Games Like CRUEL

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 52.1% ★, FPS 13.3%, Violent 8.9%, Shooter 7.8%, First-Person 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly blends retro boomer-shooter aesthetics with deep roguelite progression and procedural loot.

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 48.6% ★, FPS 11.9%, Shooter 8.4%, Gore 7.6%, First-Person 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features exceptional atmospheric horror and visceral combat that feels like a modern evolution of classic shooters.

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 22.8%, Procedural Generation 18.8%, Shooter 14.7%, First-Person 14.1%, Violent 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: A hyper-fast, psychedelic roguelite shooter that demands constant aggression and precision.

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 49.7% ★, Gore 19.3%, FPS 15%, Shooter 6.5%, First-Person 6%

Why You'll Like It: This game defines the modern fast-paced FPS genre with its emphasis on movement, style, and extreme gore.

Mortal Sin is a chaotic, blood-soaked roguelike where skill is power, and overconfidence is death. Carve through procedurally generated nightmares with brutal melee and flashy, satisfying combos.

Why similar: First-Person 20.2%, Procedural Generation 19.4%, Roguelike 18.5%, Boomer Shooter 9.5% ★, Gore 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal first-person roguelike that focuses on high-stakes combat and dungeon-crawling mechanics.

An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world

Why similar: FPS 37.8%, Shooter 22.6%, First-Person 19.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Action 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, grotesque immersive-sim that shares the raw, unsettling aesthetic and challenging gameplay of CRUEL.

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 51.6% ★, FPS 14.5%, Gore 10.7%, Shooter 6.4%, Violent 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines modern rendering techniques with classic boomer-shooter gameplay and satisfyingly explosive gore.

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 47.5% ★, FPS 11.1%, Gore 10.5%, Violent 8%, Shooter 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, retro-inspired shooter that emphasizes movement and bullet-time mechanics.

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 45.3% ★, FPS 14.7%, Gore 9.4%, Shooter 9%, First-Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique Lovecraftian art style and intense boomer-shooter gameplay that mirrors the horror elements of the seed.

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 36.9% ★, FPS 11.8%, Perma Death 11.2%, Roguelike 11%, Shooter 9%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated roguelike FPS that excels at procedural dungeon generation and fast-paced magical combat.

BPM is a rhythm-action FPS rogue-like where you must shoot, jump and dodge to the beat of an epic rock soundtrack. Delve into a randomly generated dungeon where one missed note can lead to your death. Gain game-changing abilities and loot powerful weaponry to defeat your ancient enemy: Nidhogg.

Why similar: Roguelike 27.8%, FPS 26.5%, Shooter 12.2%, Boomer Shooter 9.1% ★, Action 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based roguelike FPS that requires intense focus and fast reflexes to survive procedural encounters.

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 39.3% ★, Gore 13%, FPS 11.2%, Shooter 7.8%, Violent 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, horror-themed boomer-shooter that emphasizes gore and punishing combat encounters.

Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.

Why similar: Perma Death 20.9%, Roguelike 17.6%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Gore 11.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, horror-themed roguelike that features tight controls and high-intensity shooting.

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 24.8% ★, Gore 12.7%, FPS 10.3%, Roguelike 10.2%, Shooter 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite shooter designed to mimic the aesthetic and difficulty of 90s-era procedural shooters.

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 44.2% ★, FPS 11.8%, Gore 11%, Shooter 8.8%, First-Person 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A visceral, retro-styled shooter that focuses on fast movement and intense, old-school combat.

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 46.8% ★, FPS 14.8%, Shooter 8.6%, Gore 8.5%, Violent 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: An incredibly fast-paced shooter with high-octane movement and a heavy focus on visceral, over-the-top violence.

MOTHERGUNSHIP is a bullet-hell FPS where you craft your own guns, fight gigantic bosses, and defeat a robotic alien armada that conquered Earth. Face off against overwhelming odds in brutal, non-stop combats where thinking on your feet is the only way to survive.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 35.2% ★, Perma Death 14.8%, Roguelike 12.3%, Procedural Generation 12%, FPS 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell roguelike FPS that focuses on massive procedural encounters and customizable weaponry.

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 48.4% ★, FPS 12.1%, Shooter 11.8%, First-Person 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, gore-heavy retro shooter that captures the frantic energy of classic 90s FPS titles.

