The 10 most promising shooters releasing in 2024

Last year, we received three really good shooters with BattleBit Remastered, Remnant 2, and The Finals. The upcoming year also holds a few exciting titles. Therefore, we at MeinMMO show you 10 shooters to look forward to in 2024.

What kind of shooters are these? We have looked at which shooters will be released in 2024 and compiled the most promising ones. The selection is a personal assessment by the author.

In selecting the shooters, we did not limit ourselves to a specific subgenre but drew from the complete pool of shooters. Accordingly, you will find both PvE or co-op shooters as well as PvP and tactical shooters on this list. Single-player games are also included.

On the last page, you will also find some shooters that did not make it into our main presentation of the top 10, but which we still wanted to share with you.

XDefiant

This is XDefiant: In XDefiant, you take one of five classes – called factions – and dive into the PvP action. You play in various modes such as zone domination or payload (escort) and showcase which team is the better one on different maps.

Each faction has class-specific gadgets. The open beta included 24 weapons, and you can swap 5 out of a total of 7 parts. You had 44 different attachments available to change factors like fire rate, damage at close or medium range, and aiming time.

The playable classes in the shooter come from various Ubisoft games. In the different beta tests of XDefiant, there were:

• The secret agents from “Echelon” in Splinter Cell
• Freedom fighters from “Libertad” in Far Cry 6
• The fire-loving “Cleaners” from The Division
• The hacker group “DedSec” from Watch Dogs
• The elite unit “Phantoms” from Ghost Recon

XDefiant was first set to release as a free-to-play title in summer 2023, but was delayed. A release in 2024 is now planned.

What do we expect from XDefiant? From XDefiant, we expect fast-paced and action-packed PvP battles with quick movement and simple yet innovative weapon handling.

Generally, XDefiant is regarded as a competitor to Call of Duty, but it does not use the controversial SBMM in casual modes. That will only be in ranked matches. Therefore, we expect the matches to be significantly more relaxed or laid-back than in modern CoDs.

ALARA Prime

This is ALARA Prime: ALARA Prime will be a competitive tactical shooter that is set to be released on Steam in 2024. The objective of the shooter is to play a specific objective – for example, to defend or capture a certain area.

The gameplay is reminiscent of other tactical shooters like CS2 or Valorant, but ALARA Prime has a unique twist: it will be played 4v4v4. Instead of two 5-player teams, three 4-player teams will compete against each other.

In terms of gameplay, the title utilizes a first-person perspective and allows you to choose a class as well as use various gadgets in your fight against the other teams.

Moreover, the movement and gunplay of ALARA Prime in the first gameplay trailer are more reminiscent of shooters like CoD or Battlefield. This means that gunplay mostly happens in the sights, and you can move while shooting – so keep tapping “a” and “d”.

What do we expect from ALARA Prime? Above all, chaos. When three teams fight for a goal instead of four, it quickly becomes chaotic. We already saw this in the shooter The Finals, which was released in December 2023.

There will likely be frequent situations where the third team waits while the other two teams battle each other. Then it will be a matter of waiting for the right moment to shoot both teams in the back and decide the round in your favor.

It will also be interesting to see how the various gadgets can be used to gain a tactical advantage over your competitors.

Beautiful Light

What is Beautiful Light? Beautiful Light is an extraction shooter that mixes realistic graphics with horror elements like zombie-like monsters. The maps are based on destroyed and overgrown buildings, forests, and modern research labs.

Gameplay-wise, communication will be important in Beautiful Light, as the shooter does not guide you and includes some hardcore aspects. For example, your teammates will not be highlighted with a colored border. As there will be both PvE and PvP, you must clearly communicate what you see and where you are – otherwise, you might accidentally shoot a friend.

On social media, Beautiful Light is often described as a mix of Escape from Tarkov and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

What do we expect from Beautiful Light? An important aspect of the gameplay will be the sound design. It will rely not only on loud footsteps and weapon sounds that pack a punch. Ambient sounds like screaming monsters will also contribute significantly to the atmosphere of the shooter.

Accordingly, you can expect a rather dark setting where the various sound effects contribute to your gaming experience. We anticipate a particularly thrilling experience when, in addition to the monsters, other players appear, and suddenly Beautiful Light feels like a military simulation.

Gray Zone Warfare

This is Gray Zone Warfare: Gray Zone Warfare is a realistic tactical shooter with extraction mechanics and both PvE and PvP. The game emphasizes realistic graphics, weapon models, movement sequences, and injuries, inflicting bleeding wounds or affecting your limbs and organs. There are no aids such as a digital crosshair or a minimap.

The gameplay of Gray Zone Warfare is reminiscent of other extraction shooters: As a member of a private military company, you traverse a specific area and try to complete certain missions in 4-player teams. These require you to find a specific item on the map and extract it from the operational area. There are reportedly no missions requiring you to eliminate other players.

Each run starts from a base located outside the critical zone. You then enter a helicopter in a short cutscene and fly to the operational area. Upon landing, you exit the heli and traverse the map. You can encounter enemies at any time. There are other human players and NPC opponents, equipped and trained differently to provide variable difficulty.

A total of 48 players are expected on a map. They are divided into 3 factions – so 16 players per faction. Each faction consists of 3 squads of 4 players each. Once you have everything necessary to complete a mission, return to a landing zone and fly back to your base in a helicopter. There is reportedly no timer until your extraction.

What do we expect from Gray Zone Warfare? We expect realistic and tactical gameplay that does not hold our hand at any point and presents us with a challenge.

The constant threat from players and NPCs provides a certain tension with every run. We don’t know what awaits us behind the next bush or in a house.

Particularly exciting are the encounters with other players. We see them, but have they seen us? Should we open fire or let them go and focus on our mission? All these are decisions we make ourselves and from which we expect a special gaming experience.

Robobeat

This is Robobeat: Robobeat is a rhythm shooter. This means you must fire your shots to the beat. When you shoot in time, you can maximize your damage or reduce your cooldown.

Robobeat offers various shooting and melee weapons and emphasizes fast and diverse movement. You can slide, jump, and run along walls.

The levels of the shooter are procedurally generated, with the environment and graphics adapting to the music. Additionally, the developers promise that you can upload your own music and the game will generate corresponding beats.

What do we expect from Robobeat? We expect a colorful setting, loud music, and lots of action from Robobeat. If you’re looking for a more calm and relaxed shooter, you might be in the wrong place.

Gameplay will focus mainly on movement and your tactical sense. You need to get into the flow of the music and fire your shots in beat even during wallruns.