Games Like Dark Raid

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 75.5%, Action 24.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is widely considered the gold standard for modern retro-inspired shooters, perfectly capturing the fast, visceral combat found in 90s classics.

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 65.2%, Action 34.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully blends old-school arena-shooter design with modern visual effects and creative, magic-based weaponry.

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: FPS 57.1%, Action 42.9%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the original Quake engine, it delivers an authentic dark, gritty, and fast-paced shooter experience.

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: FPS 68%, Action 32%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a fast-paced, retro-styled experience that emphasizes movement and aggressive combat similar to the core loop of Dark Raid.

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 62.3%, Action 29.8%, Indie 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a tactical, retro-styled FPS experience that excels in satisfying gunplay and environmental interaction.

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 66.4%, Action 22.6%, Indie 11%

Why You'll Like It: It combines high-fidelity modern rendering with classic gameplay mechanics to create a seamless bridge between old and new FPS styles.

Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.

Why similar: FPS 48.1%, Action 35.5%, Indie 16.4%

Why You'll Like It: As a fellow indie-developed FPS, it shares the same gritty, low-budget retro charm and straightforward shooter mechanics.

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 40.8%, Action 37.4%, Indie 21.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is a direct, indie-focused retro FPS that emphasizes simple, fast-paced combat in a sci-fi setting.

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: FPS 66.4%, Action 23.1%, Indie 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the essence of classic 90s shooters with a distinct pixelated aesthetic and deep weapon progression systems.

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: FPS 60.2%, Action 27.3%, Indie 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, sci-fi shooter that pushes movement and speed to the limit, mirroring the intensity of indie retro-shooters.

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 63.6%, Action 25.5%, Indie 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizing the classic Build engine, this game offers a high-quality, authentic retro experience with modern level design sensibilities.

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: FPS 74.9%, Action 25.1%

Why You'll Like It: It blends classic retro-shooter gameplay with modern loot-based progression, offering a highly addictive and fast-paced experience.

Certified 100% pure arcade action, rendered in eye-melting neon vectors, Vektor Wars is classic first-person blasting for the shooter connoisseur.

Why similar: FPS 49.1%, Action 31.5%, Indie 19.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the retro sci-fi aesthetic with fast-paced shooting mechanics that feel very similar to the spirit of Dark Raid.

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: FPS 78.9%, Action 21.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on high-skill movement and aggressive, fast-paced combat that rewards players for playing with style and speed.

Neon Shadow is a fast paced Cyber Punk FPS inspired by classic shooters.

Why similar: Action 59.1%, FPS 40.9%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, arcade-style sci-fi FPS that captures the simple, action-heavy feel of mid-2010s indie shooters.

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: FPS 63.7%, Action 36.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is a fast-paced, indie-developed arena shooter that prioritizes movement and intense, bloody combat.

Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!

Why similar: FPS 56.2%, Action 32.2%, Indie 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi shooter that shares the indie-developed, action-heavy approach to first-person combat found in Dark Raid.

Explore impossible mazes while battling the Ancient Ones and their bio-mechanical servitors in this retro first-person, Lovecraft inspired shooter. Paradox Vector's graphics are inspired by the old-school vector graphics games of the early 1980's.

Why similar: FPS 71.8%, Action 28.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a unique, retro-styled sci-fi experience with a focus on 3D movement and classic shooter tropes.

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: Action 42.9%, FPS 29.9%, Indie 27.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the spirit of 90s sci-fi shooters with fast movement and a focus on arena-style combat encounters.

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: FPS 58.1%, Action 23.3%, Indie 18.5%

Why You'll Like It: Built with a classic-style engine, this game delivers a polished, old-school shooter experience with a distinct sci-fi atmosphere.

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: Action 39.1%, FPS 38%, Indie 23%

Why You'll Like It: A pure, unadulterated retro shooter that focuses on the core pillars of 90s action: speed, gore, and big guns.

