- #1 CULTIC
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,459 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.6 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 49.3% ★, FPS 14.9%, Shooter 9.2%, Gore 5.9%, Horror 5%
- #2 DUSK
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,288 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 42.9% ★, FPS 14.9%, Shooter 8.4%, 1990's 7.3%, Gore 7.3%
- #3 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,952 reviews2024
Dev: KillPixel GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.6 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 44.5% ★, FPS 15.3%, Gore 7.4%, Violent 5.8%, Retro 5.6%
- #4 Project Warlock
94% matchVery Positive87% of 6,132 reviews2018
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.8 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: Boomer Shooter 49.5% ★, FPS 17.7%, Gore 9.8%, Shooter 6.6%, Retro 5.4%
- #5 INCISION
93% matchVery Positive86% of 1,098 reviews2025
Dev: SmoothBrainDevPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 41.3% ★, FPS 13.7%, 1990's 11.6%, Shooter 8.8%, Gore 7.8%
- #6 Chasm: The Rift
92% matchVery Positive82% of 488 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 25.3% ★, FPS 17.9%, Shooter 10.4%, 1990's 10%, Gore 9.4%
- #7 Bloodshed
90% matchVery Positive85% of 1,850 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 46.6% ★, FPS 17.5%, 1990's 12.9%, Shooter 11.2%, First-Person 5.4%
- #8 Bloodhound
91% matchMixed68% of 383 reviews2023
Dev: Kruger & Flint Productions
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.1 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 44% ★, FPS 14%, Shooter 9.4%, Gore 7.4%, Horror 5.8%
- #9 Blood II: The Chosen + Expansion
91% matchMixed47% of 699 reviews2014
Dev: Monolith ProductionsPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Includes original Blood II: The Chosen and add-on package The Nightmare LevelsAn immersive atmosphere full of dark humor and exciting actionFour playable characters and wide variety of weapons
Why similar: FPS 25%, Shooter 17%, Gore 13%, Action 10.9%, 1990's 10.4%
- #10 Nightmare Reaper
89% matchVery Positive94% of 3,761 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Bit Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 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 48.2% ★, FPS 15.3%, Shooter 7.8%, Violent 6.7%, 1990's 6%
- #11 Forgive Me Father 2
89% matchVery Positive82% of 2,380 reviews2024
Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Embark on a journey into the darkest nightmares to restore your sanity. Blast your way through hordes of possessed enemies, unlock an arsenal of deadly weapons and unearthly abilities, and get ready to face even more Lovecraftian madness in this action-packed FPS sequel.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 45.4% ★, FPS 17.5%, Shooter 9.5%, Horror 6.1%, Violent 5.9%
- #12 Dread Templar
88% matchVery Positive82% of 1,717 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 44.5% ★, FPS 12.9%, 1990's 8.9%, Shooter 7.9%, Gore 7.4%
- #13 COVEN
87% matchVery Positive93% of 273 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 42.1% ★, FPS 14.8%, Gore 10.5%, Shooter 9.1%, Horror 7.4%
- #14 Project Warlock II
86% matchVery Positive81% of 1,330 reviews2025
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 46.1% ★, FPS 11.9%, Shooter 10%, 1990's 9.7%, Gore 8.1%
- #15 STRAFE: Gold Edition
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,452 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel TitansPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.0 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: Boomer Shooter 29.7% ★, FPS 15.3%, Gore 11.5%, Shooter 11%, 1990's 8.2%
- #16 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
84% matchVery Positive90% of 17,869 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 54.8% ★, FPS 15.1%, Shooter 7.3%, Gore 4.9%, 1990's 4.7%
- #17 Quake
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,583 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 25.9 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 26.3%, Boomer Shooter 23.6% ★, Shooter 10.5%, 1990's 10.1%, Gore 7.4%
- #18 Forgive Me Father
84% matchVery Positive84% of 5,920 reviews2022
Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 46.1% ★, FPS 18.6%, Shooter 9.9%, Gore 7.2%, Retro 4.9%
- #19 BRUTAL JOHN 2
83% matchVery Positive95% of 527 reviews2025
Dev: OldSchool Laws Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 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: Boomer Shooter 42.4% ★, FPS 14.8%, Gore 10.6%, Shooter 9.5%, Violent 7.6%
- #20 Prodeus
82% matchVery Positive92% of 8,131 reviews2022
Dev: Bounding Box Software Inc.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 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 50.5% ★, FPS 17.9%, Gore 8%, Shooter 6.7%, Retro 6.2%
- #21 Viscerafest
82% matchVery Positive85% of 702 reviews2025
Dev: Acid Man GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.1 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 48.7% ★, FPS 15.1%, Shooter 12.8%, First-Person 6%, Retro 5.9%
- #22 Heretic + Hexen
81% matchVery Positive95% of 1,850 reviews2025
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.9 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 46.9% ★, FPS 14.1%, Shooter 9.4%, 1990's 9%, Action 5.8%
