MasterEric's Game List v1

===MASTERERIC'S FPS STYLE™ CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM===
In my experience, almost every FPS game can be filtered into one of three categories.
I have named these after a staple of each category.
* COUNTER-STRIKE
	Slow-paced, and tactical. Rushing in immediately will get you killed quickly.
	In many of these games, there are often no objectives other than deathmatch, and in some, you don't respawn after dying.
	Pro players have expert twitch aiming skills and are effective at handling weapon recoil.
	Games in this category include Call of Duty, Battlefield, Counter-Strike, and Dirty Bomb.
* TEAM FORTRESS 2
	Faster paced, team-focused, and objective-based. Winning will require working with your team.
	In many of these games, you respawn quickly, and your goal is to capture objectives rather than killing players.
	Pro players can coordinate pushes with their team, and know how to use support abilites effectively.
	Games in this category include Team Fortress 2, and Overwatch
* QUAKE
	Very fast paced, skill-based. In many of these games, weapons like railguns kill opponents in one or two hits.
	In many of these games, there are advanced movement techniques like wall jumping or dashing.
	Pro players can hit their fast-moving opponents before they get hit.
	Games in this category include Quake and Unreal Tournament.

===GAMES===
Here is a list of games which are either free or widely owned, which are suitable for organizing a game night around.

Dirty Bomb: A class-based, objective-based, tactical multiplayer FPS with unique mechanics and a free-to-play business model.
	PRICING MODEL: Free on Steam. Pay for additional characters (who have different weapons and abilities) or earn them with ingame currency. Buy or earn cards which change character's weapons (give your healer a shotgun or an SMG) and provide passive bonuses (explosive damage resistance, increased healing).
	URL: http://store.steampowered.com/app/333930/
	FPS STYLE™: Counter-Strike
	AVAILABLE ON: Windows

Super Monday Night Combat: A colorful, team-based multiplayer FPS combining DOTA-like lane pushing with class-based shooter gameplay.
	PRICING MODEL: Free on Steam. Pay for
	URL: http://store.steampowered.com/app/104700/
	FPS STYLE™: Team Fortress 2
	AVAILABLE ON: Windows
	NOTES: Practically dead (only around 50 players on at any given time), but a game night should solve that

Team Fortress 2: A class-based, objective-based, colorful team-based FPS with a high skill ceiling and a long shelf life.
	PRICING MODEL: Free on Steam. Unlock cosmetic items and weapons through drops, trading, or the ingame store.
	URL: http://store.steampowered.com/app/440/
	FPS STYLE™: Team Fortress 2 (duh)
	AVAILABLE ON: Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Xbox 360, PS3 (the latter two haven't updated since 2009)
	NOTES: This game is nearing 9 years old, and it's still active and fun.

Overwatch: A class-based, objective-based, colorful team-based FPS with a large hero pool and a massive community.
	PRICING MODEL: $40 on Battle.net, $60 on consoles. Pay for or earn loot boxes which contain cosmetic items (with no gameplay bonuses)
	URL: http://playoverwatch.com/
	FPS STYLE™: Team Fortress 2
	AVAILABLE ON: Windows, Xbox One, PS4
	NOTES: Probably the best-selling game this year.

Paladins of the Realm: A team-based, objective-based, colorful FPS with strategy elements and deep character customization.
	PRICING MODE: Free on Steam. Pay for
	URL: http://store.steampowered.com/app/444090/
	FPS STYLE™: Team Fortress 2
	AVAILABLE ON: Windows, Mac OS
	NOTES: Play it before it gets shut down for ripping all its characters from Overwatch.

Unreal Tournament 4: Fast-paced multiplayer FPS with railguns and crazy movement.
	PRICING MODEL: Free on the Epic Games website. Made completely free to bugtest the Unreal Engine 4.
	URL: https://www.epicgames.com/unrealtournament/
	FPS STYLE™: Quake
	AVAILABLE ON: Windows, Mac OS, Linux
	NOTES: M-M-M-MONSTER KILL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4I6mMilmio

OpenSpades: A popular voxel-based trench-combat shooter with building elements.
	PRICING MODEL: Free and open source.
	URL: http://openspades.yvt.jp/
	FPS STYLE™: Counter-Strike
	AVAILABLE ON: Windows, Mac OS, Linux
	NOTES: OpenSpades is an open-source clone of the original alpha of Ace of Spades, before Jagex bought it and ruined it.

Minecraft: The voxel-based sandbox survival game everyone loves. Now the best-selling PC game ever, and the second-best selling video game combining all platforms (the first is Tetris).
	PRICING MODEL: $26.95 on PC, other prices on other platforms.
	URL: https://minecraft.net/
	AVAILABLE ON: Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Kindle Fire, Gear VR
	NOTES: Organize people to play on the Minecraft Realm.

Dota 2: The direct successor of the original MOBA, this game of action and strategy is the largest eSport in the world.
	PRICING MODEL: Free on Steam. Unlock cosmetic items through drops, trading, or the ingame store.
	URL: http://store.steampowered.com/app/570/
	AVAILABLE ON: Windows, Mac OS, Linux

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive: Tactics-based multiplayer FPS pitting terrorists against counter-terroists. The first iteration in 2000 set the benchmark for multiplayer.
	PRICING MODEL: $14.99 on Steam, often $5 or less during sales. Unlock cosmetic items through drops, trading, or the ingame store.
	URL: https://store.steampowered.com/app/730/
	FPS STYLE™: Counter-Strike (duh)
	AVAILABLE ON: Windows, Mac OS, Xbox 360

Civilization V: The classic and popular strategic 4X game.
	PRICING MODEL: $29.99, often goes on sale. Buy the Complete DLC bundle to ensure compatibility.
	URL: http://store.steampowered.com/app/8930/
	AVAILABLE ON: Windows, Mac OS, Linux