15 Most Influential FPS Games of All Time

First person shooter (FPS) is a video game genre utilizing an on screen view that effectively simulates the playable character's perspective and the focus on the use of ranged weapons such as guns.

Present day first person shooter games took off in popularity when the home computer was equipped enough to handle the 3D elements that these games entail. ID Software's Wolfenstein 3D and Doom are both highly touted and considered innovations in the genre. Doom in particular became a synonym of the genre whereby FPS games were called "Doom clones".

[MK_Red]

My list would be:

5.Painkiller
4.Duke Nukem 3D
3.Unreal 2
2.Unreal Tournoment
1.Doom 2

[Dr Pepper]

I can't view the list (it's not working for some other people also), what games are on there?

Edit: Thanks

[MK_Red]

I don't know why the link doesn't work for some. Here is the full list:
1. 3D Monster Maze (1981)
2. Catacomb 3D (1991)
3. Wolfenstein 3D (1992)
4. Pathways Into Darkness (1993)
5. Doom (1993) & Rise of the Triad (1994)
6. Descent (1995) & Marathon (1994)& Duke Nukem 3D (1996)
7. Quake (1996)
8. GoldenEye 007 (1997)
9. Unreal (1998)
10. Starsiege: Tribes (1998)
11. Half-Life (1998)& Rainbow Six (1998)
12. Unreal Tournament (1999)
13. Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)
14. World War II Online (2001)
15. Battlefield 2 (2005)

[thereapersson]

Sad but true!

[toughNAME]

13th most influencial FPS of ALL TIME

makes me damn proud of my Halo 3 preorder (which i just did today :D)

[scarlett_rg]

The games aren't listed in order of most influential. They're listed in chronological order.

So it's just a big ball list of the top 15 most influential games.

[MK_Red]

I think they should have included original Medal Of Honor because it created the WW2 FPS genre.

[barom]

Ehm forgot wolfenstein 3d did you? :P

And the sequel Return to Castle Wolfenstein came out before MOH as well afaik

[BloodySinner]

Is it just me? I can't view the page.

[DeckUKold]

My list

5)Metroid Prime
4)Turok 2
3)Doom 64
2)Perfect Dark(Not crappy Zero)
1)Golden eye
(judging by my list you can tell i loved my N64)

[ktchong]

Out of the 15 FPS titles in the list, 13 originated on PC, 1 on Xbox, and 1 on N64.

Nothing from the PlayStation line!

Imagine that.

[fredy]

known for FPS Shooters?

really it never was..

it has been

1.PC
2.Xbox(Introduction of XBL paved the way)
3.PS(until now(PS3) being online)

and the link does not work..

[DeckUKold]

It was pc than n64 than xbox ever played n64 it was a console full of fps like x360 but it also had alot of other genre's

[GodofPeace]

You're such a newb that you just plain Stupid. I don't remember a single game on the PS1 that was a FPS because well they didn't have any or needed because FPS should always be played on the PC

[fredy]

you can't forget the n64, but it was never online, xbox pushed the online aspects of a console fps.

GodofPeace "I don't remember a single game on the PS1 that was a FPS because well they didn't have any or needed "because FPS should always be played on the PC"

Hahahahahaah, that why we still have pc online fps and now we also have console online FPS on the PS3, right? dipsh$t.

"what a fool you are"..let see GOLDENEYE was on the N64..around the same life line as PS1.

[johnnywit]

Godo,

I use to play Alien trilogy on my PS1 all the time. I don't know of any other FPS's on PS but Alien trilogy was pretty fun for it's time.

[DreamTension]

Wasn't DOOM or DOOM 2 on SNES or 32x or something?

And Wolfenstein 3D?

[Douchebaggery]

the medal of honor franchise started on the ps1 and the first MOH was really good

[johnnywit]

Dream,

They were on snes. Wolf sucked bad on the snes but Doom was pretty good.

[thereapersson]

DooM 1 & 2 and Final DooM were also on the PSX in good form

[d3l33t]

I was talking about this yesterday, goldeneye ROCKED

[Djpanam]

yes,many a late night with goldeneye .

[supnub5]

yeah.

[DreamTension]

10) Halo
9) Halo 2
8) Quake 2
7) Unreal
6) Half-Life
5) Half-Life 2
4) Duke Nukem 3D
3) Doom
2) Goledeneye
1) Wolfenstein 3D

[Fade_Walker]

ah yes, good times with Rise of the Triad, Doom, Goldeneye, Halo...*Cough* Bioshock *Cough*

[millertime8306]

Anyone else notice the wacky numbering??

1 2 3 4 5 6 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 15

More like the top 19 FPS games

[kewlkat007]

got it right with that List, the N64 did great with FPS's partically because of that controller they had with the Trigger, even though some didn't like it, I thought it worked well with Goldeneye007.

Great Order DeckUKold

5)Metroid Prime
4)Turok 2
3)Doom 64
2)Perfect Dark(Not crappy Zero)
1)Golden eye

After these got Played for along time, as I remember, I hopped unto pc fps gaming,(DOOM, WOLFENSTIEN, DUKE, UT, RED FACTION, QUAKE, HL..etc) because no other console besides the N64 was pushing FPS's.(at least not like on PC's)

Not until Original XBOX debuted and the new console FPS king was crowned. It was "Halo all Dalo" when I was in college(you know it). Then they introduced XBL, which was something consoles never really pushed, besides my beloved Dreamcast, well as you know, the rest is History, as far as CONSOLE FPS GAMING went ONLINE.

Here we are today with COD, MOH, and all these new franchises multi-playing "ONLINE" on a Console.

Notice I stress the "Online aspect of Console FPS gaming, even though split screen was fine for a while with Goldeneye007.

[Xbox360Fanboy]

duke nukem + doom

far cry + pain killer

half-life + goldeneye

...Metroid Prime is currently playing by me now!!! MP3 rules for life!!

Crysis + Far Cry 2 are the lastest best one coming soon. I just can't wait any longer.

[MK_Red]

OMG, awesome point on Far Cry. I can't believe they forgot about Far Cry.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

1. Half-life 1 & 2
2. Doom
3. Duke Nukem
4. Unreal
5. Quake 2
6. Unreal Tournament 2003 (2004 also)
7. Goldeneye
8. Wolfenstein & Battlefield 1942
9. Timesplitters
10. F.E.A.R.
11. No One Lives Forever
12. Alien Vs. Predator

I'm sure that list will be moved around a bit once Crysis comes out, however.

[fopums]

I cannot belive I spaced AVP! that was such an awesome FPS. I dont know how many hours I played AVP2 running around as the preatorian :D

[FirstknighT]

1.Halo2
2.Halo
3.Doom3
4.Turok2
5.GoldenEye
6.Duke Nukem
7.Unreal 2004
8.Return to Woflenstein
9.Shadow Warrior
10. Marathon

[sumfood4u]

DUCK HUNT? That game started it all! Go NES Go!

[Xi]

2 of bungies games in that list.

Marathon and Halo ftw.

[ngg12345]

deus ex should be on that list. It is the only non linear fps ever made (bisohcok and stalker are pretty linear).

[Mattey]

Marathon (1994) and Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)both made by bungie

[therealwillie]

dunno about you guys ut i thought the first timesplitters was a blast!

[PS360PCROCKS]

Yeaaa Goldeneye!

[Geewhizz]

where is duke nukem??