10. Far Cry 6 (PS5)

After a few forgettable entries, Far Cry 6 found the fun again. Of course, there’s an undeniable familiarity here: you play as Dani – either male or female – and must work alongside a ragtag group of guerrillas to liberate the beautiful landscape of Yara from the rule of a menacing dictator named Antón Castillo. But while the core formula remains intact, there’s fun to be found in the emergent combat gauntlets and DIY armaments, with a backpack rocket launcher and Walkman assault rifle among some of the highlights. If you’re ever in need of open world comfort food, then you can’t really go wrong here.

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9. Apex Legends (PS5)

Apex Legends remains a super popular free-to-play shooter, and for good reason. The core gameplay is excellent, and developer Respawn has been evolving and growing the experience ever since launch. Battle royale is its core mode but there are often alternative playlists to enjoy with any of the game's many unique characters.

8. Deathloop (PS5)

Arkane Studios is known for its immersive sims like Dishonored, and with Deathloop, the developer takes that formula in a bold new direction. Playing as an assassin caught in a time loop on an island filled with disdainful characters, it's your job to eliminate all of them within one cycle, else you'll need to start again. The joy of the game is in slowly figuring out the right sequence of events that need to take place in order for you to crack the code and break the loop. A higher emphasis on action combined with some super fun powers makes this feel like a supercharged Dishonored. The loop mechanic and threat of player invasions provides some tension, and it's all delivered with a fantastic 60s aesthetic.

7. Zombieland Headshot Fever Reloaded (PS5)

If you like on-rails shooters, Zombieland Headshot Fever Reloaded is a simple but fun time on PSVR2. The game is all about blasting away zombies in straightforward stages, improving your score and run time on repeat plays. There's an extremely arcade-like draw to these bitesize levels, providing the one-more-go factor to keep you coming back. Lots of fun in short bursts, this is a no-frills shooter that lets you switch your brain off and just kill some darn zombies.

6. Destiny 2 (PS5)

Bungie's online shooter is still at the top of the pile when it comes to gunplay, although there's no denying that Destiny 2 is a tough nut to crack if you're completely new to the sci-fi sequel. Get stuck in, though, and you'll find an abundance of quality content to chew on. Campaigns, co-op missions, competitive multiplayer — it's a game that feels like it's fit to burst at points, and the aforementioned action is the glue that holds everything together.

5. Quake (PS5)

There are plenty of retro-tinged first-person shooters available these days, and many of them owe their existence to Quake. Following in the footsteps of id Software's DOOM, this game is viewed as one of the progenitors of the modern FPS; it was incredibly advanced at the time it originally launched. Now, it's fully playable on PS5, with upscaled visuals, local and online multiplayer, and even some brand new content. Horde mode is exactly what it sounds like, while the Dimension of the Machine expansion is a fresh chapter in the game's single-player campaign. Obviously this is a product of its time, but if you're in the mood for an old-school frag fest, this is a great choice.

4. The Light Brigade (PS5)

Roguelikes may be dime a dozen, but they’re less commonplace in virtual reality. The Light Brigade proves that the format can work with PSVR2 to excellent effect, and while it does little to reinvent the genre’s well-worn wheel, it instead focuses on executing all of its ideas to an exemplary standard. The result is an almost immaculate shooter, with stunning gameplay and an outstanding reward loop.

3. Chernobylite (PS5)

Chernobylite is an altogether quite different FPS that throws in elements of survival. Set within the Chernobyl exclusion zone, the game is an atmospheric, eerie adventure that has you hunting for resources and managing your team of allies as much as shooting enemies. Full of creative ideas, not everything sticks the landing, but it's an ambitious title unlike anything else.

2. Metro Exodus (PS5)

4A Games' post-apocalyptic adventure Metro Exodus feels like it was meant for PS5, with silky smooth performance, great looking ray-traced graphics, and complete DualSense functionality. While some flaws of the original release do persist — those accents! — there's a lot to like about this game on Sony's current-gen system. Featuring loads of tense story moments and some super atmospheric exploration, this train ride through the Russian wasteland makes for a memorable journey.

1. DOOM Eternal (PS5)

If you like your first-person shooters fast, demanding, and bloody, DOOM Eternal is the peak. A fantastic gameplay loop means you're constantly on the move and playing aggressively, earning more ammo and health by getting right up in those demonic faces and literally ripping them a new one. On PS5, it's somehow even better, with three visual modes — including one with ray tracing — and DualSense support. A brilliant FPS that really sings on Sony's current hardware.

That's that, then: the best FPS games on PS5. Is your favourite FPS on the list? What do you reckon are the top first-person shooters on PS5 so far? Remember, this list is defined by you lot by rating the games yourselves. You can either click the star icon on a game's header or on its page, and then select a score of your own. If you think a game is missing from our PlayStation Game Database, let us know and we can get it added. Anyway, let us know all about your favourite PS5 FPS games in the comments section below.

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