16 Best FPS/TPS (first- and third-person shooter) games for Android, iPhone and iPad

Shooters are the bread and butter of gaming — they offer adrenaline-packed, dynamic action that quickly separates us from reality and lets us blow off some steam in the process.

With smartphones getting big, high-resolution displays and more powerful chips, some models even designed specifically for gaming, there hasn't been a better time to play games on your phone. Developers haven't been sleeping on that trend and provide a constant stream of new titles to enjoy.

But which are the best first- and third-person shooter games for Android, iPhone and iPad? With millions of apps to choose from, it might be a bit hard to pick the worthy ones. That's why we selected the 16 top FPS and TPS games in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

When it comes to gaming, mobile or otherwise, 2018 can easily be described with one word: Fortnite. Epic's battle royale third-person shooter is now so popular, there's hardly any need to describe the game. Still, if you just came out of hibernation and haven't heard of it, here's the gist: you jump out of a flying bus, land on an island and start smashing everything you see. When you're not busy destroying your environment, you're trying to kill anyone that crosses your path. Your goal is simple: be the last one alive. Oh, yeah, you can build physics-defying structures as well, adding to the chaos of it all.

PUBG is Fortnite's more mature, realistic-looking cousin. Once again, you find yourself stranded on an island with a bunch of people trying to off you. If you find the right weapons and navigate the ever-shrinking playing zone properly, you'll have a good chance of winning. But at the end of the day, it's up to your aiming skills to keep you alive, and we all know on mobile that's not a small feat. There's a reason people enjoy playing battle royale games — the hunt-or-be-hunted environment adds a whole new level to the gaming experience.

Shadowgun: Legends is one of the richest FPS games available on mobile. It has a proper single-player campaign, co-op missions, raids and of course, PvP battles. The in-game lobby is designed like a town and will give you the feeling of a full-fledged desktop or console game. There are plenty of features to unlock and you can customize everything from your character to your weapons. All that comes for free, but with the usual caveat - in-game purchases. Still, what you're getting for free is quite impressive and definitely worth checking out if you're on the hunt for a shooter with some depth to it.

Modern Combat 5: Blackout

The fifth installment in the Modern Combat first-person shooter series comes with even better graphics than before, a rich, story-driven single-player mode, as well as a fun multiplayer option where squads of players face each other in battle. Modern Combat 5 introduces four classes of warriors that you get to pick from: Assault, Heavy, Recon, or Sniper. Choosing a class defines the way you will play, and the more you advance in the game, the more you get to develop your class skills.

The single-player mode has improved a lot since Modern Combat 4, taking you into vastly different environments, from Venice to Tokyo, but it’s also the pure creativity in gameplay - from missions where you protect someone, to cinematic animations where your hero does crazy stunts to survive, then shooting from a helicopter, and so much more. The new MC5: Blackout is tons of fun! The multiplayer, though, is where things really get insane with squad battles, global and squat chat, leaderboards, and everything in between to get you hooked.

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Into the Dead 2 is the sequel of the popular zombie shooter. As you might expect the story takes place into a post-apocalyptic world where zombies are at large. With plenty of weapons to help you separate as many heads from their adjoining bodies, this game is surprisingly fast-paced, each stage is literally a run for your life. The sixty levels should keep you busy for a while, but beyond that, the developers are keeping the game fresh with seasonal events and daily challenges.

Blitz Brigade is an MMO first-person shooter, where you select to be one of seven highly skilled and totally badass classes and team up with other players to pound your enemies into the dirt.