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

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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?

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive — 98% — of 847 reviews
Released: 2025-11-25
Developer: Ciaran Games LLC
Publisher: Silver Lining Interactive
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.4 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.6 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 64%

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    97% 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!

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  2. #2 Dread Templar
    96% 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!

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  3. #3 Anger Foot
    96% 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: Boomer Shooter 29.2%, Fast-Paced 21.6%, FPS 12.4%, Shooter 6.9%, Comedy 6.5%

  4. #4 Bears In Space
    95% matchVery Positive90% of 507 reviews2024
    Dev: Broadside GamesPub: Ravenscourt
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 27.6%, Fast-Paced 14.3%, FPS 11.5%, Comedy 8.8%, Retro 7.4%

  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!

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    94% matchVery Positive92% of 142 reviews2023
    Dev: Igor Aleksandrowicz
    Windows

    Calcium Contract is a fast-paced first-person shooter where you're on a mission to finish a contract that got out of hand. Learn to swiftly move around your enemies and master your arsenal as you fight your way toward the grand finale. Includes a unique score-attack mode in ever-changing arenas.

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  7. #7 Forgive Me Father 2
    93% matchVery Positive83% of 2,193 reviews2024
    Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 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.

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  8. #8 CULTIC
    92% 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 51.5%, FPS 15.4%, Shooter 9.4%, Retro 7.8%, First-Person 5.7%

  9. #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!

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  10. #10 DIMENSIONAL SLAUGHTER
    91% 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?

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  11. #11 Captain Blood
    89% matchMostly Positive79% of 278 reviews2025
    Dev: Seawolf StudioPub: SNEG
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Captain Blood is a pirate-themed action game where you play as a fearsome pirate seeking gold and glory. Expect adventures with cannon firing, pistol shooting, swashbuckling sword fights, and plenty of pirate shenanigans. This hack'n'slash features fierce combat, hordes of enemies and flashy combos.

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    90% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2021
    Dev: Void Ink
    Windows

    Limitless Hunger is a high-adrenaline retro FPS single-player experience.

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  13. #13 WTF AM I PLAYING?!
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 58 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.

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    88% 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.

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    Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    Dev: Borington
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%

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    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.

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    85% matchVery Positive84% of 5,585 reviews2022
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    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    84% matchVery Positive95% of 459 reviews2025
    Dev: OldSchool Laws Team
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,412 reviews2024
    Dev: Summitsphere
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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    Windows
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    84% matchVery Positive94% of 362 reviews2017
    Dev: Game Ever Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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    81% matchVery Positive100% of 219 reviews2025
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  24. #24 Project Warlock II
    82% matchVery Positive81% of 1,284 reviews2025
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    Windows
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    81% matchVery Positive90% of 124 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    80% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2023
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    Windows

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  27. #27 GRUEL
    79% matchVery Positive96% of 101 reviews2025
    Dev: Mick Sengers
    Windows

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    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 219,292 reviews2020
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    Windows
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    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.

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  29. #29 GUNHEAD
    78% matchMostly Positive76% of 204 reviews2023
    Dev: Alientrap
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 34%

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    77% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,722 reviews2023
    Dev: semiwork
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%

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  32. #32 Super Destronaut
    79% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2016
    Dev: Petite Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    If you love retro games, this is for you! Get ready for some intense retro space shooting!

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    77% matchVery Positive88% of 1,536 reviews2022
    Dev: Mopeful GamesPub: No More Robots
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%

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    78% matchVery Positive83% of 352 reviews2019
    Dev: Retro Army LimitedPub: paulstephendavis
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    The spy who shot me™ is a comedy retro FPS inspired by classic shooters of the 90s.

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    74% matchVery Positive94% of 4,889 reviews2024
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    Windows · Linux
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    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 863 reviews2022
    Dev: Owinka
    Windows

    Owinka Shooter throws you into an action packed mad-dash through an evil facility. Get ready to fight for your escape!

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    73% matchVery Positive85% of 1,673 reviews2025
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    Windows
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    75% matchVery Positive90% of 3,289 reviews2017
    Dev: Crema
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    73% matchVery Positive88% of 136 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    74% matchMostly Positive72% of 127 reviews2024
    Dev: Nightdive Studios
    Windows

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    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,555 reviews2022
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    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,988 reviews2023
    Dev: Unlimited Fries
    Windows

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  43. #43 DUSK
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,919 reviews2018
    Dev: David SzymanskiPub: New Blood Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    71% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2025
    Dev: Double Time Studios
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  45. #45 CRUEL
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,686 reviews2025
    Dev: James Dornan
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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  46. #46 Rebel Engine
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 72 reviews2025
    Dev: Seven Leaf CloverPub: Wandering Wizard
    Windows

    Rebel Engine mixes the stylish combat of a Hack n' Slash with the speed and gunplay of a '90s FPS in a unique, fast-paced action game. Combine gunshots with melee attacks to create devastating combos! Lead the rebellion against the Concrete megacorporation and liberate all of robot-kind!

