Looter-Shooter
Shoot enemies, loot the gear they drop, and repeat. It’s a simple gameplay cycle, but one which has elevated the looter-shooter genre into super stardom this generation.
While the Borderlands series laid the groundwork for the genre last generation, the success of the Destiny series gave the genre a shot in the arm which elevated it into a level of popularity it had never seen.
In turn, it saw the usual glut of publishers and developers eager to get in on the craze. Ubisoft brought out the post-apocalyptic The Division; Digital Extremes provided the highly customizable Warframe; and, for better or worse, Bioware went all in on the ambitious but ill-fated Anthem.
Regardless, the result was a wide range of options for those who enjoyed the genre, as well as leaps and bounds made to its design elements. The simple gameplay loop was honed to a fine edge, and games tied to the genre now cover a wide slew of different stories, concepts and art styles to choose from.
