About shooting games
Shooting games test your aim and your positioning. Hold off waves of enemies, hit targets at range, defend a base or clear a level one room at a time.
On a computer you usually aim with the mouse and move with WASD; on a phone, drag to aim and tap to fire. Staying behind cover, reloading between waves and picking off the closest threat first will carry you further than spraying shots. Many games let you spend coins on better weapons as you progress.
Types of shooting games
Sniper games
Sniper games slow the pace of a shooter down to a single shot. You line up a target, allow for distance and movement, and fire once. Many of them follow the bullet to the target, and some add bullet time so you can take several enemies in one jump.
Zombie games
Zombie games are about holding out. Some are shooters where you clear waves from behind cover, some are defence games where you build barricades and turrets, and some put you in a car and let you plough straight through the horde.
.io games
.io games are quick online arenas where everyone starts small and tries to grow: eat, claim territory, or survive the longest while other players try to stop you. There is no account and no download, which is why the genre took off in browsers.
Our picks
- SlowMo Sniper: SlowMo Sniper is a 3D sniper game in bullet time.
- Bubble Shooter: Tap & Pop: Bubble Shooter: Tap & Pop is the classic bubble shooter.
- Dream Kids: Monster Blaster: Dream Kids: Monster Blaster is a 3D cover shooter set in a cartoon dream world.
- Jelly Sandbox Playground: Jelly Sandbox Playground is a 2D ragdoll sandbox with no set goals.
- War of Tanks 3D: War of Tanks 3D is a tank battle game where you take control of your own tank.
Questions
What are the best free shooting games?
Our picks right now: SlowMo Sniper, Bubble Shooter: Tap & Pop, Dream Kids: Monster Blaster, Jelly Sandbox Playground, War of Tanks 3D. Each one has a full review with tips on its page.
Are these shooting games free?
Yes. All 1,148 shooting games on EarnVera are free to play in your browser, with no download and no account.
Can I play shooting games on my phone?
Most games work on phones, tablets and computers. Open a game and press Play; turn your phone sideways for games that play in landscape.