There are plenty of types of video games out there, many of which require a bit ofskill and strategyto get through the challenges the game throws at you. Though, sometimes you want a game that just lets you go in guns blazing to solve your problems. Shooters are especially a genre prone to this, and they can be quite exciting.
Waves of enemies, whole arsenals at your disposal, and often times a solid soundtrack to boot all make for games that eschew strategy and instead allow you to unload your magazines to solve your problems. Just make sure you don’t get caught without any ammo.
Since the revamping of the series, the Doom games have been all about fast-moving, action-packed demon killing. While it can be beneficial to plan out your attacks, you’re able to definitely approach the game with nothing more than a bunch of ammo.
Shotguns, rocket launchers, and plasma weaponsalike are all at your disposal, and they’re all more than capable of unloading bullet after bullet into your enemies until the doom slayer is the only one left standing. The game is more than happy to keep throwing fodder an boss enemies at you until you’re tired of killing them.
This is a viable strategy with any of the newer Doom games, but Eternal is the best for mindless action.
Being a police officer of the future brought back from near death isn’t the most fun idea of a job. But, it does have its perks. Lots of weaponry, many criminals, and plenty of time to get your revenge on them mean you won’t be bored with RoboCop: Rogue City for some time.
Your Auto-9 is always by your side, and it’s pretty handy when you have a group of gang members blocking your way. Rogue City runs perfectly with a guns-blazing mentality. All you have to do is keep track of your ammo and figure out the coolest way to dispatch your enemies.
While many games can be played without strategy, others are designed for high-intensity action, which often supplants well-executed plans. Anger Foot is an odd name for a game, but one that pretty well describes its focus.
You’re angry, and you are more than happy to kick down any door, explosive barrel, or enemy that stands in your way. The anthropomorphic animal bad guys you fight are slow-moving targets. Perfect for the brand of action that Anger Foot thrives on. Plus, all the ammo and weaponry the game supplies you with are really exciting to use.
The Borderlands series is well-known for some pretty over-the-top stories and plenty of humor. What it isn’t known for is the intense strategy that some games ask you to embody. Instead, Borderlands 3 is happy to see you loot and shoot your way through any problem you have.
With RPG elements to alter your gameplay, and plenty of guns to stuff in your backpack, you will fire more bullets in one mission of Borderlands than you would in entire playthroughs of other games. The only pause you’ll have is the game’s dialogue, and however long it takes for you to pick up your next favorite gun.
While games like Doom and Quake have led to many of the games on this list being made, some new titles try to pay homage to the classics by recreating their speed and action for modern audiences. Ultrakill is one such case.
With somepretty retro graphics, you get to shoot your way through hell with various weapons, killing demons at high speeds along the way. It has a surprising amount of heart behind a game that is rather short and simple, but you’ll find yourself replaying it if only for the action-packed levels.
On the heels of John Woo movies and the surge in popularity of third-person shooter games, Max Payne was a series that rivaled any action movie with plenty of slo-mo gunfights and explosions.
Max Payne 3 brought the IP to a new level with an older and tired Max, who just wanted to be left alone. Fortunately, the reluctant protagonist hasn’t lost his edge, and you can leap through level after level with guns blazing. The bullet-time never seems to get old, no matter how many magazines you empty.
Volition has a solid history of interesting games. They made a name for themselves by launching Red Faction and the guns-blazing The Punisher in the early 2000s, successfully helping to revamp the Punisher comics in the new millennium.
The Punisher game followed the exploits of Frank Castle on his path of revenge for his murdered family. The resulting plot is something you’ve probably seen plenty of times in Punisher reboots, movies, and comics, but the action was something else. It never asked you for brain-bending strategies, only the urge to mow down mobsters left and right.
Epic Gamesis no stranger to an action-packed game, but Bulletstorm pulled out all the stops for the concept of over-the-top. The plot had a lot to like, but the main claim to fame for this game is the non-stop and non-strategic action.
Sure, you may gain extra points by chaining together various moves, shots, and kicks, but the game rewards you for mayhem on any scale and type. The more enemies you turn to mist and the faster you do it, the better. There are some pretty unique weapons to do it with for extra fun.
The Far Cry seriesis a long-standing one now, with some pretty scenic locales to take you to. While the settings are often beautiful, they are often overlooked due to the pirates, gangs, and cultists that call them home. Far Cry 5 sees you in the rural U.S. fighting a sect of Christian cultists looking to take over the area.
You can approach the game with various strategies, one of them being no strategy at all. The game supplies you with plenty of explosives, guns, and vehicles to take on Joseph Seed and Eden’s Gate without worrying too much about the how. Even the more complex missions can be accomplished with a handy flamethrower or rocket launcher.
There are plenty of games inthe zombie genrethat ask you to have some strategy to take care of the waves of undead and special infected. Killing Floor 2 isn’t exactly one of those games.
You do need strategy in the sense of working to keep your team alive, but most of that comes down to unloading your weapons (and swinging your katanas) at the Zeds that call Killing Floor 2 home. The more difficult challenges may call on you to prioritize how you kill said Zeds, but that’s about as strategic as it gets.
