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Best Shooter games of 2015
The 34 best Shooter games released in 2015, ranked from 15,019 critic and player ratings.
The best Shooter game of 2015 is Half-Life 2: Update, with a critic score of 96/100 — updated September 2026.
How this ranking is built
- Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
- A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Each game is ranked in one genre only, the one that defines it best, so the same title never tops two different genre charts.
- Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
- Release window covered: 2015.
- 34 games are listed on this page, carrying 15,019 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
Top 34
01
Half-Life 2: Update
A completely free and extensive community-developed update for Half-Life 2 featuring beautiful lighting, countless bug fixes, and a brand new Community Commentary Mode. With Half-Life 2: Update, there’s never been a better time to revisit City 17.
96
/100
02
S
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the sequel to Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and a prequel to the original Metal Gear. The game has a complex story with long cut-scene sequences, but there are fewer and they are shorter compared to earlier Metal Gear Solid titles. Most of the gameplay mechanics introduced in Ground Zeroes are carried over: it is still an action game and stealth oriented but replaces the linear corridor design from most earlier titles with large open world environments that offer the player unrestricted freedom for the approach. The world has now a real-time day and night cycle and various weather effects that influence enemy behaviour, visibility and sound. Sabotaging or destroying certain structures can also influence other parts of the map.
96
/100
03
S
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Join Lara Croft on her first great tomb raiding expedition as she seeks to discover the secret of immortality. Featuring high-octane action set in the most beautiful and hostile environments on earth, Rise of the Tomb Raider delivers cinematic survival action-adventure.
87
/100
Half-Life 2: Update
A completely free and extensive community-developed update for Half-Life 2 featuring beautiful lighting, countless bug fixes, and a brand new Community Commentary Mode. With Half-Life 2: Update, there’s never been a better time to revisit City 17.
96
/100
02
S
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is the sequel to Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and a prequel to the original Metal Gear. The game has a complex story with long cut-scene sequences, but there are fewer and they are shorter compared to earlier Metal Gear Solid titles. Most of the gameplay mechanics introduced in Ground Zeroes are carried over: it is still an action game and stealth oriented but replaces the linear corridor design from most earlier titles with large open world environments that offer the player unrestricted freedom for the approach. The world has now a real-time day and night cycle and various weather effects that influence enemy behaviour, visibility and sound. Sabotaging or destroying certain structures can also influence other parts of the map.
96
/100
03
S
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Join Lara Croft on her first great tomb raiding expedition as she seeks to discover the secret of immortality. Featuring high-octane action set in the most beautiful and hostile environments on earth, Rise of the Tomb Raider delivers cinematic survival action-adventure.
87
/100
04
Halo 5: Guardians
Halo 5: Guardians delivers epic multiplayer experiences that span multiple modes, full-featured level building tools, and another chapter in the Master Chief saga. The Master Chief saga continues, with solo and up to 4-player cooperative experience that spans three worlds. A mysterious and unstoppable force threatens the galaxy. The Spartans of Fireteam Osiris and Blue Team must embark on a journey that will change the course of history and the future of mankind.
84
/100
05
HELLDIVERS
Helldivers is a topdown shooter set in a satirical dystopian future where mankind is ruled by a managed democracy. You are part of the Helldivers – the spearhead of humanity’s defense against the perpetual alien threat on Super Earth. With up to four player co-op missions, working together as a team is vital, whether calling in strikes or placing weapons, each action must be totally synchronized to achieve the objectives. This isn’t just a four player co-op game; it’s a co-op game that relies on the global efforts of the entire Helldivers community!
83
/100
06
World of Warships
World of Warships is a free to play online naval combat game by Wargaming.net. Players compete in a variety of historic warships from numerous national origins. Take control of Destroyers, Cruisers, Battleships, Submarines and Aircraft Carriers in competitive game modes, or cooperatively sail into historic operations.
81
/100
07
Gear Up
Gear Up is a multiplayer game where you build tanks and battle online opponents. Crawl the arena in devious spider legs, escape with your trusty jetpack or serve your opponents a healthy dose of proximity mines as you design with over one million different combinations.
80
/100
08
S
Dishonored: Definitive Edition
Arkane Studios’ 2012 Game of the Year, Dishonored, and all of its additional content - Dunwall City Trials, The Knife of Dunwall, The Brigmore Witches and Void Walker’s Arsenal – comes to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Dishonored: Definitive Edition! Experience Dishonored plus all of its additional content on the new console systems for the first time, complete with enhanced graphics that take full advantage of the powerful hardware of this generation.
