- #1 Selaco
97% matchVery Positive94% of 4,889 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 28.1% ★, FPS 13.2%, 2.5D 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Gore 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished tactical boomer shooter featuring a strong female lead and intense, fast-paced combat.
- #2 Viscerafest
96% 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 40.9% ★, FPS 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Shooter 10.2%, First-Person 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the chaotic, high-speed energy of 90s shooters with a female protagonist and retro pixel-art style.
- #3 MULLET MADJACK
96% 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: Boomer Shooter 36.7% ★, FPS 15.2%, 2.5D 13.2%, Cyberpunk 13.2%, Anime 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly fast-paced, anime-styled shooter that mirrors the high-octane intensity and visual flair of Beyond Citadel.
- #4 Hedon Bloodrite
95% matchVery Positive91% of 1,933 reviews2019
Dev: Zan_HedonDev
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Zan and her orc sisters must fight to save their homeland from a demonic invasion! Immerse yourself in a sprawling underground world where the rich lore, exploration and puzzles of classic adventure games blend with the visceral combat of a 90s' shooter.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 29.2% ★, FPS 14%, 2.5D 13.9%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a female protagonist in a dark, retro-inspired world with heavy emphasis on gore and classic FPS mechanics.
- #5 Beyond Sunset
94% matchVery Positive80% of 331 reviews2025
Dev: Metacorp / VaporwarePub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.8 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: Boomer Shooter 35.1% ★, FPS 14.2%, 2.5D 14.2%, Cyberpunk 9.4%, Shooter 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed retro shooter that blends fast-paced action with deep, old-school level design.
- #6 Ion Fury
94% 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 37.3% ★, FPS 13.7%, Cyberpunk 10.7%, Gore 8.6%, Female Protagonist 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential modern retro shooter featuring a iconic female lead and satisfying, classic gunplay.
- #7 Phantom Fury
93% matchMixed62% of 871 reviews2024
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison is back in this highly interactive mix of first person action and road movie adventure. Embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey around the USA. Use an enormous arsenal of weapons and skills to battle treacherous soldiers and vile mutants, all while trying to save mankind.
Why similar: FPS 19.7%, 2.5D 17.7%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Old School 10%, Cyberpunk 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure FPS that continues the legacy of classic shooters with a female lead and interactive environments.
- #8 Supplice
92% matchVery Positive86% of 540 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 48.9% ★, FPS 17.3%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Shooter 8.3%, Sci-fi 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled shooter that captures the essence of 90s classics with a female protagonist and challenging combat.
- #9 カルトに厳しいギャル-CULT VS GAL-
91% matchVery Positive97% of 374 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 33.1% ★, 2.5D 14.2%, Gore 10.5%, Shooter 8.3%, FPS 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Directly matches the anime aesthetic and boomer shooter gameplay style of the seed game.
- #10 COVEN
91% 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: Boomer Shooter 39.1% ★, FPS 14.9%, Gore 13.2%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Shooter 8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, gore-filled boomer shooter featuring a female protagonist and occult-themed action.
- #11 I Am Sakuya: Touhou FPS Game
90% matchVery Positive91% of 715 reviews2022
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Dodge bullets, shoot enemies and even stop time as you navigate through 15 beautiful levels in this perfect blend of bullet hell and FPS. Uncover the origins of Sakuya Izayoi's past and investigate the mansion where the scarlet vampires resides in this Touhou Project Fangame!
Why similar: FPS 27%, Female Protagonist 15%, Boomer Shooter 14.6% ★, Shooter 13.2%, Anime 10%
Why You'll Like It: Combines anime-inspired visuals with bullet-hell mechanics in a first-person perspective.
- #12 Nightmare Reaper
89% 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 49.3% ★, FPS 16.6%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Shooter 7.5%, Old School 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A looter-shooter that blends retro FPS gameplay with modern roguelite progression systems.
- #13 Marfusha:Sentinel Girls
89% matchVery Positive94% of 3,130 reviews2021
Dev: hinyari9
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A high-tempo shooting game with simple controls! Upgrade your character with cards and defend the gates from your enemies.
Why similar: 2.5D 22%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Anime 19%, Shooter 16.1%, Cute 10%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced shooter with a distinct anime art style and a focus on female protagonists defending their position.
- #14 CULTIC
88% 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 49.1% ★, FPS 16%, Shooter 8.7%, Gore 7.7%, Old School 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, old-school shooter with excellent gunplay mechanics and a dark, atmospheric world.
- #15 Project Warlock II
86% matchVery Positive81% of 1,284 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 38.2% ★, 2.5D 11.3%, FPS 10.7%, Gore 9.1%, Shooter 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the retro formula with fast-paced action and a variety of weapons and magical abilities.
