- #1 DOOM 64
97% matchVery Positive93% of 8,855 reviews2020
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 30% ★, FPS 14.5%, Boomer Shooter 11.3% ★, 1990's 8.7%, Gore 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This direct continuation keeps DOOM's fast demon combat, secret-packed levels, and oppressive atmosphere while adding a darker visual identity.
- #2 Heretic + Hexen
96% matchVery Positive95% of 1,926 reviews2025
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic™ + Hexen™ available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31.7% ★, FPS 20.1%, 1990's 11.5%, Shooter 6.4%, Gore 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Built from DOOM-engine foundations, these fantasy shooters emphasize labyrinthine maps, keys, secrets, monsters, and powerful projectile weapons.
- #3 Quake
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,461 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 36.1% ★, FPS 17.6%, Boomer Shooter 7.7% ★, 1990's 6.2%, Great Soundtrack 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: id Software's next landmark shooter retains DOOM's speed, cryptic levels, brutal arsenal, and monster-filled gothic campaign.
- #4 DUSK
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,544 reviews2018
Dev: David SzymanskiPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 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 20.3% ★, Classic 17.9% ★, FPS 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Fast-Paced 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: DUSK is a modern love letter to 1990s shooters with rapid strafing, sprawling secret-filled stages, and an ominous demonic tone.
- #5 Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
94% matchVery Positive85% of 6,640 reviews2016
Dev: Nerve SoftwarePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 34.9% ★, FPS 18.4%, Boomer Shooter 13.2% ★, 1990's 8.8%, Gore 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its nonlinear, interactive levels, secret hunting, and fast weapon-driven combat make it one of DOOM's defining contemporaries.
- #6 Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
93% matchVery Positive89% of 3,648 reviews2013
Dev: General ArcadePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 40.5% ★, FPS 20.7%, Boomer Shooter 8.2% ★, Gore 5.6%, Old School 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This Build-engine classic combines rapid old-school shooting, sprawling levels, secrets, and supernatural enemies with a distinctive martial-arts flavor.
- #7 Prodeus
91% matchVery Positive92% of 8,248 reviews2022
Dev: Bounding Box Software Inc.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.7 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 31.1% ★, FPS 23.3%, Retro 9.3%, Classic 8.2% ★, Gore 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Prodeus directly channels DOOM through high-speed strafing, demon hordes, key-and-switch progression, secrets, and a heavy metal presentation.
- #8 Quake II
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,437 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 32.1% ★, FPS 17.6%, Boomer Shooter 11.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 6.9%, 1990's 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Quake II brings id Software's classic run-and-gun fundamentals to a more industrial sci-fi campaign full of hostile alien forces.
- #9 Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition
91% matchVery Positive92% of 753 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
The HUNT Returns... AGAIN! Play the original Cult Classic '90s FPS remastered in 4K Ultrawide with UNLIMITED frame rates, RESTORED content, NEW episodes, a LEVEL EDITOR, online MULTIPLAYER, LUDICROUS gameplay options and MORE. Make 'em EAT LEAD or they'll bury you in a lunchbox!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.8% ★, FPS 22.4%, Moddable 13.8%, Shooter 6.9%, 2.5D 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its lightning-fast movement, maze-like maps, secret areas, and extravagant weapons closely capture the experimental side of early FPS design.
- #10 HROT
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,533 reviews2023
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 3.8 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: FPS 28%, Boomer Shooter 24.2% ★, Retro 13.6%, Old School 8.4%, Gore 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: HROT recreates the chunky movement, keycard progression, hidden zones, and hostile atmosphere of classic DOOM-era shooters.
- #11 Ion Fury
90% matchVery Positive93% of 6,781 reviews2019
Dev: Voidpoint, LLCPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Boomer Shooter 24.9% ★, FPS 17.9%, Fast-Paced 10.2%, 1990's 8.1%, Moddable 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Ion Fury offers dense non-linear Build-engine levels, abundant secrets, and fast combat that feels authentically rooted in the 1990s.
