Games Like Deathmatch Classic

The greatest warriors of all time and space have been summoned to battle for the amusement of an ancient alien race. Wield a variety of guns and power-ups as you fight for glory against ruthless combatants in this fast-paced single-player and multiplayer FPS.

Why similar: Classic 28.3% ★, FPS 21.3%, Action 15.4%, Arena Shooter 10.2%, Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive arena shooter that served as the primary inspiration for the gameplay mechanics found in Deathmatch Classic.

Experience the most exciting and fast-paced FPS gameplay while competing with players from around the world in over 100 arenas, a dozen game modes, and with persistent career stats tracking, in this online features-focused successor to Quake III Arena.

Why similar: Classic 29.9% ★, FPS 20.5%, Action 12.5%, Arena Shooter 10.8%, Multiplayer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A refined, modern iteration of the classic Quake III formula that maintains the fast-paced, competitive arena experience.

Step into the Arena. Compete against players from around the world in this fast-paced shooter that combines the dark mythos of the original Quake with the skill-based competition of Quake III Arena. Become a Champion.

Why similar: Arena Shooter 39.4%, FPS 19.5%, Action 8.3%, Classic 8.2% ★, Multiplayer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the arena shooter genre that brings classic movement and weapon mechanics to a contemporary audience.

Reflex is a competitive Arena FPS that combines modern tech with the speed, precision and freedom of a 90s shooter. If you sunk countless hours into the Quake or Unreal series, Reflex will feel like a welcome return of the old school shooter feel.

Why similar: FPS 26.5%, Action 24.7%, Arena Shooter 20.4%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Competitive 7.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: A competitive shooter built specifically to emphasize movement mechanics and high-skill arena combat.

FRAG LIKE IT'S 1999! TOXIKK plays as if today's military shooters never existed: Designed as a spiritual successor to the FPS giants of the late 90s and early 2ks, TOXIKK carefully evolves their mechanics with modern technology and fresh ideas elaborated with Arena-FPS enthusiasts.

Why similar: FPS 24.7%, Action 22.7%, Arena Shooter 12.2%, Classic 10.9% ★, Multiplayer 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Designed as a spiritual successor to 90s arena shooters, it strips away modern tropes to focus on pure, fast-paced skill.

One of the most popular online action games of all time, Team Fortress Classic features over nine character classes -- from Medic to Spy to Demolition Man -- enlisted in a unique style of online team warfare. Each character class possesses unique weapons, items, and abilities, as teams compete online in a variety of game play modes.

Why similar: Action 37.7%, Classic 23.4% ★, FPS 16.6%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Shooter 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the same GoldSrc engine as Deathmatch Classic, it shares the exact same movement physics and classic multiplayer DNA.

You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.

Why similar: Classic 33.5% ★, FPS 23.2%, Action 17.2%, Shooter 5.7%, Multiplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational title that established the sci-fi aesthetic and movement feel replicated in Deathmatch Classic.

Warfork is a demanding fast paced first person shooter with a focus on speed, aim, movement, and above all competitive play.

Why similar: Action 22.8%, FPS 22.4%, Arena Shooter 14.2%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Shooter 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A lightning-fast, movement-heavy arena shooter that rewards precision and map knowledge.

Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993 and 1994, the definitive, newly enhanced versions of DOOM + DOOM II are available as a combined product.

Why similar: Classic 39.5% ★, FPS 22.4%, Action 13.3%, Shooter 5%, Old School 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive classic shooters that established the fast-paced, high-lethality combat style that all arena shooters follow.

Evil has returned! Demonic powers are manifesting themselves as a myriad of dark creatures, fighting over the fates of imprisoned souls caught in Purgatory.

Why similar: Action 39.1%, FPS 26.8%, Classic 13.1% ★, Shooter 5.6%, Multiplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features intense, high-speed combat in confined arenas that mirrors the frantic nature of classic deathmatch games.

As part of the elite Rhino Squad, you must spearhead Earth’s military invasion of a hostile alien homeworld. But, in this desperate war for humanity’s survival against an unrelenting enemy, you may discover that the only way to defeat them...is to become one of them.

Why similar: FPS 28.2%, Action 21.9%, Classic 21.2% ★, Shooter 8.2%, Multiplayer 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the legacy of fast-paced, sci-fi arena combat with modern graphical fidelity.

Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001!

Why similar: Classic 35.1% ★, Action 23.3%, FPS 23.1%, Shooter 5.6%, Multiplayer 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on massive arenas and relentless, high-speed combat against hordes of enemies.

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 24.3%, Classic 23.2% ★, Action 13.6%, Shooter 9.4%, Arena Shooter 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the retro aesthetic and movement-based combat of late 90s shooters with incredible precision.

Half-Life Deathmatch: Source is a recreation of the first multiplayer game set in the Half-Life universe. Features all the classic weapons and most-played maps, now running on the Source engine.

