FPS games are typically high-octane, fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping games that are filled with explosions, acts of violence, and of course, lots of gunfire. They are among the most popular titles when it comes to console and PC gaming, but there are a ton of great FPS games for your iPhone and iPad too; here are some of my favorites!
Aug 05, 2017 Games are expensive. Want to play the latest headline-grabbing entry from EA or Activision? Be prepared to shell out $60or $100 for the real version with a name like “Ultimate Edition.” Maybe that’s why so many developers are extending their horizons into the free-to-play arena. Here are ten online multiplayer shooters you can play without spending a dime.
Modern Combat 5: Blackout is a first-person military shooter that provides a console-like gaming experience right on or iPhone or iPad.
Beginning with a mission in Italy, the solo campaign follows Caydan Phoenix as he travels around the world to gun down plenty of soldiers of the World Liberation Army.
You can customize your soldier's loadout and special abilities, meaning you can adjust each mission to the play style you want to roll. As you increase your rank, you'll gain access to more weapons, giving you, even more, options to defeat your enemies.
No first-person shooter is complete without a robust multiplayer mode, and Modern Combat 5 offers it in spades with five game modes: Free for all, VIP, Squad Battle, Capture the flag, Zone control, and Cargo.
Into the Dead 2 improves on just about every aspect of the first game, and delivers a solid and exciting gameplay experience.
Instead of being an endless runner where you're only competing to top your own high score, the game has added a narrative and some progression to the run and gun gameplay. The story is fairly simple: you play as a man named James who gets into a car accident in the middle of the road while trying to get back to his wife, Helen, and his daughter, Maggie. Of course, James is immediately swarmed by zombies forcing him to run and shoot his way to safety. Armed with a handgun, a walkie-talkie, and a strong desire to return home, James starts running through the hordes of zombies. While it may be a pretty simple story, the voice acting is surprisingly well done, and as I have been playing through the story I find myself invested in getting James back to his family.
Gameplay overall hasn't changed much from the first game, which is more of a blessing than a curse. You'll automatically run through the wilderness that's filled with zombies, needing to move left and right to avoid getting eaten alive or tapping on the screen to shoot your equipped weapon.
The addition of a story mode and a more prominent in-game progression scale has given the shoot-em-up zombie runner a breath of fresh air making it a delight to play. The visuals and sound are absolutely outstanding, and the game does an excellent job of really setting a tense and spooky tone.
All in all, Into the Dead 2 is a fantastic experience, and whether you're a fan of the prequel or new to the game, you should be able to enjoy this one for hours on end.
Not all FPS games have to rely on top-of-the-line graphics to be fun! Pixel Gun 3D is a blocky, online multiplayer, free-for-all that has a pretty large community behind it.
Whether you choose to use the on-screen controls or an MFI controller, Pixel 3D Gun feels like a typically console FPS game in a lot of ways. You have a ton of different weapons to choose from and buy, a dozen or so maps you can play, and a few different game modes.
On top of the multiplayer, there is a solo campaign mode that is a great way to get used to the controls and offers a decent amount of fun on its own.
Despite being an older game on the App Store, Dead Trigger 2 continues to be a solid shooter to have on your iPhone or iPad.
Wherever there are zombies, there are usually guns, and in Dead Trigger 2, there is a lot of both! The graphics are amazing, even in 2017, and the game doesn't take itself too seriously. Lots of funny quips throughout the story and plenty of over-the-top creatures to kill make Dead Trigger 2 one hell of a ride!
The controls have also been streamlined for touchscreens, and while it may take some getting used to, it provides a very smooth gameplay experience. All you have to do is move the crosshairs over a zombie or another baddie, and if your target is within your weapon's range, you'll instantly start firing!
If you prefer a third-person perspective over a first-person in your shooting games, Overkill 3 is worth a look!
This rail-shooter — meaning you don't control your movement — is pretty simple to play, as you're only in control of aiming and shooting your weapon. Before each boss fight, Overkill will prompt you to pick a difficulty level for that boss, meaning the previous bad guys you just took out give you no indication of how tough the big baddie will be.
You'll choose a loadout before each mission, meaning you can customize which weapons you have and unlock new ones as you progress through the game. To unlock more missions, you'll need to collect stars, which you do by completing objectives throughout the mission. The more stars you collect, the more missions you'll be able to do.