- #12 CULTIC
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,749 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.9 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 35.5% ★, FPS 23%, Old School 10.8%, Retro 6.9%, Shooter 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: CULTIC pairs retro visuals and exploratory stages with punchy gunplay, occult enemies, and lethal improvisational combat.
- #13 DOOM
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 221,892 reviews2016
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
Why similar: FPS 21.7%, Classic 16.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Gore 10.7%, Demons 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: The 2016 reboot modernizes DOOM's demon-slaying loop with exceptionally mobile combat, satisfying weapons, and a ferocious metal soundtrack.
- #14 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,989 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 26.1% ★, FPS 18.9%, Classic 10.4% ★, Retro 8%, Gore 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Built on the Quake engine, WRATH focuses on ruthless combat, cryptic maps, hidden paths, and old-school resource management.
- #15 AMID EVIL
86% matchVery Positive93% of 7,742 reviews2019
Dev: IndefatigablePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 27.5% ★, FPS 21.4%, Old School 11.7%, 1990's 11.2%, Retro 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: AMID EVIL translates classic FPS exploration and escalating weaponry into a dark-fantasy setting with large, intricate levels.
- #16 Project Warlock
86% matchVery Positive87% of 6,225 reviews2018
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 29.2% ★, FPS 22.1%, Gore 8.8%, Demons 8%, Fast-Paced 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Project Warlock condenses classic FPS dungeon crawling into compact, secret-heavy stages with rapid combat and upgradeable weapons.
- #17 Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,506 reviews2019
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 46.3% ★, FPS 23.9%, Gore 6.1%, Great Soundtrack 5%, Shooter 4%
Why You'll Like It: Serious Sam replaces DOOM's tighter corridors with huge enemy swarms while preserving nonstop movement, weapon juggling, and old-school health pickups.
- #18 Supplice
84% matchVery Positive87% of 598 reviews2023
Dev: MekworxPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 34% ★, FPS 23.4%, 1990's 12.4%, Retro 9.6%, Shooter 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Supplice is a DOOM-engine-inspired shooter with hand-crafted maze levels, alien monsters, secret routes, and an enormous arsenal.
- #19 DOOM Eternal
84% matchVery Positive91% of 217,594 reviews2020
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.
Why similar: FPS 20.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Demons 11.3%, Gore 11.3%, Fast-Paced 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: DOOM Eternal evolves the modern formula into an even faster combat puzzle of mobility, weapon switching, resource management, and demon encounters.
- #20 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
83% matchVery Positive89% of 18,314 reviews2023
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 35.2% ★, FPS 20.7%, Retro 7.1%, Old School 6.5%, 1990's 6%
Why You'll Like It: Boltgun uses a retro FPS structure of keys, secrets, pixelated gore, and overwhelming enemies within the Warhammer 40K universe.
- #21 INCISION
82% matchVery Positive86% of 1,138 reviews2025
Dev: SmoothBrainDevPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 24.7% ★, FPS 17.3%, 1990's 13.4%, Old School 9.1%, Demons 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: INCISION pushes the speed, gore, weapon switching, and oppressive industrial horror of classic shooters to an extreme.
- #22 Dread Templar
81% matchVery Positive82% of 1,741 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 24.8% ★, FPS 15.2%, 1990's 9.5%, Fast-Paced 8.8%, Demons 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Dread Templar combines fast strafing, retro arenas, secrets, supernatural enemies, and aggressive weapon upgrades in a clear DOOM-inspired package.
- #23 Quake III Arena
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,112 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 39.6% ★, FPS 23.6%, 1990's 7.4%, Fast-Paced 4.2%, Gore 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Quake III Arena captures id Software's classic movement, weapon mastery, and gothic sci-fi presentation in a multiplayer-focused arena format.
- #24 Hellbound
82% matchMixed64% of 1,526 reviews2020
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: FPS 16.6%, Boomer Shooter 16.2% ★, Gore 9.4%, 1990's 8.6%, Demons 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Hellbound is a deliberately stripped-down throwback built around enormous guns, demon hordes, arena combat, and relentless forward momentum.
