Games Like Descent

A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.

Why similar: 6DOF 44.2% ★, Classic 27.2% ★, FPS 7.7%, Space 4.3%, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the original creators of Descent, this is the definitive modern spiritual successor to the 6DoF formula.

Desecrators is a retro six-degrees-of-freedom shooter set in a 41st-century galaxy where outlaw hovercraft pilots plunder deep-space installations. Loot destructive weapons and powerful upgrades to take on the ultimate heist: the legendary vaults of the Galactic Treasury.

Why similar: 6DOF 37.9% ★, Old School 12.6%, 1990's 9.1%, Flight 8.8%, Shooter 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern indie title that explicitly pays homage to the 6DoF tunnel-shooter genre with intense first-person combat.

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

Why similar: Classic 39.1% ★, 6DOF 26.6% ★, Old School 8%, FPS 7.2%, Shooter 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel expands on the original's mechanics with new weapons, enemies, and more complex level design.

Scavengers from all over the galaxy have come to a dead Earth to loot the remains of the technology that can found in underground tunnels. You must fight your way past the scum of the universe. As you prepare for deadly combat, you are going to quickly learn that the future is... Forsaken!

Why similar: 6DOF 41.6% ★, Classic 40.4% ★, FPS 7.8%, Action 6.2%, Retro 4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic 6DoF shooter that mirrors the high-speed, tunnel-based combat and disorienting movement of the Descent series.

The vertigo continues as the highly anticipated sequel to Descent I and II takes the mind-bending, pulse-pounding experience to another level!

Why similar: 6DOF 38.8% ★, Classic 37.5% ★, FPS 8.1%, Action 7.7%, Shooter 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This entry pushes the series into more expansive environments while maintaining the core 6DoF gameplay.

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 58.9% ★, FPS 12.9%, Old School 6.6%, Shooter 6.4%, 1990's 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for 90s movement-based shooters, providing the same fast-paced, visceral combat found in retro FPS titles.

Sublevel Zero Redux is a roguelite six-degree-of-freedom shooter in a universe where reality is falling apart. Use your zero-g gunship to fight through a vast underground facility, looting advanced weapons to destroy hordes of deadly enemies.

Why similar: 6DOF 61.8% ★, Shooter 14.1%, Retro 9.9%, Sci-fi 6.6%, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A modern roguelite that perfectly captures the 6DoF flight and combat mechanics in a procedurally generated environment.

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 57.9% ★, FPS 11.8%, Old School 7.5%, 1990's 7.4%, Shooter 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Essential 1990s FPS experiences that defined the genre's fast-paced, corridor-clearing gameplay.

Volition's classic is back. Descent: FreeSpace is the quintessential old school space shooter. With a deep story, great graphics and engaging battles against fighters to capital ships it keeps you moving. Breakout that flight stick and enroll with the Grand Terran Alliance today.

Why similar: 6DOF 40.4% ★, Space 14.8%, Flight 11.2%, FPS 10.6%, Shooter 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to Freespace 2, offering a classic space-combat experience that complements the Descent series.

FreeSpace 2, the follow up to the classic Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War is ready to engage you in the second round. Follow the Grand Terran Vasudan Alliance further into the mysteries of the Shivans. Get your flight stick and hit the flight deck. The last time was just a warm up.

Why similar: Classic 62% ★, Space 23.7%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Action 5.2%, Flight 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused on space combat, it shares the same technical pedigree and intense sci-fi atmosphere as the Descent universe.

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 22.4%, Old School 20.5%, Shooter 13.9%, Retro 13.6%, 1990's 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the classic Build engine, this modern game perfectly replicates the feel and challenge of 90s shooters.

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 56.7% ★, FPS 14%, 1990's 6.9%, Shooter 6.2%, Old School 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic shooter that refined the fast-paced, boomer-shooter style with improved visuals and level design.

Re-discover what made System Shock the first of it's kind, a ground breaking immersive sim that would inspire a generation of games to come....

Why similar: Classic 64.5% ★, FPS 9.3%, 1990's 6.5%, Retro 4.6%, Sci-fi 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, immersive sci-fi atmosphere that complements the industrial, space-station setting of Descent.

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 63.8% ★, FPS 14.9%, Shooter 6.4%, Action 5.3%, Old School 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-octane, arena-style combat against overwhelming odds, similar to the frantic moments in Descent.