Iron Grip: Warlord invigorates tower defense with first-person shooter elements to give a new twist to the genre.It puts you in the heat of the battle, fighting off hordes of AI-controlled invaders. Play alone or with friends, in a diverse and challenging struggle to save all of Atelia.

Why similar: Action 39.8%, FPS 39.1%, Indie 21.1%

Why You'll Like It: This indie title mixes FPS combat with tower defense elements, appealing to players who enjoy the experimental nature of 2010s indie shooters.

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 64.8%, Action 21.2%, Indie 14%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique, gritty retro-shooter experience that feels like a love letter to the early days of 3D FPS games.

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 51%, Indie 26.7%, FPS 22.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title delivers a fast-paced, pixelated retro-shooter experience that fits perfectly within the indie FPS landscape.

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 67.1%, Action 32.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines retro-shooter gameplay with a dark, immersive world and satisfying, punchy combat mechanics.

Action, mystery, and a chance for redemption await you in the gritty first-person action-adventure GRAVEN. Explore a dark fantasy world as a wrongly convicted man of faith. Battle the horrors of humanity, the wilds, and beyond using armaments, magic, and the environment.

Why similar: FPS 65.2%, Action 34.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more adventure-focused, it utilizes a retro-inspired aesthetic and first-person combat that appeals to fans of classic shooters.

Putrefaction 2: Void Walker is fast-paced, hardcore, arcade FPS, inspired by old-school shooters.

Why similar: Action 45.5%, FPS 36.7%, Indie 17.9%

Why You'll Like It: The sequel expands on the indie-shooter roots of the original, offering more arena-based combat and retro-inspired challenges.

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: FPS 59.1%, Action 28.8%, Indie 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique comic-book art style applied to a classic, fast-paced FPS framework, making it a standout indie shooter.

The eight-bit first-person shooter in the NES palette!

Why similar: FPS 51%, Action 26.8%, Indie 22.1%

Why You'll Like It: A simple, indie-developed FPS that focuses on the core retro experience of navigating levels and shooting enemies.

MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.

Why similar: FPS 51.5%, Action 31.5%, Indie 17%

Why You'll Like It: This indie shooter focuses on physics-based, cinematic action that feels like a modern evolution of classic arena shooters.

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: FPS 63.9%, Action 36.1%

Eliminate hordes of monsters in a thrilling first person shooter - ILLWILL.

Why similar: FPS 65.8%, Action 34.2%

Onraid is a challenging 2D shooter game, where you are free to develop your own play style and tactics to destroy your enemies.

Why similar: Action 70%, Indie 30%

When every apocalypse strikes at the same time, three heroes rise to save their doomed world! Raid hundreds of dungeons, hack through waves of enemies, and defeat powerful bosses in this new take to the Hack & Slash RPG genre.

Why similar: Action 61.3%, Indie 38.7%

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 64.2%, Action 35.8%

Attack from Outer Space. Classic old-school First/Third person shooter. Fight against zombies, mutants, monsters to save the Earth!

Why similar: FPS 60.9%, Action 39.1%

A retro shooter inspired by classics like Wolfenstein and Doom. Think of it as a tribute, a love letter to the games that defined a generation, with a few modern touches of my own. It’s tough, fast, and demands skill, just the way those old-school shooters did.

Why similar: FPS 67.4%, Action 32.6%

Play Droid Assault and experience running blaster battles with hordes of rampaging killer robots! Discover a unique tactical arcade shooter, with the fun addictive gameplay of 8-bit classics. You'll need your wits and the help of your acquired droid squad to stay alive in this fast-paced retro actionfest.

Why similar: Action 63.7%, Indie 36.3%

Offendron Warrior is a retro arcade that combines shooting and defense. Your objective is saving Offendron civilians in the planets from the group of enemies, who are trying to spread a virus that turns Offendrons into mindless killing machines and eventually destroy the whole planet.