- #16 Dread Templar
87% 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 48.8% ★, FPS 15.2%, Gore 10.9%, Shooter 8.3%, Old School 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, retro-inspired shooter that emphasizes movement and bullet-time mechanics.
- #17 Prodeus
86% 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: Boomer Shooter 54.1% ★, FPS 20.2%, Gore 11.3%, Shooter 6.9%, First-Person 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the boomer shooter genre that excels in visceral gore and classic, high-intensity combat.
- #18 INCISION
85% 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 44.2% ★, FPS 15.8%, Gore 11.1%, Shooter 9%, Old School 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, 90s-inspired shooter that focuses on fast movement and intense, gore-heavy combat encounters.
- #19 Turbo Overkill
83% 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: Boomer Shooter 42.8% ★, FPS 18.2%, Cyberpunk 13.3%, Shooter 8%, Gore 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly fast-paced, high-octane shooter that pushes the boundaries of movement and combat speed.
- #20 GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 192 reviews2024
Dev: Daev TeamPub: Mothership Loudspeakerz
Windows
An unique blend of retro-fps, metroidvania and adventure. Escape the cyber afterlife you've been trapped into, hop between realities and shoot your way out with the help of your new allies. But are they really your friends? The Arena conspiracy goes deeper than you could possibly imagine...
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 43.9% ★, FPS 16.3%, Action-Adventure 7.1%, Shooter 6.5%, Female Protagonist 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled arena shooter that captures the aesthetic and feel of 90s classics perfectly.
- #21 AMID EVIL
84% matchVery Positive93% of 7,565 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: Boomer Shooter 40.8% ★, FPS 16.2%, Shooter 9.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Old School 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in retro-inspired FPS design, focusing on magical weaponry and fast-paced combat.
- #22 SPRAWL
82% 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: Boomer Shooter 34.1% ★, Cyberpunk 15%, FPS 14.8%, Shooter 8.8%, Sci-fi 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, movement-based FPS that captures the gritty, fast-paced action of classic shooters.
- #23 DUSK
82% 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: Boomer Shooter 54.6% ★, FPS 20.4%, Shooter 10.1%, Old School 7.6%, First-Person 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard of modern boomer shooters for its tight controls and atmospheric retro design.
- #24 Zortch
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,332 reviews2023
Dev: Mutantleg
Windows
Median: 2.4 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 41.4% ★, FPS 22.9%, Female Protagonist 11%, Shooter 9.9%, First-Person 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, retro-inspired shooter that focuses on pure, unadulterated action and classic level design.
- #25 ULTRAKILL
80% 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: Boomer Shooter 58.2% ★, FPS 23.4%, Shooter 7.7%, First-Person 4.9%, Old School 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, skill-based shooter that emphasizes aggressive play and stylish combat maneuvers.
- #26 HROT
79% 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: Boomer Shooter 35.9% ★, FPS 21.4%, Gore 9.7%, Shooter 8.9%, Vehicular Combat 7% ★
Why You'll Like It: A retro shooter that captures the bleak, atmospheric feel of 90s Eastern European FPS titles.
- #27 Fashion Police Squad
81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,536 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: Boomer Shooter 49.3% ★, FPS 18.8%, Shooter 10.6%, Old School 7.2%, First-Person 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, fast-paced shooter that brings a fresh, humorous twist to the boomer shooter genre.
- #28 Blood West
79% matchVery Positive90% of 5,888 reviews2023
Dev: HyperstrangePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 47.4%, Shooter 20.7%, First-Person 15.4%, Dark 11.7%, Action 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive, atmospheric shooter that blends stealth and action in a unique, retro-inspired setting.
- #29 Cruelty Squad
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,134 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: FPS 39%, Cyberpunk 29%, Shooter 18%, First-Person 11%, Action 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, retro-aesthetic shooter that challenges players with its unique visuals and punishing difficulty.
- #30 Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,361 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 42.4% ★, FPS 20.4%, Shooter 12.9%, Gore 8.9%, Old School 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A hilarious and authentic-feeling retro shooter that captures the spirit of 90s gaming perfectly.
- #31 Fida Puti Samurai
77% matchVery Positive91% of 569 reviews2024
Dev: Zanardi and Liza
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A Retro-FPS "virtual happy place", jeopardized with a naughty bug. Traverse this action-oriented roguelite blasting waifus to uncover dirty secrets on a personal computer!