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: Classic 38.7% ★, FPS 14.4%, Old School 13.3%, Shooter 10.1%, Retro 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern retro-shooter that masterfully captures the movement and atmosphere of 90s classics.

Operate an advanced mining ship in a fully destructible and open-world environment!

Why similar: 6DOF 63.7% ★, Space 14.6%, Action 10.9%, Shooter 7.6%, Sci-fi 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines 6DoF flight with mining and combat in a destructible space environment, echoing the industrial sci-fi feel of Descent.

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 58.6% ★, FPS 13.9%, 1990's 8.6%, Shooter 6.8%, Retro 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential 90s FPS that captures the same era and level of intensity as the original Descent.

Hailed as the original FPS-RPG game that spawned countless imitators, Strife: Veteran Edition is a love letter to the classic from 1996.

Why similar: Classic 59.7% ★, FPS 12.9%, 1990's 8%, Retro 5.7%, Action 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique 90s FPS/RPG hybrid that offers a more narrative-driven experience within the classic shooter framework.

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: Old School 24%, FPS 18.7%, Shooter 15.6%, 1990's 12.6%, Retro 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, magic-based retro shooter that emphasizes movement and arena-style combat.

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 59.6% ★, FPS 16%, 1990's 6.5%, Shooter 6.2%, Action 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: The ultimate multiplayer arena shooter, focusing on the pure, fast-paced movement that defines the genre.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse lurk in the shadows before you. They are Death, Pestilence, Famine, and War. They are the root of all that is evil, but the least of your worries. The last of the three Serpent Riders yet lives.

Why similar: Classic 67% ★, FPS 14.4%, Action 5.3%, 1990's 4.5%, Shooter 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic 90s FPS that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving within complex, interconnected levels.

Play the enhanced version of the original game released on the Nintendo 64 in 1997. Years have passed since you stopped Hell’s invasion of Earth. Quarantined for humanity’s safety, the UAC research facilities on Mars were abandoned and forgotten...until now.

Why similar: Classic 55% ★, FPS 11.9%, 1990's 9.3%, Shooter 6.4%, Retro 6.1%

Enjoy fast-paced multiplayer gaming with Deathmatch Classic (a.k.a. DMC). Valve's tribute to the work of id software, DMC invites players to grab their rocket launchers and put their reflexes to the test in a collection of futuristic settings.

Why similar: Classic 50% ★, Action 18.4%, FPS 12.6%, Shooter 7.3%, Old School 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A nostalgic look at the early days of multiplayer FPS combat that defined the 1990s.

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 31%, Classic 24.1% ★, Retro 19%, Shooter 14.4%, Action 6.4%

Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons: Episode 1: Marooned on Mars (Dec. 14th 1990) Episode 2: The Earth Explodes (1991) Episode 3: Keen Must Die! (1991) Commander Keen's very first adventure, and the debut of id's groundbreaking side-scrolling technology.

Why similar: Classic 70.1% ★, 1990's 10.3%, Old School 8.8%, Retro 6%, Action 3.2%

Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II picks up where the award-winning Dark Forces™ game left off...with even more features and firepower in dazzling 3D graphics. As Kyle Katarn, you must acquire a lightsaber and learn the ways of the Force to become a Jedi Knight.

Why similar: Classic 58.3% ★, FPS 13%, Action 7.1%, Shooter 5.5%, Space 5.5%

Fast paced, first person adventure aboard Noah's ark!

Why similar: Classic 62.4% ★, FPS 19%, Retro 5.2%, Shooter 4.8%, Action 4.5%

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 57.5% ★, FPS 14.8%, Shooter 8.2%, Old School 7.3%, Action 6.1%

A playable demo of the game Overload, a new six-degree-of-freedom shooter from the creators of Descent. Version 3.0 is from April 2018.

Why similar: 6DOF 59.2% ★, Action 11.5%, Space 9.6%, FPS 9.4%, Shooter 7.4%

The Legacy of Star Wars Dark Forces™ and Star Wars® Jedi Knight lives on in the intense first-person action of Jedi Outcast.

Why similar: Classic 65.7% ★, FPS 10.6%, Action 7.3%, Shooter 6.3%, Sci-fi 4.9%

Experience epic space battles while piloting a small, fast fighter ship as part of a fleet that lashes out against enemy factions across stunning procedurally generated star systems in Disputed Space.

