Top-5 Free Shooters to Download on Steam
Yuriy SheremetThe category of shooters is favourite for gamers and there are several titles that are fun and free as well! So, these are five best free shooters for PC.
1. Paladins
Paladins is a fantasy-themes shooter created by Hi-Rez. In addition to a simple fire arm, you may use spells and set a deck of cards to characterize the unique gaming style with special skills up your street.
Your character may vary from human to goblins, mystic elves, and dragons. Any of them brings some specific characteristics into the field of play. From time to time, some new champions join the game as well.
2. Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2, released in 2007, represents a First-Person Shooter in a cartoon style. The game developed by Valve has multi-user online matches that let gamers choose characters with various skills.
Therefore, there are nine classes that may be chosen as a shooter, an engineer, or a doctor. Besides, there are several game modes, for example, the traditional Capture of the Flag or King of the Hill where the winner is the person who can conquer the enemy’s land. And finally, Arena where the gamer has to kill more than their opponents.
This game is a perfect option for owners of old PCs that want to play a shooter as it does not need powerful hardware.
3. Apex Legends
Apex Legends became a big phenomenon in 2019 when it won the legion of fans of the Battle Royale genre. In the unique gaming process, there are characters with special characteristics and skills that are different in teleportation portals and grenade guns.
Therefore, there are 60 players max in a game. They are divided into squads with three players in each. Taking the range of the abilities of the game into account, you may collect several skills and strategies that you may use in a game.
The game, developed by Respawn Entertainment, represents the First Person Shooter genre and was chosen the best multi-user game of the year according to Game Awards 2019.
4. Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO)
The classics by Valve, Counter Strike has been keeping the loyal community since the Lan Houses times. CS: GO is a makeover of the original that is adapted to new requirements that are set to current shooters: they possess new maps, characters, and game modes.
Global Offensive is a net multi-user mode. At the beginning the game is divided into two teams: terrorists and counter-terrorists. The main focus is on destroying the team of opponents but there are also secondary purposes such as saving the hostages.
At first CS: GO was chargeable but in 2018 Valve changed it into a free game. It was great news for gamers and shooter fans. Those who had already bought the game got several advantages such as an update to the Premium Version, Loyalty Badge and the case Danger Zone (a set of twelve kinds of weapon).
5. Destiny 2
An interesting science-fiction shooter with MMORPG elements. The main goal is to level up the chosen character in the game. To do it, you will have to gain experience points completing Milestones (plot and weekly tasks).
In 2019, the game won:
- Best Ongoing Game (Game Critics Awards 2019)
- Best Community Support на The Game Awards 2019.
Choose any of the games and enjoy playing them!
Yuriy Sheremet – Expert in mobile gaming and esports among shooters and MOBA games.
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