- #1 CULTIC
98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,221 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.
Why similar: FPS 24.5%, Boomer Shooter 23.7% ★, Old School 12.8%, Shooter 12.3%, Retro 9.1%
- #2 HROT
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,261 reviews2023
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.
Why similar: FPS 30.4%, Retro 18.5%, Boomer Shooter 16.1% ★, Shooter 11.7%, Old School 10.2%
- #3 Ion Fury
95% matchVery Positive93% of 6,682 reviews2019
Dev: Voidpoint, LLCPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
Why similar: FPS 22.9%, Boomer Shooter 19.6% ★, Retro 11.5%, Old School 10.1%, Shooter 9.4%
- #4 DUSK
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,900 reviews2018
Dev: David SzymanskiPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
Why similar: FPS 24%, Boomer Shooter 20.2% ★, Retro 13.1%, Shooter 11%, Old School 10.6%
- #5 Prodeus
92% matchVery Positive92% of 8,015 reviews2022
Dev: Bounding Box Software Inc.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
Why similar: FPS 32.2%, Boomer Shooter 27.2% ★, Retro 16.5%, Shooter 10.1%, First-Person 3.9%
- #6 PowerSlave Exhumed
91% matchVery Positive89% of 891 reviews2022
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
PowerSlave Exhumed is a KEX Engine port of the classic console game perfectly blending both the PlayStation & Saturn versions
Why similar: FPS 30.6%, Shooter 16.7%, Old School 12.3%, First-Person 10.4%, Boomer Shooter 7.4% ★
- #7 Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,359 reviews2023
Dev: Big Z Studios Inc.Pub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
So.... got what it takes to be a X Slayer?!?... 7 weapons, blood and gore, twisted music by Seepage & Psyko Syndikate, and maps where you can blow up everything. its awesome. started making it in 1998 in high school with my friend and now im 37, so i have life experience now.
Why similar: FPS 22.8%, Retro 15.9%, Boomer Shooter 14.9% ★, Shooter 13.4%, Old School 9.9%
- #8 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,889 reviews2024
Dev: KillPixel GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
Why similar: FPS 27.5%, Boomer Shooter 23.7% ★, Retro 14.7%, Old School 9.9%, Shooter 7.5%
- #9 Zortch
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,329 reviews2023
Dev: Mutantleg
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Meet Zortch Maxinum: short order cook, amateur engineer and professional slacker; Bored and tired of her day job she decides to go on a holiday but alas she picks a cheap option: turns out it's a scheme by aliens who capture humans to eat their brains! also this game is a sci-fi horror comedy fps
Why similar: FPS 36.4%, Boomer Shooter 20.7% ★, Shooter 14.6%, First-Person 8.9%, Retro 7.8%
- #10 Ruyn HD
81% matchVery Positive83% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Flump Studios
Windows
Ruyn HD is a remake of my minimalist boomer shooter Ruyn, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5. It keeps the fast, combo-driven gameplay of the original, but now features modern visuals, smoother controls, updated audio, and tighter gunplay. Ruyn Classic and the 2D and 3D level editors are included.
Why similar: FPS 20.9%, Boomer Shooter 18% ★, Level Editor 12.6%, Shooter 10.6%, Retro 9.6%
- #11 Selaco
80% matchVery Positive94% of 4,880 reviews2024
Dev: Altered Orbit Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Selaco is a brand new original shooter inspired by classics, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart enemies and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world.
Why similar: FPS 24.9%, Boomer Shooter 16.7% ★, Shooter 13.5%, Old School 12%, Retro 11.5%
- #12 SKYCOP
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SIENTURE
Windows
Welcome to the year 2080! The number of unemployed and criminals is skyrocketing, but we won't let it happen. This is where Project SkyCop comes in - an elite unit of police officers who can take on anything.
Why similar: FPS 29.9%, Shooter 18.8%, Old School 12.1%, Action 10.9%, First-Person 10.1%
- #13 Project Warlock
81% matchVery Positive87% of 6,014 reviews2018
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.
