- #1 CULTIC
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,238 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 23.2% ★, FPS 20.6%, Shooter 11.1%, Old School 10.4%, Horror 6.6%
- #2 Hellbound
96% matchMixed64% of 1,496 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 20.6%, Boomer Shooter 14.4% ★, Gore 11.4%, Shooter 11.1%, Violent 10%
- #3 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,895 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 23% ★, FPS 22.9%, Gore 8.4%, Action 8%, Old School 7.9%
- #4 Prodeus
95% matchVery Positive92% of 8,026 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 28.7%, Boomer Shooter 28.3% ★, Shooter 9.7%, Retro 9.2%, Gore 8.5%
- #5 Turbo Overkill
94% matchVery Positive94% of 7,157 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 29.2%, Boomer Shooter 25.4% ★, Shooter 12.9%, Gore 6.4%, Action 6.1%
- #6 INCISION
94% matchVery Positive87% of 1,005 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 22.1% ★, FPS 21.5%, Old School 12.3%, Shooter 12.2%, Horror 8.3%
- #7 DIMENSIONAL SLAUGHTER
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 125 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 28.5%, Boomer Shooter 27.1% ★, Shooter 14.2%, Old School 8.6%, Retro 7.5%
- #8 Dread Templar
92% matchVery Positive82% of 1,687 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 23.4% ★, FPS 19.7%, Shooter 10.7%, Old School 9.5%, Gore 7.5%
- #9 Perilous Warp
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 373 reviews2020
Dev: Crystice Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 20.1%, Gore 14.1%, Action 14%, Violent 12.8%, Boomer Shooter 8.5% ★
- #10 DUSK
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,919 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 25.4%, Boomer Shooter 25% ★, Shooter 12.6%, Old School 10.8%, Horror 9.2%
- #11 SPRAWL
89% matchVery Positive87% of 2,394 reviews2023
Dev: MAETHPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 25.8%, Boomer Shooter 21.9% ★, Shooter 15.3%, Old School 14.2%, Combat 9.9%
- #12 Trepang2
89% matchVery Positive93% of 17,481 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 23.8%, Shooter 15.9%, Horror 12.1%, Gore 11.8%, Boomer Shooter 10.2% ★
- #13 Putrefaction
91% matchMixed70% of 491 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.2 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 32.6%, Horror 14.3%, Gore 12.2%, Action 11.2%, Shooter 11.2%
- #14 DEAD TRASH
87% matchVery Positive86% of 340 reviews2025
Dev: Crowhill StudiosPub: DOSMan Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.8 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 24.1% ★, FPS 22.8%, Shooter 12.7%, Horror 9%, Old School 7.2%
- #15 BLOODKILL
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 60 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 21.7%, Boomer Shooter 20.8% ★, Old School 12.2%, Shooter 11.3%, Gore 9.7%
- #16 KILLBUG
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 502 reviews2023
Dev: Samurai PunkPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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 32.7%, Shooter 18.3%, Horror 10.6%, Action 8.6%, Violent 7.9%
- #17 Chop Goblins
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,113 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: FPS 22.2%, Boomer Shooter 21.1% ★, Old School 12.1%, Shooter 11.3%, Gore 8.8%
- #18 Bloodshed
84% matchVery Positive85% of 1,673 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.4 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 28.2%, Boomer Shooter 25.7% ★, Shooter 15.9%, Old School 15.4%, Action 7.4%
- #19 HROT
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,277 reviews2023
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.5 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 16.3% ★, Shooter 11%, Retro 10%, Old School 8.5%
- #20 Viscerafest
83% 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 22.1% ★, FPS 19.9%, Shooter 14.9%, Old School 9.1%, Horror 8%
- #21 CRUEL
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,686 reviews2025
Dev: James Dornan
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 23.8% ★, FPS 19.2%, Shooter 13.4%, Gore 9.8%, Action 8.8%
- #22 DOOMED
86% matchMixed56% of 187 reviews2018
Dev: Bloody Pixel Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 42%
DOOMED is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: FPS 25.4%, Action 16.9%, Shooter 14.7%, Horror 14.7%, Gore 12.6%
- #23 Nightmare Reaper
81% matchVery Positive94% of 3,713 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: Boomer Shooter 25.9% ★, FPS 23.7%, Shooter 10.7%, Old School 9.2%, Violent 8.3%
- #24 Limitless Hunger
82% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: Void Ink
Windows
Limitless Hunger is a high-adrenaline retro FPS single-player experience.
