- #1 Viscerafest
97% matchVery Positive85% of 695 reviews2025
Dev: Acid Man GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.2 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 34.4% ★, Arena Shooter 18.2%, FPS 11.2%, Shooter 9.7%, First-Person 6.7%
- #2 Wizordum
96% matchVery Positive93% of 820 reviews2025
Dev: Emberheart GamesPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Wizordum is a retro FPS that puts you in the role of a Mage on a quest to track down the source of Chaos. With a wide arsenal of spells and magic items, battle your way through the world of Terrabruma in this unique blend of classic 90s shooters and modern gaming elements.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 38.2% ★, FPS 14.9%, Shooter 9.3%, Old School 6.5%, Score Attack 6.1%
- #3 MULLET MADJACK
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,116 reviews2024
Dev: HAMMER95Pub: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 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 36.5% ★, FPS 14.9%, Score Attack 10.3%, Shooter 8.5%, Stylized 6.3%
- #4 Post Void
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,169 reviews2020
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.2 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 17.1%, Surreal 14.4%, Score Attack 11.2%, Procedural Generation 10.9%, Shooter 9.8%
- #5 Impaler Gold
94% matchVery Positive92% of 585 reviews2022
Dev: ApptivusPub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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: Boomer Shooter 30% ★, Arena Shooter 19.2%, FPS 11.4%, Score Attack 10.4%, 1990's 10.1%
- #6 KILLBUG
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 517 reviews2023
Dev: Samurai PunkPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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: Arena Shooter 36.3%, FPS 20.3%, Shooter 13.1%, Boomer Shooter 9.3% ★, First-Person 8.3%
- #7 Super Buff HD
93% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: BuffcorpPub: Digerati
Windows
Super Buff HD is a fast-paced skate-surf-FPS. Dash, bounce, grind, blast, shred, shoot, and soar through a fever dream world of unhinged weirdness. Defeat all the buff dudes. Get a high score. Be a winner. Home for dinner.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.5% ★, Arena Shooter 20.3%, FPS 11.7%, Shooter 7.7%, 1990's 6.7%
- #8 HYPER DEMON
91% matchVery Positive94% of 3,295 reviews2022
Dev: Sorath
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
HYPER DEMON is an FPS like no other. a pearl of lightning. a dream from the future. a drop of poison. a swan song. The faster you slay demons, the harder the game and the higher your score. There is an end. Will it see you?
Why similar: Arena Shooter 33.1%, FPS 21.3%, Score Attack 16.7%, Surreal 12.2%, Shooter 9.1%
- #9 DIMENSIONAL SLAUGHTER
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 126 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: Boomer Shooter 35% ★, Arena Shooter 19.9%, FPS 13.2%, Shooter 7.6%, Old School 5%
- #10 Mind The Abyss
91% matchVery Positive88% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Mind The Abyss Studios
Windows
Mind the Abyss is a fast-paced movement shooter that combines fourth-dimensional abilities and ever-evolving weaponry within an alien planet.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31.7% ★, Arena Shooter 23.7%, FPS 12.1%, Surreal 8.4%, Shooter 7.2%
- #11 DUSK
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,132 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 38.5% ★, FPS 14%, Arena Shooter 11.5%, Shooter 8%, Old School 7.5%
- #12 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
89% matchVery Positive90% of 17,552 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 50.3% ★, FPS 14.5%, Shooter 7.1%, Old School 6.2%, Retro 5.2%
- #13 Force Reboot
89% matchVery Positive94% of 695 reviews2022
Dev: ln404
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Force Reboot is a fast-paced FPS with rogue-lite elements. Force Reboot is entirely focused on nonstop gameplay. You need to get past all of the rooms as fast as you can.
Why similar: FPS 27.3%, Shooter 16.1%, Score Attack 14.5%, First-Person 11.9%, Retro 9.5%
- #14 Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 915 reviews2025
Dev: Ciaran Games LLCPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Captain Wayne is an intense, fast-action Retro Shooter about a sailor with a SHOTGUN for an ARM!! With a cartoony, hand-drawn art style and gory gameplay, you'll have to mow down enemies through 8 action-packed locales to take back what's yours. ARE YOU READY TO RAISE ANCHOR?