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Updated March 2018: Changed the list to focus solely on FPS games, and added Into the Dead 2 and Pixel Gun 3D to the list.
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Concepts everywhereIf reports are accurate we might be waiting a little while longer than normal for iPhone 12 Pro. But would you care if it looked like this?
The Vietnam War has been depicted in many games.
While not as popular a topic as World War II and fictional wars set in modern times the Vietnam War has been the setting for numerous video games.
Name | Year | Platform | Publisher |
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Military Conflict: Vietnam | 2020 | Microsoft Windows | dustfade |
When I was young[1] | 2020 | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch | WallRus Group, Art Games Studio S.A. |
Radio Commander | 2019 | Microsoft Windows | Games Operators, Serious Sim |
Air Conflicts: Vietnam | 2013 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 | bitComposer Games |
Air Assault Task Force | 2008 | Microsoft Windows | ProSIM Company |
Operation Flashpoint: Unsung Vietnam War mod | 2004 | Microsoft Windows | Bohemia Interactive, Unsung team |
ARMA: Armed Assault: Unsung Vietnam War mod | 2006 | Microsoft Windows | |
ARMA 2: Unsung Vietnam War mod | 2009 | Microsoft Windows | |
ARMA 3 Unsung Vietnam War mod | 2015 | Microsoft Windows | |
Battlefield Vietnam | 2004 | Microsoft Windows | Electronic Arts |
Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam | 2010 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | |
Call of Duty: Black Ops | 2010 | Mac, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii | Activision, Square Enix |
Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified | 2012 | PlayStation Vita | Activision, Square Enix |
Conflict in Vietnam | 1986 | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, PC Booter | MicroProse Software, Inc. |
Conflict: Vietnam | 2004 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox | |
*Elite Warriors: Vietnam | 2005 | Microsoft Windows | |
Eve of Destruction Redux | 2018 | Microsoft Windows | Agger Interactive |
Eve of Destruction Classic | 2003 | Microsoft Windows | |
Eve of Destruction Vietnam | 2005 | Microsoft Windows | |
Eve of Destruction 2 | 2007 | Microsoft Windows | |
Flight of the Intruder | 1990 | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, NES | |
Green Berets | 2001 | Microsoft Windows | Take-Two Interactive |
Gunboat | 1990 | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, DOS, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum | Accolade |
The Hell in Vietnam | 2007 | Microsoft Windows | |
Line of Sight: Vietnam | 2003 | Microsoft Windows | Infogrames, Atari |
Lost Patrol | 1990 | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | Ocean Software |
Made Man | 2006 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 | Mastertronic, Aspyr |
Magicka: Vietnam | 2011 | Microsoft Windows | |
Marine Heavy Gunner: Vietnam | 2004 | Microsoft Windows | |
Men of Valor | 2004 | Microsoft Windows, Xbox | |
Men of War: Vietnam | 2011 | Microsoft Windows | |
M.I.A.: Missing in Action | 1989 | Arcade | Konami |
M.I.A.: Missing in Action[2][3] | 1998 | Microsoft Windows | GT Interactive Software Corp. |
NAM | 1986 | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 | Strategic Simulations |
NAM | 1998 | DOS | GT Interactive Software Corp. |
'Nam 1965-1975 | 1991 | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS | Domark |
NAM-1975 | 1991 | Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD | SNK |
Operation: Vietnam | 2007 | Nintendo DS | Majesco Entertainment |
Platoon (2002 video game) | 2002 | Microsoft Windows | Monte Cristo, Strategy First |
Rambo (1985) | 1985 | Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | Ocean Software |
Rambo (1987) | 1987 | NES | Acclaim |
Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots | 2004 | Mac, Microsoft Windows | Microsoft Game Studios |
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam | 2017 | Microsoft Windows | Antimatter Games |
SEAL Team | 1993 | DOS | Electronic Arts |
Search & Rescue: Vietnam Med Evac | 2002 | Microsoft Windows | Global Star Software |
Shellshock: Nam '67 | 2004 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox | Eidos Interactive |
