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Best Shooter games on PlayStation 1
The 22 best Shooter games on PlayStation 1, ranked from 7,073 critic and player ratings.
The best Shooter game on PlayStation 1 right now is Medal of Honor (1999), with a critic score of 92/100 — updated August 2026.
01
Medal of Honor (1999)
92
/100
02
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Resident Evil 2 is a sequel to the first Resident Evil title. Like the previous game in the series, Resident Evil 2 is a 3D action-adventure using three-dimensional polygon characters over two-dimensional pre-rendered backgrounds, with the action viewed through a variety of cinematic fixed camera angles in each room. Players can choose to play as one of two possible characters; each goes through the same initial scenario but with differences in the type of weaponry they find and the people they meet along the way.
90
/100
03
Syphon Filter
90
/100
Medal of Honor (1999)
92
/100
02
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Resident Evil 2 is a sequel to the first Resident Evil title. Like the previous game in the series, Resident Evil 2 is a 3D action-adventure using three-dimensional polygon characters over two-dimensional pre-rendered backgrounds, with the action viewed through a variety of cinematic fixed camera angles in each room. Players can choose to play as one of two possible characters; each goes through the same initial scenario but with differences in the type of weaponry they find and the people they meet along the way.
90
/100
03
Syphon Filter
90
/100
04
Dino Crisis 2
86
/100
05
Medal of Honor: Underground
86
/100
06
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
85
/100
07
DOOM
83
/100
08
Quake II
Quake II is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Activision. It is not a direct sequel to Quake, id decided to revert to an existing trademark when they were unable to agree on a new name that did not violate another company's trademark.
83
/100
09
Resident Evil
Hailed by many as a masterpiece, this remake of the first entry in the long-running Resident Evil series is now playable in HD. Experience true terror in this genre-launching survival horror classic. The year is 1998. The Bravo Team of S.T.A.R.S., an elite special forces squad, has gone radio silent, and its Alpha Team has been dispatched to the forest on the outskirts of Raccoon City to investigate this mysterious disappearance. Attacked by bizarre and vicious dogs, alpha team members Chris and Jill manage to escape to a mysterious mansion in the middle of the forest. The horrors they encounter there are far greater than anyone might have foreseen...
82
/100
10
007: The World is not Enough
81
/100
11
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
81
/100
12
Aero Fighters
81
/100
13
Tomb Raider II
80
/100
14
Metal Gear Solid
80
/100
15
Grand Theft Auto
80
/100
16
MDK
77
/100
17
Mega Man 5
77
/100
18
Duke Nukem 3D
75
/100
19
Descent
73
/100
20
Syphon Filter 3
73
/100
21
Mega Man X6
68
/100
22
Star Wars: Dark Forces
66
/100
Dino Crisis 2
86
/100
05
Medal of Honor: Underground
86
/100
06
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
85
/100
07
DOOM
83
/100
08
Quake II
Quake II is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Activision. It is not a direct sequel to Quake, id decided to revert to an existing trademark when they were unable to agree on a new name that did not violate another company's trademark.
83
/100
09
Resident Evil
Hailed by many as a masterpiece, this remake of the first entry in the long-running Resident Evil series is now playable in HD. Experience true terror in this genre-launching survival horror classic. The year is 1998. The Bravo Team of S.T.A.R.S., an elite special forces squad, has gone radio silent, and its Alpha Team has been dispatched to the forest on the outskirts of Raccoon City to investigate this mysterious disappearance. Attacked by bizarre and vicious dogs, alpha team members Chris and Jill manage to escape to a mysterious mansion in the middle of the forest. The horrors they encounter there are far greater than anyone might have foreseen...
82
/100
10
007: The World is not Enough
81
/100
11
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
81
/100
12
Aero Fighters
81
/100
13
Tomb Raider II
80
/100
14
Metal Gear Solid
80
/100
15
Grand Theft Auto
80
/100
16
MDK
77
/100
17
Mega Man 5
77
/100
18
Duke Nukem 3D
75
/100
19
Descent
73
/100
20
Syphon Filter 3
73
/100
21
Mega Man X6
68
/100
22
Star Wars: Dark Forces
66
/100
FAQ
What is the best Shooter game on PlayStation 1?
Medal of Honor (1999) currently tops the ranking with a score of 92/100 across 130 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.