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 42.3% ★, FPS 15.6%, Shooter 10.7%, First-Person 7.5%, Funny 7.4%
- #15 Gravelord
86% matchVery Positive90% of 138 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 36.2% ★, FPS 14.8%, Arena Shooter 11.2%, Shooter 8.8%, First-Person 6.6%
- #16 Diluvian Ultra
88% matchMixed58% of 398 reviews2023
Dev: Cresthelm StudiosPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.4 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 40.1% ★, FPS 15.8%, Score Attack 11.4%, Shooter 10.7%, First-Person 7.4%
- #17 Fingerbang: All Bullets Pointin'
86% matchVery Positive82% of 130 reviews2022
Dev: FingerlabPub: Jamk Games
Windows
Fingerbang: All Bullets Pointin' is a fast-paced FPS inspired by both retro and modern FPS games. Fingerbang combines elements from each in order to create a mix of its own, with a scoring system added on top to gauge your performance through the different levels.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 25.2%, FPS 14.2%, Score Attack 13.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Surreal 6.2%
- #18 CULTIC
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,369 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 46.7% ★, FPS 15%, Old School 9.6%, Shooter 9.3%, First-Person 5.4%
- #19 Supplice
84% matchVery Positive86% of 551 reviews2023
Dev: MekworxPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.9 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 44.2% ★, FPS 15.2%, 1990's 9%, Shooter 8.4%, Retro 6.5%
- #20 Perilous Warp
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 376 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: Boomer Shooter 25.4% ★, FPS 20.6%, Action 10.7%, Old School 9.3%, Shooter 8.3%
- #21 FISHGUN
83% matchVery Positive96% of 416 reviews2023
Dev: FISHGUNNERS
Windows
FISHGUN is a chaotic fish-person shooter where you feed your sentient gun random upgrades to defeat hordes of evil fruit.
Why similar: FPS 21.9%, Arena Shooter 21.6%, Surreal 18.9%, Shooter 13.8%, Funny 6.4%
- #22 Anger Foot
82% matchVery Positive93% of 3,851 reviews2024
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Boomer Shooter 40.9% ★, FPS 18.7%, Shooter 10.6%, First-Person 7.4%, Funny 5.1%
- #23 ULTRAKILL
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 229,588 reviews2020
Dev: Arsi "Hakita" PatalaPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 37.7% ★, Arena Shooter 19.7%, FPS 14.9%, Score Attack 6%, Shooter 5.7%
- #24 Chop Goblins
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,152 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 34.7% ★, FPS 13.1%, Old School 9%, 1990's 8.1%, Shooter 7.7%
- #25 Immortal Redneck
82% matchVery Positive89% of 3,305 reviews2017
Dev: Crema
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Immortal Redneck is a FPS set in Egypt with rogue-lite elements. Frantic gameplay, twitch controls and an arcade-style feel meet randomly generated dungeons, a complete skill tree, permanent death and 9 classes with different traits.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 44% ★, FPS 16.9%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Arena Shooter 8.1%, Shooter 5.5%
- #26 BRUTAL JOHN 2
80% matchVery Positive95% of 485 reviews2025
Dev: OldSchool Laws Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 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: Boomer Shooter 36.7% ★, Arena Shooter 16.1%, FPS 13.5%, Old School 9.3%, Shooter 8.8%
- #27 Prodeus
79% matchVery Positive92% of 8,092 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 53.2% ★, FPS 19.6%, Retro 8.3%, Shooter 7.6%, Arena Shooter 4.4%
- #28 Bloodshed
78% matchVery Positive85% of 1,782 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 27.1% ★, Arena Shooter 17%, FPS 10.7%, Score Attack 10.5%, 1990's 8.1%
- #29 Alien Grounds
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: emagnetic
Windows
Single-player arena shooter. Weird weapons. Relentless robots. Easy to play, hard to score. Enter the chaos, shoot the bots, and climb the leaderboards.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.3% ★, Arena Shooter 22.8%, FPS 14.9%, Shooter 10.2%, Score Attack 7.3%
- #30 GRUEL
77% matchVery Positive96% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Mick Sengers
Windows
Go on a rampage in this endless arcade Boomer-Shooter! Gain the weirdest weapons and destroy all the monsters in the never-ending temple of GRUEL!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 41.5% ★, Arena Shooter 14.4%, FPS 12.4%, Shooter 7.4%, Retro 6%
- #31 Bone Dust
77% matchVery Positive82% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Platonic PartnershipPub: Toko Midori Games
Windows
Enter Bone Dust, an adrenaline-fueled arena shooter with bullet hell dynamics. Engage in swift, arcade-inspired gameplay, and face off against terrifying adversaries using your magical deck of cards. Prove your mettle and climb to the top of the global leaderboard!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 30.7%, Score Attack 17.8%, Shooter 12.3%, FPS 11.2%, Old School 9.6%
- #32 Monument
79% 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 31.7% ★, Arena Shooter 21.3%, FPS 12.1%, Shooter 8.4%, 1990's 7.4%