Why similar: FPS 20.3%, Boomer Shooter 15% ★, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Anime 11.5%, Shooter 8.8%
- #32 The Citadel
77% matchVery Positive93% of 2,744 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 21.1% ★, FPS 17.5%, Gore 13.9%, 2.5D 11.4%, Anime 8.4%
- #33 Ctesiphon
76% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Stomy
Windows · Linux
A retrowave/mecha-inspired sci-fi first-person shooter featuring fast-paced combat in old-school style open-plan levels packed with pickups, keys, and secrets.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 38.6% ★, FPS 12.9%, Cyberpunk 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Old School 7.1%
- #34 GAL VS VILLAGE
75% 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: Boomer Shooter 30.9% ★, FPS 14.5%, 2.5D 13%, Shooter 9%, Anime 6.3%
- #35 Twilight Manor: Roguelite FPS
76% matchVery Positive87% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
Twilight Manor: Roguelite FPS is a bloody and brutal shooter game that features beautiful cutscenes, jaw-dropping map design and an upgrade system you can carry over into Newgame+! Uncover the secret behind the mansion as you battle through bosses and enemies with a wide arsenal of weapons
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 38.2% ★, FPS 14.7%, Cyberpunk 10.3%, Shooter 9.7%, Female Protagonist 5.2%
- #36 METAL EDEN
74% matchVery Positive86% of 1,722 reviews2025
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An adrenaline-rush sci-fi FPS. A HYPER UNIT ASKA is sent on a suicide mission to rescue citizens' COREs from MOEBIUS, an orbital city turned into a deadly trap. Dive into cybernetic warfare, face the ENGINEERS, and uncover the secrets of METAL EDEN.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31.8% ★, FPS 15.7%, Cyberpunk 13.8%, Shooter 9.9%, Gore 8.4%
- #37 Twilight Town: A Cyberpunk FPS
75% matchVery Positive91% of 218 reviews2023
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Twilight Town: A Cyberpunk FPS is a brutal, funny, bloody FPS game with an advanced gore system. Featuring 15 beautiful levels, a variety of weapons and a deeply engaging story that follows the journey of a young man and his friend tackling on a criminal underground to give his AI wife a real body.
Why similar: FPS 21.7%, Cyberpunk 21%, Shooter 12.2%, Anime 11.3%, First-Person 7.9%
- #38 SharpShooter3D
74% 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: Boomer Shooter 36.6% ★, FPS 15.3%, Gore 9.3%, Shooter 8.7%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #39 Kotama and Academy Citadel
72% matchVery Positive81% of 2,225 reviews2026
Dev: Atomstring GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31%, Anime 23.5%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, Sexual Content 12.8%, Cute 10.2%
- #40 Nitro Express
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,065 reviews2025
Dev: Grayfax SoftwarePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Nitro Express is a 2D side-view gun action game where cute pixel-art girls shoot assault weapons with 360° free aiming in the streets of Japan!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30%, Shooter 27%, Anime 15.7%, Cute 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #41 Bloodshed
71% 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: Boomer Shooter 41.6% ★, FPS 16.8%, Shooter 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%, Old School 8.1%
- #42 Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,364 reviews2024
Dev: hinyari9
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A fast-paced shooter with simple controls. Enhance your character by purchasing cards and hold the line against waves of hostile mechs as an employee of a private military company.
Why similar: Anime 26.5%, Female Protagonist 23.3%, Shooter 20.3%, Cute 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%
- #43 Rule No. 1
73% matchVery Positive93% of 259 reviews2021
Dev: Walk Without Rhythm Games
Windows
A silky smooth Arena First Person Shooter with a prime focus on game-feel. Massacre waves of sentient metallic geometry and their monster compatriots as you fight for your Hi-Score! Designed to be the ultimate 'warm-up' or 'waiting-for-download' game!
Why similar: FPS 21.7%, 2.5D 18.7%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Shooter 11.7%, Anime 11.7%
- #44 Anomalous
72% 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 29.1%, Boomer Shooter 26.1% ★, Shooter 15.4%, Gore 11.3%, Old School 8%
- #45 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
71% 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 48.3% ★, FPS 17.7%, Gore 12.3%, Old School 5.4%, Shooter 5.2%
- #46 Homura Hime
68% matchNo user reviews90% of 1,623 reviews2026
Dev: Crimson DuskPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Homura Hime is an anime-style 3D action game merging exhilarating thrills with the tension-filled gameplay of bullet hell. Players dodge hails of projectiles, unleash combos that blend close-quarters and ranged attacks, and utilize dodges and parries to withstand the fierce onslaught of demons.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 43%, Anime 30.3%, Cute 19.5%, Action 7.2%
- #47 Shrine II
70% matchVery Positive92% of 858 reviews2020
Dev: Scumhead
Windows · Linux
Shrine II is a retro FPS game with a focus on atmosphere and exploration. Explore a nightmarish world and battle great bosses where the surprises never end...
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.5% ★, FPS 26.2%, Shooter 14.2%, Gore 13.8%, First-Person 7.1%
- #48 Exodemon
71% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: Kuupu
Windows
Possessed by an alien entity, slash and tear countless enemies with your monstrous claws, you must find a way to escape the planet before you lose what's left of your humanity! Exodemon is a game inspired by the 90s FPS golden age.
