The Top 10 Shooter Games Coming Out This Year
Shooter games are some of the most popular and exciting genres in gaming. With intense action, gripping storylines, and engaging multiplayer, it’s no wonder shooter fans are always eager to get their hands on the latest releases. Here’s a look at the top 10 most anticipated shooter games slated for release in 2023. From long-awaited sequels to brand new IPs, these titles promise to deliver thrilling experiences for PC and console gamers alike.
H1 Starfield
After years of anticipation, Bethesda’s Starfield finally arrives in 2023 as an Xbox/PC exclusive. This highly ambitious sci-fi RPG promises to let players explore hundreds of procedurally generated planets in an expansive new universe. With a strong focus on freedom and customization, Starfield could very well shape up to be Bethesda’s most impressive and immersive game to date. Fans are eager to lose themselves in this sprawling space epic.
H2 Redfall
The studio behind Dishonored and Prey delivers an open world co-op shooter in Redfall. Set on an island overrun by vampires, players must team up to take on the bloodsucking hordes. Arkane Studios brings their immersive sim expertise to craft a rich setting filled with lore and secrets. With a variety of heroes, weapons, and abilities, Redfall lets you creatively approach battles against vicious vampires and their monstrous minions. This unique co-op experience launches in May 2023.
H3 Destiny 2: Lightfall
Veteran shooter fans know all about Bungie’s Destiny 2. The popular looter shooter gets its next big expansion in Lightfall. Guardians will take the fight into the neon-lit cyberpunk streets of Neptune against the menacing forces of The Witness. New Darkness powers, an exciting new raid, and more keep this 7-year old shared world shooter feeling fresh. Destiny 2 players have lots to be excited for when Lightfall drops in February.
H4 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
After the success of 2019’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, developer Respawn Entertainment is crafting a more dangerous sequel in Survivor. Set 5 years after the events of the first game, Cal Kestis’ new adventure promises tougher enemies, evolving combat, and new Force abilities. With immersive Star Wars storytelling and challenging action gameplay, Jedi: Survivor stands out as a 2023 must-play for fans of lightsaber-fueled action.
H5 Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
DC’s worst supervillains take center stage in this new game from Rocksteady Studios, creators of the acclaimed Batman: Arkham series. Harley Quinn, Deadshot, King Shark, and Captain Boomerang make up the titular Suicide Squad in this open world third-person shooter. With destructible environments, crazy abilities and weapons, and fluid traversal mechanics, Suicide Squad looks set to deliver plenty of bombastic fun when it comes to consoles and PC in May.
H6 STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl
This long-awaited sequel sends players back to the eerie, irradiated Chornobyl Exclusion Zone as a new STALKER exploring a greatly expanded world. Standalone prequel STALKER: Shadow of Chornobyl became a cult classic for its tense atmosphere, difficult survival gameplay, and A-Life AI system. STALKER 2 aims to build on that foundation and deliver the definitive Chornobyl experience, blending open world FPS action with horror elements. Get ready to dive back into The Zone in December 2023.
H7 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
From the devs behind Vermintide comes this new 4-player co-op shooter set in the gritty, violent Warhammer 40k universe. As agents of the Inquisition, players will brutally battle the forces of Chaos using swords, guns, and psychic abilities. Fatshark excels at crafting intense first-person melee/shooter hybrids, and 40k’s grimdark sci-fi setting is perfect for their talents. Warhammer fans have a lot to look forward to when Darktide launches for PC and Xbox Series X in the spring.
H8 Payday 3
Overkill Software’s popular heist shooter series returns with Payday 3 in 2023. Still in early development, details are scarce but expect new heists to plan and pull off, weapons to wield, hostages to take, and cops to shoot your way through. Payday’s co-op PvE formula provides a great shooter backdrop for living out your criminal fantasies. Add in deep customization and that familiar adrenaline rush when your heist goes loud, and Payday 3 looks to deliver more terrific co-op shooting action.
H9 Atomic Heart
This debut title from Russian developer Mundfish takes the BioShock formula to an alternate universe Soviet setting. Atomic Heart boasts impressively detailed sci-fi environments to explore, intense kinetic powers to unleash, menacing robots to destroy, and an intriguing alt history backdrop that blends utopia and dystopia. With its eye-catching art style, customizable abilities, and wealth of secrets to uncover, Atomic Heart emerges as one of 2023’s most distinct and creative shooter experiences.
H10 The Lords of the Fallen
Originally released in 2014, The Lords of the Fallen is getting a full reboot with this 2023 sequel. The Lords of the Fallen aims to transform the souls-like RPG into a full action-adventure with a deeply crafted world. Developer Hexworks expands on the dark fantasy setting with an interconnected open world, challenging real-time combat, and rich customization options. This reimagining of The Lords of the Fallen could become the definitive souls-like experience when it launches later this year.
With these 10 shooters on the horizon, 2023 looks to be packed with pulse-pounding action from start to finish. From long-running franchises like Destiny and STALKER to exciting new IPs like Atomic Heart, there are intense and varied worlds to dive into and get lost in. We’ll be glued to our screens with guns blazing all year thanks to these upcoming shooter releases! Which ones stand out as your must-play titles for 2023?
