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Best Shooter games of 2010
The 42 best Shooter games released in 2010, ranked from 25,065 critic and player ratings.
The best Shooter game of 2010 is Mass Effect 2, with a critic score of 96/100 — updated August 2026.
01
Mass Effect 2
Are you prepared to lose everything to save the galaxy? You'll need to be, Commander Shephard. It's time to bring together your greatest allies and recruit the galaxy's fighting elite to continue the resistance against the invading Reapers. So steel yourself, because this is an astronomical mission where sacrifices must be made. You'll face tougher choices and new, deadlier enemies. Arm yourself and prepare for an unforgettable intergalactic adventure. Game Features: Shift the fight in your favour. Equip yourself with powerful new weapons almost instantly thanks to a new inventory system. Plus, an improved health regeneration system means you'll spend less time hunting for restorative items. Make every decision matter. Divisive crew members are just the tip of the iceberg, Commander, because you'll also be tasked with issues of intergalactic diplomacy. And time's a wastin' so don't be afraid to use new prompt-based actions that let you interrupt conversations, even if they could alter the fate of your crew...and the galaxy. Forge new alliances, carefully. You'll fight alongside some of your most trustworthy crew members, but you'll also get the opportunity to recruit new talent. Just choose your new partners with care because the fate of the galaxy rests on your shoulders, Commander.
96
/100
02
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is an action-adventure stealth video game and is the third action-based Metal Gear title made specifically for the PSP. The gameplay consists of two primary modes: Mission and Mother Base. Mission are the actual action sequences of the game where the player must infiltrate an enemy territory or fight a boss, whereas Mother Base is an army management. Some changes have been made to the standard Metal Gear formula: the player is now unable to move or shoot while laying down and while pinned to a wall, making Peace Walker the first game since Metal Gear to lack any crawling ability.
93
/100
03
S
Red Dead Redemption
A modern-day Western epic, Red Dead Redemption takes John Marston, a relic from the fast-closing time of the gunslinger, through an open world filled with wildlife, mini-games, and shootouts. Marston sets out to hunt down his old gang mates for the government, who have taken away his family. Along his journey, he meets many characters emblematic of the Wild West, heroism, and the new civilization.
92
/100
Mass Effect 2
Are you prepared to lose everything to save the galaxy? You'll need to be, Commander Shephard. It's time to bring together your greatest allies and recruit the galaxy's fighting elite to continue the resistance against the invading Reapers. So steel yourself, because this is an astronomical mission where sacrifices must be made. You'll face tougher choices and new, deadlier enemies. Arm yourself and prepare for an unforgettable intergalactic adventure. Game Features: Shift the fight in your favour. Equip yourself with powerful new weapons almost instantly thanks to a new inventory system. Plus, an improved health regeneration system means you'll spend less time hunting for restorative items. Make every decision matter. Divisive crew members are just the tip of the iceberg, Commander, because you'll also be tasked with issues of intergalactic diplomacy. And time's a wastin' so don't be afraid to use new prompt-based actions that let you interrupt conversations, even if they could alter the fate of your crew...and the galaxy. Forge new alliances, carefully. You'll fight alongside some of your most trustworthy crew members, but you'll also get the opportunity to recruit new talent. Just choose your new partners with care because the fate of the galaxy rests on your shoulders, Commander.
96
/100
02
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is an action-adventure stealth video game and is the third action-based Metal Gear title made specifically for the PSP. The gameplay consists of two primary modes: Mission and Mother Base. Mission are the actual action sequences of the game where the player must infiltrate an enemy territory or fight a boss, whereas Mother Base is an army management. Some changes have been made to the standard Metal Gear formula: the player is now unable to move or shoot while laying down and while pinned to a wall, making Peace Walker the first game since Metal Gear to lack any crawling ability.
93
/100
03
S
Red Dead Redemption
A modern-day Western epic, Red Dead Redemption takes John Marston, a relic from the fast-closing time of the gunslinger, through an open world filled with wildlife, mini-games, and shootouts. Marston sets out to hunt down his old gang mates for the government, who have taken away his family. Along his journey, he meets many characters emblematic of the Wild West, heroism, and the new civilization.
92
/100
04
Halo: Reach
Experience the story before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved as you fight to defend the planet Reach from a harrowing Covenant invasion. In this first-person shooter you can customize your own Spartan with armor and accessories to experience both a pulse-pounding campaign and addictive multiplayer mode. Reach will fall, but it won't go down without a fight.
89
/100
05
S
BioShock 2
BioShock 2 is the second game of the BioShock series and the sequel to BioShock. It continues the grand storyline of the underwater metropolis Rapture. BioShock 2 capitalizes and improves upon the high-quality effects, unique gameplay elements, and immersive atmosphere that defined the first game. It explores more brutal gameplay than its predecessor, with new enemies, weapons, Plasmids, and Gene Tonics.
88
/100
06
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 brings the award-winning Battlefield gameplay to the forefront of PC gaming with best-in-class vehicular combat and unexpected "Battlefield moments." New vehicles like the ATV and a transport helicopter allow for all-new multiplayer tactics on the Battlefield. With the Frostbite-enabled Destruction 2.0 system, you can take down entire buildings and create your own fire points by blasting holes through cover. You can also compete in four-player teams in two squad-only game modes, fighting together to unlock exclusive awards and achievements. Battles are set across expansive maps, each with a different tactical focus. The game also sees the return of the B Company squad in a more mature single-player campaign.
