Updated September 2026
This is the ranking of the best Looter Shooter Games, sorted by NextGameLike Score: a 0-100 metric blending Steam reviews, IGDB ratings (community and critic), Metacritic, OpenCritic and the NextGameLike community votes into a single number. Unlike opinion-based editorial lists, this order is computed from real data and applies a Bayesian shrinkage adjustment so games with few reviews can't inflate the top of the chart. Borderlands 2, Noita and Borderlands lead the chart — the highest-rated titles in the genre according to our data. The top-25 average NextGameLike Score is 79/100, out of 10 games catalogued. The ranking updates continuously as new reviews and votes come in.
Top 3
Top of “The 10 Best Looter Shooter Games (2026)”: Borderlands 2 (84.9/100). Close behind: Noita and Borderlands.
Ranked by NextGameLike Score · 10 games catalogued
No argument here: Borderlands 2 wins over players and critics alike. It holds the best critic score on the whole list, 86/100. That is why it tops the ranking.
Noita is one of the few Looter Shooter Games where players and critics say the same thing. No other entry of the 10 has a higher share of positive reviews: 95%. Enough for the podium: number 2.
Borderlands is here because of its players — they are who it won over. It is the oldest game in the ranking (2009) and still here. That puts it at number 3.
Borderlands 3 is one of the few Looter Shooter Games where players and critics say the same thing. Number 4, inside the top 10.
Tom Clancy's The Division 2 is one of the few Looter Shooter Games where players and critics say the same thing. That gets it into the top 10, at number 5.
Players and critics agree on Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, which is rarer than it sounds in Looter Shooter Games. Number 6, inside the top 10.
Players and critics agree on Tom Clancy's The Division, which is rarer than it sounds in Looter Shooter Games. That gets it into the top 10, at number 7.
No argument here: Neon Curves Racing wins over players and critics alike. It is the newest on the list (2020), and has already earned its place. Number 8, inside the top 10.
Shadow Warrior 2 is one of the few Looter Shooter Games where players and critics say the same thing. Number 9, inside the top 10.
No argument here: Destiny 2 wins over players and critics alike. It is the most reviewed of the 10: 646,172 Steam reviews. That gets it into the top 10, at number 10.