Why similar: FPS 28.4%, Boomer Shooter 23.2% ★, Retro 12.6%, Old School 10.1%, Shooter 8.7%
- #14 Turbo Overkill
75% matchVery Positive94% of 7,148 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!
Why similar: FPS 33.4%, Boomer Shooter 24.9% ★, Shooter 13.7%, Retro 10.4%, Action 5.2%
- #15 A.W.O.L.
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,111 reviews2022
Dev: Shotspark Studios
Windows · Linux
A.W.O.L. is a first-person, mil-spec shooter developed using the Build engine (Duke Nukem 3D, Ion Fury).
Why similar: FPS 31.4%, Shooter 14.6%, Retro 12.2%, Military 11.9%, First-Person 9.2%
- #16 Nightmare Reaper
74% matchVery Positive94% of 3,700 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Bit Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Blast through a cursed nightmare solo or with up to 3 friends. A retro-inspired FPS where looter shooter weapons meets boomer shooter chaos and rogue-lite elements.
Why similar: FPS 25%, Boomer Shooter 23.4% ★, Retro 12.9%, Shooter 10.5%, Old School 10.1%
- #17 AMID EVIL
75% matchVery Positive93% of 7,556 reviews2019
Dev: IndefatigablePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.
Why similar: FPS 23.1%, Boomer Shooter 18.3% ★, Old School 14.2%, Shooter 12.8%, Retro 10.7%
- #18 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
74% matchVery Positive90% of 17,198 reviews2023
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 27.6% ★, FPS 25.5%, Retro 10.9%, Shooter 10%, Old School 9.1%
- #19 Quake
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,265 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
Why similar: FPS 40.9%, Shooter 13.4%, Boomer Shooter 10.1% ★, Old School 9.6%, Retro 7.7%
- #20 Deadshot
74% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: v0lt
Windows
You wake up as an army soldier in the middle of a mutant apocalypse, trying to figure out what the hell happened and blasting some heads on the way. Deadshot is a retro styled first person shooter inspired from classics like Half Life, Doom, Quake and many alike.
Why similar: FPS 25.1%, Shooter 14%, Retro 13.1%, Old School 12.8%, First-Person 9.4%
- #21 Acrogorpon
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ARH Games
Windows
Battle your way to the top in this retro 3D FPS game. Inspired by classic shooters from the late '90s and early 2000s, offering a rich nostalgic experience for both veteran gamers and newcomers alike.
Why similar: FPS 21.9%, Shooter 12.9%, Military 11.2%, Old School 9.9%, First-Person 8.5%
- #22 TiME WASTER
72% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: CATS NEVER CRY
Windows
TiME WASTER is a fast corridor first-person shooter with a special style. You will find yourself in a place where you must kill for the sake of time and will be killed for the sake of time... Do YOU value your time?
Why similar: FPS 23.3%, Boomer Shooter 20% ★, Shooter 15.7%, Old School 9.2%, Action 8.8%
- #23 PMC: Net Zero
72% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: R3XTASY Games
Windows
PMC: Net Zero places you in the shoes of an elite soldier in charge of a private military company. Manage which missions to take on in this first person, millitary, retro inspired, action shooter. All in the name of profit.
Why similar: FPS 26.3%, Shooter 16.4%, Military 10.8%, Action 9.5%, Old School 9.4%
- #24 Forgive Me Father
72% matchVery Positive84% of 5,568 reviews2022
Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?
Why similar: FPS 30.4%, Boomer Shooter 21.7% ★, Shooter 13.2%, Retro 11.5%, First-Person 7.4%
- #25 Blood West
70% matchVery Positive90% of 5,866 reviews2023
Dev: HyperstrangePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!
Why similar: FPS 38.7%, Retro 17.4%, Shooter 15.6%, First-Person 12.4%, 1990's 9.1%
- #26 Shanghai Gold
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tempest Softworks
Windows
A boomer shooter set in 1930's Shanghai. Fight your way through Shanghai and greater regions of China, in search of treasure and adventure.
