Best Third-Person Shooter Games on Steam
Shooters with an over-the-shoulder or pulled-back camera and visible character.
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1Red Dead Redemption 2 - Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
Dec 5, 2019
In this game, you can…
- get remembered as a thief months later, with people recalling what you stole and treating you differently.
- tie someone up, feed them to an alligator, then come back later to see scavengers pick over what's left.
- kill someone in the wilderness, then return days later to find the same body still there, rotting as birds gather.
- lose at poker, then pull a revolver, shoot the table, and loot your money back.
- watch eagles grab rabbits, fish jump for bugs, and predators hunt while the world keeps going without you.
- ride into a town, chat with strangers, and have individual people remember how you acted toward them.
- rob a train, get into a high-stakes shootout, and watch the world snap from quiet travel to explosive violence in seconds.
2Palworld - Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
Jul 9, 2026
In this game, you can…
- hand a sheep a rocket launcher and let it wipe out a bandit camp for you.
- lasso a fire-breathing duck and hook it up to your base generator for electricity.
- put cute creatures on an assembly line to mine ore and mass-produce ammo around the clock.
- craft guns after starting out with nothing on a beach.
- catch creatures, then assign them to fight, mount, and work at your base before everyone eats and sleeps together.
- use your creatures to run your whole base: smelt, harvest, haul, build structures, and keep production going as long as they're fed.
- ride creatures across land, sea, and sky to reach places you can't access on foot.
- enter a boss portal that tells you what's inside, kill or capture the boss, and bring it home in a loot explosion.
3Risk of Rain 2 - Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Aug 11, 2020
In this game, you can…
- turn a minigun build so toxic that a teleporter spawns four bosses, one dies in seconds, and the chain explosions wipe the entire map.
- reach a point where normal enemies are bosses, and teleporter bosses stop spawning because everything on the map already counts as a boss.
- interrupt a wedding, kill the bride and groom, steal their rings, and then use those rings to kill more enemies.
- activate a giant teleporter, hold its circle against nonstop spawns, and watch a boss erupt before you're allowed to leave.
- stack damage boosts, crit bursts, and on-hit effects until one kill triggers explosions, lightning, fireworks, and orbital lasers across the whole area.
- loop a run until the game starts spawning hundreds of enemies that immediately die, flooding the screen with coins, missiles, and chained effects.
- feed a boss-killing item to equipment drones and grind boss loot until the payoff becomes "Ahoy!" over and over.
- go from a crash survivor to firing hundreds of homing missiles and calling orbital bombardments within ten minutes.
- fight on the moon to end a run, or keep looping until even a godlike build can still collapse during the final test.
4Arma 3 - Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploy with a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, a massive arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and limitless opportunities for content creation. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.
Sep 12, 2013
In this game, you can…
- build custom wars and scenarios in an editor, from realistic ops to zombies, aliens, sci‑fi, and completely player-made terrains.
- lie motionless in a ghillie suit while an entire platoon patrols right past you.
- treat battlefield injuries mid-fight, from chest wounds to splints and stitches, while your squad keeps taking fire.
- spend 30 minutes watching patrol routes, sprint 200 meters into the open, plant charges on a comms tower, then escape before the patrol net closes.
- play missions where 7 people crawl for cover, patch each other up, and keep moving even after a sniper drops someone instantly.
5Resident Evil 4 - Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Mar 23, 2023
In this game, you can…
- stun a villager and follow up by suplexing them onto the ground.
- board a minecart and ride it through a combat-heavy escape sequence that plays like an action set piece.
- hunt down regenerating enemies that crawl and leap at you while you search for their weak points.
- parry attacks with a knife instead of just getting grabbed.
- stun an enemy with a shot, then roundhouse-kick them into the crowd.
- sneak behind enemies and take them out with a silent kill.
- scavenge jewels and valuables, sell almost anything, then rebuild your weapons and upgrades chapter by chapter.
- fight a chainsaw-wielding maniac during an early village assault that turns into a full-on survival set piece.
- get thrown into a giant lake monster encounter where the water itself becomes a threat you have to respect.
6Tomb Raider Game of the Year - Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
Mar 4, 2013
In this game, you can…
- upgrade your bow into fire arrows and napalm arrows that change how fights play out.
- chain climbing-axe routes, rope arrows, and rope ascenders to open new vertical paths through cliffs, ruins, and hidden areas.
