- #1 Bears In Space
97% matchVery Positive87% of 548 reviews2024
Dev: Broadside GamesPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.2 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: FPS 27.1%, Retro 11.9%, Cartoony 11.3%, Family Friendly 9.9%, Action 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous, colorful, and fast-paced FPS that perfectly matches the lighthearted and quirky tone of the seed game.
- #2 Zortch
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,372 reviews2023
Dev: Mutantleg
Windows
Median: 2.6 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: FPS 47.7%, Boomer Shooter 12.3% ★, Action 11.5%, Retro 9.9%, Shooter 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game directly mirrors the 'zorching' mechanics and lighthearted sci-fi tone of the seed game.
- #3 Super 3-D Noah's Ark
96% matchVery Positive88% of 907 reviews2015
Dev: Wisdom Tree, Inc.Pub: Piko Interactive LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Fast paced, first person adventure aboard Noah's ark!
Why similar: FPS 50.7%, Family Friendly 13.4%, Action 12.6%, Retro 10.8%, Shooter 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic family-friendly FPS built on the Wolfenstein 3D engine that shares the same accessible, non-violent design philosophy.
- #4 PO'ed: Definitive Edition
95% matchMixed70% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
PO’ed is an adrenaline-pumping space shooter that features gameplay elements inspired by generational powerhouses DOOM and QUAKE. Play as a chef who crashlands on an alien planet infested with extraterrestrial foes. Using a menu of “household” weapons, PO’ed puts your wits and reflexes to the test.
Why similar: Action 22.2%, FPS 19.2%, 1990's 18.8%, Aliens 16.6%, Boomer Shooter 12.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, retro-styled shooter that shares the oddball humor and distinct 90s aesthetic of the seed game.
- #5 Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
94% matchVery Positive84% of 6,469 reviews2016
Dev: Nerve Software, Gearbox Software, LLCPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick! Join the world’s greatest action hero in Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour as he saves Earth once again, kicking alien ass and saving babes across the globe along the way.
Why similar: FPS 36.4%, 1990's 14.5%, Retro 11.4%, Aliens 9.1%, Action 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An essential 90s classic that defines the boomer shooter genre with its fast movement and arcade-style combat.
- #6 AMID EVIL
93% matchVery Positive93% of 7,668 reviews2019
Dev: IndefatigablePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: FPS 32.9%, Retro 14.6%, 1990's 14.4%, Boomer Shooter 11.7% ★, Action 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the retro FPS feel while introducing creative, non-traditional weaponry that feels distinct yet familiar.
- #7 Prodeus
92% 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: FPS 42.6%, Retro 20.5%, Boomer Shooter 15.7% ★, Action 9.3%, Shooter 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern shooter that perfectly blends retro aesthetics with fluid, high-quality modern gameplay mechanics.
- #8 DUSK
91% 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: FPS 36.2%, Retro 18.8%, 1990's 13.7%, Boomer Shooter 13.7% ★, Action 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for modern retro shooters, offering tight, nostalgic combat that feels like a love letter to the 90s.
- #9 Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
91% matchVery Positive91% of 946 reviews2010
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!
Why similar: FPS 50.3%, Action 17.2%, Aliens 9.9%, Shooter 6.4%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the high-energy, comedic shooter gameplay with a focus on massive enemy encounters.
- #10 Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
90% matchVery Positive93% of 8,871 reviews2009
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake version of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS which was Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001 and which scored overall of 87% on Metacritic!
Why similar: FPS 54.6%, Action 16%, Aliens 10.3%, Shooter 5.9%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers the same arcade-style, wave-based shooter intensity that makes the seed game so addictive.
- #11 Ion Fury
89% 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: FPS 34%, Retro 16.3%, Boomer Shooter 13% ★, 1990's 12.9%, Action 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes the classic Build engine to provide an authentic, high-fidelity 90s shooter experience.
- #12 Blake Stone: Planet Strike
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 70 reviews2015
Dev: JAM ProductionsPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 21%
It's the 22nd century: Galactic travel is commonplace, peace is at hand, and the future looks bright - until Goldfire's plan to unleash an army of military mutants shocks the galaxy. Dr. Goldfire, a brilliant bio-scientist whose morbid research led to incredible genetic improvements in humanoids and aliens, has gone power crazy.
