GoldenEye 007
GoldenEye 007 is a 1997 first-person shooter developed by Rare for the Nintendo 64, based on the James Bond film. Its single-player campaign sends players through espionage missions with objectives that scale with the chosen difficulty, rewarding stealth, precision and the completion of extra tasks on harder settings.
The game is best remembered for its four-player split-screen multiplayer, which turned countless living rooms into competitive arenas and helped popularize console shooters. Its objective-based missions, range of authentic gadgets and weapons, and features like location-based damage and a sniper zoom gave the single-player campaign real depth for its time, while unlockable cheats rewarded skilled players with faster completion times.
GoldenEye 007 is regarded as a milestone that proved first-person shooters could thrive on consoles rather than only on PCs. It has since seen official re-releases on modern systems, allowing new players to experience its influential multiplayer.
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Modern alternatives to GoldenEye 007, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
Prices, platform availability and Steam Deck compatibility can change at any time. Always check the store page before buying.
Trepang2 Indie
€ 24,99A hard-hitting indie action FPS with slick gunplay.
Trepang2 runs on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet. It is Steam Deck Verified.
Hitman World of Assassination
€ 29,99The natural heir to GoldenEye's objective-driven missions, with sprawling levels full of alternate routes.
Hitman World of Assassination runs on PC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox. Not available on Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist
€ 19,99Spy infiltration with objective-led missions and gadgets, the closest modern relative of GoldenEye's mission structure.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist runs on PC, PlayStation, Xbox. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, Switch. It is Steam Deck Playable.
GoldenEye 007 (re-release)
€ 19,99 + in-app purchasesThe classic is available on Nintendo Switch Online and Xbox Game Pass.
GoldenEye 007 (re-release) runs on Xbox, Switch. Not available on PC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Steam Deck.
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