- #1 Nightmare Reaper
97% matchVery Positive94% of 3,745 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Bit Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 42.3% ★, FPS 10.6%, Old School 10.5%, Retro 9.9%, 1990's 8%
- #2 Sublevel Zero Redux
96% matchVery Positive87% of 527 reviews2015
Dev: Sigtrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 36.5% ★, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Shooter 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Retro 9.2%
- #3 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,930 reviews2024
Dev: KillPixel GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 43% ★, FPS 11.7%, Retro 11.3%, Old School 10.3%, 1990's 6.6%
- #4 ADACA
95% matchVery Positive91% of 883 reviews2022
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A Sci-fi FPS set on the mysterious planet ADACA. - Use your GRAVITY-MANIPULATING arm to HURL objects at your foes or even RIP weapons directly from their hands! - EXPLORE and manipulate the environment in this EERIE and HOSTILE world!
Why similar: Old School 22.1%, FPS 15.8%, Retro 13%, Shooter 12.2%, Sci-fi 10.4%
- #5 Battle Shapers
94% matchVery Positive82% of 1,089 reviews2024
Dev: Metric Empire
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Battle Shapers is an action-packed, sci-fi FPS roguelite in which you shoot and smash your way through swarms of corrupt robots. Wield powerful weapons, abilities, and game-changing new powers stolen from ruthless Overlords.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30% ★, Robots 14.5%, Roguelike 10.7%, FPS 10.4%, Shooter 9.9%
- #6 Roboquest
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 23,988 reviews2023
Dev: RyseUp Studios
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
Why similar: FPS 22.1%, Online Co-Op 20.6%, Shooter 16.5%, Roguelike 11.5%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #7 CYBERHUNK
93% matchVery Positive82% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Birch Tree Games
Windows
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 33.7% ★, Old School 12.6%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, FPS 10.4%, Retro 9.2%
- #8 Overload
92% matchVery Positive94% of 2,127 reviews2018
Dev: Revival Productions, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 52.8% ★, FPS 9.7%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Retro 6.6%, Robots 6.6%
- #9 Sky Rogue
91% matchVery Positive93% of 1,216 reviews2017
Dev: Fractal Phase
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Sky Rogue is a fwooshy rogue-lite action flight simulator! Blow things up over land, sea, and air, on an infinite number of procedurally-generated islands. Go toe-to-toe with enemy aces or assault giant flying aircraft carriers, but watch out for volleys of missiles; when you die, you're dead.
Why similar: Flight 54.9%, Procedural Generation 15.9%, Retro 9.1%, Roguelike 7.1%, 3D 5.2%
- #10 SPRAWL
91% matchVery Positive87% of 2,508 reviews2023
Dev: MAETHPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
SPRAWL is a hardcore retro FPS set in an endless cyberpunk megalopolis. Escape the walled city and take on the militarized government of the sprawl. Fueled by the blood of your enemies and a mysterious voice in your head, make your way towards the spire to topple whatever lays within.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 34.3% ★, Old School 15.3%, Sci-fi 12.9%, FPS 10.9%, Shooter 10.6%
- #11 Prodeus
90% matchVery Positive92% of 8,092 reviews2022
Dev: Bounding Box Software Inc.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 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: Boomer Shooter 53.2% ★, FPS 14.7%, Retro 13.6%, Shooter 8.1%, First-Person 3.4%
- #12 Deadzone: Rogue
89% matchVery Positive83% of 15,360 reviews2025
Dev: Prophecy Games
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.5%, Roguelike 18.5%, FPS 15.4%, Shooter 12.5%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #13 DUSK
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,132 reviews2018
Dev: David SzymanskiPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 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: Boomer Shooter 38.3% ★, Old School 11.4%, FPS 10.5%, Retro 10.4%, 1990's 9.9%
- #14 Galactic Vault
86% matchVery Positive90% of 134 reviews2026
Dev: MeepMeep Games
Windows
Build your weapon to its full potential in Galactic Vault, a fast-paced FPS roguelite. Discover endless upgrade combinations, craft diverse builds, and unleash devastating abilities. Get ready to infiltrate high-security vaults and recover lost tech.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.2% ★, FPS 12.4%, Robots 12.3%, Roguelike 11.8%, Shooter 11.1%
- #15 NeonXSZ
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 112 reviews2016
Dev: Intravenous SoftwarePub: None - Independent
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare to destroy, loot, and pilot remarkably agile cyber gunships in an open world where every opponent has unique intelligence and skill. Combine hundreds of upgrades with action RPG loot and leveling for a gaming experience quite unlike anything you have played before.
