New FPS games worth trying

First-person shooters come in three kinds: arena, where you respawn fast; tactical, where one life and one bomb decide the round; and horde, where it is you against waves. Here are the ones worth trying now in each kind, plus Roam FPS games made for a phone.

Tactical: one life per round

Counter-Strike 2 (Valve, 2023). Buy rounds, bomb sites and very little forgiveness. Free to play on PC.
Valorant (Riot Games). The same bomb rules plus hero abilities. Free to play on PC.
Roam: FUSE. A tactical bomb-defusal FPS for a phone. Buy your gun, hold the site, defuse.

Arena and big battles

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (October 2026). The newest Call of Duty, with classic fast multiplayer, on PS5, Xbox Series, PC and Switch 2.
Battlefield 6 (2025). Large maps, vehicles and squads for when 5v5 feels small.
Krunker. A fast web arena shooter with simple blocky maps.
Roam: CLUTCH. A 1v1 arena duel. One rival, five rounds.

Horde and solo

If you want shooting without other players, two famous ideas still lead. Call of Duty Zombies made round-based horde survival a mode people buy the game for. SUPERHOT (2016) made time freeze when you stop moving, which turns every room into a puzzle.

STILLSHOT. A Roam time-freeze shooter in the SUPERHOT spirit: stand still and time stops with you.
Hangry Hour. A retro first-person brawler. Raccoons stole your burger, so you get it back with a frying pan.
Dead Or Deader. Two revolvers, one wanted outlaw, Wild West bounty runs.
Sector 03. Sci-fi wave defense. Hold the line one wave at a time.

Play it on Roam

Make your own FPS with Roam

Describe the place, the enemies and one rule that makes it different. Roam builds it on your iPhone, then you tune it by talking. Roam is rated 13+ on the App Store.

Try: "first-person shooter in my office at night, time only moves when I move, my coworkers are the enemies"

Create it with Roam Pre-register on Android See Roam

Roam ("Roam - Make Games" on the App Store) is an iPhone app where you play games and make your own by describing them or from a photo. It is free to download and play, and making games works without a subscription; optional Spark and Reality plans and credit packs add more creation. Android: pre-register on Google Play.

Questions people ask

What are the best free FPS games?

Counter-Strike 2 and Valorant are both free to play on PC and lead tactical shooters.

What is SUPERHOT?

A 2016 first-person shooter where time only moves when you move, so every fight plays like a puzzle.

Are there FPS games on iPhone?

Yes. Roam has first-person shooters on iPhone like CLUTCH, FUSE and STILLSHOT, and you can make your own.