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 45.8% ★, Procedural Generation 14.6%, FPS 13.5%, Perma Death 7.3%, Roguelike 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic example of a roguelite FPS that utilizes procedural generation and fast-paced arcade combat.

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 38.3% ★, FPS 17.1%, Gore 10.4%, Shooter 9.3%, First-Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, atmospheric retro shooter that captures the raw, industrial feel of early 3D horror FPS games.

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 49.9% ★, FPS 13.9%, Gore 11.3%, Shooter 9%, First-Person 7%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential boomer-shooter that masterfully integrates horror themes with tight, responsive combat.

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 35.7% ★, Roguelike 10.7%, FPS 10.3%, Procedural Generation 9.7%, Gore 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, roguelite boomer-shooter that focuses on fast-paced, high-difficulty combat.

Face the darkness in Moros Protocol, a pixel-painted sci-fi FPS roguelite. Survive the nightmare alone or with allies as you navigate the decaying warship, stalked by horrors and guided by a voice you don’t recognize. Adapt, upgrade, and push forward. You may be outnumbered, but not outmatched.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 43.9% ★, Procedural Generation 14.3%, FPS 13.3%, Shooter 10.1%, Horror 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite boomer-shooter that incorporates souls-like difficulty and procedural level design.

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: Boomer Shooter 24.3% ★, FPS 19.2%, Shooter 13.2%, Gore 10.2%, Action 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A stylized, horror-focused FPS that emphasizes intense combat and eerie environments.

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: Boomer Shooter 51.4% ★, FPS 15.2%, Shooter 11.8%, First-Person 11.3%, Action 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a fast-paced, retro-inspired experience with unique magical weaponry and surreal level design.

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 39.2% ★, FPS 13.9%, Shooter 11.4%, Gore 8.2%, First-Person 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, retro-styled shooter that captures the chaotic energy of early FPS development.

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 32.5% ★, Perma Death 14.3%, Roguelike 12.7%, FPS 9.7%, Shooter 7.3%

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 58% ★, FPS 15.3%, Shooter 9.5%, First-Person 8.6%, Action 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced boomer-shooter built on the Doom engine that emphasizes challenging combat and retro aesthetics.

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 46.9% ★, FPS 14.2%, Shooter 10.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.3%, First-Person 10.1%

Rogue-like FPS with strong RPG elements set in a 22nd century reality-show parody. Win a fortune or die, but never disappoint your audience. And audience is virtual or real with revolutionary but optional features for streamers and their fans.

Why similar: Roguelike 18.5%, Perma Death 17.7%, FPS 17.1%, Procedural Generation 12%, Gore 11%

Why You'll Like It: A unique roguelike FPS that combines survival elements with a dark, satirical game-show premise.

Tower of Guns is a fast paced first-person-shooter for the twitch gamer... with a few randomized elements to keep it fresh with each playthrough. It's a short burst "Lunch Break FPS"... not unlike Binding of Isaac mixed with Doom 2. Tower of Guns was made by a guy named Joe (with his brother Mike composing the music).

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 36.5% ★, Perma Death 12.7%, Procedural Generation 10.4%, Roguelike 10%, FPS 9%

Why You'll Like It: A pure roguelike FPS that focuses on procedural levels and bullet-hell style combat.

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 46% ★, FPS 16.3%, Shooter 12.4%, First-Person 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric retro shooter with heavy gore and complex level design.

Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 21.7% ★, Gore 16.9%, FPS 13.8%, Shooter 12.2%, Violent 11.1%

>SYS//PURGE_ is a free, fast-paced FPS inspired by 90's classics, with roguelike elements. Collect items, stay alive and descend deeper into the facility. You take control of an LN-X unit, a glitch breaks you out of the Overseer's control. Make it burn.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 39.9% ★, FPS 11.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Action 8.1%, Gore 7%

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 42.7% ★, FPS 12.3%, Gore 11.3%, Roguelike 6.9%, Shooter 5.3%

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 41.4% ★, Gore 14.9%, FPS 12%, Roguelike 9.9%, Shooter 7.8%

BRUTAL First Person Shooter focused on action, gore, and exploration. Fueled by adrenaline-pumping trap-metal soundtrack.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 38.6% ★, Gore 13.7%, FPS 10.9%, Violent 8.5%, Shooter 8.4%

Casual & Hard FPS. Be careful with jam.