Why similar: FPS 36.7%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Shooter 15.6%, First-Person 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #49 SATAN
68% matchVery Positive85% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: GamefruitPub: DOSMan Games
Windows
Experience the thrill of retro boomer shooters in this action-packed game where you'll battle hordes of demons and face the ultimate challenge: Satan himself. Relive the glory days of classic shooters with intense gameplay, a variety of weapons, and relentless enemies.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 47.3% ★, Shooter 11.6%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Gore 8.6%, First-Person 7.3%
- #50 Bloodhound
70% 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 46.5% ★, FPS 15.9%, Gore 9.5%, Shooter 9.4%, Action-Adventure 6.4%
- #51 Cyber Utopia
73% matchMixed45% of 128 reviews2017
Dev: Coconut Tree StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Cyber Utopia is a first-person shooter, made in a pastiche, old-school style in the setting of cyber punk. Actions unfold in the distant future, when the technology developed to such an extent that people began to turn into cyborgs.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 20.2%, FPS 18.8%, 2.5D 15.9%, Shooter 12.3%, Female Protagonist 12.2%
- #52 NanoApostle
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,121 reviews2024
Dev: 18Light Game Ltd.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
NanoApostle is a dark sci-fi boss rush action game featuring intense reaction-based combat and the unique "Destruction Point" system. Play as Anita, a child augmented with lethal nanomachines, as she battles against twisted cybernetic experiments to escape a top-secret facility.
Why similar: Anime 22.5%, Dark 19.8%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
- #53 Rule No. 2
69% matchVery Positive86% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Walk Without Rhythm Games
Windows
Because sometimes all that you really want from life is to be blowing up a bunch of $#!% while also gazing at some chesticles -- as fast and as expeditiously as possible. Sturgeon General's WARNING: 'Risk of Waifus, Guns, Nudity, Instant Action and Mayhem.'
Why similar: 2.5D 18.1%, FPS 17.5%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Anime 12.2%, Shooter 10.5%
- #54 Revenant
67% matchVery Positive94% of 458 reviews2023
Dev: MAYFLY
Windows
Revenant is a pixel-art style shooting game set in the near future.
Why similar: Shooter 29.8%, Cyberpunk 29.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Action 11.2%, Dark 9.9%
- #55 Project Absentia
69% matchVery Positive98% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: Waffle Iron Studios
Windows
Play as an angel known as Abby in this retro shooter based on flash cartoons and sprite comics of days gone by focused on interactivity, verticality and cool weapons.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 44.4% ★, FPS 17.5%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Shooter 10.1%, First-Person 6.6%
- #56 Diluvian Ultra
69% matchMixed59% of 386 reviews2023
Dev: Cresthelm StudiosPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Diluvian Ultra is a single-player, first-person shooter focusing on a retro aesthetic and fast-paced, strategic combat. The game is set in its own expansive fictive universe. Rather than gritty or dark, Diluvian Ultra is colorful and fantastical, like the cover of pulp sci-fi novels of the past.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 37.4% ★, 2.5D 15.4%, FPS 15.1%, Shooter 8.9%, Action-Adventure 6%
- #57 BLUE REVOLVER
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 858 reviews2016
Dev: danboPub: Stellar Circle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Fight, fly, flourish! BLUE REVOLVER is a manic arcade-style shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. Powerful special weapons cut through tough areas, while an adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you evade and counter a maniac environmental force!
Why similar: Anime 34.7%, Female Protagonist 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Shooter 11.3%, Action 11.2%
- #58 Hands of Necromancy II
66% matchVery Positive86% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: HON TeamPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Hands of Necromancy II is a dark fantasy FPS sequel, inspired by classics such as Heretic and Doom. Choose from two characters, wield new weapons and learn even more powerful spells and transformations to prove once and for all that you are the supreme Necromancer, master of death itself!
Why similar: FPS 23.8%, Boomer Shooter 19.6% ★, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Shooter 10.3%
- #59 Ex-Zodiac
66% matchVery Positive94% of 999 reviews2022
Dev: MNKYPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 1.0 hrs≥1hr: 34%
A fast-paced low-poly 3D rail shooter heavily inspired by classics of the early 90's. Join protagonist Kyuu as she fights to free the worlds of the Sanzaru Star System, overrun by the intergalactic terrorist organization known as Zodiac.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.9%, Shooter 35.7%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Action 7.7%, Sci-fi 1.7%
- #60 HAZAMA_QUEEN
66% matchVery Positive97% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: Crush-vAdin
Windows
In the year 202X, the world is "YAMI"...! To save the world, go to hell and kill all the demons. Yes, just like ordering a Frappuccino at a cool cafe!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 35.1% ★, 2.5D 12.8%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Gore 8.4%, FPS 7.8%