- #1 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,989 reviews2024
Dev: KillPixel GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.5 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 23.4% ★, FPS 23.3%, Action 8.2%, Old School 7.8%, Gore 7.6%
- #2 CULTIC
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,749 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.9 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 23.2% ★, FPS 20.6%, Shooter 11%, Old School 10.2%, Horror 7.1%
- #3 Hellbound
96% matchMixed64% of 1,526 reviews2020
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Classic First Person Shooter style game. Like the good old days. An action game focused on speed, gore, guns, and metal music. Inspired by the 90s’ classics with modern visuals and audio!
Why similar: FPS 20.7%, Boomer Shooter 14.8% ★, Gore 11.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Action 10%
- #4 Prodeus
95% matchVery Positive92% of 8,248 reviews2022
Dev: Bounding Box Software Inc.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.7 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 29%, Boomer Shooter 28.3% ★, Shooter 9.6%, Retro 8.9%, Gore 8.7%
- #5 DUSK
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,544 reviews2018
Dev: David SzymanskiPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 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: Boomer Shooter 23.5% ★, FPS 23.5%, Shooter 11.7%, Old School 9.8%, Horror 8.4%
- #6 Turbo Overkill
94% matchVery Positive94% of 7,559 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.4 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 29.2%, Boomer Shooter 25.3% ★, Shooter 12.9%, Gore 6.8%, Action 6.2%
- #7 Dread Templar
93% matchVery Positive82% of 1,741 reviews2023
Dev: T19 GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 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 23.8% ★, FPS 19.9%, Shooter 10.8%, Old School 9.3%, Gore 7.7%
- #8 INCISION
92% matchVery Positive86% of 1,138 reviews2025
Dev: SmoothBrainDevPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Ultraviolent, fast-paced, merciless retro FPS action. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes, and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 22.5% ★, FPS 21.5%, Shooter 12.2%, Old School 12%, Gore 8.2%
- #9 Trepang2
91% matchVery Positive93% of 19,704 reviews2023
Dev: Trepang StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 24%, Shooter 16.1%, Horror 11.9%, Gore 11.9%, Boomer Shooter 10.5% ★
- #10 DIMENSIONAL SLAUGHTER
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 127 reviews2022
Dev: Bashir "ManliestDev" KashaloPub: ManliestDev
Windows
Kill to heal, and never stop moving in this retro-styled ADHD-fueled frantic fast-paced rogue-lite movement shooter. A short, yet intense multi-dimensional speedrun FPS experience for people with tiny attention spans. Do you have what it takes to subvert your infinite demise?
Why similar: FPS 25%, Boomer Shooter 24% ★, Gore 12.7%, Shooter 12.4%, Old School 7.4%
- #11 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
89% matchVery Positive89% of 18,314 reviews2023
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 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 31.3% ★, FPS 25.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Old School 8.5%, Retro 6.6%
- #12 Perilous Warp
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 387 reviews2020
Dev: Crystice Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Perilous Warp is a fast-paced indie retro-shooter inspired by the classic 3D-actions. Communication with a distant space colony has been lost, and you bravely step into the teleporter with the desire for glorious adventures. But do not expect to win in a heartbeat!
Why similar: FPS 20.3%, Gore 14.2%, Action 13.7%, Violent 12.6%, Boomer Shooter 9.1% ★
- #13 SPRAWL
88% matchVery Positive87% of 2,942 reviews2023
Dev: MAETHPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
SPRAWL is a hardcore retro FPS set in an endless cyberpunk megalopolis. Escape the walled city and take on the militarized government of the sprawl. Fueled by the blood of your enemies and a mysterious voice in your head, make your way towards the spire to topple whatever lays within.
Why similar: FPS 26%, Boomer Shooter 22.5% ★, Shooter 15.4%, Old School 13.9%, Combat 9.5%
- #14 CRUEL
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,885 reviews2025
Dev: James Dornan
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 24.1% ★, FPS 19.7%, Shooter 13.3%, Gore 10.1%, Action 8.8%
- #15 Putrefaction
89% matchMixed69% of 497 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: FPS 32.8%, Horror 14.1%, Gore 12.5%, Action 11.4%, Shooter 11.2%
- #16 BLOODKILL
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: SLAM AWAY GAMES
Windows
BRUTAL First Person Shooter focused on action, gore, and exploration. Fueled by adrenaline-pumping trap-metal soundtrack.
