- #1 Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
84% matchVery Positive87% of 160 reviews2015
Dev: JAM ProductionsPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Wolfenstein 3D took you into the past, thrusting you into a world at war. Blake rockets you into the future where a sinister madman, using genetics to create an army of bizarre creatures, is waging war on Earth. Blake has more of everything!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 21.7% ★, FPS 11.8%, 1990's 11.5%, 2.5D 9%, Old School 7.4%
- #2 Rise of the Triad: Dark War
83% matchVery Positive84% of 139 reviews2014
Dev: Apogee SoftwarePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 21%
You are part of an elite group of operatives called HUNT (High-risk United Nations Taskforce), and you must stop a maniac cult leader from killing millions of people. You are equipped with high-tech weaponry and magical instruments that defy description to invade the monastery and stop the madness.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 24.6% ★, 1990's 12.4%, FPS 12.3%, Shooter 8.4%, Old School 8.2%
- #3 The Apogee Throwback Pack
77% matchVery Positive90% of 346 reviews2013
Dev: Apogee SoftwarePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
The Apogee Throwback Pack is a collection of four classic Apogee Software titles all in one kick ass package. Blast your way across the galaxy as British Special Agent Blake Stone in "Aliens of Gold" and "Planet Strike", then take on an ancient evil menace as the H.U.N.T in "Rise of the Triad".
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 18.5% ★, FPS 12%, 1990's 10.8%, Shooter 8.1%, 2.5D 7.7%
- #4 DOOM + DOOM II
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 27,707 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993 and 1994, the definitive, newly enhanced versions of DOOM + DOOM II are available as a combined product.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 18.7% ★, FPS 17.7%, 1990's 12.9%, Classic 11.9% ★, Old School 7.5%
- #5 STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith™
67% matchMixed67% of 1,018 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 19%
It is five years after Kyle's victory over the seven dark Jedi. Invading Imperial forces advance upon a quiet Rebel outpost, interrupting Kyle's training of a brave new Jedi, Mara Jade. First introduced in Timothy Zahn's award-winning Star Wars novel, Heir to the Empire, Mara Jade blends her past experiences as a one time smuggler and...
Why similar: FPS 24.7%, Action 14.1%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Shooter 11.8%, Classic 11% ★
- #6 Quake
64% 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 22.4%, Boomer Shooter 15.2% ★, Classic 13.9% ★, 1990's 11.9%, Shooter 9%
- #7 Quake II
63% 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: Boomer Shooter 22.9% ★, FPS 20.8%, 1990's 11.9%, Classic 11.4% ★, Shooter 7.5%
- #8 Wolfenstein 3D
61% matchVery Positive93% of 4,210 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 30%
World War II rages. The Nazis are planning to build an unstoppable, mutant army. On a mission to steal the secret plans, you were captured and imprisoned. Now, a lucky break gives you the chance to escape, but a maze of passages and trigger-happy Nazis stand in your way.
Why similar: 1990's 14.4%, FPS 14.2%, 2.5D 11.2%, Old School 10.5%, Retro 8.8%
- #9 DOOM 64
59% matchVery Positive93% of 8,413 reviews2020
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Play the enhanced version of the original game released on the Nintendo 64 in 1997. Years have passed since you stopped Hell’s invasion of Earth. Quarantined for humanity’s safety, the UAC research facilities on Mars were abandoned and forgotten...until now.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 19.9% ★, FPS 16.5%, 1990's 15.3%, Classic 10.4% ★, Retro 8.4%
- #10 STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster
55% matchVery Positive90% of 1,475 reviews2024
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
The evil Empire is currently creating a doomsday army behind a veil of secrecy. However, they are no match for the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division. Your mission is to infiltrate the Empire and put an end to their plans for terror and domination.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31.3% ★, FPS 14.1%, 1990's 11%, Shooter 9.8%, Old School 7.7%
- #11 GAL VS VILLAGE
55% matchVery Positive100% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Crush-vAdin
Windows
GAL VS VILLAGE is an GAL like old-school FPS. You play as Kessenji “Blood-sucker” Yui, infiltrate the village, and must bring the situation under control. Move at high speed, swing your knife, blast away with the shotgun, and drive away the supernatural!!!!!!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 29.6% ★, FPS 15.6%, 2.5D 12.6%, Shooter 11.1%, 1990's 8%
- #12 Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer
55% 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: Boomer Shooter 25.9% ★, 1990's 17.6%, FPS 14.4%, Retro 12.1%, Shooter 10.4%
- #13 CULTIC
