Best Shooters of 2019
Honorable Mention: The Outer Worlds
Senior Editor Hayes Madsen: The Outer Worlds is a brand new IP from Obisidian, the makers of Fallout New Vegas, but with one key difference; it has much better shooting.
While more RPG than shooter, Outer Worlds features some tight gunplay that gives you access to a wide array of different weapons, both melee and ranged.
Across the game you can use assault rifles, pistols, shotguns, and more, all of which can also cause different types of elemental damage, like shock. Scaling difficulties also let you fine-tune the experience how you see fit, adjusting the aggressiveness of enemy AI.
What makes The Outer Worlds a really fun shooter, however, are the utterly ridiculous science weapons and companion abilities. A shrink ray lets you turn enemies into miniature versions, while a companion like Felix hits the enemy with an absurd dropkick in the middle of battle.
The Outer Worlds is an RPG through and through, with plenty of dialogue choices and exploration, but it has the shooting chops to back it all up.
