Category: 3D

Forza Horizon 3

Forza Horizon 3 drops you into a sun-soaked slice of Australia and lets you tackle it like a rolling car festival, rather than a strict track racer. With a garage that clears 350 vehicles and an open map built for roaming, it is as much about sightseeing and stunts as it is about clean lap times.

Publisher: Microsoft Studios
Playerbase: High
Type: Racing
Release Date: September 27, 2016
Pros: +Huge car roster (350+). +Expansive open-world Australia. +Co-op campaign for up to four. +Cross-platform support.
Cons: -Lengthy loading. -Menus can feel unintuitive.

Ghost Recon Wildlands

Ghost Recon Wildlands is a sprawling open-world shooter that drops you into Bolivia as part of the U.S. Army’s fictional Ghost unit. The objective is straightforward but ambitious, dismantle the Santa Blanca Cartel through a flexible, player-driven campaign built around planning, scouting, and coordinated assaults.

Publisher: Ubisoft
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Shooter
Release Date: March 7, 2017
Pros: +Plenty of ways to get around the map. +Striking landscapes and varied regions. +Designed with 4-player co-op in mind.
Cons: -Does not always deliver the tight tactical feel the premise suggests.

Quake Champions

Quake Champions is a free to play arena FPS built around classic Quake fundamentals, quick movement, precision aim, and relentless duels, while adding a hero-style roster with distinct active abilities. Matches are short, lethal, and skill-driven, with champions that slightly shift how you approach positioning, damage trades, and map control.

Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Playerbase: Medium
Type: F2P Shooter
Release Date: August 22, 2017
Pros: +Blisteringly quick arena combat +Distinct champions with abilities +Very high skill ceiling for competitive players
Cons: -No offline play option -No community-hosted servers -Champions require unlocking/purchase

7 Days to Die

7 Days to Die is a sandbox survival RPG built around scavenging, crafting, and fortifying a foothold in a harsh zombie apocalypse. It mixes open-ended exploration with a constant pressure to secure food, water, and shelter, then turns the tension up at night when the undead become far more dangerous. Whether you prefer improvising with whatever you can loot or planning a long-term base with layered defenses, the game is designed to make every day of preparation matter.

Publisher: The Fun Pimps
Playerbase: High
Type: Sandbox Survival RPG
Release Date: December 13, 2013
PvP: Persistent PvP World
Pros: +Day/night cycle meaningfully affects zombie behavior. +Deep crafting and scavenging loop. +Strong base building and fortification options.
Cons: -Visuals and textures show their age. -Difficulty can feel punishing, especially early on. -Melee and shooting can be stiff. -Long-term goals can run out once you are established.

America’s Army: Proving Grounds

America’s Army: Proving Grounds is a free, lobby-based 3D first-person shooter and the official game produced by the US Army. It focuses on small-unit, objective-driven matches with real-world firearms, squad roles, and maps that range from tight close-quarters layouts to larger outdoor engagements.

Publisher: US Army
Playerbase: Low
Type: Military FPS
Release Date: August 29, 2013
Pros: +Sharp visuals with convincing, well-built environments. +Solid pacing with teamwork-focused, tactical gunfights. +Authentic-feeling weapons, attachments, and impactful audio.
Cons: -Not many modes to rotate through. -Matches can start to feel samey over time. -Little in the way of meaningful long-term progression.

Dual Universe

Dual Universe is a sci-fi, first person sandbox MMORPG built around the idea of a single persistent universe where players are the primary architects. Instead of hopping between instanced zones, you explore, mine, craft, and construct in a shared space where player-made ships, bases, and markets shape the day-to-day experience. With procedurally generated planets expanding outward as explorers push deeper into space, the game aims to feel like a frontier that grows with its community.

Publisher: Novaquark
Playerbase: Low
Type: Sandbox MMORPG
Release Date: September 27, 2022
Pros: +Massive space to discover across procedurally generated worlds. +Striking visuals and strong sci-fi atmosphere. +Deep building and scripting that lets players reshape the universe.
Cons: -Updates can feel infrequent. -Technical rough edges and performance hiccups. -High barrier to entry for new players.

Fistful of Frags

Fistful of Frags is a first-person shooter built on Valve’s Source technology, originally created as a Half-Life 2 mod before later arriving on Steam as a standalone release. It drops players into dusty Wild West arenas where gunfights are fast, chaotic, and intentionally difficult to control, with a big focus on multiplayer matches and old-timey weapon variety.

Publisher: Fistful of Frags Team
Playerbase: Low
Type: FPS
Release Date: May 9, 2014
Pros: +Deliberately punishing accuracy model that changes how firefights play. +Entertaining multiplayer modes with quick rounds. +Large weapon selection with plenty of quirky choices.
Cons: -No future maps/features planned. -Occasional bugs and rough edges. -Balance can feel uneven across weapons.

MachineCraft

MachineCraft is a 3D building and crafting sandbox focused on designing functional vehicles and combat machines out of modular parts. It mixes open-ended construction with multiplayer test arenas, plus a challenge-driven mode that pushes you to solve objectives using your own engineering ideas.

Publisher: G2Crew
Playerbase: Low
Type: Sandbox Crafting
Release Date: March 25, 2016
Pros: +Extremely open-ended building potential. +Huge variety of creations possible. +Creative mechanical parts and weapons.
Cons: -No proper in-game tutorial to teach parts and systems. -Tough learning curve for new builders. -Very low playerbase.

Deadbreed

Deadbreed is a free-to-play 3D MOBA that leans hard into dark fantasy and medieval horror, casting players as undead “Breeds” battling for a chance to earn resurrection. Its hook is not just the grim atmosphere, but the way it mixes standard lane-pushing with RPG-like progression, multiple map resources, and end-lane boss encounters that replace the usual “destroy the core” finale.

Publisher: Deadbreed AB
Playerbase: Low
Type: MOBA
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Pros: +Flexible builds that let you redefine a hero’s role. +Distinct two-lane arenas capped with boss-style end fights. +Deep itemization, including strong, moddable Artifacts.
Cons: -Hard match timer can cut games short. -Movement and combat feedback can feel heavy. -Hero/Breed availability relies on rotation and unlocks. -Only three 3v3, two-lane maps. -Cash shop presence feels aggressive.

Guns and Robots

Guns and Robots is a free-to-play third person shooter centered on building your own combat bot, then taking it into short, competitive matches. The hook is the garage-first design, you assemble a robot from interchangeable parts and modules, then test your creation in arena battles across a small set of maps and modes.

Publisher: Masthead Studios, Ltd.
Playerbase: Low
Type: Third Person Shooter
Release Date: August 4, 2014
Pros: +Deep robot building and loadout tinkering. +Colorful 3D presentation that fits the tone. +Fast, bite-sized matches.
Cons: -Movement and handling can feel stiff. -Monetization can skew fairness. -Weapon balance is inconsistent.