Why similar: Action 34.4%, FPS 23.3%, Classic 19.1% ★, Multiplayer 8.9%, Shooter 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A direct remake of the original Half-Life multiplayer experience, preserving the classic feel of early Valve shooters.

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 38%, Action 22.4%, Classic 10.4% ★, Shooter 10.1%, Retro 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A modern boomer shooter that perfectly captures the visceral speed and weapon feedback of 90s classics.

Fast multiplayer action set in the Half-Life 2 universe! HL2's physics adds a new dimension to deathmatch play. Play straight deathmatch or try Combine vs. Resistance teamplay. Toss a toilet at your friend today!

Why similar: Action 44.3%, FPS 25.1%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Shooter 6.7%, First-Person 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Uses the physics-based engine and multiplayer focus that evolved directly from the GoldSrc era of Valve games.

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month February 2002!

Why similar: Classic 31.8% ★, Action 25.9%, FPS 22.4%, Shooter 5.5%, Multiplayer 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the chaotic, high-speed arena combat of its predecessor with even more weapon variety.

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: Action 33.2%, FPS 25.5%, Classic 11.3% ★, Arena Shooter 6.6%, Shooter 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the original Quake engine, this game provides an authentic 90s shooter experience with modern design sensibilities.

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 33.3%, Action 25.9%, Shooter 11.5%, Arena Shooter 7.5%, Fast-Paced 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features extreme speed and aggressive movement mechanics that will feel right at home for any arena shooter fan.

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 40.4%, Action 22.9%, Shooter 13.1%, Old School 7.5%, First-Person 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the gritty, fast-paced atmosphere and movement-heavy combat of late 90s Eastern European shooters.

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: Classic 38.8% ★, FPS 25.3%, Action 17.9%, Shooter 6.2%, Old School 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers classic arena-style combat with a focus on fast movement and mastery of a diverse weapon arsenal.

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 34.4%, Action 28.1%, Shooter 14.5%, Old School 10%, First-Person 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines modern quality-of-life features with the satisfying, fast-paced combat and level design of classic shooters.

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: Classic 36.9% ★, FPS 24.7%, Action 15.8%, Shooter 6.6%, First-Person 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: An essential classic that shares the same movement feel and weapon-focused combat as other 90s arena titles.

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 31%, Action 21.4%, Shooter 10.7%, Fast-Paced 8.9%, Old School 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern Build engine game that feels exactly like the fast-paced, high-octane shooters of the mid-90s.

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 24.8%, Action 24.4%, Arena Shooter 15%, Shooter 14.5%, First-Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane shooter that prioritizes speed, aggression, and classic arena mechanics above all else.

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 24.8%, Action 22.9%, Arena Shooter 15.5%, Shooter 11.6%, Old School 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced movement and projectile-based combat that feels like a fantasy-themed arena shooter.

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 34.3%, Action 29.1%, Shooter 15.6%, Old School 8.7%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired shooter that emphasizes movement and intense, arena-style encounters in a dark fantasy setting.

Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.

Why similar: Action 26.4%, Classic 25.3% ★, FPS 23.6%, Shooter 8%, Multiplayer 8%

Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

Why similar: Classic 37% ★, FPS 22.7%, Action 13.8%, Shooter 6.2%, Multiplayer 4.7%

A futuristic action game that challenges your agility as well as your aim, Ricochet features one-on-one and team matches played in a variety of futuristic battle arenas.

Why similar: Action 55.1%, Classic 17.1% ★, FPS 13.1%, Multiplayer 5.6%, Shooter 2.8%

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: Classic 30.8% ★, Action 26.5%, FPS 23%, Shooter 6.9%, Multiplayer 3.5%

With its extensive Tour of Duty campaign, a near-limitless number of skirmish modes, updates and new content for Counter-Strike's award-winning multiplayer game play, plus over 12 bonus single player missions, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is a tremendous offering of single and multiplayer content.

Why similar: Action 33.2%, FPS 25.1%, Classic 18.1% ★, Shooter 9%, Multiplayer 7.3%

Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

Why similar: Classic 30.5% ★, FPS 20.8%, Action 15.9%, Shooter 7.8%, Multiplayer 7.7%

Aliens Versus Predator Classic 2000 features the Colonial Marine, Alien and Predator Campaigns and the frenetic single-player Skirmish mode from the original title: Alien Versus Predator Gold Edition, which was released to massive acclaim in 2000.

Why similar: Classic 37.1% ★, FPS 22.5%, Action 19.1%, Multiplayer 6.2%, Shooter 5.8%

Valve's WWII Multiplayer Classic - Now available for Mac.

