Games
VALORANT
VALORANT arrived with a clear ambition: take the tension and precision of the tactical shooter, then rebuild the surrounding experience for a newer competitive era.
UX: 92
MP: 95
Legacy: 90
Hero Shooter
Games
Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 is one of the clearest examples of a multiplayer game becoming bigger than its own patch notes. Plenty of shooters were important in
UX: 90
MP: 93
Legacy: 96
Games
Overwatch 2
Overwatch 2 is often described through its most visible surface features: colorful heroes, dramatic ultimates, fast teamfights, and constant ability interactions.
UX: 87
MP: 92
Legacy: 84
Franchises and Series
Overwatch Series
Helped give hero shooters their clearest modern public language.
Coverage: 83
Games
Marvel Rivals
Marvel Rivals succeeds because it understands something many licensed games forget.
UX: 82
MP: 87
Legacy: 74
Games
Apex Legends
Apex Legends arrived in a genre that already looked crowded, but it did not succeed by simply borrowing the battle royale formula and repainting it. It
UX: 89
MP: 94
Legacy: 88