5 underrated free-to-play FPS titles on Steam

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First-person shooters (FPS) are one of the most popular categories of shoot-em-up video games where players experience the game through the eyes of the characters they portray. FPS titles have been present and enjoyed by gamers as early as the 90s with games such as Doom and Wolfenstein 3D. The aforementioned game franchises are considered pioneers of such a game genre that remained well-received by players to this day.

Over the years, FPS games have flooded the gaming scene as some of them have gone on to become instant classics. Such games are so popular that they may well seem to have overshadowed other FPS games that are also worth playing. Check out these five underrated FPS games that are free to play on Steam right now.

Game developer Yager Development released their FPS offering dubbed The Cycle: Frontier (previously titled The Cycle) in June 2022. Yager deemed their title as a competitive quest shooter, classifying it as a combination of PvE and PvP (PvEvP).

The game is reminiscent of Battlestate Games’ Escape from Tarkov. Players will have to get into it, gather resources, complete contracts, and escape from a planet that’s about to get destroyed. Players will also have to bring in their own gear and weapons that will be lost for good in the event that they get eliminated during the playthrough.

Splitgate from Gamemaker 1047 Games is another free-to-play FPS game that is also worth a try. It was officially rolled out in September of last year, though the developer released early access to the game in 2019 for PC and in 2021 for consoles (including its beta version).

The developers are said to have been inspired by the puzzle platformer title, Portal as they’ve seen potential with its game mechanics. In line with