Why similar: FPS 34.2%, Shooter 16.7%, Horror 9.7%, Action 8%, Old School 7.8%
- #25 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
78% matchVery Positive90% of 17,222 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 31.6% ★, FPS 25.1%, Shooter 10.6%, Old School 8.6%, Retro 6.7%
- #26 Manus Dei
80% 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 28.8%, Shooter 14.6%, Horror 13.3%, Retro 11%, Action 9.5%
- #27 Monument
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 900 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 24.1%, Boomer Shooter 22.7% ★, Shooter 14.5%, Horror 11%, Old School 10.6%
- #28 ULTRAKILL
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 219,292 reviews2020
Dev: Arsi "Hakita" PatalaPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 31.8 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 34.3%, Boomer Shooter 31.5% ★, Shooter 11.3%, Old School 6.9%, Retro 6.5%
- #29 CARNAL
79% matchVery Positive88% of 330 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 26.3%, Old School 13.5%, Horror 12%, Shooter 10.7%, Retro 8.8%
- #30 Extraneum
76% 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 28.1% ★, FPS 27.7%, Shooter 14.3%, Retro 9.7%, Stylized 7.9%
- #31 >SYS//PURGE_
75% matchVery Positive91% of 68 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 23.6%, Boomer Shooter 22.8% ★, Shooter 16.8%, Action 11.2%, Gore 5.7%
- #32 MULLET MADJACK
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,893 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 29.1%, Boomer Shooter 25.9% ★, Shooter 14.5%, Stylized 10.2%, Action 6.6%
- #33 OVERWHELM
78% matchVery Positive85% of 239 reviews2018
Dev: Ruari O'SullivanPub: Alliance
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 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 40.2%, Horror 23%, Indie 12.4%, Retro 11.7%, Violent 10.1%
- #34 Anger Foot
74% matchVery Positive93% of 3,775 reviews2024
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Anger Foot is a lightning fast action FPS where the only things harder than your ass kicking feet are the ass kicking beats.
Why similar: FPS 25.7%, Boomer Shooter 20.5% ★, Shooter 12.7%, Gore 9.1%, Violent 9.1%
- #35 Autumn Night 3D Shooter
79% 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 23.5%, Gore 18.8%, Violent 17.1%, Action 16.1%, Shooter 12.4%
- #36 Project Warlock
76% matchVery Positive87% of 6,019 reviews2018
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.8 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 27.5%, Boomer Shooter 26.3% ★, Old School 9.5%, Shooter 9%, Retro 7.6%
- #37 Hell Shooter
77% matchVery Positive80% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: 天河(TH Game)
Windows
Hell Shooter is a old-school FPS game.
Why similar: FPS 24.4%, Gore 16.1%, Violent 14.6%, Action 14%, Old School 9.7%
- #38 Chasm: The Rift
75% 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: FPS 23.3%, Shooter 12%, Old School 11.4%, Boomer Shooter 10.6% ★, Gore 8.2%
- #39 Vomitoreum
74% matchVery Positive91% of 987 reviews2021
Dev: Scumhead
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 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 18.5%, FPS 18%, Horror 16.4%, Boomer Shooter 12.5% ★, Action 8.5%
- #40 Devilated
73% matchVery Positive81% of 247 reviews2024
Dev: TrunkaPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 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 25.8%, Boomer Shooter 23.9% ★, Shooter 14.7%, Horror 11.9%, Old School 10.6%
- #41 COVEN
72% matchVery Positive93% of 268 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 19.4%, Boomer Shooter 18.8% ★, Old School 10.6%, Shooter 10.4%, Horror 10%
- #42 Herald of Havoc
71% matchVery Positive97% of 260 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 22.9%, Boomer Shooter 22.5% ★, Shooter 12.6%, Stylized 10.5%, Retro 7.2%
- #43 Post Void
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,026 reviews2020
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 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 35.5%, Shooter 17.7%, Old School 11.9%, Violent 11.3%, Retro 8.5%
- #44 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 25.4%, Old School 18.1%, Action 12.6%, Retro 9.8%, FPS 9.8%
- #45 illWill
71% matchVery Positive92% of 297 reviews2023
Dev: Slava Bushuev
Windows
Eliminate hordes of monsters in a thrilling first person shooter - ILLWILL.
