Each card below is a game we have played across many sessions, on a laptop trackpad on a train and on a proper mouse at a desk. Three are on-foot shooters, three put you behind armour or at the controls of a vehicle. The order reflects how often we would happily go back, not how loudly they advertise.
Top pick01A blocky, ferociously quick first-person shooter with thirteen classes, each pairing a weapon with its own movement. Free for All rounds start in seconds, Hardpoint and Capture the Flag reward a team, and Ranked 4v4 is there when you want stakes. Learn to slide and wall-jump and the whole game opens up.
Most fun per minute02Proper first-person shooting where every player is an armed egg. Seven egg-themed guns, from the EggK-47 to the Crackshot sniper, change how you approach each map, and modes like Captula the Spatula and King of the Coop keep teams busy. Silly to look at, surprisingly honest to play.
Best with a friend03Tiny tanks in tight mazes, firing shells that bounce off every wall. Play against friends on one keyboard, take on computer tanks, or join online servers, with pick-ups that swap your gun for something nastier. Behind the cheerful look sit accounts and a garage of cosmetic parts.
Biggest battles04An open-world shooter where you fight on foot, then jump into a tank, an APC or a helicopter on the same map. Objective modes like Missile Launch, Package Delivery and Bomb Disposal keep teams moving, and a battle royale mode drops you from a plane with a parachute to open when you choose.
Deepest garage05A long-running tank shooter where you assemble your machine from a hull, a turret, protective modules and drones, then upgrade it over months. Team modes including Control Points keep battles busy, while military ranks gradually open better equipment. The most progression-heavy game on our list.
No signup needed06A futuristic Red versus Blue shooter you can play without registering. Join a match, pick up a weapon and, when the map allows, borrow a ThreeWheeler or a flying JetShip. An account adds weapon unlocks, stats, clans and a shot at the Top 100 list.