Why similar: Action 66.9%, Indie 33.1%

Is a first-person shooter game. The game will follow the scenario of the game, and destroy the enemies in its path

Why similar: FPS 68.1%, Action 31.9%

Hell Shooter is a old-school FPS game.

Why similar: Action 41.3%, FPS 33.4%, Indie 25.3%

Mohrta is a nonlinear FPS adventure through the strange and otherworldly. Explore a vast selection of unique environments, slay an enormous cast of bizarre creatures, and upgrade your arsenal of multifaceted weapons.

Why similar: FPS 69%, Action 26.8%, Indie 4.2%

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: FPS 59.6%, Action 29%, Indie 11.4%

A dungeon-crawler-rail-shooter-action hybrid for sickos. Blast FREAKS into pieces with juicy non-traditional FPS gameplay!

Why similar: FPS 72.2%, Action 27.8%

Xenoraid is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up with procedurally driven missions and detailed shooting mechanics. Modern features such as real time fighter switching and squadron management make Xenoraid a fresh and thrilling shooter!

Why similar: Action 62.7%, Indie 37.3%

Break the Web is a 3D first-person shooter game made in an unusual surreal style of 90s shooters with brightly acid graphics and dynamic battles with enemies.

Why similar: Action 49.4%, Indie 31.2%, FPS 19.4%

Vzerthos is a 2D isometric old-school techno-fantasy styled Top-Down Shooter. Player's arsenal includes skills of the Thunder God's heir and three types of guns - use them to slice and dice, burn and blow up your enemies!

Why similar: Action 59.6%, Indie 40.4%

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 100%

Hyper Bounce Blast is a stomach-churning retro shooter blended with classic platforming action. Bounce, shoot and dodge to survive the ever-increasing enemy attack. Bring it on!

Why similar: Action 62.7%, Indie 37.3%

Deadfall Adventures is an action-driven first-person shooter, spiced up with elements from action-adventure games. Become an adventurer, hunt for treasures, explore unknown regions of the world and rescue the damsel in distress from the clutches of enemies, both earthly and not-so-earthly.

Why similar: FPS 55.4%, Action 39.3%, Indie 5.3%

A retro FPS with an artistically gritty setting from the early 2000's. Uncover futuristic weapons lost to time and face off against terrifying bosses. Do you have what it takes to stand against the darkness and save humanity from the brink of extinction?

Why similar: FPS 65.8%, Action 34.2%

Mech FPS game in all directions of space; follow the story and contribute to the fight for your homeland! Survive the space wars as an up-and-coming soldier with the toughest warriors around!

Why similar: Action 48.2%, FPS 39.2%, Indie 12.6%

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: FPS 56.4%, Action 32.7%, Indie 10.9%

Humans VS Aliens FPS shooter combined with RTS.

Why similar: Action 43.4%, FPS 31%, Indie 25.5%

Diluvian Ultra: Awakening shows a never-before seen part of Diluvian Ultra's story, preceding the events of the main game. As a young Diluvian Knight, stage a heroic defense against insurmountable odds, in this single-player FPS with a retro aesthetic and fast-paced, strategic combat.

Why similar: FPS 52.9%, Action 47.1%

A challenging retro arcade FPS/TPS straight from the late '90s. The Crime Wars have started and it's up to the Ultra Cops to bring back ultimate justice. Use Mechs, Riot Cars and serious firepower to bring the pain to the criminal underworld in this 6th Generation Y2K inspired game.

Why similar: FPS 64.6%, Action 35.4%

Fight monsters, ghosts, and zombies with your mighty sythe! Find all the secrets, and unlock powerful weapons! Avoid saws, fireballs, pools of acid, and spikes! Kraino Origins is retro gaming goodness!

Why similar: Action 93.9%, Indie 6.1%

A retro FPS set in a faux norse-celtic fantasy world in the midst of a war with the dead. Grab an axe, get revenge.

Why similar: FPS 66.6%, Action 33.4%