- #25 Forgive Me Father
79% matchVery Positive84% of 6,121 reviews2022
Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 34.2% ★, FPS 28.9%, Retro 8.6%, Gore 7.9%, Shooter 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This Lovecraftian boomer shooter features retro-styled gunplay, monster-filled maps, secrets, and a dark comic-book atmosphere.
- #26 Nightmare Reaper
78% matchVery Positive93% of 3,790 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Bit Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 34% ★, FPS 22.6%, Retro 9.2%, 1990's 8.1%, Old School 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Nightmare Reaper delivers hyperviolent retro shooting, huge weapon variety, and a dark supernatural setting, though with roguelite progression.
- #27 Zortch
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,400 reviews2023
Dev: Mutantleg
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Meet Zortch Maxinum: short order cook, amateur engineer and professional slacker; Bored and tired of her day job she decides to go on a holiday but alas she picks a cheap option: turns out it's a scheme by aliens who capture humans to eat their brains! also this game is a sci-fi horror comedy fps
Why similar: FPS 34%, Boomer Shooter 31.7% ★, Shooter 8.1%, Retro 5.8%, First-Person 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Zortch is a surreal low-poly throwback with deliberately old-school movement, oddball weapons, bizarre enemies, and classic FPS pacing.
- #28 Turok
79% matchVery Positive93% of 4,242 reviews2015
Dev: Iguana EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.
Why similar: Classic 38.4% ★, FPS 18.3%, 1990's 7.6%, Boomer Shooter 6.5% ★, Retro 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Turok offers a classic single-player FPS campaign with secret-filled levels, powerful weapons, monsters, and a distinctly 1990s sense of exploration.
- #29 Painkiller: Black Edition
80% matchVery Positive89% of 2,363 reviews2007
Dev: People Can FlyPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Painkiller Black Edition includes the expansion pack Battle Out of Hell, featuring 10 additional single-player levels and many new villains.
Why similar: Classic 30.3% ★, FPS 17.4%, Gore 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Boomer Shooter 6.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: Painkiller emphasizes DOOM-like demonic slaughter and oversized weapons through blistering arena battles against massive supernatural hordes.
- #30 DOOM: The Dark Ages
74% matchVery Positive88% of 46,293 reviews2025
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DOOM: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal that tells an epic cinematic story worthy of the DOOM Slayer’s legend. Players will step into the blood-stained boots of the DOOM Slayer, in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell.
Why similar: FPS 26.1%, Demons 16.8%, Boomer Shooter 13.1% ★, Gore 10.8%, Fast-Paced 6.6%
- #31 DOOM 3
76% matchVery Positive86% of 12,566 reviews2012
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM.
Why similar: Classic 35.3% ★, FPS 28%, Demons 7.5%, Gore 6.4%, Shooter 5.6%
- #32 Wolfenstein 3D
75% matchVery Positive93% of 4,377 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 30%
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 26.5% ★, FPS 14.2%, Moddable 9.8%, 1990's 9.6%, Old School 6.7%
- #33 Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000
74% matchVery Positive87% of 2,826 reviews2010
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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 49.3% ★, FPS 23.7%, Retro 4.5%, Shooter 4.3%, Sci-fi 4%
- #34 Project Warlock II
71% matchVery Positive81% of 1,366 reviews2025
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Adrenaline-pumping gore retro funhouse that’s full of guns, magic, demons, vertical arenas, 3D visuals, 2D sprites, and heavy metal music. Inspired by FPS classics like Quake and Doom 64, Project Warlock II is the explosive boomer shooter sequel you were too shy to ask for.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 26% ★, FPS 14.2%, 1990's 10.5%, Demons 9.6%, Old School 8.7%
- #35 Half-Life
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 164,392 reviews1998
Dev: Valve
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 45.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 31.5% ★, FPS 16.9%, Moddable 10.9%, 1990's 10.2%, Gore 6.6%
- #36 ULTRAKILL
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 245,162 reviews2020
Dev: Arsi "Hakita" PatalaPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 24.9% ★, FPS 19.9%, Fast-Paced 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Gore 11%
- #37 SiN Gold (1998)
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 494 reviews2020
Dev: Ritual EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
SiN: Gold (1998) has returned! Free update for original owners!
