Hot Bat Summer just landed in Fortnite. Seven Fortnite alternatives for Windows and macOS if you want a different battle royale in 2026.
XDA blamed Windows for bad gaming performance and found BIOS defaults were the real culprit. Eight desktop apps for tracking FPS, temps, and hardware throttling.
DEEPWARD's mix of Doom-style speed, BioShock atmosphere, and hero-shooter roster is a 2027 release. Seven boomer shooters that hit the same nerve on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Battlefield 6 pulled Criterion off Burnout to focus on Battlefield. If BF6 is not for you, here are 7 large-scale military FPS alternatives on Steam.
id Software layoffs put a question mark next to future Quake work. Seven Quake alternatives that keep the fast-movement single-player shooter alive on desktop.
GTA Online's Kortz Center art heist is drawing players back, but Payday 3 still splits the room. Seven of the best heist games on desktop for a full evening or a career.
EVE Vanguard's Operation Avalon alpha is live but on a clock. Seven EVE Vanguard alternatives on PC for hardcore shooters, extraction FPS, and persistent-world combat.
Arc Raiders 1.36 landed with the trio and solo tracking split. Seven desktop extraction shooters, from Hunt: Showdown to Escape from Tarkov, ranked for solo runs and squad nights.
H3VR finally left Early Access after 10 years. Seven Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades alternatives for VR shooters on Windows PC we tested.
Wolfenstein 3 is reportedly in development with an Amazon TV series to follow. Seven boomer shooters for PC that keep the movement and mood of the 90s originals alive.
Marvel Rivals' new Captain America swimsuit skin pulled the genre back into headlines. Seven hero shooter games for PC that go beyond Overwatch and Marvel Rivals.
CS2 is Steam's top shooter again in 2026, but the meta grind burns out players fast. Seven Counter-Strike 2 alternatives on PC for tactical, hero, and arena shooter fans.
Guns of Eschaton is Viktor Antonov's supernatural Western soulslike FPS. Seven Guns of Eschaton alternatives on PC to play while you wait for release.
Modern Warfare 4 skips Xbox Game Pass at launch and lands October 23, 2026. Seven MW4 alternatives on PC for players who want military shooters without the season pass.
Payday 2's Diesel 3.0 open beta starts June 30 with 64-bit and DX11, but the long-term shape is uncertain. Seven heist-shooter alternatives for Windows that play right now.
Wildgate's active development is ending, but the spaceship co-op crew shooter shape is alive on PC. Here are 7 Wildgate alternatives for desktop that keep the crew of friends, the engine room, and the laser cannons.
Wardogs promises hardcore gunplay with progression that sticks. We rounded up 7 desktop FPS alternatives that respect your time the same way.
Modern Warfare III splits its own community every season. Seven Modern Warfare 3 alternatives for PC across military shooters, free-to-play arena FPS, and hardcore tactical games.
Half-Life 2 just got a browser port from a teenager and the wait for Half-Life 3 keeps going. Seven Half-Life alternatives for desktop that scratch the same itch.
Valorant's Act 4 dropped a new map and a new mode, but if you've already burned out on the queue, these 7 Valorant alternatives on PC keep the tactical-shooter itch scratched.
Bobby Prince's death sent a generation back to the original DOOM. Seven DOOM alternatives for Windows, Mac, and Linux, covering boomer shooters old and new.
No Law's 2026 reveal pulled cyberpunk shooters back to the top of PC wishlists. Seven games ranked on combat depth, world design, and value.
Polygon's coverage of the Black Ops 1 and 2 re-releases reignited the series. Seven Call of Duty: Black Ops alternatives for PC with the same military FPS pace.
Titanfall 3 isn't coming. Empulse is the closest substitute, but it's not the only one. Seven Titanfall 2 alternatives that capture the wall-running, parkour-FPS feel on PC.
Battlefield Hardline's servers shut down on PS4 and Xbox One this month. These seven multiplayer FPS alternatives on PC keep the cops-and-robbers itch alive.
Team Fortress 2 turns 19 this year. Seven Team Fortress 2 alternatives for Windows that capture the class-shooter feel, from Overwatch 2 to Deadlock and Deep Rock Galactic.
IGI 2: Covert Strike is a stealth-shooter classic, but 2003 design choices age unevenly. We tested 7 IGI 2: Covert Strike alternatives for desktop in 2026.
Turok: Origins lands fall 2026. We tested 7 dinosaur-and-jungle action alternatives on PC right now that already deliver the bow-and-shotgun rush.
Hero 52 Shion just dropped and Overwatch 2's PC base is restless. Seven Overwatch alternatives on Windows that compete on hero design, team synergy, or pace.
Halo: Campaign Evolved isn't out yet, but the itch is. We tested 7 alternatives that scratch the same arena shooter spot on PC right now.
Cyclops just dropped and Season 4 is incoming, but if you want a hero shooter break from Marvel Rivals, seven solid alternatives on PC are worth a run.
The Halo: Combat Evolved remake lands this summer. Until it ships, we ranked 7 PC shooters that capture the same sandbox-vs-Covenant rhythm.
Gears of War: E-Day arrives this fall, PC included. While we wait, we ranked 7 PC games that hit the same cover-shooting, chainsaw-bayonet weight.
Xbox just showed Clockwork Revolution, the BioShock-like RPG. While we wait, we ranked 7 PC immersive sims that hit the same plasmid-and-narrative weight.
Crossfire is getting a fresh cover-shooter reboot from ex-Modern Warfare devs. Seven Crossfire alternatives for Windows for tactical FPS players right now.
The galactic war is shifting again. We ranked 7 co-op PvE shooters on Steam that scratch the same teamwork, friendly-fire, and big-bug itch as Helldivers 2.
Marathon's season 2 launch has been bumpy and the extraction-shooter audience is already shopping around. Seven Marathon alternatives for Windows, ranked by what they do better.
Call of Duty Warzone is winding down on PC, and the battle royale crowd is moving. We ranked 7 free and paid Warzone alternatives on Steam.
Modern Warfare 4 signaled a return to grounded, round-based shooters. These seven tactical shooter games for Android nail the low-TTK, recoil-driven CS feel on a phone.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is back and the genre is busy. These seven Android FPS games deliver realistic loadouts, tactical maps and competitive multiplayer in 2026.
With Modern Warfare 4 on the way and CoD Mobile feeling stale to many players, these seven mobile shooters fill the gap on Android.
007 First Light made the tutorial more fun than most full games. These 8 spy and secret agent games on Android keep that energy on a phone.
Destiny 2 is winding down and there is no true Borderlands on phones, but these 8 loot-driven shooter games for Android come the closest.
Serious Sam never made it to phones. These seven Android arena FPS and horde shooter games come closest, with notes on touch controls and online stability.
Arc Raiders pushed extraction shooters into the mainstream, but the genre has been growing on mobile for years. Seven Android picks that nail the loot-and-extract loop on a phone.
Overwatch is a decade old and not on Android. These seven hero shooter and team-shooter alternatives cover PC, console, and mobile, with notes on what each captures from the Overwatch loop.