Why similar: FPS 21.2%, Boomer Shooter 19% ★, Shooter 14.3%, Historical 10.3%, First-Person 7.7%
- #27 ShootX
70% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: RGE
Windows · Linux
Immerse yourself in the world of ShootX and experience exciting missions as a soldier in one of the last special forces fighting against the X-Guards.
Why similar: FPS 30.3%, Shooter 18.9%, Military 12.1%, Action 10.6%, First-Person 10.4%
- #28 Attack Zone
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: CryneX
Windows
Attack Zone is an FPS Shooter. You are placed in an attack zone and must fight for your survival.
Why similar: FPS 37.8%, Shooter 19%, Military 12.4%, First-Person 11.4%, Action 8.4%
- #29 Project Warlock II
69% matchVery Positive81% of 1,277 reviews2025
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Adrenaline-pumping gore retro funhouse that’s full of guns, magic, demons, vertical arenas, 3D visuals, 2D sprites, and heavy metal music. Inspired by FPS classics like Quake and Doom 64, Project Warlock II is the explosive boomer shooter sequel you were too shy to ask for.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 20.4% ★, FPS 18%, Old School 12.4%, Shooter 12.4%, Retro 11.5%
- #30 Unsung Heroes 1898
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Venomic Games
Windows
Unsung Heroes 1898 drops you into the heart of the Spanish-American War; a conflict fueled by imperialism, propaganda, and the sacrifices of those caught in its wake. From the jungles of Cuba to the hills of Puerto Rico, engage in major land battles that shaped a turning point in American history.
Why similar: FPS 29.1%, Military 13.6%, Historical 13.4%, Shooter 12.9%, War 10.8%
- #31 Quake II
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,944 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.
Why similar: FPS 40.2%, Boomer Shooter 16.1% ★, Shooter 11.8%, Old School 6.5%, 1990's 6.5%
- #32 Toey Weedz Smoke Dead Mirror
69% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Tobias Alexander KnoblochPub: Fozzngamez
Windows
Toey Weedz is humanity's last hope... Or maybe not!? Because in Toey Weedz Smoke Dead Mirror, nothing is as it seems. Get ready for a comedic solo adventure in retro military shooter style that you won't soon forget!
Why similar: FPS 23.8%, Shooter 15.1%, Old School 11%, Military 10.2%, First-Person 9.3%
- #33 MULLET MADJACK
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,867 reviews2024
Dev: HAMMER95Pub: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
Why similar: FPS 29.5%, Boomer Shooter 22.6% ★, Shooter 13.7%, Retro 9.3%, First-Person 8.1%
- #34 Aghia
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Metal Grapes
Windows
The Dark Voievode has unleashed his beasts to violate your homeland. Eradicate these creatures from the face of the Earth as you make your way across the country in this ’90s-inspired FPS.
Why similar: FPS 24.4%, Boomer Shooter 22% ★, Old School 14.1%, Retro 10.7%, Shooter 8.7%
- #35 Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
68% matchVery Positive86% of 370,999 reviews2016
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18.1 hrsMean: 98.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
Why similar: Historical 70.8%, War 25%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #36 Anomalous
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 170 reviews2024
Dev: Byron Dunwoody
Windows
A SHORT and sweet pixelated low fidelity 90s throwback hyper-fast action shooter. Survive and fight through a city overrun with manufactured monstrosities, biomass horrors, and a military authority trying to purge everything living. Heavy metal / techno soundtrack featuring BOD Music
Why similar: FPS 35%, Shooter 17.2%, Old School 11.4%, Boomer Shooter 9.9% ★, Retro 8.8%
- #37 Square Head Zombies 2 - FPS Game
71% matchMixed43% of 60 reviews2019
Dev: Sabrina Aridi
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%
New zombies need to be defeated in Square Head Zombies 2. Go to new places, find and destroy them all.
Why similar: FPS 25.7%, Shooter 13.9%, Military 12.9%, Old School 10.8%, Retro 9.4%
- #38 Nazi Zombies
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FossettGaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nazi Zombies is a cooperative survival game where players fend off escalating waves of Nazi zombies, earning points by killing zombies and repairing barriers to buy weapons, upgrades, perks, and unlock new map areas to maximize their survival.