Why similar: 6DOF 44.5% ★, Procedural Generation 14.1%, FPS 13.3%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Shooter 9.3%
- #16 Forsaken Remastered
87% matchVery Positive87% of 291 reviews2018
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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 68.3% ★, FPS 13.5%, Retro 10.4%, Action 7.8%
- #17 Viscerafest
85% matchVery Positive85% of 695 reviews2025
Dev: Acid Man GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 37% ★, Shooter 11.1%, Old School 10.5%, Retro 9.3%, FPS 9.1%
- #18 CULTIC
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,369 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: Boomer Shooter 44.2% ★, Old School 13.9%, FPS 10.7%, Shooter 9.5%, Retro 7.2%
- #19 STRAFE: Gold Edition
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,442 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel TitansPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 23.6% ★, Shooter 10%, 1990's 9.8%, FPS 9.7%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #20 Selaco
83% matchVery Positive94% of 4,975 reviews2024
Dev: Altered Orbit Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Selaco is a brand new original shooter inspired by classics, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart enemies and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33.3% ★, Old School 13.6%, FPS 11.7%, Shooter 11%, Retro 9.6%
- #21 Descent 2
84% matchVery Positive92% of 165 reviews2014
Dev: ParallaxPub: Interplay Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
More pulse-pounding 360° action blasting through tunnels with six degrees of freedom.
Why similar: 6DOF 39.8% ★, Old School 14.8%, FPS 11.3%, Shooter 8.6%, Retro 7.3%
- #22 Exophobia
82% 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: Boomer Shooter 39.4% ★, FPS 12.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Old School 10.6%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #23 Descent
82% matchVery Positive96% of 471 reviews2014
Dev: ParallaxPub: Interplay Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds and six degrees of freedom.
Why similar: 6DOF 37.6% ★, Old School 12.7%, 1990's 9.3%, Flight 8.8%, Shooter 8.6%
- #24 VOID/BREAKER
79% matchVery Positive91% of 2,431 reviews2025
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Fast paced Bullet hell Roguelite FPS 🔴 Fight relentless machines driven by a hostile AI. Escape an endless cycle. Craft infinite weapon variants with deep gun modding. Forge deadly synergies. Carve your way out through enviro destruction /BREAK THE SYSTEM /BREAK FREE
Why similar: Robots 22.2%, FPS 17.3%, Roguelike 16%, Shooter 15.8%, Sci-fi 12.5%
- #25 Ultra Cop
81% matchVery Positive91% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: JG RoosPub: MercySoft
Windows
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: Boomer Shooter 35.3% ★, 1990's 15.5%, Shooter 10.5%, FPS 10.2%, Robots 7.6%
- #26 Perilous Warp
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 376 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: Boomer Shooter 21.7% ★, FPS 13.3%, Old School 12.1%, Retro 10.1%, Action 8.5%
- #27 Bloodshed
77% matchVery Positive85% of 1,782 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 34.6% ★, 1990's 14.5%, Old School 14.4%, FPS 10.3%, Shooter 9.5%
- #28 Star Explorers
80% matchVery Positive83% of 251 reviews2018
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Planets, aliens, resources, upgrades, caves, mapping & documenting star systems ... seek a new home for the human race. An all-inclusive (admittedly janky) procedural space-sim made by solo developer Schmidt Workshops.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 22.6% ★, Procedural Generation 15.5%, Old School 15%, Retro 12.1%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #29 Destructivator 2
79% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!
Why similar: Old School 30.8%, Shooter 21.5%, Retro 16.3%, 1990's 8.3%, Robots 7.2%
- #30 Alliance Peacefighter
77% matchVery Positive86% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Urban Logic Games
Windows
A linear, story-driven space sim in the style of 90s classics like X-Wing and Wing Commander. As a newly qualified Alliance pilot, you find yourself caught up in a plot to break the fragile peace between two galactic superpowers.
Why similar: Flight 30%, 6DOF 28.5% ★, 1990's 11.3%, Sci-fi 8%, Old School 7.2%
- #31 MULLET MADJACK
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,116 reviews2024
Dev: HAMMER95Pub: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 34.9% ★, Robots 11.4%, FPS 10.8%, Shooter 8.7%, 1990's 8%
- #32 Terminal Velocity™: Boosted Edition
78% matchVery Positive80% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Terminal RealityPub: Ziggurat
Windows
In the far future, armadas from surrounding systems have suddenly waged war on Earth. You are a pilot from the Ares Squadron, flying the fastest, most dangerous crafts ever made. You're outgunned, outmanned, and strapped into a flying coffin.