87
/100
07
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
87
/100
08
Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker
86
/100
09
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Vietnam
86
/100
10
Fallout: New Vegas
In this first-person Western RPG, the player takes on the role of Courier 6, barely surviving after being robbed of their cargo, shot and put into a shallow grave by a New Vegas mob boss. The Courier sets out to track down their robbers and retrieve their cargo, and winds up getting tangled in the complex ideological and socioeconomic web of the many factions and settlements of post-nuclear Nevada.
84
/100
11
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Just Cause 2
84
/100
12
Alan Wake
83
/100
13
BioShock 2: Minerva's Den
82
/100
14
Monday Night Combat
82
/100
15
S
Call of Duty: Black Ops
81
/100
16
Singularity
80
/100
17
Metro 2033
79
/100
18
Vanquish
79
/100
19
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
79
/100
20
Quake Live
78
/100
21
Mount & Blade: Warband
78
/100
22
Alien Swarm
77
/100
23
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
76
/100
24
Transformers: War for Cybertron
75
/100
25
Iron Brigade
75
/100
26
Army of Two: The 40th Day
74
/100
27
Bloody Good Time
73
/100
28
Mafia II
73
/100
29
Medal of Honor
72
/100
30
The 3rd Birthday
71
/100
31
Aliens vs. Predator
68
/100
32
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
66
/100
33
Lost Planet 2
63
/100
34
James Bond 007: Blood Stone
63
/100
35
Alien Breed 2: Assault
63
/100
36
Front Mission Evolved
63
/100
37
Alpha Protocol
59
/100
38
Hydrophobia
59
/100
39
TRON: Evolution - The Video Game
57
/100
40
Dark Void
57
/100
41
Sniper: Ghost Warrior
55
/100
42
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
38
/100
Halo: Reach
Experience the story before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved as you fight to defend the planet Reach from a harrowing Covenant invasion. In this first-person shooter you can customize your own Spartan with armor and accessories to experience both a pulse-pounding campaign and addictive multiplayer mode. Reach will fall, but it won't go down without a fight.
89
/100
05
S
BioShock 2
BioShock 2 is the second game of the BioShock series and the sequel to BioShock. It continues the grand storyline of the underwater metropolis Rapture. BioShock 2 capitalizes and improves upon the high-quality effects, unique gameplay elements, and immersive atmosphere that defined the first game. It explores more brutal gameplay than its predecessor, with new enemies, weapons, Plasmids, and Gene Tonics.
88
/100
06
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 brings the award-winning Battlefield gameplay to the forefront of PC gaming with best-in-class vehicular combat and unexpected "Battlefield moments." New vehicles like the ATV and a transport helicopter allow for all-new multiplayer tactics on the Battlefield. With the Frostbite-enabled Destruction 2.0 system, you can take down entire buildings and create your own fire points by blasting holes through cover. You can also compete in four-player teams in two squad-only game modes, fighting together to unlock exclusive awards and achievements. Battles are set across expansive maps, each with a different tactical focus. The game also sees the return of the B Company squad in a more mature single-player campaign.
87
/100
07
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
87
/100
08
Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker
86
/100
09
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Vietnam
86
/100
10
Fallout: New Vegas
In this first-person Western RPG, the player takes on the role of Courier 6, barely surviving after being robbed of their cargo, shot and put into a shallow grave by a New Vegas mob boss. The Courier sets out to track down their robbers and retrieve their cargo, and winds up getting tangled in the complex ideological and socioeconomic web of the many factions and settlements of post-nuclear Nevada.
84
/100
11
A
Just Cause 2
84
/100
12
Alan Wake
83
/100
13
BioShock 2: Minerva's Den
82
/100
14
Monday Night Combat
82
/100
15
S
Call of Duty: Black Ops
81
/100
16
Singularity
80
/100
17
Metro 2033
79
/100
18
Vanquish
79
/100
19
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
79
/100
20
Quake Live
78
/100
21
Mount & Blade: Warband
78
/100
22
Alien Swarm
77
/100
23
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
76
/100
24
Transformers: War for Cybertron
75
/100
25
Iron Brigade
75
/100
26
Army of Two: The 40th Day
74
/100
27
Bloody Good Time
73
/100
28
Mafia II
73
/100
29
Medal of Honor
72
/100
30
The 3rd Birthday
71
/100
31
Aliens vs. Predator
68
/100
32
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
66
/100
33
Lost Planet 2
63
/100
34
James Bond 007: Blood Stone
63
/100
35
Alien Breed 2: Assault
63
/100
36
Front Mission Evolved
63
/100
37
Alpha Protocol
59
/100
38
Hydrophobia
59
/100
39
TRON: Evolution - The Video Game
57
/100
40
Dark Void
57
/100
41
Sniper: Ghost Warrior
55
/100
42
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
38
/100
FAQ
What is the best Shooter game of 2010?
Mass Effect 2 currently tops the ranking with a score of 96/100 across 2,700 ratings. Ranking updated August 2026.
How is this ranking built?
Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.