55% 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: Boomer Shooter 40.8% ★, FPS 15.3%, Old School 11.2%, Shooter 9.5%, Retro 6.8%
- #14 TiME WASTER
56% 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: Boomer Shooter 32.8% ★, FPS 13.9%, Shooter 11.5%, 1990's 11.2%, Old School 7.7%
- #15 Heretic + Hexen
54% 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: Boomer Shooter 35.3% ★, FPS 13.3%, 1990's 11.2%, Shooter 8.8%, 2.5D 7.5%
- #16 Locum Tenens
55% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Deriv'era
Windows · Linux
Originally made for PSP in 2025. Full PC Steam port to modern systems. Variety of enemies, weapons, bosses and levels.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33.4% ★, FPS 14.2%, 2.5D 13%, Shooter 11.7%, Action 6.7%
- #17 Project Warlock II
54% 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 30.4% ★, 1990's 10.9%, FPS 9.7%, Old School 9.4%, 2.5D 9.3%
- #18 Selaco
53% 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: Boomer Shooter 25.2% ★, FPS 13.7%, 2.5D 11.4%, Old School 9.2%, Shooter 9.1%
- #19 Ruyn HD
55% 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: Boomer Shooter 34.9% ★, FPS 14.8%, 1990's 11.6%, Shooter 9.2%, Retro 8.2%
- #20 Daikatana
58% matchMixed53% of 1,134 reviews2013
Pub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 26%
In 2455 AD, Kage Mishima used the magical powers of Daikatana, the most powerful sword ever forged, to alter time and establish himself as supreme dictator. You are Hiro Miyamoto, one of the few people on earth who knows what happened.
Why similar: FPS 25.9%, Shooter 15.1%, Action 14.4%, Boomer Shooter 13.2% ★, First-Person 11.7%
- #21 V.R.G.
55% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: latel88
Windows · Linux
V.R.G. is a FPS cross between a retro-style and a modern-style , Defeat enemies and get combos to improve operability, and eat scatter pieces of meat to recover.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.5% ★, FPS 13.9%, 2.5D 12.5%, Old School 11.1%, First-Person 7%
- #22 Viscerafest
54% matchVery Positive85% of 687 reviews2025
Dev: Acid Man GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Viscerafest is a Sci-Fi Fantasy Singleplayer Arena FPS with minor Collectathon elements. Fight through hordes of aliens and eldritch monstrosities wielding a slew of powerful weapons, juggling your resources, and exploring over 23 intricately designed hand-crafted levels.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 29.5% ★, FPS 11.3%, Shooter 9.7%, Retro 7.6%, Old School 7.4%
- #23 INCISION
53% 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: Boomer Shooter 29.8% ★, 1990's 14.4%, FPS 12.3%, Old School 10.2%, Retro 8.2%
- #24 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
54% 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: Boomer Shooter 37.3% ★, FPS 15.8%, Retro 10.1%, Old School 7.9%, 1990's 6.4%
- #25 The Citadel
55% matchVery Positive93% of 2,724 reviews2020
Dev: doekuramori
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The Citadel is a brutal first person shooter, and a love letter to classic games such as Marathon, Doom and Wolfenstein 3d. Descend into the depths of a dark citadel, and fight through 6 Episodes and 30 levels of action packed with 6 challenging bosses. Go forth, Martyr.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 17.8% ★, FPS 17.2%, Old School 11.1%, 2.5D 10.1%, Retro 9.9%
- #26 Prodeus
54% 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: Boomer Shooter 44.9% ★, FPS 19.3%, Retro 11.9%, Shooter 7.5%, Gore 4.8%
- #27 Strife: Veteran Edition
56% matchVery Positive89% of 655 reviews2014
Dev: Rogue EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hailed as the original FPS-RPG game that spawned countless imitators, Strife: Veteran Edition is a love letter to the classic from 1996.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 22.7% ★, FPS 20.5%, 1990's 15%, Classic 12.8% ★, Retro 8.9%
- #28 Just Another Boomer Shooter
54% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Voyd
Windows
Take the role of Tommy Gunn (no relation) as he's forced to pass a series of maniacally (and hastily) made "Levels" in order to get more views on Twitch for his new Pal/Drill Sergeant/Gamemaster Solid P. Chip. [EARLY ACCESS]
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33.2% ★, FPS 12.2%, Shooter 11.9%, 2.5D 11.4%, Action 7%
- #29 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
53% 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 43% ★, FPS 14.4%, Retro 7.4%, Old School 7.2%, Shooter 6.9%
- #30 Supplice
54% matchVery Positive86% of 538 reviews2023
Dev: MekworxPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Supplice is a stylish throwback shooter inspired by the mid-90s FPS glory days and the legendary Doom modding community. Mixing the retro stylings of 90s era shooters with colorful graphics and frantic gameplay, it creates an experience that's ever so familiar but also exciting and fresh.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 36.5% ★, FPS 14.9%, 1990's 11.9%, Retro 9.2%, Shooter 8.1%
- #31 Blimblau: Kill Them All!
54% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: MadDevStudios
Windows
BLIMBLAU: KILL THEM ALL! is a fast-paced retro FPS where hordes of modified humans stand in your way. Shoot, destroy, and kill them all without mercy.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 34.5% ★, 1990's 14.7%, 2.5D 13.5%, FPS 11.9%, Old School 6.3%
- #32 Relentless Frontier
54% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Fission OgrePub: Hellforge Studios
Windows
Relentless Frontier is a fast paced sci-fi FPS running on the GZDoom Engine, with a strong focus on mobility, strategy, and exploration. Use your Omnistruct to replicate new weapons and abilities to help you traverse the terrain and demolish threats, while escaping from Ross 128-b in one piece.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31.6% ★, FPS 13.2%, 2.5D 12.1%, Shooter 9.5%, Aliens 6.1%
- #33 カルトに厳しいギャル-CULT VS GAL-
53% matchVery Positive97% of 372 reviews2024
Dev: Crush-vAdin
Windows
Make mincemeat out of cults and chop heads with machetes! Old school shooter staples and gals, and a familiar difficulty level. Ye shall witness a new struggle!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 29.5% ★, 1990's 14.9%, 2.5D 13.1%, Old School 10.7%, Shooter 9.7%
- #34 PO'ed: Definitive Edition
54% matchMostly Positive71% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
PO’ed is an adrenaline-pumping space shooter that features gameplay elements inspired by generational powerhouses DOOM and QUAKE. Play as a chef who crashlands on an alien planet infested with extraterrestrial foes. Using a menu of “household” weapons, PO’ed puts your wits and reflexes to the test.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 37.9% ★, 1990's 16.4%, FPS 9.3%, First-Person 8.9%, Shooter 8.1%
- #35 Beyond Citadel
52% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,936 reviews2025
Dev: doekuramori
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Beyond Citadel is an anime style retro throwback shooter inspired by the classics of the 90's, with realistic gunplay mechanics, anime violence and fast paced combat. Fight your way through the heavily armed mechanical fortress and discover the secret that lies beneath.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33.6% ★, FPS 15.8%, 2.5D 12.6%, Shooter 9.6%, Old School 6.3%
- #36 DEAD TRASH
53% matchVery Positive86% of 335 reviews2025
Dev: Crowhill StudiosPub: DOSMan Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Years into a brutal lockdown, a once-thriving city lies in ruins, abandoned by its government and overrun by vicious, mindless infected. Grab your hammer, collect your nerves and enter the mayhem.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 43.5% ★, FPS 17.1%, Shooter 11.2%, Old School 8%, First-Person 7.3%
- #37 Spacepunk Survival
54% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Tavern Tale StudioPub: Nejcraft
Windows
Spacepunk Survival is a multiplayer, first-person shooter game where you must survive hordes of deadly aliens in a derelict space station, all of that with beautiful and dark retro aesthetics.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 28.8% ★, 1990's 14.5%, FPS 12.9%, Old School 9.5%, Shooter 8.5%
- #38 Ion Fury
54% 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: Boomer Shooter 32.4% ★, FPS 13.7%, 1990's 9.4%, Old School 8.4%, Retro 8.3%
- #39 Extraneum
53% matchVery Positive97% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: David JalbertPub: Hellforge Studios
Windows · Linux
Extraneum is an old-school, sci-fi single-player first person shooter with an emphasis on exploration and secret hunting. Fight your way through biohacked monstrosities and stop their progress before they take control of the entire world.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31.1% ★, FPS 13%, 1990's 13%, Retro 8.8%, Shooter 7.7%
- #40 DOSMan: Space Aliens in Space!
54% matchVery Positive85% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: DOSMan Games
Windows
Planet DOS is under attack by Space Aliens, DOSMan needs to fend them off and defend his home planet!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.6% ★, FPS 14%, 1990's 10.7%, Shooter 10.2%, Cartoony 7%
- #41 Zortch
53% 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: Boomer Shooter 37% ★, FPS 23.6%, Shooter 11.6%, First-Person 7.4%, Retro 6.1%
- #42 Blood: Refreshed Supply™
53% matchMixed66% of 600 reviews2025
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Things are about to get… bloody! Soak up 42 pulse-pounding levels dripping with Lovecraftian atmosphere as you battle your way through armies of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hell hounds, and other insatiable horrors, in your quest to defeat the loathsome Tchernobog.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 38.7% ★, FPS 16.5%, 1990's 12.8%, Shooter 11.5%, Retro 5.7%
- #43 Crystal Caves
56% matchVery Positive86% of 121 reviews2014
Dev: Apogee SoftwarePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Enter an underground world of treasures and traps in Crystal Caves, a colorful EGA game that rivals any commercial game with its arcade quality, puzzles and graphics. As Mylo Steamwitz, enter cave after cave of adventure, gathering teasures and evading countless hazards.
