The landscape for free-to-play shooters is more robust and impressive than ever before, lined with an assortment of notable hits like Team Fortress 2, the interstellar Planetside followup, and the rebooted Unreal Tournament. They may not offer the same production values as Call of Duty: WWII, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, or Overwatch, but then again, they won’t cost you upwards of $60. Here are our top picks for the best free first-person shooters, so you can frag fools and save money.

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Further reading. ‘PUBG Mobile’ (iOS, Android) PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds first amassed a huge following on PC and later Xbox One, but the free-to-play offers a great alternative version for anyone itching to get their battle royale fix on the go.

The game uses a combination of virtual buttons and sticks to create a shooting experience much better than it has any right to be, and with optional motion controls, you can even fine-tune your shot to take out the most distant targets with a sniper rifle. As with its big siblings, PUBG Mobile supports duo and team-based matches, and built-in voice chat allows you to coordinate with your teammates before you approach a new area. You can actually play PUBG Mobile in either first-person or third-person perspectives, and you don’t even have to have a mobile device to get in on the action. Publisher Tencent developed so you can play the game from your PC with a mouse and keyboard setup.

It won’t have the same fidelity as the full PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, but it’s completely free to play and just as addicting. Buy it now from: / ‘Call to Arms’ (Windows) Its name certainly evokes images of Activision’s Call of Duty series, and its setting isn’t that far off from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, but Digitalmindsoft’s Call to Arms is a very different beast. Header for word on mac. At its core, it’s a real-time strategy military game with destructible environments and offers a ton of control over how you complete a mission, but this is a “best free first-person shooters” list, and the game offers plenty of that, as well.

Want to put your boots on the ground and fight with one of your soldiers in direct combat? Go right ahead, and you’ll still be free to destroy environments in order to get the jump on your enemies. There are paid versions of Call to Arms that offer additional downloadable content as well as single-player content, but the free version gives you access to the multiplayer mode, and you can progress just like you would in the full version. If you do decide to make the jump and purchase a paid package, you’ll be able to transfer all your progress, too. Buy it now from: ‘Quake Champions’ (Windows). Id Software is the king of first-person shooters, playing a pivotal role in their development in the ’90s, and few games were more influential during that time than Quake.