Counter-Strike (Series) Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to Counter-Strike is Xonotic, which is free and open source. Other popular alternatives are Unreal Tournament, Call of Duty, Valorant and AssaultCube. First-Person Shooters like Counter-Strike are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and Android.

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  1. Blacklight Retribution is a fast paced, adrenaline pumping free to play first person shooter (FPS) based in a futuristic urban warzone. Blacklight Retribution provides FPS enthusiasts with a massive arsenal of weaponry and gear ranging from bleeding edge side arms to massive...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Playstation
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  2. Urban Terror icon
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    Urban Terror started as a realism based "total conversion" mod for Quake III Arena. Nowadays, Urban Terror is played using the free, stand-alone, ioquake3 engine modified, which doesn't require Quake III Arena, in addition to being an add-on to id Software's...

    32 Urban Terror alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Play Call Of Critical Ops The Free Fire Battlegrounds Rampage In Our Exciting New First Person Shooters (FPS) Modern Sniper Duty Action Game!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
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  4. ET: Legacy icon
     8 likes

    Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory is a free multiplayer first-person shooter. Set during World War II and heavily focused on team work, it was initially released in 2003 by Splash Damage and id Software. More than a decade after its release, after spending countless hours of...

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Flathub
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  5. Painkiller icon
     12 likes

    The game is inspired by such classic titles as Quake and Doom, with the emphasis on killing large numbers of monsters. The game is divided into five chapters, each about five levels long. The player's objective is to get through each level, from start to finish, by...

    40 Painkiller alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Mission Against Terror is a free-to-play, first-person shooter (FPS) where two opposing teams must complete their given objectives within a time limit, using real-world weapons in a variety of maps and locales against players from around the world.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Uebergame icon
     4 likes

    A truly free and open source multiplayer shooter, no strings attached. Have casual deathmatch matches on various scenarios. Build your own levels with the ingame editor and assets that come with the game, or just play around and use it as a sandbox.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Enjoy battle royale games such as Fortnite, Apex Legends, or PUBG? Play MiniRoyale.io and enjoy a free unique 3D Battle Royale FPS Game Experience!.

    14 MiniRoyale.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. Fight alongside your teammates in massive 20-player war using a variety of iconic weapons. Be ready to kill all your enemies in this shooting game.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Steam
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  10. Nexuiz Classic icon
     29 likes

    Nexuiz was originally developed by Lee Vermeulen and Forest ‘LordHavoc’ Hale, who started Alientrap in the summer of 2002. The goal of the project was to create a high quality first person shooter that could be played freely across all platforms in one package: PC, Mac, and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. A 6 vs 6 first person shooter, Gotham City Impostors is a multiplayer game unlike any other, giving players the opportunity to rebel against conformity as they customize their own characters. Posing as amateur vigilantes or villains, gamers will create their very own Bats and...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
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  12. Top-Down Multiplayer Shooter More than just Counter-Srike in 2D! Accomplish new missions like capture the flag or domination! Use a huge arsenal of weapons and equipment including crazy stuff like portal guns, lasers, RPGs, turrets and much more!.

    24 Counter-Strike 2D alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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