For a piece of living PC gaming history, get slaying in a Quake match or two. Arena shooters haven’t changed much over the decades, and they don’t need to—their components haven’t lost their influence on nearly every form of multiplayer shooter since the Doom era. We count their evolutions as some of, but we love throwing modern bells and whistles like loadouts and XP systems out the airlock every once in awhile, too. Here exists the domain of railgun royalty where mastery of movement, map layout, and pinpoint aim coalesce into a lightning-quick dance of bank-shots and trick-jumps that reward quick minds. There’s a fair amount of modern arena shooters alive today, a majority of them conveniently housed on Steam. Read on for our standout selections. Prev Page 1 of 9 Next Prev Page 1 of 9 Next Ratz Instagib.

Developer: Lino Slahuschek Publisher: Rising Star Games Release date: Out now (Early Access) Price: $9/£6 If a game of tag used super-accelerated projectile beams instead of hands, its name would be instagib. Once a spinoff mode from standard deathmatch, instagib’s emphasis on juking shots of snap-death before poking someone’s skull across the map deserves full game status. Good news: it’s also theoretically limitless, which means a bunch of bipedal rats zapping each other in giant living rooms and kitchens makes perfect sense.

Like many of the games in this gallery, keeps simplicity in mind while smoothly counterparting core arena shooting. Don’t worry about weapons, health packs, armor shards, or damage amps—just grab air with a rail boost and plink away. At this stage of Early Access it’s a good start for developer Lino Slahuschek, who has plans for extra modes, cosmetic unlockables, and more map variety in the full release.

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Play it because: “Of Rats and Railguns”; you’re a fan of cheese-based taunts; you’re secretly a cat researching the enemy Prev Page 2 of 9 Next Prev Page 2 of 9 Next Toxikk. Developer: Reakktor Studios Publisher: Reakktor Studios Release date: Out now (Early Access) Price: $19/£13 ’s name wouldn’t feel out of place on a Call of Duty scoreboard, but past the showy label is a shooter tenaciously honoring its roots. Consider Unreal Tournament its heaviest influence: vehicles, double jumping,, sprawling outdoor areas akin to UT’s Onslaught mode, gritty city maps, and a focus on clan competition are all in the mix. The lustrous Unreal Engine 4 tops off Toxikk’s tribute with shiny bloom effects, motion blur, and deep colors.

Less stellar is Toxikk playing the nostalgia card a little too strongly. Its boasts the discarding of iron sights, skill trees, cover systems, and other modern mechanics in favor of a “no bullshit” mindset spurning the apparent anathema of free-to-play.

It’s somewhat weird and rare having a developer trumpet the old-fashioned as a marketing strategy, but that eccentricity hopefully shouldn’t hamper Toxikk’s potential, as it’s really one of the best chances for seeing new ideas blossom from an established legacy. Mac dupe for medium deep studio careblend. Play it because: You like a mix of vehicular and foot combat; you think the floor is lava; you’re fond of firing a gun named “Violator” Prev Page 3 of 9 Next Prev Page 3 of 9 Next Reflex.