Why similar: FPS 21.4%, Boomer Shooter 17.8% ★, Shooter 12.7%, Old School 11.5%, Gore 10.5%
- #17 DEAD TRASH
86% matchVery Positive89% of 499 reviews2025
Dev: Crowhill StudiosPub: DOSMan Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 24.3% ★, FPS 22.8%, Shooter 12.7%, Horror 8.8%, Old School 7%
- #18 KILLBUG
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 552 reviews2023
Dev: Samurai PunkPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%
KILLBUG is a fast-paced, first-person movement shooter set in an endless arena. Slash and shoot your way through hordes of ravenous insects, mastering fluid aerial movement mechanics as you fight for glory on the leaderboards.
Why similar: FPS 33.1%, Shooter 18.5%, Horror 10.4%, Action 8.7%, Violent 7.9%
- #19 Bloodshed
84% matchVery Positive85% of 1,973 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
Why similar: FPS 28.3%, Boomer Shooter 26.1% ★, Shooter 16%, Old School 15.1%, Action 7.5%
- #20 Project Warlock
83% matchVery Positive87% of 6,225 reviews2018
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 25%, Boomer Shooter 24.2% ★, Gore 9.4%, Old School 8.5%, Shooter 8.3%
- #21 DOOMED
85% matchMixed57% of 188 reviews2018
Dev: Bloody Pixel Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
DOOMED is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: FPS 25.5%, Action 17.1%, Shooter 14.8%, Horror 14.4%, Gore 12.8%
- #22 Viscerafest
81% matchVery Positive84% of 722 reviews2025
Dev: Acid Man GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 22.5% ★, FPS 20.1%, Shooter 15.1%, Old School 9%, Horror 7.9%
- #23 Living Dead Outbreak
81% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2026
Dev: Games From The AbyssPub: QUByte Interactive
Windows
Battle your way through the dense zombie crowds as you struggle to survive! Inspired by classic zombie movies and FPS games from the 90s, the overwhelming combat will keep you on your toes!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 22.9% ★, FPS 22.5%, Shooter 13.1%, Horror 8.5%, Gore 8%
- #24 Limitless Hunger
82% matchVery Positive86% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Void Ink
Windows
Limitless Hunger is a high-adrenaline retro FPS single-player experience.
Why similar: FPS 34.4%, Shooter 16.9%, Horror 9.6%, Action 8.1%, Old School 7.7%
- #25 CARNAL
82% matchVery Positive89% of 344 reviews2021
Dev: JG RoosPub: Tendokore
Windows
CARNAL is a fast and challenging retro FPS straight from the mid '90s. The Sons of Anak are opening portals to extract Dark Matter from the "other side". Combat the possessed soldiers, the manifested demons helping them, and any inanimate objects standing in your way!
Why similar: FPS 26.4%, Old School 13.3%, Horror 11.8%, Shooter 10.7%, Retro 8.6%
- #26 Nightmare Reaper
80% matchVery Positive93% of 3,790 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Bit Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Boomer Shooter 26.2% ★, FPS 23.9%, Shooter 10.7%, Old School 9.1%, Violent 8.3%
- #27 Chop Goblins
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,234 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: FPS 22.4%, Boomer Shooter 21.5% ★, Old School 12%, Shooter 11.4%, Gore 9.1%
- #28 SPRAWL zero
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,060 reviews2026
Dev: MAETHPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
SPRAWL zero is a fast-paced shooter inspired by the Golden Age of 2000s FPS. Survive a brutal cyberpunk city collapsing under military rule and cult fanaticism. Use your Gravity-Gloves, augments, and an arsenal of over 40 weapons to crush those who stand in your way.
Why similar: FPS 36.1%, Shooter 17.9%, Action 11.9%, Gore 11.2%, Violent 8.5%
- #29 Manus Dei
79% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Lateralis Heavy Industries
Windows
Wield the holy weapon Manus Dei and annihilate creatures from the Rift in this fast-paced shooter. Only your skill will grant you passage into the halls of eternity.
Why similar: FPS 29%, Shooter 14.7%, Horror 13.1%, Retro 10.8%, Action 9.7%
- #30 ULTRAKILL
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 245,162 reviews2020
Dev: Arsi "Hakita" PatalaPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.
Why similar: FPS 29.2%, Boomer Shooter 26.6% ★, Gore 15.2%, Shooter 9.8%, Old School 5.9%
- #31 HROT
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,533 reviews2023
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 3.8 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 26.4%, Boomer Shooter 16.6% ★, Shooter 11%, Retro 9.8%, Old School 8.4%
- #32 Extraneum
75% matchVery Positive95% of 119 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 24.4% ★, FPS 23.1%, Old School 14.6%, Shooter 14.2%, Stylized 8.3%
- #33 >SYS//PURGE_
74% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2026
Dev: tomo2515x
Windows
>SYS//PURGE_ is a free, fast-paced FPS inspired by 90's classics, with roguelike elements. Collect items, stay alive and descend deeper into the facility. You take control of an LN-X unit, a glitch breaks you out of the Overseer's control. Make it burn.