- craft and scavenge upgrades until your weapons evolve into heavier gear like an automatic rifle with a grenade launcher.
- survive a shipwrecking storm and scramble to reunite with your crew while the island's people, animals, and ancient forces hunt you down.
- silently pick off guards with a bow from treetops at night.
- find hidden tombs that each play like their own puzzle space, tucked off the main survival route.
- escape collapsing set pieces where planes crash, villages tumble, and you keep pushing forward through the destruction.
- hunt animals for food and tackle survival side objectives like blowing up old sea mines.
7Resident Evil Requiem - Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
Feb 26, 2026
In this game, you can…
- deal with zombies who keep weird routines, like singing, cleaning, turning off lights, or getting mad if you "make a mess."
- collect blood from zombies to craft a formula, then inject it to stop certain enemies from mutating into something worse.
- parry a missile with a hatchet, then keep moving like nothing happened.
- switch between first-person and third-person whenever you want, even mid-play, to see different details and handle fights differently.
- run a brutal opening stretch where you crouch, scout for supplies, and avoid fights because one wrong move gets you killed.
- make every save count with scarce ammo and craftable ink ribbons, sometimes leaving items behind and returning when you have space.
- parry attacks with a hatchet, sharpen it mid-fight, and keep fighting like it's just part of the routine.
- return to the ruined Raccoon City and walk through the post-nuke police station as an explorable area.
- hit a final code choice where you either release Elpis to try saving Leon, or destroy it without knowing if it's a cure or a weapon.
8Rise of the Tomb Raider™ - Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration includes the base game and Season Pass featuring all-new content. Explore Croft Manor in the new “Blood Ties” story, then defend it against a zombie invasion in “Lara’s Nightmare”.
Feb 9, 2016
In this game, you can…
- shoot climbing arrows into walls to create your own route, then use those anchors to reach ledges and new paths.
- swim under shallow water and ambush enemies from below, using the water itself as cover for stealth kills.
- craft grenades, explosive ammo, arrows, and molotovs mid-fight from whatever scraps you've scavenged.
- hide up in tree branches above patrols, lure guards with thrown bottles, then drop for a takedown when they investigate.
- solve massive optional tomb puzzles with moveable walls, huge gears, water-and-gravity machines, timed switches, and hidden chambers for major rewards.
- survive a co-op endurance run by scavenging, hunting, and managing heat and hunger until the wilderness finally kills your team.
- explore Croft Manor by following letters and audio logs to uncover family secrets before your uncle can evict you.
- defend Croft Manor during a zombie invasion, clearing rooms as the mansion turns into a wave-survival horror scenario.
9Days Gone - Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.
May 17, 2021
In this game, you can…
- get swarmed by a horde of 100–300+ freakers at once.
- run out of gas mid-ride and have to refuel, repair, and protect your motorcycle or get stranded.
- set traps, plant explosives, and lure a massive horde through your kill zone instead of just shooting.
- hit the road and get jumped by snipers, ambushes, random hordes, and survivors needing help on the way to anywhere.
- slide from an active firefight into stealth and pop back out with the drop on enemies.
- tune your bike with new parts like fuel tanks and nitro, then feel it handle differently across rough terrain.
- turn in loot and freaker ears at camps to earn trust and credits that unlock better weapons and bike upgrades.
- have a mutant bear show up in the open world and force an instant fight-or-flight decision.
10METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN - Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
Sep 1, 2015
In this game, you can…
- kidnap soldiers and airlift them away with balloons, then do the same to animals, vehicles, and even tanks.
- command your horse to poop in the road so enemy vehicles skid out, steal a tank, and fire your bionic arm like a rocket.
- wait for a sandstorm, sneak in under the chaos, and watch guards change gear and patrols to counter your favorite tactics.
- extract a puppy from a battlefield, raise it into a scouting companion, and bring a support sniper who bails you out when you're spotted.
- hide in a cardboard box, slide downhill for huge distances, then pop out when a target walks up to inspect it.
- take the same objective and either plant explosives quietly, storm in with heavy weapons, roll up in a mech, or erase the whole area from a helicopter.
- upload your own music and blast it from helicopter loudspeakers while you fly into combat.
- invade other players' offshore bases to steal their soldiers and supplies, then get invaded back and have to defend what you built.