Why similar: FPS 26%, 1990's 15.3%, Retro 12%, Action 10.1%, Aliens 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The sequel to the classic sci-fi shooter, maintaining the retro aesthetic and straightforward action.
- #13 Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition
86% 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: FPS 40.6%, Boomer Shooter 15.5% ★, Action 10.9%, Retro 9.7%, Shooter 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A faithful remaster of a classic 90s shooter that delivers high-octane, arcade-style action.
- #14 Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
88% matchVery Positive86% of 165 reviews2015
Dev: JAM ProductionsPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Wolfenstein 3D took you into the past, thrusting you into a world at war. Blake rockets you into the future where a sinister madman, using genetics to create an army of bizarre creatures, is waging war on Earth. Blake has more of everything!
Why similar: FPS 29.4%, 1990's 16.2%, Retro 12.2%, Aliens 11.1%, Action 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 90s FPS that shares the sci-fi alien invasion theme and corridor-crawling gameplay.
- #15 Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
86% matchVery Positive90% of 3,620 reviews2013
Dev: General ArcadePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The definitive version of the cult classic shooter, Shadow Warrior Classic Redux features remastered visuals and two massive expansion packs. Corporations rule every facet of life in a near-future Japan and employ Shadow Warriors, one-man armies of unparalleled skill, to protect their power and forcefully remove all opposition.
Why similar: FPS 48%, Retro 13.8%, Action 12.7%, 1990's 8.7%, Shooter 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential 90s FPS that captures the era's unique charm and fast-paced action.
- #16 Super Buff HD
85% matchVery Positive94% of 68 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: FPS 31.7%, Cartoony 15.3%, 1990's 13.7%, Boomer Shooter 11.4% ★, Action 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A boomer shooter that leans into a cartoony, over-the-top aesthetic similar to the seed game's visual style.
- #17 HROT
83% 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: FPS 41.7%, Retro 24.3%, Boomer Shooter 9.9% ★, Action 8.8%, Shooter 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled shooter that captures the gritty, nostalgic atmosphere of early FPS titles.
- #18 Exodemon
84% 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 38.2%, Retro 19.1%, Action 18.8%, Indie 14.5%, Shooter 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced retro FPS that emphasizes classic movement and visceral, arcade-style combat.
- #19 CULTIC
81% 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: FPS 40.4%, Boomer Shooter 17.5% ★, Retro 14.6%, Action 12.5%, Shooter 8%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the retro shooter that focuses on satisfying, punchy combat and environmental interaction.
- #20 Perilous Warp
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 382 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: FPS 26.4%, Action 24.5%, Indie 14.3%, Aliens 11.7%, Retro 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired shooter that captures the feel of 90s sci-fi action games with modern quality-of-life features.
- #21 Action Alien
84% matchMixed55% of 498 reviews2015
Dev: Devdan GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Jump into the action and battle your way through hordes of aliens from deserts to tropical islands with fully destructible environments !
Why similar: FPS 37.7%, Action 30.8%, Aliens 19.5%, Indie 12%
Why You'll Like It: An indie FPS that shares the alien-themed, arcade-style combat and simple, fun mechanics.
- #22 Extraneum
79% matchVery Positive95% of 112 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: FPS 31.6%, Retro 17.5%, Cartoony 15.7%, Boomer Shooter 12.6% ★, Action 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A modern boomer shooter that focuses on retro-style exploration and satisfying combat loops.
- #23 Camp Wars
82% matchMostly Negative39% of 97 reviews2022
Dev: DX Gameworks
Windows
First-person shooter, science fantasy. Slime Weapons. No deaths.
Why similar: FPS 43.8%, Action 21.8%, Family Friendly 9.9%, Shooter 8.1%, Funny 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful, multiplayer-focused shooter that matches the lighthearted and bright aesthetic of the seed game.
- #24 Space Quest: 2099
80% matchVery Positive91% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: Lever Studios
Windows
BLAST YOUR WAY through the UK's forgotten favourite space adventure: Space Quest 2099!Enjoy combat and movement based on the designs of the Quake 3 engine. Go alone or team up and shoot baddies in cooperative episodes with FULL MOTION VIDEO with SPECIAL EFFECTS!
Why similar: FPS 36.7%, Aliens 21.7%, Parody 16.1% ★, Action 10.4%, Shooter 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A comedy-focused FPS that shares the satirical and humorous tone found throughout the seed game.
