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The Best Shooters Of 2017 By Score On PS4, Xbox One, PC, And Switch

By GameSpot Staff on January 3, 2018 at 10:15AM PST

Aiming High

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2017 had no shortage of great games to play. For shooter fans, this year brought a mix of bombastic action, serious tactics, and even squids. From games as different as Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Splatoon 2 to the annual Call of Duty installment, there was a good mix of shooters in 2017 across a variety of platforms, including VR.

In this gallery, we're looking back at the shooters that got a score of 7 or above on GameSpot. While quite a few games have shooting-based combat, this list includes games that are shooters above all else. Click forward to see 2017's best-reviewed shooters.

For more on the best games by score on other big genres, check out our individual features highlighting the best strategy games, best sports games, best action-adventure games, best fighting games, and best RPGs. If you want to see our choices for the best games of 2017, check out our Game of the Year 2017 Top 10 List. And make sure to check out all our Best of 2017 features, detailing GameSpot's picks for 2017's best games.

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Call of Duty: WWII (PC, PS4, Xbox One) -- 9/10

Call of Duty: WWII (PC, PS4, Xbox One) -- 9/10

"Seen through the eyes of an American soldier and a few other Allies, this affecting story offers brief glimpses of how the Nazi occupation ravaged Europe and its people, including German civilians. It's emblematic of a game that--along with its multiplayer modes--delivers practically everything that one looks for in a pick-up-and-play shooter set in the Western Front of World War II while also breaking free of Call of Duty's formulaic trappings." [Read the full review]

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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (PC, PS4, Xbox One) -- 9/10

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (PC, PS4, Xbox One) -- 9/10

"The New Colossus never lets you forget who and why you're fighting. Nazi brutality is on full display, from the blown-out, irradiated remains of Manhattan to each of the resistance members, who all carry mental scars if not physical ones. You're never given a chance between cutscenes, missions, and even downtime on the U-boat to lose sight of the Reich's cruelty. Wolfenstein's tense gameplay elevates this further by giving you the power to truly resist--and come out of each battle ready for another fight." [Read the full review]

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Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition (PC, PS4, Xbox One) -- 8/10

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition (PC, PS4, Xbox One) -- 8/10

"For longtime fans, Full Clip Edition doesn't offer much to be excited about. Additions like Overkill Mode and the upgraded visuals are certainly welcome, but fundamentally, this is the same game they already played in 2011. That said, the experience absolutely holds up: the skillshot system remains wildly fun and inventive, the weapons are still a gruesome joy, and the writing...well, it's as distinctive as ever. If you missed Bulletstorm when it originally released--and based on sales numbers, you probably did--now's the time to treat yourself to a clever if cringe-worthy blockbuster." [Read the full review]

-- Scott Butterworth

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Zombies Chronicles (PC, PS4, Xbox One) -- 8/10

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Zombies Chronicles (PC, PS4, Xbox One) -- 8/10

"Zombies Chronicles takes a good combination of maps and upgrades them with great attention to detail. Newer Zombies features keep the collection modern, but its greatest strength is in the lighting and audio upgrades, which make the Zombies experience that many fans obsessed over before feel creepier, more tense, and more exhilarating than ever." [Read the full review]

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Destiny 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) -- 8/10

Destiny 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) -- 8/10

"Success through strong teamwork is absolutely the best part of Destiny, and the top-to-bottom tweaks and additions in Destiny 2 make it more accessible without dampening your sense of accomplishment. Meeting the level requirement for the Nightfall or Raid and actually completing it are two very different things, and getting in sync with your Fireteam and flawlessly executing a strategy takes a lot of work. You'll most likely fail, but each failure helps you perfect your strategy incrementally, and the process of collectively achieving that goal is immensely satisfying." [Read the full review]

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Lawbreakers -- 8/10 (PC), 7/10 (PS4)

Lawbreakers -- 8/10 (PC), 7/10 (PS4)

"One sign of any worthwhile team-based shooter is a level of accessibility where everyone feels they can contribute no matter their play style, and Lawbreakers succeeds in this manner. And while the lack of Deathmatch is a lost opportunity, its sufficient playlist of modes offers a viable outlet to flaunt your kill/death ratio, even if it's at the expense of team success. What counts is that its fresh anti-gravity mechanics transcends its first-glance novel appeal and creates limitless combat situations that will be new and inviting to many shooter fans." [Read the full review]

-- Miguel Concepcion

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Sniper Elite 4 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) -- 8/10

Sniper Elite 4 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) -- 8/10

"Sniper Elite 4 feels like a natural progression for this series, as Rebellion continues to refine its systems and put a greater emphasis on the long-range shooting it does so well. Its stealth and action mechanics may be simplistic, but they're functional and regularly enjoyable. And the maps--with their impressive scale, open-ended objectives, and clever level design--coalesce these disparate systems into a creative and fulfilling whole. There are still some issues with AI inconsistency, a bland story, and some dull competitive multiplayer, but it finally feels like this series is living up to its long-standing potential." [Read the full review]

-- Richard Wakeling

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Splatoon 2 (Switch) -- 8/10

Splatoon 2 (Switch) -- 8/10

"At first glance, Splatoon 2 seems very similar to the first game. But all the small changes, and even the bigger ones in single player and League Battles, make for a fresh take on the already unique shooter. If you played a lot of the original, the sequel has enough to keep you coming back, and if you're new to the game, it's a fantastic place to jump in." [Read the full review]

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Strafe (PC) -- 8/10

Strafe (PC) -- 8/10

"At first glance, Strafe looks as if it's resting on the laurels of the old-school, hyper-fast, and gory first-person shooters from the '90s. Oftentimes, it actually does lean heavily on the likes of Doom and Quake, but working within those confines and introducing a roguelike structure, Strafe emerges as a uniquely thrilling shooter with plenty of charm in its own right. It teeters between being mindlessly fun and cautiously strategic to the backdrop of a perfectly executed electronic soundtrack, teaching you something new with each run." [Read the full review]

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Doom (Switch) -- 7/10

Doom (Switch) -- 7/10

"If you can stand to look at a lesser version of Doom's once captivating world, you'll find that the game plays well enough on Switch so long as you've got a TV in front of you and a Pro Controller in hand. There's nothing else like it on a portable system, but be prepared to face a handful of compromises, especially if you're used to playing on other platforms. It's an impressive port that begs you to consider gameplay over graphics, and it succeeds more often than not." [Read the full review]

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Farpoint (PS4 via PSVR) -- 7/10

Farpoint (PS4 via PSVR) -- 7/10

"Despite shifting gears in surprising ways and extending the life of its gunplay by remixing levels, Farpoint is more like a proof of concept than a game designed to push the envelope on its own terms. It'll give you a taste of something new for PSVR, and give you hints of what to look forward to if the Aim controller attracts wider support. It's going to be hard to go back to two Move controllers now that Sony's new toy has made a case for itself." [Read the full review]

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Ghost Recon: Wildlands (PC, PS4, Xbox One) -- 7/10

Ghost Recon: Wildlands (PC, PS4, Xbox One) -- 7/10

"At the outset, its appears that Wildlands' strength is in its diverse mission types. For every assassination, there’s a capture or rescue assignment. Any given sortie might involve hacking, sabotaging, or even stealing a plane. You might even find yourself pulling off the ol' switcheroo with two similar looking trucks. It’s never a dull moment, at least for the first 20 or so hours." [Read the full review]

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