Why similar: Classic 56.2% ★, Action 43.8%
- #44 Gravelord
53% matchVery Positive90% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Fatbot Games, s. r. o.
Windows
Gravelord is a fast-paced boomer shooter voiced by a badass protagonist featuring hand-crafted levels filled with secrets and hordes of enemies to kill. Dish out some brutal carnage with powerful guns and collect Tarot Cards to gain even more killing power. Let's put the fun back in funeral!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 37.9% ★, FPS 18%, Shooter 10.7%, First-Person 8.3%, Retro 7.1%
- #45 Chop Goblins
53% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,103 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A fast-paced micro FPS in which The Chop Goblins are loose, chopping their way through time itself in their ravenous quest for cheese. And THE CHOP WILL NOT STOP.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.8% ★, FPS 13.7%, 1990's 11.5%, Old School 10.9%, Shooter 8%
- #46 Chasm: The Rift
54% matchVery Positive84% of 448 reviews2022
Dev: Action FormsPub: SNEG
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Prepare for terror in this ground-breaking classic old-school FPS. Following the destruction of Time you are left to battle in this horrific hellhole of multilevel interconnected missions populated by gruesome grotesque creatures.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 17.6% ★, FPS 16.5%, 1990's 12.5%, Old School 11.7%, Retro 10%
- #47 HROT
52% 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: Boomer Shooter 30.2% ★, FPS 20.8%, Retro 15.2%, Shooter 9.8%, Old School 9.7%
- #48 MULLET MADJACK
52% 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: Boomer Shooter 33.6% ★, FPS 15.9%, 2.5D 12.4%, Shooter 9.1%, 1990's 8.7%
- #49 Turbo Overkill
52% 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: Boomer Shooter 42.2% ★, FPS 20.6%, Shooter 10.4%, Retro 7.7%, Action 4%
- #50 STAR WARS™ Dark Forces (Classic, 1995)
55% matchVery Positive89% of 3,049 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Behind a veil of secrecy the evil Empire is creating a doomsday army - one that, if finished, will become the final cog in the Empire's arsenal of terror and domination. Your Mission? Join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, infiltrate the Empire.
Why similar: FPS 23.9%, Classic 13.1% ★, Shooter 9.6%, Boomer Shooter 9.4% ★, Retro 8.3%
- #51 Wizordum
52% matchVery Positive93% of 743 reviews2025
Dev: Emberheart GamesPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Wizordum is a retro FPS that puts you in the role of a Mage on a quest to track down the source of Chaos. With a wide arsenal of spells and magic items, battle your way through the world of Terrabruma in this unique blend of classic 90s shooters and modern gaming elements.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 38.9% ★, FPS 17.9%, Shooter 11.2%, Old School 9.1%, First-Person 7.1%
- #52 SharpShooter3D
52% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,189 reviews2023
Dev: HeadHunters games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SharpShooter3D is a first-person subculture shooter in the best old school traditions. Burn! Destroy! Kill! Kill! Kill!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 28.7% ★, 1990's 14%, FPS 13.8%, Old School 9.8%, Shooter 9%
- #53 Terminal Breach: Final Dawn
53% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Playthrough Experience
Windows
Year 2436. An unimaginable disaster has occurred on the 'Dawn' space station. You are the sole survivor of an elite marine squad. Your mission is to fight your way deep into the station and uncover the mystery behind the catastrophe.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 37.1% ★, FPS 18.6%, Old School 13%, Shooter 11.5%, First-Person 7.2%
- #54 Only Lead Can Stop Them
53% matchVery Positive81% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: Warcry InteractivePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Boot up your 486 and launch olcst.exe for this retro fps from an alternate 1990's. Descend into the madness of the Spanish Civil War fighting vicious fascist forces and supernatural monsters. Conquer three action packed episodes wielding machine guns, rifles, flamethrowers and explosives.
Why similar: FPS 23.5%, Boomer Shooter 15.7% ★, Shooter 13.2%, Retro 11.3%, Old School 11.1%