Four survivors, a Tank and the AI Director that decides how bad tonight is.
The Strogg war on Stroggos; the first Quake with a story and coloured lighting.
Wall-running pilots and mechs that drop from orbit; the multiplayer that made Respawn.
Four vault hunters on Pandora and a gun for every occasion; the looter-shooter arrives.
The 2003 original: three armies through the Second World War, and squads that shout.
The Slayer's medieval war with a shield saw and a mech; the 2025 prequel.
A grappling hook and an open Zeta Halo; the Chief in a sandbox.
Malaria, jamming rifles and a fire that spreads; the bleakest Far Cry.
Artyom back in the tunnels and out into a ruined Moscow surface.
Operation Metro, jets and the Frostbite engine at full volume.
Numbers stations, Vietnam and a Cold War conspiracy told from an interrogation chair.
Savathun, weapon crafting and the best raid Bungie has built.
Bungie after Halo: the Traveler, the raids and a story assembled from grimoire cards.
The Zone rebuilt in Unreal 5, finished in Ukraine during a war.
Buildings that come down around you; the destruction everyone still asks for.
Five versus five, free to play, and the PvE that never arrived.
The Pacific and the Eastern Front at their ugliest, and the first Nazi Zombies map.
The Aurora crosses Russia season by season; the Metro that leaves the metro.
343 take over and make it a story about Cortana dying.
Six degrees of freedom in mine shafts; the shooter that made people motion-sick in 1995.
Jack Carver on a Micronesian island in 2004; the CryEngine draw distance that sold PCs.
Noble Team's last stand; the prequel where you lose from the first minute.
Branching missions and a 2025 drone war; Raul Menendez is the best villain the series had.
A hacker wakes on Citadel Station with SHODAN in the walls; the immersive sim starts here.
Kyrat, Pagan Min and elephants; the Himalayan Far Cry.
El Alamein, Stalingrad and Normandy, with regenerating health for the first time.
The reboot: Piccadilly, the embassy and night-vision raids.
Escape Castle Wolfenstein floor by floor; id's first-person shooter before Doom.
Caleb, a pitchfork and a can of aerosol; the meanest of the Build-engine shooters.
Counter-Strike with abilities; Riot's tactical shooter.
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