Why similar: FPS 25.5%, Shooter 15.7%, Military 11.8%, Old School 10.4%, Action 8.8%
- #39 Dread Templar
67% matchVery Positive82% of 1,686 reviews2023
Dev: T19 GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 22.4% ★, FPS 22.1%, Retro 11.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Old School 11%
- #40 Melted Valor
65% matchPositive90% of 48 reviews2025
Dev: Code 33 Productions
Windows
The Green Forces battle the ruthless Tan menace in a war across the neighborhood. Command toy soldiers, fight bugs turned into chemical weapons, and defend your home in this all-out fight for survival.
Why similar: FPS 24.2%, Boomer Shooter 22.6% ★, Retro 11.2%, First-Person 10.4%, Shooter 9.2%
- #41 POSTAL: Brain Damaged
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,506 reviews2022
Dev: HyperstrangePub: Running With Scissors
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
POSTAL: Brain Damaged is a new, action-oriented take on the Running With Scissors’ cult game series with throwback graphics, and fast-paced, modern gameplay. Take a wild roller coaster ride through the twisted wonderland encased in the POSTAL DUDE’S messed-up mind.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 23.6% ★, FPS 22.6%, Shooter 17.9%, Retro 12.2%, First-Person 10.6%
- #42 Abglantz
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: substract
Windows
Enter a realm of nightmares and claw and shoot your way through hordes of bloodthirsty vermin and things that are much, much worse in this retro FPS
Why similar: FPS 33.8%, Shooter 17.2%, Old School 9.8%, Action 8.2%, First-Person 8.1%
- #43 Fashion Police Squad
66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,532 reviews2022
Dev: Mopeful GamesPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Even at this moment, our fashionable city is under assault. Baggy pants, dull suits, sightings of socks with sandals. A message needs to be sent, and it needs to be sent in style... Time to serve some good ol' Fashion Justice!
Why similar: FPS 23.7%, Boomer Shooter 19.6% ★, Shooter 12.4%, Old School 10.7%, Retro 9.5%
- #44 Dark Side of War
68% matchMixed58% of 105 reviews2020
Dev: Tactical Mayhem Realms
Windows
Dark Side of War is a hardcore shooter game where players take on the role of a soldier during World War II and clear out enemy bases using every bullet wisely. The game offers diverse levels with unique designs and atmospheric soundtracks to create a realistic war atmosphere.
Why similar: FPS 17.3%, Boomer Shooter 13.6% ★, Historical 12.8%, Military 11.2%, Old School 10.1%
- #45 INCISION
63% matchVery Positive87% of 1,000 reviews2025
Dev: SmoothBrainDevPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
All old-school FPS action. No Bullshit. Lots of blood & gore. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth in this ultraviolent, fast-paced, and merciless retro-styled first person shooter.
Why similar: FPS 21.8%, Boomer Shooter 19.2% ★, Old School 12.9%, Retro 12.1%, Shooter 11.5%
- #46 Distant Past
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Keahunui Technologies
Windows
50,000 Years ago a once thriving and industrious earth was invaded by monsters and all manner of evil. Can you stop them before they send the world back to the stone age?
Why similar: FPS 23.7%, Boomer Shooter 20.2% ★, Shooter 15.8%, Old School 9.9%, Retro 7.5%
- #47 Heretic + Hexen
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,732 reviews2025
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic™ + Hexen™ available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before.
Why similar: FPS 25.6%, Boomer Shooter 24.6% ★, Shooter 13.7%, Action 8.7%, Old School 7.8%
- #48 REKKR: Sunken Land
66% matchVery Positive90% of 119 reviews2021
Dev: Mockingbird Softworks
Windows
A retro FPS set in a faux norse-celtic fantasy world in the midst of a war with the dead. Grab an axe, get revenge.