Why similar: Old School 19.5%, Flight 14.2%, Shooter 13.4%, Retro 12.3%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #33 Void Scrappers
76% matchVery Positive89% of 617 reviews2022
Dev: 8BitSkull
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.
Why similar: Roguelike 31.6%, Shooter 25.1%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Retro 15.3%, Action 7.8%
- #34 Echo Point Nova
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,623 reviews2024
Dev: Greylock Studio
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Echo Point Nova is an open-world FPS that offers unparalleled freedom and thrilling speed. Designed for both singleplayer and coop. From the creators of Severed Steel.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.1%, FPS 16.1%, Shooter 14.6%, Old School 14.1%, First-Person 9.5%
- #35 Salvagers
76% matchVery Positive81% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Tomasz Banaś
Windows · Linux
In Salvagers, you command a small crew of greedy explorers that land on abandoned space stations that litter the galaxy, and it's your job to loot them for anything worth a credit. Scrap tech, lost weapons, forgotten treasures - everything has a price.
Why similar: Robots 34.5%, Retro 22.7%, Atmospheric 15.8%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Action 11.4%
- #36 Relentless Frontier
75% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Fission OgrePub: Hellforge Studios
Windows
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 39.8% ★, Robots 13.5%, Shooter 10.9%, FPS 10.7%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #37 Disputed Space
78% matchMixed65% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: ShilohGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 36.2% ★, Shooter 13.9%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Retro 8.8%, FPS 8.8%
- #38 >SYS//PURGE_
73% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: tomo2515x
Windows
>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 40.5% ★, Shooter 13.2%, FPS 11.7%, Procedural Generation 7.5%, First-Person 6.8%
- #39 Unchained
72% matchVery Positive90% of 93 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: Boomer Shooter 45.7% ★, Retro 15.6%, Old School 7.4%, Action 6.2%, FPS 6%
- #40 COMPOUND
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,125 reviews2022
Dev: Bevan McKechniePub: notdead
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
COMPOUND is a randomized rogue-lite, free-roaming shooter for VR veterans. Duck and dodge around enemy fire in a tough-as-nails retro FPS with multiple locomotion options. Download the demo below!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 23.1% ★, Retro 11.8%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Shooter 11.3%, Roguelike 10.8%
- #41 Rogue Invader
73% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Squishy Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.
Why similar: Shooter 26.7%, Sci-fi 24.1%, Retro 19.2%, Stylized 17.1%, Action 7.4%
- #42 Spaceship Looter
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 232 reviews2017
Dev: Luxorix Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Spaceship Looter is an action roguelike game, where mercenaries of all stripes rob drifting schooner, lost transtport ships and abandoned military cruisers - all what is filled with tons of valuable loot and hidden in the deep space.
Why similar: Roguelike 69%, Action 17.8%, Indie 13.2%
- #43 Dread Templar
71% matchVery Positive82% of 1,706 reviews2023
Dev: T19 GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 37.5% ★, 1990's 11.3%, Old School 10.5%, FPS 8.6%, Retro 8.3%
- #44 EVERSPACE™
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 11,424 reviews2017
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.
Why similar: Flight 28.4%, 6DOF 21.8% ★, Sci-fi 15.4%, Shooter 9.9%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #45 INCISION
69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,052 reviews2025
Dev: SmoothBrainDevPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 31.4% ★, 1990's 13.4%, Old School 12.1%, Retro 8.4%, FPS 8.3%
- #46 DESYNC
73% matchVery Positive80% of 499 reviews2017
Dev: The Foregone SyndicatePub: Adult Swim Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
DESYNC is an intense single-player first person action game that begs you to play dangerously and creatively. Eliminate your opponents as you perform violent attack sequences using the explosive digital weaponry and lethal side-arms at your disposal.
