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The Most Popular Shooter Video Games Right Now

Updated November 13, 2020 65.5k votes 10.3k voters 331.8k views72 items

Gamers everywhere, we're ranking the most popular shooter games in 2020. Featuring both old and new games, this list of the most played shooter games right now includes some of the best-selling games on PC games. What are the top 10 shooter video games today?

Online shooters, like Call of Duty: WWII, Overwatch, PUBG, and Rainbow Six Siege, keep getting new players, thanks to professional gamers, esports tournaments, Twitch streamers, and YouTube gaming channels. Other good first-person shooter games trending now include Far Cry 5, Battlefield V, Halo 5: Guardians, and Destiny 2.

Vote up the best shooter games everyone should be playing right now so readers can see which FPS games are the most popular. Games from all consoles (PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch) are included, as well as mobile and PC games.

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1,958
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
2015
Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2
438
233
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
2019
Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
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3
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
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4
1,565
1,396
Apex Legends
2019
Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
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5
221
169
Call of Duty: Black Ops
2010
Platform: Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Wii, PlayStation 3
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II
2012
Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Wii U
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7
238
186
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2009
Platform: Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
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8
81
42
Halo: Reach
2010
Platform: Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
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9
132
92
Doom Eternal
2020
Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
10
1,371
1,300
Titanfall 2
2016
Platform: Xbox 360, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
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11
144
112
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2007
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12
1,998
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Overwatch
2016
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2016
Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

14
112
84
Halo 3
2007
Platform: Xbox 360, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
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15
61
41
Battlefield 4
2013
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134
122
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
2011
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17
51
34
Borderlands 3
2019
Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia
18
1,055
1,149
DOOM
2016
Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Stadia
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19
83
71
Battlefield 3
2011
Platform: PlayStation 3
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20
1,459
1,672
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
Platform: Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia
21
919
1,049
Destiny 2
2017
Platform: PC, Playstation 4, Xbox One
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22
130
138
Half-Life 2
2004
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Half Life: Alyx
2020
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24
1,171
1,391
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
2018
Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
25
905
1,096
Battlefield V
2018
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