Why similar: FPS 39.8%, Action 20.3%, Classic 16% ★, Multiplayer 10.6%, Shooter 9.1%

Enlist in an intense brand of Axis vs. Allied teamplay set in the WWII European Theatre of Operations. Players assume the role of light/assault/heavy infantry, sniper or machine-gunner class, each with a unique arsenal of historical weaponry at their disposal. Missions are based on key historical operations.

Why similar: FPS 54.8%, Classic 16.8% ★, Action 11.4%, Multiplayer 7.1%, Shooter 6.5%

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

Why similar: Action 71.4%, FPS 28.6%

Quake II RTX is a cutting-edge, ray-traced reimagining of id software’s old school classic, by NVIDIA’s Lightspeed Studios. Global lighting effects, including realistic reflections, refraction, shadows, ambient occlusion and global illumination are a result of the path-traced simulation of light.

Why similar: Action 42.8%, FPS 21.4%, Classic 15.3% ★, Multiplayer 8.6%, Shooter 4.7%

Grow, fight, collect and evade in the last cosmic arena the very end of time. Acquire MASS to evolve your EXOFORM from the nimble ATOM to the godlike OMEGA and compete for fun and dominance in a fast-paced, multiplayer shooter. ATOMEGA™ !

Why similar: Action 49.7%, FPS 22.3%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Shooter 8.7%, First-Person 5.8%

Get ready for intense, skill-based FPS action with AQtion! Featuring the best of Action Quake 2, enjoy fast-paced combat, realistic weapons, and thrilling multiplayer battles. Dominate the arena now on Steam!

Why similar: Action 26.3%, FPS 25.6%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Shooter 11.1%, Old School 9.1%

From the team that brought you Aleph One, the classic sci-fi FPS Marathon from Bungie on Mac revived for modern hardware by the fan community.

Why similar: FPS 36.6%, Action 26.5%, Shooter 15.9%, First-Person 9.3%, Multiplayer 4.7%

Hyperdrive Massacre is an 80s inspired arcade fragfest in Spacewar sauce designed around local multiplayer, focused on kinestetics, tactical and shooting skills at a frenzied pace.

Why similar: Action 95%, Arena Shooter 2.6%, Shooter 1.8%, Sci-fi 0.4%, Co-op 0.3%

eBall is an old-school multiplayer arena shooter with high speed gameplay and a minimalistic look. An old school rocket and grenade in combination with rattling speed gameplay and predictive air shoot of a classic arena FPS with the power of modern gaming technology.

Why similar: FPS 19.9%, Action 18.8%, Arena Shooter 11.9%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Shooter 8.7%

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

Why similar: Action 30.5%, Arena Shooter 19.1%, Classic 16.3% ★, FPS 14.2%, Shooter 9.5%

Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.

Why similar: FPS 43.6%, Classic 25.5% ★, Action 17.1%, Shooter 5.9%, First-Person 3.1%

Experience the thrill of classic arena shooters reborn. Vengeance delivers nonstop, skill-driven combat with fast respawns, chaotic maps, and authentic weapon recoil. Forget microtransactions—just pure, old-school shooting fun. Play fast. Play the past!

Why similar: Action 26.4%, FPS 25%, Arena Shooter 12.9%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Shooter 11%

More pulse-pounding 360° action blasting through tunnels with six degrees of freedom.

Why similar: Classic 36% ★, Action 24.9%, FPS 18.5%, Shooter 6.8%, Old School 5.6%

A fast-paced arena-style shooter with an emphasis on movement, collect various weapons, and other pickups to dominate the competition in a peer-to-peer 8-person free-for-all!

Why similar: Action 64.2%, Arena Shooter 15.6%, Multiplayer 12.8%, First-Person 7.4%

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 31.1%, Action 24.4%, Classic 19.4% ★, Shooter 7.1%, Multiplayer 5.7%

SiN: Gold has returned! Free update for original owners!

Why similar: Action 65.8%, FPS 11.4%, Classic 10.2% ★, Shooter 4.6%, Multiplayer 4%

A Simple, Fun, Multiplayer FPS game, strictly built and packaged for development testing and networking development.

Why similar: Action 42%, FPS 30.3%, Shooter 15.2%, Multiplayer 12.6%

Strap on your combat sandals...Lo Wang is coming to the Land of the Rising Sun to turn out the lights. Experience total blood immersion. If you can't touch, kill or drive something...then blow it away! Whether you're wielding shurikens, an Uzi, or a freshly plundered Guardian head...you've got your work cut out for you.

Why similar: Classic 40.3% ★, FPS 24%, Action 18%, Shooter 4.9%, Gore 2.7%

Wolfenstein®: Enemy Territory is a free-to-play, objective-based multiplayer World War 2 first-person shooter. Featuring up to 32 players, choose either the Axis or Allies, as you fight across six maps based on real-world battle locations.

Why similar: FPS 27.6%, Classic 22.5% ★, Action 22%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Shooter 8.8%