- #25 Unchained
78% matchVery Positive91% of 95 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: Action 24.9%, Retro 23.1%, FPS 16.9%, Boomer Shooter 13.3% ★, Indie 12%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled FPS that delivers fast, arcade-like action with a focus on classic movement.
- #26 Intrude
81% matchVery Positive82% of 211 reviews2016
Dev: Michal Kruba
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Intrude is a first-person shooter. Your mission is to get into a long time abandoned base, suddenly taken over by some kind of private military, find your way up and destroy the source of a signal comming from the base. Collect as much data as you can to find out what they are up to.
Why similar: FPS 41.5%, Action 24.5%, Retro 13.7%, Indie 13.2%, Shooter 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired shooter that focuses on classic, straightforward gameplay and nostalgic level design.
- #27 Hedon Bloodrite
79% 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: FPS 41.1%, Retro 20.8%, Action 13%, Boomer Shooter 12.2% ★, Shooter 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines classic retro FPS mechanics with unique world-building and exploration elements.
- #28 DOSMan: Space Aliens in Space!
78% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: DOSMan Games
Windows
Planet DOS is under attack by Space Aliens, DOSMan needs to fend them off and defend his home planet!
Why similar: FPS 29%, Cartoony 12.6%, 1990's 12.4%, Action 12.3%, Boomer Shooter 10.3% ★
- #29 Alien Hominid HD
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 602 reviews2023
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The 2D side-scrolling shooter from The Behemoth is back! With your mighty blaster and a group of mysterious kids by your side, destroy the agency and reclaim your spaceship!
Why similar: Aliens 44.2%, Action 30.4%, Funny 13.3%, Multiplayer 5.6%, Indie 5.4%
- #30 Juiced!
77% matchVery Positive94% of 152 reviews2020
Dev: Timothy van der Hoeven
Windows · Mac
Embark on an epic journey through exotic worlds to uncover the mystery of the magic crystals! An exciting retro platform adventure in the nostalgic style of the 90's DOS platformers
Why similar: Aliens 21.6%, 1990's 17.2%, Retro 16.5%, Action 14.2%, Cartoony 13.6%
- #31 Serious Survivors
74% matchVery Positive88% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: Entropy Surfers
Windows
The most EXPLOSIVE roguelike boomer shooter. Fully packed with serious action, wicked humor, and good old bloody fun. Blast hordes of bastards, stack insane perks, and unlock new stuff. Survive…or get shredded trying!.. And try again.
Why similar: Action 24.7%, Retro 23.3%, 1990's 17.7%, Shooter 16.6%, Funny 9.1%
- #32 pla_toon
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,467 reviews2018
Dev: SoundAndFuryGames
Windows · Mac
pla_toon is an action-packed, first-and-third-person, multiplayer, light-hearted, cartoon-style shooter where you as play a soldier. Join the multiplayer battle and be the first to a para-crate drop to equip your player with powerful weapons! Or get on an ostrich and ride off into the sunset...
Why similar: FPS 32.1%, Action 30%, Indie 14.7%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Shooter 8.4%
- #33 Garbanzo Quest
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 654 reviews2024
Dev: zagawee
Windows · Mac · Linux
GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!
Why similar: Retro 31.1%, Cartoony 27.2%, Action 16.5%, Indie 15%, Funny 10.2%
- #34 Cheese Game
75% matchVery Positive88% of 273 reviews2022
Dev: Zach Hsu
Windows
Armed with nothing more than a dash and a hunger for survival, fend off the beasts that desire to slice you up and put you on a platter (with bread or crackers as a palette cleanser of course).
Why similar: Action 37.4%, Family Friendly 28.9%, Funny 19.2%, Indie 13.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #35 Chicken Invaders Universe
73% matchVery Positive91% of 3,782 reviews2022
Dev: InterAction studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
A deliciously addictive core of finger-blistering shooting action, surrounded by delectable morsels of galactic exploration, spacecraft customization, and community competitions.
Why similar: Parody 23.5% ★, Family Friendly 14.5%, Action 13.5%, Cartoony 13.5%, Aliens 13.1%
- #36 Destined
77% matchMixed65% of 353 reviews2018
Dev: Destined Team
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Destined is a free-to-play cartoon first person shooter. Fight for victory!
