Most Popular PC Games

  • Counter-Strike: Source

    • Release Date: Nov 16, 2004

    Counter-Strike: Source uses the highly-anticipated Source Engine to remake the original Counter-Strike. The game is available through Valve's Steam downloading service and will be distributed with Half-Life 2.

  • Rogue Warrior

    GameSpot Score
    2.0
    terrible
    • Release Date: Dec 1, 2009

    Playing as Richard "Demo Dick" Marcinko as you go behind the iron curtain to disrupt a suspected North Korean ballistic missile program.

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  • Spec Ops: The Line

    • Release Date: TBA

    2K and German developer Yager are resurrecting the Tom Clancy-like series with this military shooter set in a near-future Dubai.

    • Genre: Modern Tactical Shooter
  • Battlefield 2

    GameSpot Score
    9.3
    Editors' Choice
    • Release Date: Jun 21, 2005

    Battlefield 2 brings the intensity of Battlefield 1942 into the modern era with enhanced team play and the latest vehicles and weapons systems available. In this first-person shooter, you'll choose to fight for one of three military superpowers: the United States, China, or the newly formed Middle East Coalition.

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  • Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising

    • Release Date: Oct 6, 2009

    This sequel to Codemasters' popular Cold War-themed shooter takes place in a modern setting in which tensions are high between China and Russia.

  • Sniper Elite

    GameSpot Score
    7.6
    good
    • Release Date: Oct 27, 2005

    Sniper Elite sets you in the midst of the end of World War II. As an OSS-trained sniper you must disguise yourself as a German soldier and stop the Russians from stealing nuclear secrets from Berlin.

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    • Genre: Historic Tactical Shooter
  • Freedom Fighters

    GameSpot Score
    9.3
    Editors' Choice
    • Release Date: Oct 1, 2003

    Anyone looking for thrilling action with refined control and a great premise need look no further than Freedom Fighters.

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    • Genre: Modern Tactical Shooter
  • Metal Gear Solid Rising

    • Release Date: TBA

    Metal Gear Solid Rising makes its way to the PC and features Raiden as a playable character.

    • Genre: Modern Tactical Shooter
  • Velvet Assassin

    GameSpot Score
    7.5
    good
    • Release Date: Apr 30, 2009

    Velvet Assassin is a WWII-themed stealth shooter, in which you must infiltrate German military camps for various missions.

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  • Project IGI: I'm Going In

    GameSpot Score
    7.5
    good
    • Release Date: Dec 15, 2000

    It features a blend of stealth, covert surveillance, and high-powered firefights at secret military bases, though the game also has several significant shortcomings.

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    • Genre: Modern Tactical Shooter
  • Delta Force: Black Hawk Down

    GameSpot Score
    5.6
    mediocre
    • Release Date: Mar 23, 2003

    Black Hawk Down is a deeply flawed shooter that has a moment of disappointment or frustration for every moment of fun.

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  • Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

    • Release Date: Nov 20, 2007

    Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is a third person action game that features co-op play with squad tactics.

  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2

    GameSpot Score
    7.0
    good
    • Release Date: Apr 15, 2008

    The sixth game in the Rainbow Six console shooter series returns to Las Vegas with more action-packed levels and a new sprint feature.

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  • America's Army 3

    • Release Date: Jun 17, 2009

    Developed by the U.S. Army, America's Army is the only free action game that utilizes training, actions and career advancement.

    • Genre: Modern Tactical Shooter
  • America's Army

    GameSpot Score
    8.4
    great
    • Release Date: Aug 28, 2002

    At best, it can be an unusually intense game that in many ways rivals or surpasses the top commercial tactical shooters.

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    • Genre: Modern Tactical Shooter
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