If we like first-person shooters, also known as FPS, it is likely that we know some of the titles that were the forerunners of this type of genre, classic games that cannot be missing from the library of anyone who considers himself a lover of first person shooter games.
The number of titles available today is very wide and varied. However, the titles that we show you below are the ones that have kept this category of video games so highly valued by users alive.
Wolfestein
We could consider Wolfenstein as the first FPS, the forerunner of this type of first-person shooter. Since its launch, different variants of the original title have hit the market and currently, we have a wide variety starting with Wolfestein 3D , going through Youngblod and not forgetting The New Order going through The New Colossus and The Old Blood .
DOOM
DOOM, together with Wolfestein, is the classic among the classics of first-person shooters, a game that, over the years, has been receiving new versions with significant graphic improvements . However, despite the fact that this year marks the 30th anniversary of its release, we can still enjoy the first version, the original DOOM. Currently, the DOOM titles that we can comfortably enjoy from our PC are:
- DOOM
- DOOM II
- DOOM III
- DOOM 64
- Doom Eternal
- DOOM VFR
QUAKE
One of the classics that cannot be missing in any collection of first-person shooters was the QUAKE saga, a saga where our main weapon to kill our enemies was a crossbow . Throughout its history, four versions of this game have been released: QUAKE , QUAKE II , QUAKE III Arena , and QUAKE IV .
Duken Nukem
We cannot forget this classic that hit the market shortly after Wolfestein and 3 years after DOOM, in 1996, a very thug FPS and of which we can currently find 4 versions:
- Duken Nukem World 3D Tour
- Duken Nuken Forever
- Duke Nukens Bulletstorm Tour
- Duken Nuken BulletStorm
Call of duty
You couldn’t miss the Call of Duty saga in this compilation of classic FPS games. Over the years, Activision has released a large number of titles in this saga, including DLCs to expand the available content. If, finally, Activision ends up in the hands of Microsoft, it is most likely that all the titles that are part of the Call of Duty saga will become available on Game Pass.
- call of duty 2
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4
- call of Duty Black Ops
- Call of Duty Infinite Warfare
- Call of Duty WWII
Battle field
The Battlefield saga, like Call of Duty, are the two oldest in the video game industry, they are permissions from the titles that popularized the FPS. The last title in this saga was Battlefield 2042 . But, in addition, we cannot forget about Battlefield V and Battlefield 4 either.
Counter Strike
If we get out of the paranormal, the first title that adopted this game format, pitting people against people, was Counter Strike, a Valve title that, today, continues to be one of the most played titles despite having been around for more than 20 years. in the market.
In 2012, a new version of Counter Strike: Global Offensive was released, a title that adopted the free-to-play modality.
Tom Clancy’s Rainbox Six
One of the most popular FPS sagas on the market, is part of the Ubisoft catalogue: Tom Clancy’s. This saga is made up of different titles, however, not all of them are first person. The only title in this saga that allows us to immerse ourselves in the first-person game is Rainbox Six Extraction , a title where two teams of up to 5 players face each other in different settings.