The Coalition/Microsoft Game Studios, 2015
- Genre: Action » Shooter » Third-Person » Arcade
This version of the classic Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War makes some excellent additions to an already great game.
Players who struggled with the difficulty are offered an easier option with a new difficulty mode, opening up the experience to novice players.
The slightly creepy atmosphere and gritty world and narrative makes this an unforgettable start to a legendary title.
#12. Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions
- Release Data: Lucid Games/Sierra Games, 2014
- Genre: Action » Shooter » Shoot-‘Em-Up » Top-Down
This entry adds an entertaining “Adventure” mode, which tasks players with completing a variety of challenges across different modes of play.
The classic experience is still available, as well as a plethora of game modes.
It’s a blast to play both solo and with friends, and it’s a game that will surely see many hours of play time.
#11. Halo 5: Guardians
- Release Data: 343 Industries/Microsoft Game Studios, 2015
- Genre: Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade
The story mode sees you defeating a variety of robotic and alien enemies in exotic locations.
Some features have been added to refine the experience, such as hovering and the ability to aim down your gun sights.
Also, the addition of “Spartan abilities” makes a decent impact on the overall meta of the game, creating a unique mark on the franchise.
#10. Halo: The Master Chief Collection
- Release Data: 343 Industries/Microsoft Game Studios, 2014
- Genre: Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade
If anything, Halo: The Master Chief Collection is an amazing deal.
This game compiles three fantastic shooter campaigns into one package, offering dozens of hours of cooperative alien-blasting.
Additionally, the game contains the original multiplayer offerings of each game, as well as the remastered versions of both Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2.
#9. Prey
- Release Data: Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks, 2017
- Genre: Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade
Prey offers gamers a huge ship to explore to countless interesting missions and quests to pursue.
The biggest strength of Prey is the amount of options it gives to the player.
Whether you want to approach things stealthily, go in hot, or forego your humanity to use superpowers, Prey lets you play how you like.
#8. Gears of War 4
- Release Data: The Coalition/Microsoft Game Studios, 2016
- Genre: Action » Shooter » Third-Person » Arcade
This continuation of the Gears of War series distances itself from the original trilogy by introducing new characters and enemies.
There’s a big focus on weather effects, and some of the raging storms in the game are astonishing to behold.
And the amount of fan service is decent, which makes it a great entry for new and old fans.
#7. Far Cry 4
- Release Data: Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft, 2014
- Genre: Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade
Far Cry 4 continues the open nature of the Far Cry franchise by offering a staggering large area to explore.
And although you start out pretty weak, Far Cry 4 loves to give the player incredible power.
Whether it’s your very own helicopter, an explosive rocket launcher, or superhuman hunting abilities, few games make you feel as powerful as this one.
#6. Titanfall 2
- Release Data: Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts, 2016
- Genre: Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade
Not only does Titanfall 2 contain excellent competitive multiplayer, it also tells a great story through the campaign mode.
Many fans of the original criticized its lack of single player story, and Titanfall 2 more than makes up for that.
The multiplayer maps and single player levels are crafted to work together with the movement mechanics, giving players a masterful FPS.
#5. Battlefield 1
- Release Data: EA DICE/EA Games, 2016
- Genre: Action » Shooter » First-Person » Tactical
The Battlefield series goes back into the past, revisiting the WWI to deliver a gripping narrative as well as an interesting multiplayer space.
Instead of one cohesive narrative, the story mode is split up across multiple characters.
This allows you to see a variety of perspectives, along with performing in various roles such as pilot, medic, tank driver, and more.
#4. Titanfall
- Release Data: Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts, 2014
- Genre: Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade
Titanfall surprised many people when it debuted, mostly due to its interesting mixture of mech and ground combat.
The verticality of the combat is impressive, as are the gigantic mechs that you can call down during battles.
There is a decent variety of mechs that offer different abilities and weapons, and finding your favorite equipment is definitely an enjoyable experience.
#3. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
- Release Data: MachineGames/Bethesda Softworks, 2017
- Genre: Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade
The subject matter of Wolfenstein II is very heavy, and the game handles it very well.
In fact, this is considered as one of the best FPS stories in modern gaming, mostly due to its character building and emotional turns.
Overall, the gameplay is fast and brutal; and you’ll tear through hundreds of Nazis with a variety of firearms.
#2. DOOM
- Release Data: id Software/Bethesda Softworks, 2016
- Genre: Action » Shooter » First-Person » Arcade
The DOOM series ushered in the FPS genre in the 90s, so it’s no surprise that this reboot is full of classic gunplay and bloody entertainment.
The story is appropriately light; a research base on Mars has seen a demonic overtaking, and it’s up to you to stop it.
#1. Overwatch
- Release Data: Blizzard Entertainment, 2016
- Genre: Action » Shooter » First-Person » Tactical
This game is mostly responsible for the rise of the “hero shooter” sub-genre, and it centers around a fun cast of personable characters.
Each hero has completely different weapons, skills, and each play a different role as part of a team.
Both highly addictive and perfectly tuned, Overwatch is a competitive title that earns its place in gaming history.
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