Why similar: FPS 38.5%, Action 36.6%, Indie 19%, Multiplayer 5.9%
- #37 Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
75% matchVery Positive92% of 1,070 reviews2012
Dev: Drinkbox Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A sci-fi puzzle-platformer of cataclysmic proportions! Evolve from a tiny captive into a world-eating giant. Use your mutant blob powers to devour the pathetic humans and all of civilization!
Why similar: Retro 29.3%, Cartoony 18%, Action 16.6%, Family Friendly 14.1%, Indie 10.8%
- #38 Relic Hunters Zero: Remix
73% matchVery Positive93% of 6,760 reviews2015
Dev: Rogue SnailPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Relic Hunters Zero: Remix is a remaster of the FREE 1 million player hit game about blasting evil space ducks and turtles with tiny cute guns. It’s fast, it’s tactical, and feels deliciously smooth to play. Unlock new weapons, characters and relics to defeat the Ducan Commander!
Why similar: Action 56.6%, Shooter 20.7%, Multiplayer 20.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #39 Journey To The Savage Planet
71% matchVery Positive87% of 6,885 reviews2021
Dev: TyphoonPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
"WELCOME TO THE PIONEER PROGRAM! As the newest recruit of Kindred Aerospace - The 4th best interstellar space exploration company - Your job is to determine if the planet ARY-26 planet is fit for humans. You may be short on equipment and experience, but you'll figure it out. Good luck!
Why similar: Action 41.1%, 1990's 32%, Multiplayer 12.9%, First-Person 10.2%, Sci-fi 2.7%
- #40 From Space
72% matchMixed68% of 1,949 reviews2022
Dev: Triangle StudiosPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
From Space is a solo and co-op action-shooter for squads up to four players. Take on the challenge of liberating the earth from an alien infestation with your friends, using over-the-top weaponry in a post-apocalyptic world with awesomely stylized graphics. The apocalypse has never been so much fun!
Why similar: Action 25.2%, Family Friendly 21.1%, Funny 13.4%, Shooter 13.1%, Indie 11%
- #41 Ruyn HD
71% matchVery Positive82% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Flump Studios
Windows
Ruyn HD is a remake of my minimalist boomer shooter Ruyn, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5. It keeps the fast, combo-driven gameplay of the original, but now features modern visuals, smoother controls, updated audio, and tighter gunplay. Ruyn Classic and the 2D and 3D level editors are included.
Why similar: FPS 33.1%, Retro 14.5%, 1990's 14.4%, Boomer Shooter 12.7% ★, Action 11.6%
- #42 Explosionade DX
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 86 reviews2015
Dev: Mommy's Best Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Pilot an experimental mech and shoot giant grenades to blow up sneaky aliens. Stomp their guts, destroy their base, and save the day!
Why similar: Aliens 31.2%, Action 25%, Retro 18.7%, Shooter 11.7%, Sci-fi 6.6%
- #43 Moldbreaker: Rise of the Loaf
69% matchVery Positive85% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: Silly Business
Windows
Embark on a moldy adventure in a land of bread. Play as Bradley the Breadapus, a waffle-tailed bread platypus, in this quirky action platformer and battle to cleanse a world infected by mold. Break the mold, save the world!
Why similar: Cartoony 32.6%, Action 21.2%, Indie 16%, Funny 16%, Family Friendly 12.4%
- #44 Zombotron
70% matchVery Positive89% of 3,570 reviews2019
Dev: Ant.Karlov Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.
Why similar: Action 31.4%, Aliens 28.8%, Shooter 15.7%, Indie 15.7%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #45 Exophobia
69% matchVery Positive88% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: Zarc AttackPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Explore and fight your way through a crashed human spaceship infested with relentless hordes of aliens as you become more powerful with exciting weapon upgrades and powerups in this retro inspired first-person shooter.
Why similar: FPS 39.6%, Aliens 21.7%, Boomer Shooter 13.2% ★, Retro 11.7%, Shooter 7.7%
- #46 Murnatan
72% matchMixed63% of 118 reviews2018
Dev: AAAGAMES
Windows · Linux
Humans VS Aliens FPS shooter combined with RTS.
Why similar: FPS 41.8%, Action 37.7%, Indie 20.5%
- #47 Shrine II
69% 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: FPS 42.5%, Action 20%, Retro 13%, Shooter 8.4%, Boomer Shooter 7.4% ★
- #48 Oh, Bugger!