Why similar: FPS 24.1%, Boomer Shooter 22.5% ★, Shooter 16.7%, Action 11.3%, Gore 5.9%
- #34 Gravelord
73% matchVery Positive88% of 181 reviews2026
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: FPS 25.6%, Boomer Shooter 22.7% ★, Shooter 13%, Stylized 7%, Action 6.9%
- #35 OVERWHELM
77% matchVery Positive85% of 239 reviews2018
Dev: Ruari O'SullivanPub: Alliance
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
You're outnumbered, low on ammunition and the paranoia sets in. This is an action horror-world where enemies get power-ups and you don’t.
Why similar: Action 40.7%, Horror 23.3%, Retro 12%, Indie 11.7%, Violent 9.9%
- #36 Monument
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 903 reviews2015
Dev: Andrei Ivashentsev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Oldschool FPS. Hardcore classic gameplay action. Huge hordes of monsters. Blood. Horror. Fun. Each level is unique and not similar to the previous. You need to survive in this dangerous world and become the best evil shooter.
Why similar: FPS 24.2%, Boomer Shooter 23% ★, Shooter 14.6%, Horror 10.8%, Old School 10.5%
- #37 Autumn Night 3D Shooter
78% matchMixed52% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: Sergey Bobrov
Windows
A 3D shooter made in the spirit of the the 90s' FPSes. Atmospheric pixel graphics, fast-paced action, focus on pure gameplay, made using a software renderer written from scratch.
Why similar: FPS 23.6%, Gore 19.1%, Violent 17%, Action 16.3%, Shooter 12.4%
- #38 BRUTAL JOHN 2
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 628 reviews2025
Dev: OldSchool Laws Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Join BRUTAL JOHN and BRUTAL DOG in a ultraviolent old-school FPS set in a world overrun by crypto-mining technologies, where it’s up to you to destroy them and reclaim control. Prepare for an adrenaline ride that pays homage to the best shooters of the '90s.
Why similar: FPS 20.9%, Boomer Shooter 20.6% ★, Shooter 11.8%, Old School 11.1%, Gore 10.1%
- #39 Hell Shooter
76% matchVery Positive80% of 106 reviews2018
Dev: 天河(TH Game)
Windows
Hell Shooter is a old-school FPS game.
Why similar: FPS 24.6%, Gore 16.4%, Violent 14.6%, Action 14.3%, Old School 9.5%
- #40 Bloodhound
75% matchMixed68% of 386 reviews2023
Dev: Kruger & Flint Productions
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Crush the cult of Astaroth and vanquish her hellspawn, make them squeal and hide where they came from. Enjoy a Fresh Look & Old Fun in this arcade horror FPS game inspired by the legends of the 90s.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 24.9% ★, FPS 22.9%, Shooter 13.5%, Horror 9.6%, Gore 8.1%
- #41 Chasm: The Rift
73% matchVery Positive81% of 519 reviews2022
Dev: Action FormsPub: SNEG
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.8 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: FPS 23.4%, Shooter 12%, Boomer Shooter 11.3% ★, Old School 11.3%, Gore 8.3%
- #42 Devilated
72% matchVery Positive80% of 255 reviews2024
Dev: TrunkaPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Devilated is an ultraviolent RPG old-school shooter where you brutalize and cannibalize your demonic foes in equal measure. Eat their face before they eat yours.
Why similar: FPS 23.4%, Boomer Shooter 21.8% ★, Shooter 13.3%, Horror 10.5%, Gore 10.2%
- #43 Blood, Fuel, Ammo & Speed
71% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: EXITUSPub: PLEASURE GARDEN
Windows
Blood, Fuel, Ammo & Speed is a fast-paced roguelite FPS action game. BFAS is focused on highly brutal, stylish, and smooth gameplay. Rip the Demons apart with your various satisfying weapons and sleek movement patterns. Power up your Operator with numerous stat upgrades and items.
Why similar: Shooter 24%, Old School 16.7%, Action 11.9%, Gore 9.9%, FPS 9.2%
- #44 STRAFE: Gold Edition
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,458 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel TitansPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
STRAFE® is the worlds bloodiest roguelike first-person shooter! Featuring mind melting secrets and persistent gore that allows you to paint levels red with the excessive entrails of your enemies. 30+ weapons, 20+ enemies, & a red hot soundtrack.
Why similar: FPS 22.3%, Boomer Shooter 15.1% ★, Shooter 14.1%, Gore 11.3%, Violent 8.9%
- #45 ODDCORE
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,161 reviews2026
Dev: ODDCORPPub: Scarecrow Arts
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You have only 5 minutes to stylishly explode your way through the hordes of corrupted entities in a retro FPS, roguelike liminal-nightmare... and Timmee is here to help!