Why similar: FPS 33.1%, Horror 13.9%, Shooter 12.8%, First-Person 12.6%, Violent 8.6%

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 47.9% ★, FPS 13.2%, Gore 10.5%, Violent 7.7%, Action 6.9%

BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.

Why similar: Gore 37.8%, Violent 17%, Shooter 14.2%, Action 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%

Roguelike shooter set in a dystopian, livestreamed gameshow. Obliterate waves of deformed freaks, earn donations from your sadistic audience and gamble your earnings for upgrades. Your life is a Performance. Your Death is Content.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 48.6% ★, FPS 15.3%, Shooter 10%, First-Person 9.2%, Horror 5.2%

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 31.1% ★, Gore 15.9%, FPS 12.1%, Violent 11.3%, Action 8.7%

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% ★, Gore 14%, FPS 11.8%, Violent 9.2%, Shooter 8.8%

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 55.8% ★, FPS 12.8%, Shooter 8.6%, First-Person 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

ROSE is a violent rogue-lite arena shooter where you sacrifice your body parts to progress and gain new weapons and abilities. Slaughter waves of monstrous enemies and defeat titanic bosses in randomized arenas or die trying!

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 17.4% ★, Gore 15.2%, FPS 15.1%, Roguelike 12.8%, Violent 10.3%

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 44.8% ★, FPS 11.5%, Gore 10%, Shooter 8.9%, First-Person 7.8%

Hunt the military-industrial complex across stylish comic book micro-sandboxes in this fast-paced covert revenge thriller FPS from the developers of El Paso, Elsewhere.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 35.7% ★, Gore 22.3%, FPS 11.4%, Violent 8.1%, Shooter 7.4%

Collect crazy power-ups, upgrade your weapons into tools of destruction, and escape from the robotic zombie horde - alone, or with friends.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 43% ★, FPS 13.5%, Gore 8.9%, Roguelike 7.6%, Shooter 6.5%

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 43.8% ★, Gore 12%, Action 9.3%, Violent 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

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 43.6% ★, FPS 12.6%, Gore 10.2%, Shooter 9.9%, First-Person 9.5%

SUFFER is a brutally difficult retro-styled first person shooter! Become the Spirit of Anarchy and take on the police state in this horror-punk twist on classic PC gaming.

Why similar: Gore 28%, Violent 19.8%, FPS 16.9%, Shooter 11.3%, First-Person 10.9%

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: Gore 21.1%, Boomer Shooter 19.8% ★, Violent 14.9%, FPS 12.3%, Action 12.3%

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 50.4% ★, FPS 13.2%, Shooter 9.6%, First-Person 8.2%, Violent 6.3%

Twilight Manor: Roguelite FPS is a bloody and brutal shooter game that features beautiful cutscenes, jaw-dropping map design and an upgrade system you can carry over into Newgame+! Uncover the secret behind the mansion as you battle through bosses and enemies with a wide arsenal of weapons

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 47.4% ★, FPS 13.6%, Shooter 11.8%, First-Person 8%, Action 6.7%

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% ★, FPS 14%, First-Person 9.5%, Shooter 8.7%, Violent 7.2%

HELLBREAK is a fast-paced roguelite, survivor-like FPS where you fight through escalating waves in brutal arenas in Hell. Build powerful loadouts, earn favor from demon lords to unlock new gear, and climb the leaderboards for your salvation.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 49.3% ★, FPS 15.5%, Shooter 11.7%, First-Person 10.9%, Action 5.5%

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 47.9% ★, FPS 13%, Shooter 10.6%, First-Person 8.5%, Gore 7.2%

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 47.9% ★, FPS 14.9%, First-Person 10.3%, Shooter 10.1%, Action 6%

Blood, Fuel, Ammo & Speed is a fast-paced roguelite FPS action game. BFAS is focused on highly brutal, stylish, and smooth gameplay. Rip the Demons apart with your various satisfying weapons and sleek movement patterns. Power up your Operator with numerous stat upgrades and items.

Why similar: Shooter 24.5%, First-Person 21.8%, Gore 18.9%, Action 13.9%, FPS 7.2%

Team up with up to 4 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, and cosmetics.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 38.4% ★, Procedural Generation 12.6%, FPS 11.5%, Shooter 9.7%, Gore 6.3%