- #23 Nightmare of Decay
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,343 reviews2022
Dev: Checkmaty
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
Why similar: FPS 24.6%, 1990's 16.1%, Horror 14.1%, Gore 13.1%, Violent 8.6%
- #24 Blood West
79% matchVery Positive90% of 6,506 reviews2023
Dev: HyperstrangePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 30%, 1990's 18.2%, Shooter 14.7%, Horror 11.8%, Retro 9.3%
- #25 Turbo Overkill
78% matchVery Positive94% of 7,347 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.5 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 46.9% ★, FPS 18.7%, Shooter 9.4%, Gore 6.5%, Violent 4.9%
- #26 DEAD TRASH
77% matchVery Positive88% of 411 reviews2025
Dev: Crowhill StudiosPub: DOSMan Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.7 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 49.6% ★, FPS 16.1%, Shooter 10.2%, Horror 6.1%, Violent 5.2%
- #27 Quake II
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,176 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 33.2% ★, FPS 24.2%, 1990's 10%, Shooter 8.7%, Gore 6.6%
- #28 Monument
80% 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: Boomer Shooter 43.6% ★, FPS 15.8%, Shooter 10.9%, 1990's 9.5%, Horror 7%
- #29 Painted In Blood
75% matchVery Positive87% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: MadCraftPub: Perp Games
Windows
Trapped in the haunting realm of an artist's twisted nightmare, engage in intense combat with grotesque enemies and monsters, experience unpredictable horror events that unfold dynamically, seamlessly blends classic retro FPS elements with modern elements.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 45.1% ★, FPS 16.2%, Shooter 11.1%, Horror 8.1%, Gore 8%
- #30 Painkiller Overdose
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,189 reviews2007
Dev: Mindware StudiosPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
The critically-acclaimed and award-winning FPS franchise is back! Packed with tons of fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled single player and multiplayer action, Painkiller Overdose brings with it 6 innovative new demonic weapons, mind-bending physics, lightning-player maps, over 40 demented and sickly-twisted monsters from Hell and gigantic end...
Why similar: FPS 28.6%, Gore 21.8%, Shooter 11.4%, Action 11.1%, Violent 10.1%
- #31 HROT
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,449 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 36.3% ★, FPS 20.1%, Shooter 9.4%, Retro 8.4%, Gore 7.4%
- #32 Painkiller
75% matchMixed56% of 1,176 reviews2025
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The classic Painkiller series is back! Battle through Purgatory in fast-paced co-op action, wielding infernal weapons against relentless demonic hordes. Condemned for your sins, the Voice of the Creator offers you a chance at redemption. Will you seize it or be lost to darkness?
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 25.8% ★, FPS 17%, Shooter 13.5%, Gore 13.2%, Horror 7.5%
- #33 Blood Vial
73% matchVery Positive96% of 302 reviews2026
Dev: Dillon Steyl
Windows
BLOOD VIAL is a retro-inspired micro-FPS with a leaking health bar. Swim through the spilled blood of your fallen enemies to keep your vial full. Grow increasingly powerful with new upgrades and weapons. Navigate an ever-shifting labyrinth of crypts, catacombs and cathedrals.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 45.1% ★, FPS 16.1%, Shooter 10.5%, Gore 7.7%, Horror 5.6%
- #34 Hellbound
77% matchMixed64% of 1,514 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: Boomer Shooter 30.5% ★, FPS 14.7%, Gore 11.8%, Violent 9%, Shooter 9%
- #35 Ion Fury
74% matchVery Positive93% of 6,741 reviews2019
Dev: Voidpoint, LLCPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.9 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 47.6% ★, FPS 16.3%, Shooter 8.1%, 1990's 8%, Violent 6.1%
- #36 CROSSBOW: Bloodnight
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 519 reviews2020
Dev: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
CROSSBOW: Bloodnight is a frantic score-attack arena shooter set in a world of camp horror and gore. Master the occult powers of your automatic crossbow and fight for every second of survival against a relentless demonic horde! Hunt. Die. Hunt again.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 44.3% ★, FPS 16.3%, Shooter 9.6%, Gore 8.2%, Horror 7.5%
- #37 Gravelord
73% matchVery Positive91% of 166 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: Boomer Shooter 49.3% ★, FPS 19.2%, Shooter 11.1%, First-Person 5.6%, Gore 4.6%
- #38 The Citadel
73% matchVery Positive93% of 2,963 reviews2020
Dev: doekuramori
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 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 27.4% ★, FPS 20.6%, Gore 13.1%, Shooter 8.7%, Violent 8.1%
- #39 FLESHCANCER
72% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Empires of the CakePub: NoQuarter
Windows
FLESHCANCER is a Fast-paced Boomer Shooter with surreal environments and old-school violence. Fight cannibal cultists, terrorists, grotesque aberrations and more. MAKE IT RAIN FLESH, ORGANS, AND BLOOD LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 50.3% ★, Shooter 10.8%, Co-op Campaign 10.4% ★, FPS 10.4%, Horror 6.3%