Why similar: FPS 26.6%, Boomer Shooter 25% ★, Shooter 15.5%, Horror 11.1%, Retro 9%
- #46 Vomitoreum
70% matchVery Positive91% of 996 reviews2021
Dev: Scumhead
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Vomitoreum is an FPS Metroidvania with a focus on atmosphere and horror, inspired by the paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński.
Why similar: Shooter 18.4%, FPS 17.9%, Horror 15.9%, Boomer Shooter 13.6% ★, Action 8.5%
- #47 illWill
70% matchVery Positive91% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: Slava Bushuev
Windows
Eliminate hordes of monsters in a thrilling first person shooter - ILLWILL.
Why similar: FPS 24.6%, Boomer Shooter 23.7% ★, Shooter 14.2%, Old School 8.1%, Horror 7.3%
- #48 MULLET MADJACK
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,600 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 29.8%, Boomer Shooter 26.3% ★, Shooter 14.6%, Stylized 9.4%, Action 6.7%
- #49 COVEN
69% matchVery Positive92% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Gator ShinsPub: Hellforge Studios
Windows · Linux
COVEN is a hyper-violent retro FPS where your path of vengeance will take you across time and space. Destroy your enemies and eat their flesh.
Why similar: FPS 19.5%, Boomer Shooter 19.1% ★, Shooter 10.5%, Old School 10.4%, Horror 9.8%
- #50 POSTAL: Brain Damaged
67% matchVery Positive95% of 11,272 reviews2022
Dev: HyperstrangePub: Running With Scissors
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 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 20.7% ★, FPS 16.7%, Shooter 14.3%, Stylized 8.8%, Gore 8.5%
- #51 Herald of Havoc
68% matchVery Positive97% of 281 reviews2023
Dev: Zeldars Zone
Windows
Grab huge guns, mow down hundreds of enemies, reach the end of the level, repeat. It doesn't get any simpler than this. Embark on a 3 hour campaign with varied environments and situations, and beat the leaderboard on a tightly crafted survival mode.
Why similar: FPS 22.8%, Boomer Shooter 22.7% ★, Shooter 12.5%, Stylized 9.6%, Gore 7.6%
- #52 Gorytale
71% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2019
Dev: NYAARGH!
Windows · Mac
Gorytale is a fast-paced, adrenaline-rushed FPS shooter set in a candy land, that is so damn sweet it could be called someone’s Hell
Why similar: Violent 37.8%, Gore 31.7%, Action 17.7%, Indie 6%, First-Person 5.2%
- #53 Animalistic
69% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Keaton ApplebaumPub: Applebomb Games
Windows
Animalistic is a fast-paced, ultraviolent, and stylish indie FPS game where you brutally clear room after room of creepy humanoid animals. Featuring a story-mode and endless wave mode!
Why similar: FPS 45.5%, Shooter 23.1%, Stylized 10.3%, First-Person 8%, Action 7.8%
- #54 Deadshot
67% matchVery Positive87% of 677 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 29.3%, Shooter 17.5%, Old School 13.9%, Horror 11.8%, Retro 9.3%
- #55 Maximum Action
68% matchVery Positive89% of 3,912 reviews2018
Dev: George MandellPub: Balloon Moose Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.
Why similar: FPS 24.1%, Gore 13.9%, Shooter 12.9%, Old School 11.1%, Violent 10.6%
- #56 Post Void
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,413 reviews2020
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.
Why similar: FPS 36.1%, Shooter 17.8%, Old School 11.7%, Violent 11.3%, Retro 8.3%
- #57 I Am Your Beast
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,647 reviews2024
Dev: Strange Scaffold
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Hunt the military-industrial complex across stylish comic book micro-sandboxes in this fast-paced covert revenge thriller FPS from the developers of El Paso, Elsewhere.
Why similar: FPS 22.2%, Boomer Shooter 19.5% ★, Gore 17.7%, Shooter 11%, Violent 8.1%
- #58 Putrefaction 2: Void Walker
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 384 reviews2017
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Putrefaction 2: Void Walker is fast-paced, hardcore, arcade FPS, inspired by old-school shooters.
Why similar: FPS 26.9%, Shooter 23.1%, Action 15.7%, Gore 12.9%, Old School 9.7%
- #59 Unchained
65% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Double Time Studios
Windows · Mac
Unchained is a fast paced retro multiplayer first person shooter in which you can compete in different game modes and maps, using a large arsenal of unique and deadly weapons (And some cool powerups too) to defeat your enemies.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 25.8% ★, Action 13.3%, FPS 12.4%, Retro 10.8%, Gore 10.4%