Ever since Wolfenstein and DOOM demonstrated the glory of shotgunning enemies in the face, the gaming world has been infatuated with first-person shooters, producing hundreds of good-to-great games over the years. I, and many others, love FPS games of both AAA and indie variety, and picking the absolute best ones means leaving dozens upon dozens of masterpieces on the table. What are the GOAT shooters?
Even though publishers tend to prioritize multiplayer, single-player FPS games define this genre and remain its cornerstone, and few things match the exhilaration of a top-notch 6–8 hour campaign that never misses a shot. I'll try to anger as few people as possible, but let's do the impossible and pick the peak of the FPS genre.
As big publishers grew scared of producing innovative FPS games not tied to established franchises, the indie scene stepped up to carry the genre's mantle. Triple-A shooters are currently at their lowest point, while everyone else is enjoying a golden era. Trepang2 is a rare modern AA-feeling game, hearkening back to the mid-2000s when B-grade shooters were inescapable.
As a super soldier taking on a wide assortment of supernatural military missions, Trepang2 doesn't have many tricks, but it nails what matters. From the very start to the very end, you can slow down time or activate camouflage, two abilities that inject an element of power fantasy while not remotely diminishing the combat's challenge. Even on normal, Trepang2 features aggressive, violent enemies who punish mistakes or arrogance; fortunately, you have the weaponry to tear them to shreds.
Although I enjoy the main missions, Trepang2 really shines in its optional quests, which often adapt an SCP concept or even a viral creepypasta like the Backrooms. These missions blend horror and action perfectly while staying unpredictable.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare's legacy is so heavily tied to its groundbreaking multiplayer that its single-player can, at times, not get the love it deserves. However, make no mistake about it: Modern Warfare has an all-time brilliant linear campaign that was just as responsible as the online portion for propelling COD into the stratosphere.
The campaign endures because of its relentless momentum, as Infinity Ward orchestrated an experience defined by military precision, cutting away dead air and refusing to pad runtime with hollow hub areas or fetch quests. Weapons felt snappy and tactile in 2007, and they still feel responsive-as-heck two decades later. It isn't just the gunplay that delivers, as the campaign regularly shakes things up through missions like "All Ghillied Up" and "One Shot, One Kill," which prioritize tension over minute-to-minute action.
Full disclosure, I'm not the biggest COD fan ever, but Modern Warfare is the reason I have played nearly every single-player campaign (many of which are quite good).
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