Why similar: Shooter 32.6%, FPS 22.6%, First-Person 13.6%, Action 12.6%, Indie 7%
- #47 Extraneum
70% matchVery Positive96% of 108 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: Boomer Shooter 37% ★, Old School 15.8%, Retro 10.1%, FPS 9.6%, Shooter 9.6%
- #48 Ctesiphon
70% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Stomy
Windows · Linux
A retrowave/mecha-inspired sci-fi first-person shooter featuring fast-paced combat in old-school style open-plan levels packed with pickups, keys, and secrets.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 41.8% ★, Old School 16.5%, FPS 10.3%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Shooter 7.5%
- #49 Dark Gravity: Prologue
70% matchVery Positive85% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: KorgorusPub: GamePlanet
Windows
Shoot, destroy, collect, craft and destroy even more! "Dark Gravity" is a fast-paced, low poly vertical shoot'em up game that features non-linear campaign mode with lots of enemies and bosses. Craft new weapons, upgrade your fighter and build an ultimate aerial war machine!
Why similar: Flight 35%, Shooter 17.6%, Retro 12.1%, Stylized 10.4%, Sci-fi 10.2%
- #50 Hyperspace Dogfights
71% matchVery Positive90% of 139 reviews2018
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
Hyperspace Dogfights is a juicy jet-combat roguelite in which you blast, dodge and slice your way through masses of technologically inferior baddies. Your jet evolves differently on each run and becomes stronger and weirder by gathering some of the 300+ available items.
Why similar: Flight 27.7%, Roguelike 16.7%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Shooter 12.4%
- #51 Alien Grounds
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: emagnetic
Windows
Single-player arena shooter. Weird weapons. Relentless robots. Easy to play, hard to score. Enter the chaos, shoot the bots, and climb the leaderboards.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.1% ★, Robots 13.1%, FPS 11.1%, Shooter 10.8%, Roguelike 10.1%
- #52 Deep Space Exploitation
66% matchVery Positive97% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: JuhrJuhr
Windows
Deep Space Exploitation is a space mining game featuring 2D physics, fully destructible asteroids, and a story of survival under an exploitative corporation. Use your equipment wisely, upgrade your ship, and make difficult decisions to secure your future!
Why similar: Flight 50.4%, Retro 23.3%, Sci-fi 20.5%, Action 5.7%
- #53 HROT
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,378 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: Boomer Shooter 32.6% ★, Retro 15.8%, FPS 14.4%, Old School 11.8%, Shooter 9.7%
- #54 Mekkablood: Quarry Assault
68% matchMixed66% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: KRUMB GamesPub: Judatone Studios
Windows
The Year is 2082. You play the role of Bill, a grizzled, and extremely hairy robojockey. It's up to you to take the reigns of Bill's Mekk, with your friend Rusty, to get your revenge against TorxCorp, who's trying to steal your mining claim.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 43.1% ★, Shooter 13.2%, FPS 12.5%, Robots 10.6%, First-Person 8.5%
- #55 Danger Scavenger
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 503 reviews2021
Dev: Piotr WolkPub: Star Drifters
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Danger Scavenger is fast-paced action, cyberpunk-themed, roguelite skyline crawler. Blow up, cut, shoot enemy robots on the roofs of skyscrapers. Choose your way to higher levels, loot, buy stuff, upgrade yourself, fight against greedy corporations, be a rebel!
Why similar: Robots 26.4%, Procedural Generation 20.7%, Roguelike 18.2%, Shooter 15.7%, Stylized 12.7%
- #56 REPLIKATOR
68% matchVery Positive87% of 129 reviews2022
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this twin stick roguelite shooter, you play as one of the galactic mercenaries, explore a mysterious scientific complex and uncover the secret of the REPLIKATOR project.
Why similar: Robots 29.4%, Procedural Generation 27.2%, Roguelike 24.8%, Shooter 14.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #57 Moros Protocol
66% matchVery Positive81% of 780 reviews2025
Dev: Pixel ReignPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 35.5% ★, Procedural Generation 12.4%, FPS 10.6%, Shooter 10.1%, Online Co-Op 7.9%
- #58 Granvir
65% matchVery Positive91% of 688 reviews2025
Dev: Airborne GamesPub: GIGATANK 3000
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Granvir is a 3rd person action roguelite mech-builder with co-op multiplayer. Scavenge the battlefield for parts to replace and upgrade your Granvir and weaponry. PIlot your Granvir and manage your campaign between battles to find the best equipment and stay supplied while fighting a guerilla war.
Why similar: Robots 33.4%, Online Co-Op 26.8%, Shooter 14.3%, Sci-fi 13.8%, 3D 7.7%
- #59 Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
67% matchVery Positive93% of 5,728 reviews2016
Dev: Stellar Jockeys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.
Why similar: Robots 33.2%, Sci-fi 22.5%, Shooter 21.9%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Action 6.9%