The best 50 free shooter PC games according to FGU users

The Free Games Utopia Top 50 lists the highest-rated free-to-play, full free-version, and liberated video games on the site, based on user ratings. The list spans the history of video gaming, from classic DOS titles to modern games for Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, iOS, and other platforms.

The concept of a “free” game isn’t always clear-cut. All games listed on Free Games Utopia are available to play without an upfront purchase, although some may optionally offer paid features such as subscriptions, upgrades, or microtransactions, as is common with MMOs and free-to-play games.

The Top 50 covers a wide range of platforms, from popular systems such as Windows, macOS, and Linux to less common ones including Solaris, FreeBSD, and BeOS. To qualify for the Top 50, a game must have received at least three user votes. Use the button bar to filter the list by genre.

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Shooting games are a type of action game where the player’s main objective is to defeat enemies and stay alive using long-range weapons such as guns, bows, or missiles. The player-controlled character can be a person (as in first-person shooters), an aircraft (as in shoot ’em ups), or any object capable of firing projectiles. Some popular subgenres include FPS (first-person shooters), shoot ’em ups, and run-and-gun games. More shooter games on Free Games Utopia.

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#	title	genre	status	rating
01.	Hyper Princess Pitch Windows	shooter / shoot 'em up	free, optional donation	4.07 / 5
02.	Hero Core Windows, Mac OSX	shooter / metroidvania	free, optional donation	4.00 / 5
03.	Tyrian 2000 Windows, DOS, Mac OSX	shooter / shoot 'em up	liberated	4.00 / 5
04.	Deep Space Waifu WindowsNSFW	shooter / shoot 'em up	full free version	4.00 / 5
05.	Contra: Locked and Loaded Windows	shooter / run and gun	full free version	4.00 / 5
06.	Doom RL Windows, Mac OSX, Linux	shooter / roguelike	full free version	3.92 / 5
07.	Warframe Windows	shooter / MMOFPS	free-to-play, with microtransactions	3.91 / 5
08.	Cube Linux, Windows	shooter / first-person shooter	full free version	3.88 / 5
09.	Hydorah Windows	shooter / shoot 'em up	free, optional donation	3.83 / 5
10.	Team Fortress 2 Windows, Mac OSX, Linux	shooter / first-person shooter	free-to-play, with microtransactions	3.82 / 5
11.	Shadow Warrior Windows, Linux, DOS, iOS	shooter / first-person shooter	liberated	3.80 / 5
12.	Hawken Windows	shooter / MMOFPS	free-to-play, with microtransactions	3.78 / 5
13.	Beyond Castle Wolfenstein DOS	shooter / maze	liberated	3.75 / 5
14.	Warsow Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	shooter / first-person shooter	open source	3.67 / 5
15.	Alien Arena Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	shooter / first-person shooter	open source	3.67 / 5
16.	Xonotic Linux, Free BSD, Windows, Mac OSX	shooter / first-person shooter	open source	3.67 / 5
17.	Invisible Vision Windows	shooter / shoot 'em up	full free version	3.67 / 5
18.	Fortnite Windows, Mac OSX, iOS, Android	shooter	free-to-play, with microtransactions	3.67 / 5
19.	Alien Swarm Windows	shooter / run and gun	open source	3.64 / 5
20.	Soldat Windows	shooter	full free version	3.57 / 5
21.	MechWarrior Online Legends Windows	shooter / MMOFPS	free-to-play, with microtransactions	3.57 / 5
22.	Mutant Factions Windows, Linux	shooter	full free version	3.50 / 5
23.	Pixelships Windows	shooter / shoot 'em up	full free version	3.50 / 5
24.	Infinos Windows, Mac OSX	shooter / shoot 'em up	full free version	3.50 / 5
25.	Starsiege: Tribes Windows	shooter / first-person shooter	liberated	3.50 / 5
26.	Captivity WindowsNSFW	shooter / run and gun	full free version	3.50 / 5
27.	Xeno Fighters R Windows	shooter / shoot 'em up	full free version	3.46 / 5
28.	Return of Dr. Destructo Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, Android	shooter / shoot 'em up	open source	3.44 / 5
29.	Star Wars: The Battle of Yavin Windows	shooter / space combat	free, optional donation	3.42 / 5
30.	Xeno Fighters EX Windows	shooter / shoot 'em up	full free version	3.40 / 5
31.	Time Clickers Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, iOS, Android	shooter / idle clicker	full free version	3.40 / 5
32.	Pixel Force: Left 4 Dead Windows	shooter / shoot 'em up	full free version	3.40 / 5
33.	Spolous EX Windows	shooter / shoot 'em up	free, optional donation	3.40 / 5
34.	America's Army Windows, Linux	shooter / first-person shooter	full free version	3.38 / 5
35.	Counter-Strike 2D Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	shooter / shoot 'em up	full free version	3.36 / 5
36.	Urban Terror Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	shooter / first-person shooter	open source	3.36 / 5
37.	Cube 2: Sauerbraten Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	shooter / first-person shooter	open source	3.36 / 5
38.	M.A.R.S. - a Ridiculous Shooter Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	shooter / arcade	free, optional donation	3.36 / 5
39.	AssaultCube Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	shooter / first-person shooter	open source	3.36 / 5
40.	Hero Windows	shooter / metroidvania	free, optional donation	3.33 / 5
41.	Guns and Robots Windows	shooter / MMOFPS	free-to-play, with microtransactions	3.33 / 5
42.	Transport Defender Windows	shooter / idle clicker	full free version	3.33 / 5
43.	Halo Zero Windows	shooter / run and gun	full free version	3.33 / 5
44.	Tremulous Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	shooter / first-person shooter	open source	3.33 / 5
45.	OverKill DOS	shooter / shoot 'em up	liberated	3.33 / 5
46.	Spheres of Chaos Windows, Linux	shooter / shoot 'em up	liberated	3.33 / 5
47.	Takatis Windows	shooter / shoot 'em up	full free version	3.33 / 5
48.	Shoot First Windows	shooter / roguelike	full free version	3.31 / 5
49.	Gaurodan Windows, Linux, Mac OSX	shooter / arcade	free, optional donation	3.30 / 5
50.	World of Tanks Windows, iOS, Mac OSX, Android	shooter / MMOFPS	free-to-play, with microtransactions	3.29 / 5

More free games to discover

The Top 50 is only a small part of what you can find on Free Games Utopia. The site covers thousands of free games, from forgotten DOS classics and old-school RPGs to modern indie games, free-to-play titles, browser games and open-source projects. Some are freeware, some are liberated, and some are simply games that you can download and play for free.

You can browse the database by genre, platform, year or keyword, or take a look at games similar to some of the classics you already know. There are plenty of oddities and hidden gems too, because not every good free game has made it into the Top 50.

The ranking is based on votes from Free Games Utopia users. A game needs at least three votes to appear, and the list can change as more people rate the games. If you find something you enjoy, give it a vote — your choice could help it climb the list.