5 FPS games we can’t wait to play in 2016

2016 is set to be a massive year for gamers in general, but the first-person genre in particular is looking to be one of the biggest and most diverse in recent years.

We take a look at some of the down-the-sights adventures that have our attention:

Lawbreakers

Cliff Bleszinski, the man behind Gears of War, is bringing us Lawbreakers in 2016.

It’s a free-to-play, team-based arena shooter that focuses on futuristic law enforcement officers attempting to repel marauding gangs which have banded together and attempted to take the US.

The moon was also the subject of clandestine testing and has shattered, leading to pockets of zero-gravity which can be exploited. It looks and sounds pretty interesting, and with the creative talent behind it, we’ll be keeping a close eye on Lawbreakers.

No one quite knows if it’ll be free-to-play or not, not even Bleszinksi apparently, but that doesn’t make it any less interesting.

Homefront: The Revolution

Set four years after the original Homefront, Homefront: The Revolution follows protagonist Ethan Brady as he struggles to reclaim the city of Philadelphia from an alternate, reunified Korea, which is using the city as its central base after invading the country years ago.

Homefront, while having a compelling story, did leave critics and fans with some mixed opinions, so we’re hoping for a better result this time round.

This first-person shooter promises a large, open world and a variety of tasks to discover and complete. It’s a good start.

Doom

It’s been way too long since we’ve taken it upon ourselves to rid the virtual world of grotesque demons via gruesome chainsaw kills, but thankfully id Software (with the help of Bethesda) will give us a chance to raise hell in this year’s reimagined version of the mother of shooters.

This new edition comes with the same quality shooting we’ve come to love since the 90s, but with outstanding gore-filled visuals.

Players will be able to carve up monsters a variety of ways, and the new melee finishing moves, like head-crushing and jaw-removals, will add some extra juiciness to the game.

Superhot

Time moves only when you move. That’s the gist of Superhot, a stylish first-person shooter that started out as a small prototype made for a game jam.

One Kickstarter and a year and a half later, and Superhot is a dynamically paced and strategic action game that has the concept to match its unique looks, and we’re not letting it out of our sights.

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3

Moving from a semi-linear to an open world model, this upcoming title in the Ghost Warrior series puts you in the role of a special forces operative behind enemy lines, which is exactly where he shouldn’t be.

The environment looks like it will play a huge role in this game, as you have to deal with adverse weather affecting your equipment, use ropes to scale up and down cliff faces, and activate drones to survey the area before heading out and getting killed by hidden obstacles.

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 made us question what we’re doing with our lives, as a dreary mess, but Ghost Warrior 3 looks to have come a long, long way.