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  47. #47 Goosthetic
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: SmilewirePub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
    Windows

    Arm yourself with sticky boots, a smart-pistol, and the titular 'Goosthetic' grappling prosthetic to swing, slide, jump, boost, and shoot your way out of a twisted and abandoned scientific facility! Escape captivity and evade slime mutations in this fast-paced action-platformer FPS.

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  48. #48 Zortch
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,332 reviews2023
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    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

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  49. #49 Super 3-D Noah's Ark
    73% matchVery Positive88% of 903 reviews2015
    Dev: Wisdom Tree, Inc.Pub: Piko Interactive LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,771 reviews2023
    Dev: RyseUp Studios
    Windows
    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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  51. #51 Force Reboot
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 692 reviews2022
    Dev: ln404
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.1 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.

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    69% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,895 reviews2024
    Dev: KillPixel GamesPub: 3D Realms
    Windows · Linux
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    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.

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  53. #53 ZOE Begone!
    67% matchVery Positive99% of 152 reviews2025
    Dev: Retchy GamesPub: PM Studios, Inc.
    Windows

    A frenetic hand-drawn bullet hell shooter, blending run-and-gun mechanics with classic shmup action in looping arenas. Inspired by drawn-on-film animation of the 1930's - shoot, dash and pound your way through the Animator's creations.

    Why similar: Hand-drawn 35.4%, Arcade 26.9%, Shooter 23.6%, Action 9.8%, Singleplayer 4.3%

  54. #54 Vampire Hunters
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 1,927 reviews2024
    Dev: Gamecraft Studios
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    To hunt vampires, you'll need guns. Lots of guns. Mow down hordes of undead creatures by stacking your guns into absurd, over-the-top builds. Unleash your firepower and survive the mayhem in this Roguelite Survivors FPS.

    Why similar: Boomer Shooter 44%, FPS 17.1%, Retro 11.6%, Shooter 9.3%, Arcade 8.6%

  55. #55 Escape From Zombietown
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 107 reviews2024
    Dev: Richard R.
    Windows

    Escape From Zombietown is an Action Shooter FPS where you collect guns, grenades and consumables to help you fight off the zombies while you make your way out of town. With 20 levels filled to the brim with zombies, this game has all the zombie annihilating action you need.

    Why similar: Boomer Shooter 45.3%, FPS 14.6%, Shooter 9.8%, Linear 6.9%, First-Person 6.1%

  56. #56 Shotgun Cop Man
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 605 reviews2025
    Dev: DeadToast EntertainmentPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    GO TO HELL, ARREST SATAN. Propel yourself to justice and glory on a journey through hell in this punchy, crunchy, son-of-a-gun precision platformer from the creator of My Friend Pedro.

    Why similar: Shooter 34.4%, Arcade 27.9%, Combat 13.9%, Action 11.8%, Comedy 6.3%

  57. #57 Son of a Gun
    68% matchMostly Positive76% of 133 reviews2024
    Dev: Crank GoblinPub: Untold Tales
    Windows

    A retro-inspired, action packed, twin-stick shooter full of bullets, blood and explosions. Collect and manage your guns to exterminate jungle zombies, swarming bugs, heavy robots, slimy monsters and even space ghosts.

    Why similar: Hand-drawn 30.4%, Shooter 24.8%, Arcade 21.9%, Retro 14.1%, Action 8.7%

  58. #58 Viscerafest
    66% 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 44%, FPS 13.5%, Shooter 11.4%, Retro 10.5%, First-Person 8.3%

  59. #59 Furious Seas
    69% matchMostly Positive73% of 247 reviews2021
    Dev: Future Immersive
    Windows

    Furious Seas puts you in command as captain of a deadly pirate ship. Navigate through treacherous waters and blast apart fearsome enemy fleets in this thrilling VR adventure like no other. Carve out your legend today amidst the Furious Seas.

    Why similar: Pirates 67.3%, Action 8.4%, Shooter 6.3%, Arcade 5.9%, First-Person 5.7%

  60. #60 ODDCORE
    63% 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: Boomer Shooter 36.8%, FPS 13.6%, Retro 10.5%, Shooter 8.8%, PvE 8.5%

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