80
/100
09
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
This updated version of Earth Defense Force 2025 marks the series first current-gen appearance. It sports improved performance, new content amounting to more than 50 percent of the original, two-player local co-op, and four player online co-op. The game is also being ported to PC "It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter. As an EDF soldier you will go head to head in fierce combat against the hordes of giant alien insects and their slaughtering machines. Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal. The most overwhelmingly numerous forces of Ravagers the series has ever seen will take the EDF fighters to the depths of despair and back! Online co-op play supported."
79
/100
10
GALAK-Z
78
/100
11
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
78
/100
12
Evolve
77
/100
13
Evolve Stage 2
77
/100
14
S
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
77
/100
15
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
76
/100
16
Evolve
76
/100
17
A
Rainbow Six Siege
74
/100
18
A
Just Cause 3
74
/100
19
A
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
73
/100
20
Resident Evil Revelations 2
72
/100
21
B
Battlefield Hardline
72
/100
22
Zombie Army Trilogy
72
/100
23
Block N Load
72
/100
24
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
71
/100
25
Relic Hunters Zero
70
/100
26
Verdun
70
/100
27
Star Wars Battlefront
68
/100
28
Time Clickers
66
/100
29
ZOMBI
65
/100
30
Shutshimi
65
/100
31
Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
64
/100
32
The Order: 1886
63
/100
33
Dirty Bomb
63
/100
34
Hatred
43
/100
Halo 5: Guardians
Halo 5: Guardians delivers epic multiplayer experiences that span multiple modes, full-featured level building tools, and another chapter in the Master Chief saga. The Master Chief saga continues, with solo and up to 4-player cooperative experience that spans three worlds. A mysterious and unstoppable force threatens the galaxy. The Spartans of Fireteam Osiris and Blue Team must embark on a journey that will change the course of history and the future of mankind.
84
/100
05
HELLDIVERS
Helldivers is a topdown shooter set in a satirical dystopian future where mankind is ruled by a managed democracy. You are part of the Helldivers – the spearhead of humanity’s defense against the perpetual alien threat on Super Earth. With up to four player co-op missions, working together as a team is vital, whether calling in strikes or placing weapons, each action must be totally synchronized to achieve the objectives. This isn’t just a four player co-op game; it’s a co-op game that relies on the global efforts of the entire Helldivers community!
83
/100
06
World of Warships
World of Warships is a free to play online naval combat game by Wargaming.net. Players compete in a variety of historic warships from numerous national origins. Take control of Destroyers, Cruisers, Battleships, Submarines and Aircraft Carriers in competitive game modes, or cooperatively sail into historic operations.
81
/100
07
Gear Up
Gear Up is a multiplayer game where you build tanks and battle online opponents. Crawl the arena in devious spider legs, escape with your trusty jetpack or serve your opponents a healthy dose of proximity mines as you design with over one million different combinations.
80
/100
08
S
Dishonored: Definitive Edition
Arkane Studios’ 2012 Game of the Year, Dishonored, and all of its additional content - Dunwall City Trials, The Knife of Dunwall, The Brigmore Witches and Void Walker’s Arsenal – comes to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Dishonored: Definitive Edition! Experience Dishonored plus all of its additional content on the new console systems for the first time, complete with enhanced graphics that take full advantage of the powerful hardware of this generation.
80
/100
09
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
This updated version of Earth Defense Force 2025 marks the series first current-gen appearance. It sports improved performance, new content amounting to more than 50 percent of the original, two-player local co-op, and four player online co-op. The game is also being ported to PC "It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter. As an EDF soldier you will go head to head in fierce combat against the hordes of giant alien insects and their slaughtering machines. Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal. The most overwhelmingly numerous forces of Ravagers the series has ever seen will take the EDF fighters to the depths of despair and back! Online co-op play supported."
79
/100
10
GALAK-Z
78
/100
11
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
78
/100
12
Evolve
77
/100
13
Evolve Stage 2
77
/100
14
S
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
77
/100
15
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
76
/100
16
Evolve
76
/100
17
A
Rainbow Six Siege
74
/100
18
A
Just Cause 3
74
/100
19
A
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
73
/100
20
Resident Evil Revelations 2
72
/100
21
B
Battlefield Hardline
72
/100
22
Zombie Army Trilogy
72
/100
23
Block N Load
72
/100
24
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
71
/100
25
Relic Hunters Zero
70
/100
26
Verdun
70
/100
27
Star Wars Battlefront
68
/100
28
Time Clickers
66
/100
29
ZOMBI
65
/100
30
Shutshimi
65
/100
31
Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
64
/100
32
The Order: 1886
63
/100
33
Dirty Bomb
63
/100
34
Hatred
43
/100
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Shooter game of 2015?
Half-Life 2: Update currently tops the ranking with a score of 96/100 across 126 ratings. Ranking updated September 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.