Why similar: 6DOF 38.9% ★, Space 13.3%, Shooter 12.1%, Action 9.9%, FPS 9%

Prepare for terror in this ground-breaking classic old-school FPS. Following the destruction of Time you are left to battle in this horrific hellhole of multilevel interconnected missions populated by gruesome grotesque creatures.

Why similar: Old School 22.4%, FPS 21.1%, Shooter 15.2%, 1990's 13.8%, Retro 13%

World War II rages. The Nazis are planning to build an unstoppable, mutant army. On a mission to steal the secret plans, you were captured and imprisoned. Now, a lucky break gives you the chance to escape, but a maze of passages and trigger-happy Nazis stand in your way.

Why similar: Classic 45.2% ★, Old School 12.1%, FPS 10.9%, 1990's 9.5%, Shooter 7.9%

From commanding the battle standing on the bridge of your flagship all the way down to tactical infantry firefights - AFF brings together all the combat you ever loved in a rich science fiction setting. Boarding, pilotable capital ships, deep weapon customization and full Bot support included!

Why similar: 6DOF 39.9% ★, FPS 14.9%, Space 14.5%, Shooter 11.6%, Sci-fi 5.8%

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 59.5% ★, FPS 15.1%, Old School 7%, Shooter 6.7%, Action 6.1%

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: Classic 47.2% ★, Action 19.1%, FPS 12.9%, Shooter 5%, Space 4.8%

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: Classic 24.3% ★, FPS 20%, Old School 14.9%, Retro 12.9%, Action 9.1%

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 64.2% ★, FPS 13.9%, Shooter 6.5%, Action 4.2%, Retro 4%

The Apogee Throwback Pack is a collection of four classic Apogee Software titles all in one kick ass package. Blast your way across the galaxy as British Special Agent Blake Stone in "Aliens of Gold" and "Planet Strike", then take on an ancient evil menace as the H.U.N.T in "Rise of the Triad".

Why similar: FPS 19.5%, Old School 18.4%, Shooter 16.1%, 1990's 15.1%, Retro 12.7%

Prepare for a challenge. Gun Rocket is a 2D physics arcade game that is not for the feint of heart or the stiff of fingers. In search of adventure, you have been caught by holes in space and time. Can you escape?

Why similar: Classic 64.4% ★, Space 13.9%, Retro 9.1%, Action 5.1%, Sci-fi 4.8%

The great action-crazed, guns blazing, shoot ‘em up game comes back straight out of the ‘90s. Raptor: Call of the Shadows and its futuristic world are ready to challenge your flying skills.

Why similar: Old School 21.1%, Flight 19.8%, 1990's 17.7%, Retro 10.2%, Shooter 9.1%

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 40.2%, Shooter 27.1%, Retro 12.9%, Action 11.9%, First-Person 7.5%

The evil Empire is currently creating a doomsday army behind a veil of secrecy. However, they are no match for the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division. Your mission is to infiltrate the Empire and put an end to their plans for terror and domination.

Why similar: Classic 21.4% ★, FPS 14.6%, Shooter 12.4%, Old School 11.9%, Space 11.1%

Spaceflight action for the new age! Push your piloting skills to the ultimate test, blast and burn your way through swarms of starfighters, merciless armadas and colossal behemoths in an epic roguelike campaign that spans the cosmos. Easy to learn, tricky to master, and impossible to put down.

Why similar: Flight 33.4%, Shooter 32.5%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Space 10.6%, Action 10.4%

It is a time of great rejoicing in the galaxy. Luke Skywalker, with the help of Wedge Antilles, has blown up the Death Star. But there is little time to celebrate. The mighty Empire is gathering strength for a determined, all-out assault on the Rebel forces.

Why similar: Classic 65.9% ★, Flight 12.1%, Action 7.1%, Space 6.6%, Sci-fi 4.3%

The Master Chief’s iconic journey includes six games, built for PC and collected in a single integrated experience. Whether you’re a long-time fan or meeting Spartan 117 for the first time, The Master Chief Collection is the definitive Halo gaming experience.

Why similar: Classic 59.5% ★, FPS 12.3%, Shooter 7.6%, Space 7.6%, Sci-fi 4.2%

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 66.5% ★, FPS 16.2%, Shooter 8.2%, Action 3.5%, Old School 2.9%