The Best Shooter Games for Playstation 5

Update : Metal Hellsinger VR added at rank #7.
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DOOM Eternal (2020)

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Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Xbox One Playstation 4 stadia

Are you ready to become the ultimate demon-slayer? In DOOM Eternal, you become the Slayer on a mission to conquer demons and save humanity from destruction. With the year one pass, you can explore never-before-seen realms of the DOOM Universe and fight against new demons. The game also has a unique multiplayer experience where you can face off against two player-controlled demons. Play DOOM Eternal now.

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What we like:
  • Fast and dynamic gameplay with expanded mechanics
  • Nice blend of Unreal Tournament/Classic Doom/Quake mechanics
  • Good daily adrenaline quick fix with Horde Mode
  • Insanely good, high speed, and intense gameplay
  • Super lore rich story with a perfect conclusion to the saga.
What could be improved:
  • Some users may find ammo management difficult
  • Some players may find the gameplay difficult and stressful
  • TShielded enemies slow down the pace
  • Over-long platforming sequences.

  • shooter
  • first-person
  • demons
  • fps
  • arena
  • platform
  • combat

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System Shock (2023)

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Linux Xbox Series X/s Mac OS PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X

Dive into the rebirth of a legendary game with System Shock! Battle cyborgs and mutants in a space station, under the control of a psychotic AI. With immersive gameplay, challenging combat and puzzles, you'll need to think your way through Citadel Station to save humanity.

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What we like:
  • Immersive gameplay with challenging combat and puzzles
  • Wide range of weapons and gadgets
  • Atmospheric and immersive atmosphere
  • Faithful remake of a classic game with improvements and additions
  • Well-balanced difficulty settings
What could be improved:
  • Confusing and tedious cyberspace sections
  • Lack of clear objectives and guidance
  • Unresolved issues due to abandonment by developers

  • first-person
  • shooter
  • cyberpunk
  • remake
  • fps
  • horror
  • inventory
  • sci-fi
  • classic
  • robots
  • simulation
  • immersive
  • maze
  • puzzle
  • survival-horror

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Deep Rock Galactic (2020)

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97
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PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X

Deep Rock Galactic is a co-op game that draws inspiration from Minecraft and Left 4 Dead. Players are tasked with exploring, mining, and fighting off hordes of alien bugs in dangerous caves as dwarves in space. The game offers extensive customization options, plenty of gameplay variety, and gorgeous visuals with a pleasing soundscape.


What we like:
  • Immersive co-op action
  • Dynamic gameplay with extensive customization options
  • Procedurally-generated caves and fully destructible environments
  • Engaging and light-hearted co-op experience
  • Diverse loot and a functioning end game
What could be improved:
  • Lack of PvP
  • Can be challenging
  • No story or character development

  • cooperative
  • first-person
  • shooter
  • fps
  • loot
  • dwarf
  • class
  • platform
  • exploration
  • procedural
  • pve

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Severed Steel (2021)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch

Severed Steel is a first-person parkour shooter set in a neon hued facility, combining the frenetic action of Mirror's Edge and Max Payne. Expect to bounce off walls, dive, slide and shoot your way through a maze-like compound teeming with enemies. Slow motion can be activated to make the carnage sublime. Keep moving to stay alive and use slow-motion to line up shots like Burnout!


What we like:
  • Fast paced and hectic gameplay
  • Unique combination of games
  • Allows players freedom of options on first play through
  • Varied levels with objectives that bring out the best in them
  • Voxel-based levels that shatter when hit by bullets or rockets
What could be improved:
  • Limited slow mo option may not appeal to some players
  • Firefight challenges lack structure and leaderboard

  • first-person
  • shooter
  • fps
  • parkour
  • time
  • bullet
  • voxel
  • electronic

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Borderlands 3 (2019)

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Xbox One Mac OS Playstation 5 Xbox Series X stadia PC Windows Playstation 4

Get ready for an action-packed thrill ride with Borderlands 3! Unleash chaos with bazillions of guns and gadgets, team up with friends for co-op action, and stop the fanatical Calypso Twins from claiming ultimate power. With new worlds to explore and a seamless gameplay, every fight is a chance to score new gear. Prepare yourself for a mayhem-fueled adventure!

