Best Looter Shooter Games on Steam

Steam currently has 796 Looter Shooter games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Looter Shooter game rankings were last updated on 12/15/2024.

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1. Deep Rock Galactic

Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring badass space Dwarves, 100% destructible environments, procedurally-generated caves, and endless hordes of alien monsters.

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Deep Rock Galactic holds the #1 spot for "best Looter Shooter game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 326,100 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 317,153 positive reviews and 8,947 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.89 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Deep Rock Galactic on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $9.89
Release Date 5/13/2020
Franchise Coffee Stain
Developer Ghost Ship Games
Publisher Coffee Stain Publishing
Steam App Id 548430

2. Crab Champions

Claw your way across exotic islands combining fluid movement with fast paced combat to become a Crab Champion in this third person shooter with roguelike elements.

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Crab Champions has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Looter Shooter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 24,478 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 23,981 positive reviews and 497 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Crab Champions on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 4/1/2023
Developers
Publishers
Steam App Id 774801

3. Arrow a Row

Arrow a row is a game in which you shoot arrows (of course) in a row! or maybe two rows! (maybe three?) Choose your power-ups and defeat the Boss.

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Arrow a Row has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Looter Shooter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 15,521 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 15,053 positive reviews and 468 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 8/20/2023
Developer Lonerangerix
Publisher Lonerangerix
Steam App Id 2495980

4. Borderlands 2

The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.

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Borderlands 2 has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Looter Shooter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 279,848 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 266,245 positive reviews and 13,603 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Borderlands 2 on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 9/20/2012
Franchise Borderlands Franchise
Developers
Publishers
Steam App Id 49520

5. Palworld

Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!

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Palworld has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Looter Shooter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 353,293 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 332,723 positive reviews and 20,570 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $22.49 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Palworld on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $22.49
Release Date 1/19/2024
Franchise Pocketpair
Developer Pocketpair
Publisher Pocketpair
Steam App Id 1623730

6. Roboquest

Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.

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Roboquest has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Looter Shooter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 19,883 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 18,985 positive reviews and 898 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Roboquest on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $24.99
Release Date 11/7/2023
Developer RyseUp Studios
Publishers
Steam App Id 692890

7. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1

A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

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I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Looter Shooter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,595 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,563 positive reviews and 32 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 11/11/2021
Developers
Publisher Ska Studios
Steam App Id 1800730

8. Risk of Rain 2

Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.

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Risk of Rain 2 has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Looter Shooter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 300,730 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 280,770 positive reviews and 19,960 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $8.24 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $8.24
Release Date 8/11/2020
Franchise Risk of Rain Franchise
Developer Hopoo Games
Publisher Gearbox Publishing
Steam App Id 632360

9. Gunfire Reborn

Gunfire Reborn is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS, Roguelite and RPG. Players can control heroes with various abilities to experience diverse Build gameplay, use various weapons to explore procedurally-generated levels. You can play the game alone, or join 4-player coop.

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Gunfire Reborn has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Looter Shooter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 97,423 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 91,113 positive reviews and 6,310 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 11/17/2021
Developer Duoyi Games
Publisher Duoyi Games
Steam App Id 1217060

10. DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION

DR LIVESEY: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA, gentlemen, from now on, rom and death means the same thing for you.

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DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Looter Shooter games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 13,124 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 12,429 positive reviews and 695 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $0.49 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $0.49
Release Date 2/13/2023
Franchise Agafonoff
Developer Agafonoff
Publisher Agafonoff
Steam App Id 2181930

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