Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Pick any random gamer that grew up in the 90s and even early 2000s, and you have an 80% chance to find a former passionate Counter-Strike player. What started originally as a mod for Half-Life ended up becoming a global phenomenon, being the subject of tournaments that have multi-million dollar prize pools. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive carries on this legacy, establishing itself as the number one competitive First Person Shooter in the World.

There is no major overarching story-line or missions that span several chapters, just short sparring matches between players that choose one of the two available sides: terrorists and counter-terrorists. Game matches can vary in length depending on the number of players, the size and complexity of the map, the mission type, and the participant's overall skill level.

The game looks flawless as far as graphics go, but you don't need a beefy PC system if that is the first thing that comes to your mind. The game is very versatile in how much you can adjust the video settings, allowing you to run it well on older PC systems, as well as make it look like real life when using a powerful PC.

Give that this game is the spiritual successor of a game almost two decades in the making, the player-base is quite varied as far as skill level goes.  Since you can find pretty much any type of player here, from the fresh newbie that just started to seasoned war-veterans that's been playing since the launch of the original title, you'll always have people to fight with as you become more and more skillful.

Probably one of the most iconic features of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is the ability to customize the weapons you wield with skins that you can win at the end of matches you win. While these skins do not affect gameplay other than to draw other people's admiration (or hate), they are pretty much the closest thing to character customization that you can get in the game.

It doesn't matter if you grew up playing it or hearing your older siblings or friends talking about its predecessors, the superior gunplay elements that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has made it stand out compared to other online FPS games out there.