Multiplayer games are always fun to play. Instead of playing alone and getting bored, you can dive into the virtual world with your friends and enjoy the game. Studies have shown numerous advantages of multiplayer games, like reducing stress, enhancing social development skills, improving hand-eye coordination, and many more.

FPS or first-person shooter games are among the most popular multiplayer genre. As it is more exciting to team up with friends and then fight the enemy squad, here's a round-up of the 11 best multiplayer FPS games you can play with friends, all available from the Google Play Store.

1. Apex Legends Mobile

Apex Legends Mobile is an online tactical shooting game that boasts legendary character-based gameplay. The game features 10+ legends, each having unique abilities to help you win the game.

You can team up with friends in duos or trios. Along with the 60-player Battle Royale mode, the game also features PvP (player versus player) modes like Team Deathmatch and Gun Game. Moreover, if you're looking for competitive play, Apex Legends also has Ranked Games with fast combat-paced squad matches.

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Download: Apex Legends Mobile (Free, in-app purchases available)

2. Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile is one of the most famous online FPS games that features a 100-player Battle Royale mode and five versus five team matches across thirty maps.

CODM focuses mainly on PVP modes; that's why only two maps are available for the Battle Royale mode. Additionally, the game has Ranked Matches for Multiplayer mode, and you can customize your gear, like weapons, characters, and equipment like grenades, before starting the match.

Download: Call of Duty Mobile (Free, in-app purchases available)

3. PUBG MOBILE

PUBG MOBILE is also a tactical shooter, but unlike the above two games, this one has multiple maps for PvP and Battle Royale mode. You can play solo or with friends in a squad of two or four and dive into the Battle Royale with 100 players. The last survivor will take the chicken dinner home.

You can communicate with your teammates using the in-game voice chat, customize your character and weapons, and the game has a time-limited event with every new season update, which is fun to play.

Download: PUBG MOBILE (Free, in-app purchases available)

4. Shadowgun Legends: Online FPS

Shadowgun Legends is a free-to-play FPS game with a sci-fi theme. It has two modes: Co-op for playing with your buddies and Story Mode for saving the universe from aliens.

The game boasts high-quality graphics and an epic storyline with missions on three different planets, and each operation is available in the Co-op mode to play with friends. Additionally, you can craft weapons, customize load-out, and can even use a gamepad to play the game.

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Download: Shadowgun Legends: Online FPS (Free, in-app purchases available)

5. Warface GO: FPS Shooting games

Warface Global Operation is a new free-to-play online shooter game by ADVGO42. The gameplay contains intense violence, so only play the game if you're older than 16.

It features four modes: TDM, where the first team to hit 40 points in six minutes wins; Control, where you need to capture a zone from the enemy; Plant the Bomb, where you need to capture and plant the bomb, then prevent the other team from defusing it, and, lastly, Free for All, where the player fights with everyone else to secure the first 15 kills.

Download: Warface GO: FPS Shooting games (Free, in-app purchases available)

6. Infinity Ops: Cyberpunk Shooter

Infinity Ops is a sci-fi multiplayer FPS game based on the cyberpunk theme. The game focuses on PvP combat and features four modes: Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Hardcore, a realistic combat mode, and Custom, so you can create your own rules and play with friends.

The game is well-optimized for low-end devices and has many different graphic settings for better performance. Like other games, you can customize your character and weapons and invite your friends to play along.

This game, along with the other games on this list, features in-app purchases. To avoid spending beyond your gaming budget, ensure you understand what in-app purchases mean.

Download: Infinity Ops: Cyberpunk Shooter (Free, in-app purchases available)

7. Critical Ops: Multiplayer FPS

Critical Ops is the CS: GO of Android. It is popular among mobile FPS gamers and has 50M+ downloads with 1M+ daily active players. It features PvP matches like CS: GO, and you can choose between the Terrorist and Counter-Terrorist teams and fight.

Critical Ops features six modes: Defuse, Team Deathmatch, Gun Game, Quick Games, Ranked Games, and Custom Games on fifteen different maps to play with friends. Furthermore, you can customize weapons in your load-outs, like pistols, knives, assault rifles, and grenades.

Download: Critical Ops: Multiplayer FPS (Free, in-app purchases available)

8. Modern Combat Versus: FPS game

Another title in Gameloft's Modern Combat FPS series is Modern Combat Versus. It is an online PvP shooter game with character-based gameplay and a sci-fi theme.

You can choose a character from the list of 17+ characters, where each possesses a unique ability to give you an edge over others. After selecting, you can have a four versus four battle across six distinctive maps that are great for close-range as well as long-range fights.

Download: Modern Combat Versus: FPS game (Free, in-app purchases available)

9. Modern Strike Online: PvP FPS

As the name says, this is also an online multiplayer PvP FPS game. The game is famous for its easy-peasy controls; therefore, if you're new to FPS gaming, this is one of the best games to start your multiplayer FPS journey.

The game has seven FPS modes you can play with 20+ characters on fourteen unique maps. It offers various customizations like crafting weapons, choosing abilities, changing outfits, and more.

Download: Modern Strike Online: PvP FPS (Free, in-app purchases available)

10. FPS Online Strike: PvP Shooter

FPS Online Strike is a multiplayer PvP game optimized for low-end mobile devices. The game has good graphics and simple controls. It can maintain constant frames without stutters or lag on devices having weak chipsets.

The game features numerous modes, including a PvP mode for ten players and many modern weapons. Also, for the best FPS shooting experience, you can only use the ADS on sniper rifles, as this improves the aim while moving and shooting the target simultaneously.

But if you want to play on a low-end PC, some FPS titles work straight from your browser; no installation is required!

Download: FPS Online Strike: PVP Shooter (Free, in-app purchases available)

11. KUBOOM 3D: FPS shooting games

If you're using an older phone with lower specifications, you might also want to look into this lightweight FPS alternative. Although it is smaller in size, you still get a lot of options, like choosing the maps, customizing your character, weapon skins, and more.

KUBOOM 3D offers cartoonish characters, unlike the real-life-like ones that the other games on this list offer. However, you can experience almost all the basic features you'd expect from an FPS game.

Download: KUBOOM 3D: FPS shooting games (Free, in-app purchases available)

Enjoy Gaming With Your Friends on Your Android Phone

If you and your buddies love playing FPS games on consoles, then you will love the games we've listed. By downloading these to your Android phone, you can play matches with your friends even if you don't have your PlayStation or Xbox with you.