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Beyond Fortnite: seven online shooting games for grown-ups

Fed up of brightly-coloured shootouts against teenagers dressed as bananas? These games will test your teamwork, planning and accuracy in tense, real-world scenarios

Two years after its release, Fortnite still dominates the online gaming space, sucking all the air out of the room with its 350 million players, massive celebrity endorsements and ruthlessly compelling dance routines. But, far away from that game’s rainbow-coloured cartoon scapes, there are team-based shooters requiring patience, strategy and cooperation; where real-world physics, weapons and environments replace laser pistols and super powers, and where a single wrong move can blow the whole operation. If you’re looking for a tactical step up from run-and-gun blasters, here are seven of the best examples.

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