- #33 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,930 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 42.3% ★, FPS 15.2%, Arena Shooter 10.8%, Retro 6.8%, Old School 6.6%
- #34 Ziggurat 2
75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,483 reviews2021
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ziggurat is back, and now it's even better! Use powerful weapons and spells to break through hordes of enemies and explore labyrinthine dungeons in this hectic roguelite FPS, while you improve your skills and discover new equipment.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.4% ★, Arena Shooter 19.1%, FPS 12.7%, Shooter 8.6%, Procedural Generation 6.6%
- #35 Boomerang X
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,353 reviews2021
Dev: DANG!Pub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Harness the power of a mystical boomerang to fling yourself through the air in this acrobatic arena shooter. Slice, fly, and blast through swarms of evil creatures on an abandoned island with a cryptic past. Stay agile or meet your doom.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 35.4%, FPS 14.7%, Stylized 10.1%, First-Person 9.6%, Boomer Shooter 8.4% ★
- #36 Turbo Overkill
73% matchVery Positive94% of 7,268 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% ★, FPS 19.1%, Arena Shooter 11.4%, Shooter 9.8%, Retro 5%
- #37 Ratz Instagib
75% matchVery Positive90% of 3,929 reviews2016
Dev: Lino SlahuschekPub: Rarebyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Shoot first, eat cheese later! Jump into a fast, frenetic and exciting one-hit, one-kill FPS arena shooter with a totally level playing field, tonnes of maps, customisation and a robust map editor!
Why similar: Arena Shooter 28.6%, FPS 17.2%, Shooter 11.7%, Funny 9.1%, Stylized 8.7%
- #38 Chaotic Conflicts
73% matchVery Positive91% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Steampunk
Windows
Chaotic Conflicts is a casual and chaotic fast-paced Online FPS game. In this chaotic shooter you'll try to shoot your way to the top of the scoreboard while competing with other players and random events.
Why similar: FPS 23.4%, Shooter 17.4%, Funny 9.9%, First-Person 9.8%, Stylized 9.8%
- #39 Hellbound
76% matchMixed64% of 1,510 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 25.3% ★, Arena Shooter 18.2%, FPS 12.9%, Shooter 8%, 1990's 7.4%
- #40 ODDCORE
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 854 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: Boomer Shooter 34.7% ★, Arena Shooter 23.1%, FPS 13.5%, Shooter 9%, Retro 6.3%
- #41 illWill
73% matchVery Positive91% of 303 reviews2023
Dev: Slava Bushuev
Windows
Eliminate hordes of monsters in a thrilling first person shooter - ILLWILL.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33.7% ★, FPS 12.7%, Surreal 10.2%, 1990's 9.3%, Shooter 8.5%
- #42 Dread Templar
72% matchVery Positive82% of 1,706 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 42.7% ★, FPS 13%, 1990's 9.1%, Shooter 8.1%, Old School 7.8%
- #43 Fashion Police Squad
72% matchVery Positive88% of 1,554 reviews2022
Dev: Mopeful GamesPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.0 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 31.2% ★, Arena Shooter 18.8%, FPS 11.7%, Shooter 7.5%, Old School 6.4%
- #44 Chains of Fury
74% matchMostly Negative34% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Cobble GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Welcome to Volume I of a high adrenaline, fast-paced Boomer Shooter where you have only one goal: spread furious mayhem among the scumbags keeping you locked up. Stuck looking for an exit? Just punch through walls and then shoot the suckers behind them.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 20.4% ★, Arena Shooter 20.2%, FPS 12.6%, Shooter 8.7%, Stylized 7.7%
- #45 Ash & Adam's GOBSMACKED
71% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Ash & Adam's Games
Windows · Mac
You are a goblin gladiator in this mini-FPS roguelite. Fight your way through the Arenas. Wreck junkbots. Delight the crowd. Get paid. Cause chaos.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 26.6% ★, Arena Shooter 23.4%, FPS 15.2%, Procedural Generation 8.7%, Shooter 7.8%
- #46 Animalistic
71% 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: Arena Shooter 28.9%, FPS 17.8%, Surreal 15.7%, Shooter 10.5%, First-Person 7.2%
- #47 SPRAWL
70% matchVery Positive87% of 2,508 reviews2023
Dev: MAETHPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 32.7% ★, Arena Shooter 20.3%, FPS 13.8%, Old School 9.6%, Shooter 9.5%
- #48 Holy Shoot
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 239 reviews2025
Dev: Tale Era Interactive
Windows
Holy Shoot is a fast-paced roguelite action FPS set in a satirical version of Hell, packed with chaos, blessed heroes, and demonic bosses. Pick your hero, dive into hell, upgrade your build, and shoot your way through sin.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 25.9% ★, FPS 25.1%, Shooter 15.5%, Stylized 8.6%, Fantasy 6.5%
- #49 STRAFTAT
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 21,098 reviews2024
Dev: Sirius LemaitrePub: Lemaitre Bros
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 25.3%, FPS 17.7%, Boomer Shooter 16.7% ★, Shooter 12.7%, 1990's 9%
- #50 WTF AM I PLAYING?!
69% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Meka Games
Windows
Why play this? You could read, run, or stare at a wall. But if you do, expect fast and unpredictable retro FPS action.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 40.4% ★, FPS 18.6%, Funny 9.4%, Shooter 8.2%, Retro 5.7%
- #51 REAVER
69% matchVery Positive88% of 636 reviews2023
Dev: crunkz
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
REAVER is an ultra-fast-paced FPS that endows you with the mobility and weapon mechanics to reave through arenas of killer machines with grace and efficiency. Push the boundaries of speed and style in this next-gen movement-shooter.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 27.7%, Boomer Shooter 24.6% ★, FPS 15.1%, Shooter 8.6%, Stylized 8.5%
- #52 Rule No. 1
70% 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: Arena Shooter 30.1%, FPS 18.5%, Shooter 11.5%, 1990's 9.5%, Old School 7.7%
- #53 SULFUR
67% matchVery Positive87% of 8,658 reviews2024
Dev: Perfect Random
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 46% ★, FPS 17.7%, Shooter 12.7%, Stylized 10.4%, First-Person 7.8%
- #54 Bears In Space
68% matchVery Positive88% of 534 reviews2024
Dev: Broadside GamesPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unleash your inner bear in this over-the-top bullet-hell FPS! Embark on a zany retro-futuristic adventure and destroy oil-thirsty robots with an outrageous arsenal. Transform into a bear, wield unique powers, and embrace the absurd fast-paced action of Bears in Space!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 38% ★, FPS 17%, Shooter 10.8%, Funny 9.5%, First-Person 7%
- #55 Swarmlake
69% matchVery Positive95% of 1,898 reviews2018
Dev: Dominique Grieshofer
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Swarmlake is an ultra-intense first-person shooter ballet about fighting a record-breaking swarm.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 32.1%, FPS 21%, Score Attack 10.8%, Shooter 10.7%, First-Person 9.2%
- #56 Project Warlock II
66% matchVery Positive81% of 1,316 reviews2025
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 35.6% ★, Arena Shooter 14.1%, FPS 9.7%, Shooter 8.3%, Old School 8.1%
- #57 Contract Rush DX
65% matchVery Positive100% of 232 reviews2025
Dev: FigburnPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Contract Rush DX is a hand-animated 2D Shoot 'Em Up, with multiple playable characters. Explore the world, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battles!
Why similar: Shooter 35.6%, Funny 26.2%, Old School 21.9%, Action 14.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #58 Nightmare Reaper
66% matchVery Positive94% of 3,745 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Bit Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 15.7 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 43.9% ★, FPS 14.6%, Shooter 7.5%, Surreal 7.5%, Old School 7.1%
- #59 INCISION
64% matchVery Positive86% of 1,052 reviews2025
Dev: SmoothBrainDevPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 34.8% ★, FPS 12.2%, 1990's 10.5%, Surreal 9.1%, Old School 8.8%
- #60 DESYNC
68% matchVery Positive80% of 499 reviews2017
Dev: The Foregone SyndicatePub: Adult Swim Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
DESYNC is an intense single-player first person action game that begs you to play dangerously and creatively. Eliminate your opponents as you perform violent attack sequences using the explosive digital weaponry and lethal side-arms at your disposal.
Why similar: Shooter 31.1%, FPS 30.7%, Action 13.8%, First-Person 12.1%, Indie 5.7%