Why similar: FPS 24.2%, Boomer Shooter 23.2% ★, Shooter 14.1%, Old School 8.2%, Horror 7.5%
- #46 ODDCORE
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 733 reviews2026
Dev: ODDCORPPub: Scarecrow Arts
Windows
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 24.4% ★, Shooter 15.4%, Horror 11.3%, Retro 9.3%
- #47 SharpShooter3D
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,192 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: FPS 21.6%, Boomer Shooter 19.1% ★, Shooter 12.3%, Old School 10.6%, Gore 6.9%
- #48 Gorytale
72% 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 38.3%, Gore 30.5%, Action 17.6%, Indie 6.3%, First-Person 5.4%
- #49 SUFFER
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Shawn PerolisPub: Anarchy Softworks LLC
Windows
SUFFER is a brutally difficult retro-styled first person shooter! Become the Spirit of Anarchy and take on the police state in this horror-punk twist on classic PC gaming.
Why similar: FPS 26.3%, Gore 17.6%, Violent 16%, Shooter 13.5%, Action 10%
- #50 PAPERHEAD EP.0
67% matchVery Positive93% of 3,177 reviews2024
Dev: Paperhead te4mPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
In this cute cardboard world, something went horribly wrong... You wake up in a prison cell. A strange voice calls to you from the depths of dark corridors covered in runic symbols and blood. Reload your trusty shotgun and find out... WHY WOULD CARDBOARD... BLEED?
Why similar: FPS 23.2%, Boomer Shooter 18.8% ★, Shooter 11.4%, Horror 8.6%, Gore 8.2%
- #51 Animalistic
70% 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 44.8%, Shooter 22.8%, Stylized 11%, First-Person 8.2%, Action 7.6%
- #52 BRUTAL JOHN 2
66% matchVery Positive95% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: OldSchool Laws Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 20.8%, Boomer Shooter 20.3% ★, Shooter 11.8%, Old School 11.3%, Gore 10%
- #53 Bloodhound
69% matchMixed68% of 376 reviews2023
Dev: Kruger & Flint Productions
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 24.8% ★, FPS 23%, Shooter 13.6%, Horror 9.8%, Gore 7.2%
- #54 Maximum Action
69% matchVery Positive90% of 3,834 reviews2018
Dev: George MandellPub: Balloon Moose Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 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 24.2%, Shooter 12.8%, Gore 12.4%, Old School 11.4%, Violent 10.7%
- #55 Gravelord
67% 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: FPS 25.1%, Boomer Shooter 22.4% ★, Shooter 13%, Stylized 7.6%, Action 6.8%
- #56 Putrefaction 2: Void Walker
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 379 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%, Action 15.5%, Gore 12.7%, Old School 9.9%
- #57 Unchained
66% matchVery Positive91% of 85 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 25.5% ★, Action 13.2%, FPS 12.4%, Retro 11%, Gore 10.3%
- #58 GAL VS VILLAGE
65% matchVery Positive100% of 59 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: FPS 25.5%, Boomer Shooter 20.1% ★, Shooter 15.9%, Action 11%, Old School 7.1%
- #59 Impaler Gold
67% matchVery Positive92% of 575 reviews2022
Dev: ApptivusPub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Impaler Gold is a fast-paced minimalistic arena shooter - now expanded and improved. Summon spikes to slay monsters, build barriers, and propel yourself into the air. Challenge yourself in this highly replayable rogue-lite shooter inspired by the classics.
Why similar: FPS 31.8%, Boomer Shooter 30.1% ★, Shooter 17.5%, Retro 10.6%, Action 8.2%