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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, FPS, First-Person, Shooter.

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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.

Reviews: Very Positive — 95% — of 459 reviews
Released: 2025-07-22
Developer: OldSchool Laws Team
Genres: Action, Indie, Early Access
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.1 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.4 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 79%

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    73% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,439 reviews2017
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    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 20.8%, Boomer Shooter 20.3%, Shooter 11.8%, Old School 11.3%, Gore 10%

  52. #52 MEATGRINDER
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 265 reviews2023
    Dev: Vampire Squid
    Windows

    Meatgrinder is a chaotic and fast-paced FPS. Use agility and guns to jump your way through insane levels on top of speeding trucks, trains and planes. No cutscenes or storylines, just pure action.

    Why similar: Blood 26.4%, FPS 13.4%, Fast-Paced 12.9%, Arena Shooter 10.8%, Old School 10.3%

  53. #53 Extraneum
    67% 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 48.8%, FPS 16.2%, Retro 12.6%, Shooter 9%, First-Person 7%

  54. #54 Phantom Fury
    68% 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: Fast-Paced 19.8%, Old School 18.6%, FPS 18.5%, Futuristic 11.3%, Retro 11.1%

  55. #55 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 39.8%, Retro 12.9%, Gore 12.7%, Violent 10.1%, FPS 6.5%

  56. #56 Relentless Frontier
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2024
    Dev: Fission OgrePub: Hellforge Studios
    Windows

    Relentless Frontier is a fast paced sci-fi FPS running on the GZDoom Engine, with a strong focus on mobility, strategy, and exploration. Use your Omnistruct to replicate new weapons and abilities to help you traverse the terrain and demolish threats, while escaping from Ross 128-b in one piece.

    Why similar: Boomer Shooter 41.3%, FPS 13.7%, Military 10.5%, Shooter 9.3%, Retro 7.2%

  57. #57 Chop Goblins
    65% 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: Boomer Shooter 32.3%, Fast-Paced 17.6%, FPS 11.4%, Old School 10.9%, Gore 10.7%

  58. #58 Putrefaction
    70% 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 18.1%, Blood 16.7%, Gore 15.9%, Fast-Paced 11.8%, Arena Shooter 8.6%

  59. #59 REKKR: Sunken Land
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 119 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 21.2%, FPS 20.8%, Retro 12.9%, Shooter 10.1%, Gore 9.4%

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