Why similar: FPS 35.2%, Retro 15.8%, Shooter 14.8%, First-Person 11.5%, Boomer Shooter 10.4% ★
- #49 Dark Arena
65% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: MajescoPub: Bleem.net
Windows
It's humans versus genetically engineered monsters in Dark Arena, a futuristic first-person shooter that combines run-and-gun gameplay with strategic play and puzzle solving.
Why similar: FPS 31.1%, Shooter 19.3%, Old School 11.3%, Action 10.8%, First-Person 10.4%
- #50 Galvanized
64% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Albino Moose Games
Windows
A fast paced, movement focused FPS in a foreboding, post-apocalyptic setting.
Why similar: FPS 27.9%, Shooter 21.5%, Retro 18%, Action 9.1%, 1990's 8%
- #51 Minute Fighter
65% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Dzah
Windows
A first-person shooter controlled entirely with the mouse, with a focus on the granularity and minutia of interaction.
Why similar: FPS 30.3%, Shooter 18.8%, Retro 11.6%, Action 10.5%, First-Person 10.5%
- #52 Operation Body Count
67% matchMixed54% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Capstone SoftwarePub: Ziggurat
Windows
Capstone Software’s classic first-person shooter built on an upgraded Wolfenstein 3D engine brings the heat with 40 levels of intense action. Struggle to the top against hordes of bad guys – it’s time to put that training to the test, soldier!
Why similar: FPS 27.4%, Retro 15.5%, Shooter 14.5%, Old School 11.7%, First-Person 9.8%
- #53 Gumblaster Mayhem
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Summoning Kristian
Windows
Gumblaster Mayhem is a 3D retro-style first-person shooter game where you, as a player, shoot out some gumballs using the three weapons that you must use to take down the sour mutants to survive.
Why similar: FPS 33.8%, Shooter 17.2%, First-Person 10.6%, Old School 8.2%, Action 6.6%
- #54 Beyond Sunset
62% matchMostly Positive79% of 331 reviews2025
Dev: Metacorp / VaporwarePub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Cyberpunk first-person shooter with a rich story and RPG elements. You are Lucy, an enhanced street samurai searching for lost memories. Fight in large, open, interactive levels overtaken by yakuza, zombies, robots and bosses!
Why similar: FPS 25.4%, Boomer Shooter 19.8% ★, Old School 15.5%, Shooter 14%, First-Person 9.8%
- #55 Forgive Me Father 2
62% matchVery Positive83% of 2,185 reviews2024
Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Embark on a journey into the darkest nightmares to restore your sanity. Blast your way through hordes of possessed enemies, unlock an arsenal of deadly weapons and unearthly abilities, and get ready to face even more Lovecraftian madness in this action-packed FPS sequel.
Why similar: FPS 29.3%, Boomer Shooter 22.2% ★, Shooter 12.9%, Retro 11.5%, First-Person 10.5%
- #56 Project 1942
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grabfunzel
Windows
Project 1942: Dive into World War II with intense land, sea, and air battles. Teamwork is key in conquest mode. A nostalgic throwback to classic war games.
Why similar: FPS 25%, Historical 16.3%, Shooter 15%, Military 13%, First-Person 9.1%
- #57 System Shock
62% matchVery Positive91% of 12,251 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
Why similar: FPS 48.9%, Shooter 18.9%, First-Person 16.5%, Action 13.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #58 Trepang2
62% matchVery Positive93% of 17,409 reviews2023
Dev: Trepang StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
Why similar: FPS 37.9%, Shooter 23.6%, Boomer Shooter 13.9% ★, First-Person 12.4%, Action 6.4%
- #59 Hands of Necromancy
64% matchVery Positive84% of 392 reviews2022
Dev: HON TeamPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Hands of Necromancy is a Dark Fantasy FPS metroidvania, inspired by classics such as Heretic and made with the GZDoom engine. Wield weapons, magic or transform into a fearsome monster to slay your foes, then raise them as undead servants and unleash even more carnage to become a master Necromancer!
Why similar: FPS 24.7%, Boomer Shooter 19.7% ★, Shooter 13.6%, First-Person 9.3%, Retro 8.6%