- #40 DOOM 64
72% matchVery Positive93% of 8,626 reviews2020
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 11.5 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 28% ★, FPS 17.8%, 1990's 11.9%, Gore 9.2%, Shooter 7.7%
- #41 Living Dead Outbreak
71% matchVery Positive92% of 63 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 44.2% ★, FPS 15.1%, Shooter 10%, Gore 7.7%, Violent 5.7%
- #42 Hedon Bloodrite
71% matchVery Positive91% of 1,945 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 47.6% ★, FPS 20.9%, Shooter 13.8%, Retro 7.7%, First-Person 5.7%
- #43 Nasty Zombies
70% matchVery Positive96% of 222 reviews2024
Dev: Con No 1
Windows
Team up with up to 8 players and take on endless waves of Nasty Zombies in a high-intensity, movement-focused boomer shooter. Use agility and smart positioning to survive semi-procedural maps and unlock permanent upgrades like Blessings, Miracles, Invocations, and cosmetics.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 41.7% ★, FPS 15.5%, Shooter 11.4%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Horror 5.7%
- #44 BLOODKILL
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 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: Boomer Shooter 39.3% ★, FPS 16.4%, Gore 11.8%, Shooter 11%, Violent 8%
- #45 Painkiller: Black Edition
71% matchVery Positive89% of 2,315 reviews2007
Dev: People Can FlyPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Painkiller Black Edition includes the expansion pack Battle Out of Hell, featuring 10 additional single-player levels and many new villains.
Why similar: FPS 23.3%, Gore 21.1%, Boomer Shooter 18.1% ★, Shooter 11.7%, Action 6.1%
- #46 Only Lead Can Stop Them
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 151 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 28.8%, Boomer Shooter 26.3% ★, Shooter 16%, Retro 8%, First-Person 7.2%
- #47 REVEREND
69% matchVery Positive83% of 242 reviews2024
Dev: Twisted SicklePub: DOSMan Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A retro first-person shooter inspired by Blood, Duke Nukem 3D, and Rise of the Triad. REVEREND is a dark, twisted tale with religious undertones, terrifying creature designs and one hell of a personality.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 43.6% ★, FPS 16.1%, 1990's 12.1%, Shooter 11.7%, First-Person 5.2%
- #48 SiN Gold
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 481 reviews2020
Dev: Ritual EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
SiN: Gold has returned! Free update for original owners!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 25.1% ★, Action 21%, FPS 15%, Shooter 8.7%, Violent 6.7%
- #49 Maximum Action
69% matchVery Positive89% of 3,879 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 22.3%, Gore 18.9%, Shooter 13.4%, Violent 12.5%, 1990's 10.6%
- #50 Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,398 reviews2023
Dev: Big Z Studios Inc.Pub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.5 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 35.1% ★, FPS 15.4%, 1990's 13.7%, Shooter 11%, Retro 7.5%
- #51 Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition
67% matchVery Positive93% of 735 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The HUNT Returns... AGAIN! Play the original Cult Classic '90s FPS remastered in 4K Ultrawide with UNLIMITED frame rates, RESTORED content, NEW episodes, a LEVEL EDITOR, online MULTIPLAYER, LUDICROUS gameplay options and MORE. Make 'em EAT LEAD or they'll bury you in a lunchbox!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 48.9% ★, FPS 16.8%, Shooter 10.6%, First-Person 4.9%, PvP 4.5%
- #52 Butcher's Creek
65% matchVery Positive95% of 1,608 reviews2025
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A first person melee horror game where you use rusty tools to brutalize a gang of serial torturers in the remote Appalachian Forest.
Why similar: Gore 35.8%, Horror 26.5%, First-Person 17.8%, Action 12.4%, Singleplayer 7.6%
- #53 REKKR: Sunken Land
68% matchVery Positive89% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Mockingbird Softworks
Windows
A retro FPS set in a faux norse-celtic fantasy world in the midst of a war with the dead. Grab an axe, get revenge.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 24% ★, FPS 23.8%, Shooter 12.2%, Retro 7.4%, Gore 6.9%
- #54 KINGDOM of the DEAD
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 414 reviews2022
Dev: DIRIGO GAMESPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Immerse yourself in a dreadful hand-drawn horror world and push Death’s armies back to the underworld!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 52.2% ★, FPS 17.1%, Horror 8.8%, Gore 7.1%, Violent 4.9%
- #55 PowerSlave Exhumed
67% matchVery Positive89% of 915 reviews2022
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
PowerSlave Exhumed is a KEX Engine port of the classic console game perfectly blending both the PlayStation & Saturn versions
Why similar: FPS 28.4%, Boomer Shooter 24.2% ★, Shooter 18.8%, First-Person 8%, Action 7%
- #56 Shrine II
67% matchVery Positive92% of 859 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 28.8% ★, FPS 21.7%, Shooter 13.3%, Gore 9.3%, Violent 6.9%