67% matchVery Positive94% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: Hostile EntertainmentPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
‘Oh, Bugger!’ is a first-person shooter set in a luxury space hotel overrun by alien hordes. As a professional alien exterminator, pilot your mech to blast aliens and destroy their eggs, ending the infestation for good!
Why similar: FPS 33.6%, Aliens 18.3%, Action 13.2%, Retro 11.4%, Boomer Shooter 11% ★
- #49 The spy who shot me™
70% matchVery Positive83% of 365 reviews2019
Dev: Retro Army LimitedPub: paulstephendavis
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The spy who shot me™ is a comedy retro FPS inspired by classic shooters of the 90s.
Why similar: FPS 43.9%, Action 21.6%, Retro 13.9%, Indie 7.5%, Funny 6.7%
- #50 Chicken Invaders 1
67% matchVery Positive90% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: InterAction studios
Windows
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Action 41.7%, Cartoony 20.6%, Retro 15.2%, Shooter 14.4%, Indie 7.6%
- #51 Serious Sam Classics: Revolution
68% matchVery Positive90% of 3,781 reviews2019
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers, Sam travels through four beautiful worlds, confronting countless foes on his way to Mental's base.
Why similar: FPS 51.9%, Action 22.3%, Shooter 7.4%, Indie 6.6%, Boomer Shooter 3.5% ★
- #52 Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars
70% matchVery Positive82% of 88 reviews2017
Dev: Invisible Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sloths. Pizza. Chaos. Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars is the fast-paced multiplayer competitive twin-stick shooter of your slothy dreams & the sequel to Battlesloths. Compete with up to four human players or AI sloths. Use a myriad of weaponry to destroy your enemies in a quest to... EAT. ALL. PIZZA!
Why similar: Action 50.4%, Indie 29.4%, Funny 12.2%, Multiplayer 8.1%
- #53 Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters
65% matchVery Positive95% of 382 reviews2024
Dev: Pistol Shrimp
Windows · Mac
Experience the award-winning space saga. Travel to hyperspace, discover alien worlds, and meet an eclectic cast of characters. Find out what happened after the Ur-Quan invasion. And if the war still rages, fight for Earth and the Alliance of Free Stars!
Why similar: Action 47.8%, Funny 40%, Sci-fi 12.3%
- #54 Pewt 'em Up!
67% matchVery Positive96% of 171 reviews2022
Dev: team tsoto
Windows · Linux
Pewt 'em Up! is a retro inspired arcade space shoot 'em up with lots of upgrades, achievements, extras and more.
Why similar: Aliens 34.8%, Action 25.6%, Retro 19.6%, Shooter 12.9%, Sci-fi 4.1%
- #55 Island Saver
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,818 reviews2020
Dev: Stormcloud Games LimitedPub: National Westminster Bank plc
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A group of amazing islands need your help! Horrid plastic waste has washed up and you need to sort it out with your trusty Trash Blaster! But look out for the Litterbugs. They love mess and they’re out to muck things up.
Why similar: Action 31.4%, FPS 29%, Family Friendly 17.6%, Funny 7.1%, Multiplayer 5.4%
- #56 Plastic Playground
71% matchMostly Negative34% of 151 reviews2016
Dev: Tomorrow ArtsPub: GP Games
Windows
Plastic PlayGround is a fast paced, team based, LAN multiplayer first-person shooter. In PPG you play as everyones favorite toy only this time you get to run, jump, jetpack, grapple, and fly. The goal is to capture as many control points as you can while eliminating and evading hostile toys from the enemy team.
Why similar: FPS 63.1%, Action 32.1%, Multiplayer 4.8%
- #57 Tasty Planet: Back for Seconds
68% matchVery Positive93% of 633 reviews2016
Dev: Dingo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Control a tiny ball of grey goo with the ability to eat anything smaller than itself. The more it eats, the bigger it gets! Eat rats, dinosaurs, gladiators, samurai, pyramids, volcanoes... Everything! Soon you'll be eating the entire planet.
Why similar: Action 33.8%, Funny 23.5%, Indie 20.2%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #58 Slap That
66% matchVery Positive89% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: DigiPen Europe-BilbaoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Slap almost anything blocking your way in order to go deeper and deeper and discover what is going on in this world!
Why similar: Action 26.9%, Cartoony 20.1%, Shooter 16.3%, Funny 14.9%, Family Friendly 13.5%