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails | 2009 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Eidos Interactive |
Soldier Boyz | 1997 | Microsoft Windows | Dreamcatcher Interactive |
Squad Battles: Dien Bien Phu[4] | 2009 | Microsoft Windows | HPS Games |
Squad Battles: Tour of Duty[5] | 2002 | Microsoft Windows | HPS Games |
Squad Battles: Vietnam[6] | 2001 | Microsoft Windows | HPS Games |
Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles | 1996 | DOS | Strategic Simulations Inc. |
The Operational Art of War II: Modern Battles 1956-2000 | 1999 | Microsoft Windows | Talonsoft |
Thud Ridge: American Aces In 'Nam | 1988 | Commodore 64, DOS | Three-Sixty Pacific |
Tunnel Rats (video game) | 2009 | Microsoft Windows | Boll AG |
VC | 1982 | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, DOS, PC-88, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo | Avalon Hill |
Viet-Afghan[7] | 2010 | Microsoft Windows | FRVP |
Vietcong (video game) | 2003 | Microsoft Windows | Gathering of Developers |
Vietcong 2 | 2005 | Microsoft Windows | 2K Games |
Vietnam (1986 video game) | 1986 | ||
Vietnam '65 | 2015 | Microsoft Windows | Slitherine Strategies |
Vietnam: Black Ops | 2000 | Microsoft Windows | ValuSoft |
Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh Trail | 2003 | Microsoft Windows | |
Vietnam Special Assignment2 | 2001 | Microsoft Windows | |
War Over Vietnam | 2004 | HPS Simulations | |
Wings over Vietnam | 2004 | Microsoft Windows | |
Whirlwind over Vietnam | 2006 | Microsoft Windows | Evolved Games Developer |
Far Cry 5: Hours of Darkness | 2018 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Ubisoft Entertainment SA |
Apocalypse Now (video game)[8] | Canceled | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, MacOS, Linux | Erebus LLC |
Call of Duty: Vietnam | Canceled | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows | Activision |
Name | Year | Publisher | Description |
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Year of the Rat - Vietnam, 1972 | 1972 | Simulation Publications | Simulation of the 13 weeks of the Communist Offensive in the Spring of 1972. |
Operation Pegasus | 1980 | Task Force Games | A game simulating the campaign to break the siege of Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War in 1968. |
Defiance: The Battle of Xuan Loc | 1980 | Swedish Game Production | A simulation of The Battle of Xuan Loc (11 April 1975). |
No Trumpets No Drums | 1982 | World Wide Wargames | Operational level game simulating the whole of the United States' ground combat role (1965–1975). |
Vietnam 1965-1975 | 1984 | Victory Games | Battalion level game simulating the whole of Americas ground combat role (1965–1975). |
Tet '68 | 1992 | XTR Corp | A simulation of the 1968 Tet Offensive in Vietnam. |
Winged Horse: Campaigns in Vietnam, 1965-66 | 2006 | Decision Games | A simulation of the critical fighting that marked the first months after massive conventional US intervention into conflict. An expansion was also produced to cover the war up to 1975. |
Fire in the Lake: COIN series Vol IV | 2014 | GMT Games | One to four players represent the VC, ARVN, NVA and US forces in a card driven game system that handles insurgency and counter insurgency activities. |
Snoopy's Nose & Iron Triangle | 2013 | Decision Games | Two operational scenarios in Modern War #7 that simulated the campaign along a portion of the Mekong River in 1967 and the first large U.S. operation that attempted to eliminate the VC stronghold consisting of the infamous Cu Chi Tunnels. |
In Country | 2013 | Decision Games | A strategic simulation of the entire war in Strategy & Tactics #281 that covers the land and air campaign within South Vietnam. |
LZ Albany | 2016 | Decision Games | A tactical simulation of the firefight known as LZ Albany in Modern War #24 that covers the VC's ambush of U.S. air cav infantry in 1965. |
Combat Veteran | 2017 | Decision Games | A man on man tactical scenario of the firefight at the rice paddy angle in May 1967 in Modern War #31 that simulates Charlie Company of 4/47 (9th Infantry) going up against Viet Cong bunkers hidden in a jungle treeline. |
Front Towards Enemy | 2019 | Multi-Man Publishing | Tactical combat at the scale of 50 meters per hex and five minutes per turn. Units represent fire teams of 1-4 men, heavy weapon sections, leaders, vehicles, and helicopters. |