Essays 24 November 2021, 17:43

15 Best Free Online Shooters to Play in 2023

There are plenty of free-to-play shooters out there, but there's also plenty of garbage. We come to the rescue and give you 15 best free online shooters that are honest, fun, and – most importantly – constantly updated.

Splitgate

SPLITGATE IN A NUTSHELL

Developer: 1047 Games
Publisher: 1047 Games
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, XOne, XSX
Release date: August 25, 2021

We rarely get popular free-to-play shooters that offer a fresh gaming experience. Usually, successful free games are those that implement proven ideas in a free product. We find all exceptions to this pleasing, and Splitgate is certainly among them.

The game was based on the assumptions of an arena shooter. Now, this formula had its heyday back in the 90s, lead by games such as Unreal Tournament and the Quake series, and then slowly faded to oblivion. In recent years, many games have attempted to revive this type of gameplay, but all have failed – even new versions of the two classic franchises have not been successful. Splitgate only succeeded because the game, while adhering to golden shooter arena standards, added something new: portal mechanics.

This system is best known from a series of logical games from Valve, but it turns out that it also works well in a shooter. Creating portals opens up completely new possibilities for navigating maps, flanking enemies or setting ambushes. It is not a simple addition. This mechanic completely changes the game, offering a fresh experience, and making the game more than just a beautified version of Unreal Tournament or Quake .

It's hard to say if Splitgate will keep players' interest over the years. Currently, however, it is still a fresh and exciting game that will please those looking for something more unique among the free-to-play shooters.

Splitgate is the game for you if:

you miss the 90s' FPS;
you love arena shooters;
you like extremely fast-paced games that are all about skill.

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