What are the best first-person games on Steam?

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Best first-person games on Steam	Price	Steam Rating	Genre
-- Portal 2	$19.99	Overwhelmingly Positive	FPS
-- Subnautica	$19.99	Overwhelmingly Positive	Survival, Open world, Exploration
-- Half-Life 2 (and episodes)	-	Very Positive	Very Positive
-- Dishonored 2	$39.99	Mostly Positive	Mostly Positive
-- The Talos Principle	$39.99	Very Positive	Adventure, Puzzle

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My Recommendation for Portal 2

My Recommendation for Portal 2

Huge selection of user-generated content that should appeal to any use-case

Jakob

Entertaining and well delivered voice acting

Challenging puzzles that require creative thinking

Creates a sense of accomplishment through a high level of teamwork

My Recommendation for Subnautica

My Recommendation for Subnautica

Great theme and looks

Early access

My Recommendation for Half-Life 2 (and episodes)

My Recommendation for Half-Life 2 (and episodes)

Great Sci-Fi story

Amazing character animation

Very moddable

Commentaries

Guns are varied and interesting

My Recommendation for Dishonored 2

My Recommendation for Dishonored 2

Excellent level design that supports player choice

Input lag can make the gameplay feel awkward

Supernatural abilities liven up the stealth gameplay

Taking out enemies feels satisfying

My Recommendation for The Talos Principle

My Recommendation for The Talos Principle

Great storyline

Ending troubles

Difficulty ramp-up

My Recommendation for Wolfenstein: The New Order

My Recommendation for Wolfenstein: The New Order

Well written and acted

Dual wield feels out of place

Plays at 1080p and 60fps

Drops resolution in certain places

My Recommendation for Left 4 Dead 2

My Recommendation for Left 4 Dead 2

Melee weapons offer a more visceral gaming experience

AI lacks craftiness

Not much different from its predecessor

Very difficult without team engagement

Play as zombies or survivors

Much improved from Left 4 Dead

Invigorating team-work dynamic

Awesome game for singleplayer

Local two-player and online four-player co-op

Unique and diverse co-op versus mode

My Recommendation for Borderlands 2

My Recommendation for Borderlands 2

Humorous writing in a game with a serious tone

Lost loot due to sharing

Variety of co-op options

Gameplay can become repetitive

Works on different OS's: Linux/Mac/Win

Tedious to check gun stats

Enjoyable co-op play that focuses on teamwork

Limited visual customization of characters

Allows for multiple playstyles

Great comic book art style

Tons of heavily customized and unique loot

My Recommendation for Superhot

My Recommendation for Superhot

Minimalistic yet beneficial art style

Short story mode

Awesome time-based mechanic

Lets you roleplay matrix-like battles

My Recommendation for Team Fortress 2

My Recommendation for Team Fortress 2

Hectic FPS gameplay created by 9 distinct classes and lots of varied items

Fair free to play model

Random critical hits add a significant luck element into the game and push certain types of players out

Free accounts are slightly limited

Good VR support

Cross-platform

Includes Mann vs. Machine, a ridiculously fun co-op mode

Offline LAN support

Fun, humorous gameplay, graphics and sound

Multiple game modes allowing for great variation

Active, fun, creative community