Why similar: Classic 21.7% ★, FPS 19.2%, Action 16.2%, Boomer Shooter 15.3% ★, 1990's 7.1%
- #38 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
70% matchVery Positive90% of 2,850 reviews2017
Dev: Iguana EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Having defeated the Campaigner, Turok throws the Chronocepter into a waiting volcano to destroy it. Unfortunately the blast awakens an even deadlier force - The Primagen. Once again a Turok is tasked with restoring peace to the land and stopping the Primagen from merging Earth with the nether world.
Why similar: Classic 37.7% ★, FPS 20.8%, Boomer Shooter 7.3% ★, Gore 7.3%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%
- #39 Strife: Veteran Edition
70% matchVery Positive89% of 671 reviews2014
Dev: Rogue EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 41.6% ★, FPS 19.9%, Boomer Shooter 13.2% ★, 1990's 9.5%, Retro 5.8%
- #40 Serious Sam Classics: Revolution
68% matchVery Positive90% of 3,854 reviews2019
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 43.6% ★, FPS 24.9%, Boomer Shooter 6.4% ★, Shooter 5.4%, Old School 5.2%
- #41 SiN Reloaded
65% matchVery Positive93% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
SiN: Reloaded is a completely remastered experience of the 1998 shooter. This diamond-in-the-rough, story-driven FPS features memorable characters, horrific enemies, and a devastating arsenal that pushed the Quake II Engine to its limits. Now with remastered graphics and overhauled control schemes.
Why similar: FPS 29.5%, Classic 13.3% ★, Boomer Shooter 11.3% ★, Shooter 10%, Gore 9%
- #42 The Apogee Throwback Pack
70% matchVery Positive91% of 355 reviews2013
Dev: Apogee SoftwarePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 29%
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 17.7%, Boomer Shooter 16.2% ★, 1990's 10.5%, Gore 8.7%, Retro 7.5%
- #43 Blood II: The Chosen + Expansion
72% matchMixed47% of 713 reviews2014
Dev: Monolith ProductionsPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Includes original Blood II: The Chosen and add-on package The Nightmare LevelsAn immersive atmosphere full of dark humor and exciting actionFour playable characters and wide variety of weapons
Why similar: Classic 34.8% ★, FPS 23.5%, 1990's 9%, Gore 8.7%, Shooter 7.7%
- #44 F.E.A.R.
68% matchVery Positive94% of 19,591 reviews2010
Dev: Monolith Productions, Inc.Pub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.
Why similar: Classic 39.7% ★, FPS 35.5%, Gore 6.1%, Shooter 5.1%, Action 3.6%
- #45 Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,075 reviews2019
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 40.1% ★, FPS 22.5%, Gore 7.4%, Great Soundtrack 6%, Boomer Shooter 4.4% ★
- #46 Hellbound: Survival Mode
66% matchVery Positive87% of 1,923 reviews2019
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 17%
FULL GAME NOW AVAILABLE. GO GET IT! This is the Free Survival Mode for Hellbound: a '90s style First Person Shooter, made 30 years later… but just a glimpse of the full game, go check it out!
Why similar: FPS 25.2%, Gore 15.5%, Demons 12.4%, 1990's 7.9%, Violent 7.9%
- #47 System Shock: Enhanced Edition
67% matchVery Positive89% of 2,369 reviews2015
Dev: Looking Glass StudiosPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 50.2% ★, FPS 16%, 1990's 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%, Retro 5.1%
- #48 Commander Keen
67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,579 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 22%
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 63.5% ★, 1990's 15.9%, Retro 7.8%, Old School 7.5%, Action 2.6%