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What we like:
  • Bazillions of guns and gadgets
  • Seamless co-op action
  • New worlds to explore
  • Smooth gameplay
  • Engaging theorycrafting
What could be improved:
  • Poor storyline
  • Uninteresting characters
  • Excessive legendary items

  • shooter
  • cooperative
  • first-person
  • rpg
  • fps
  • loot
  • boss
  • action

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Trepang2 (2023)

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80
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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Unleash your inner warrior in Trepang2, a thrilling FPS game that lets you wield superhuman abilities and explosive weapons. Experience a heart-pounding single-player campaign, master your powers, and engage in intense melee combat. With a beautifully crafted world, engaging narrative, and a variety of missions, you're in for an adrenaline-fueled adventure.


What we like:
  • Immersive single-player campaign
  • Satisfying combat mechanics
  • Wide range of weapons and abilities
  • Excellent world design
  • High replayability
What could be improved:
  • Some dark sections affecting visibility
  • Underwhelming character interactions
  • Few technical issues

  • shooter
  • first-person
  • fps
  • horror
  • combat
  • supernatural

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Metal Hellsinger VR (2024)

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meta quest j Playstation 5 osvr PC Windows

Slay to the beat as the award-winning score of Metal: Hellsinger VR thunders through your body. Experience the smash-hit rhythm FPS like never before and enter a state of unparallelled flow. Show the Hells the meaning of metal.


  • rhythm
  • shooter
  • first-person
  • fps
  • demons

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Deadlink (2023)

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early access j Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows

Deadlink is a cyberpunk FPS with roguelite elements. You're the first operative to be recruited to the experimental Deadlink project. Pilot an autonomous combat shell, fighting your way through cramped slums, twisted labs, grimy warehouses, and sleek office buildings on a mission to thwart the schemes of the most powerful corporations in the world. Wield a deadly arsenal, upgrade your skills and tech, devastate destructible environments, and slash corporate profit margins — all at the same time.


  • cyberpunk
  • shooter
  • first-person
  • rogue-like
  • fps
  • transhumanism
  • arena
  • hacking
  • class
  • fast-paced
  • comic
  • dystopian
  • futuristic
  • stylized

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Sniper Elite 5 (2022)

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Xbox Series X PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One

Sniper Elite 5 is an action-packed game that puts players in the shoes of sharpshooter Karl Fairburne as he fights alongside the French Resistance against the Axis forces. You will explore a pseudo-open world while completing main objectives and side missions, as well as tackling unique kill missions with various weapons and playstyles. With 118 medals to attain, 47 campaign/survival ribbons, 56 multiplayer ribbons and an invasion mode, Sniper Elite 5 offers plenty of content for completionists.


What we like:
  • Vast array of content
  • Immersive pseudo-open world environment
  • Engaging storyline with cinematic cutscenes
  • Varied playstyles with different weapons and difficulty settings
  • Four PvP modes to choose from
What could be improved:
  • Storyline not particularly deep or engaging for veteran players of the series

  • stealth
  • shooter
  • cooperative
  • zombies
  • sniper
  • world-war-2
  • tps
  • cover
  • war
  • tactical
  • action

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Metal: Hellsinger (2022)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Playstation 5 (ps1 vr2 quest 3 quest 2)

Embark on an unforgettable journey through the depths of Hell as you play as the Unknown, a humanoid with a demonic appearance who has lost her voice and memories. With Troy Baker as Paz and Jennifer Hale voicing the Red Judge, fight your way through each realm of Hell, defeat the aspect of the Red Judge found within and get your memories back. The game revolves around you using two base weapons to carve your way through the realms while shooting to the beat to gain points and do more damage.


What we like:
  • Minimalist plot but great conclusion
  • Multiple weapons with their own rhythm
  • Boons that make you more powerful
  • Metal music
  • Bullet hell boss fights
What could be improved:
  • Can only resurrect up to two times in a level at expense of score
  • Gameplay can be challenging to keep up with

  • rhythm
  • shooter
  • first-person
  • fps
  • demons

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