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Games Like DOOM + DOOM II

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, FPS, Shooter, First-Person.

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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.

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive — 97% — of 27,748 reviews
Released: 2007-08-03
Developer: id Software
Publisher: Bethesda
Genres: Action
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 1.2 hrs
Mean playtime: 10.2 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 54%

Overview

What makes DOOM + DOOM II endure is the mix of blisteringly fast movement, maze-like levels full of secrets and key hunts, chunky weapons, and pure arcade-style monster shredding. For alternatives, we prioritized games that capture that same old-school FPS rhythm first, then expanded into close cousins that preserve the speed, combat density, and retro feel even when the setting changes. The top picks lean heavily toward boomer shooters, classic 90s shooters, and modern throwbacks with strong DOOM DNA.

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  1. #1 DOOM 64
    97% matchVery Positive93% of 8,422 reviews2020
    Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 10.3 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 30.1%, FPS 14.6%, Boomer Shooter 10.1%, 1990's 9.3%, Gore 5.2%

    Why You'll Like It: It is the closest official follow-up in feel, keeping classic DOOM’s run-and-gun pacing, key hunting, and demon-heavy combat with a darker atmosphere.

  2. #2 Prodeus
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 8,026 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 31%, FPS 23.2%, Retro 9.7%, Classic 7.9%, Gore 7.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This is one of the best modern takes on classic DOOM, with chunky pixel-styled gore, fast circle-strafing combat, and sprawling keycard-driven levels.

  3. #3 Quake
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,287 reviews2007
    Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 25.7 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 36.4%, FPS 17.9%, Boomer Shooter 7%, 1990's 6.5%, Great Soundtrack 4.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Quake evolves classic DOOM into full 3D while preserving the same relentless movement, weapon-heavy combat, and hostile level exploration.

  4. #4 DUSK
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,919 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 21%, Classic 18.7%, FPS 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, 1990's 7.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It nails the same old-school FPS essentials of speed, aggressive enemy pressure, secret-packed maps, and straightforward but satisfying gunplay.

  5. #5 Quake II
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,960 reviews2007
    Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    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 31.9%, FPS 17.7%, Boomer Shooter 11.2%, 1990's 7%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Its heavier sci-fi arsenal and rapid firefights make it a natural next step for anyone who wants more classic run-and-gun carnage after DOOM.

  6. #6 Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
    93% matchVery Positive84% of 6,283 reviews2016
    Dev: Nerve Software, Gearbox Software, LLCPub: Gearbox Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.7 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 35.1%, FPS 18.8%, Boomer Shooter 11.9%, 1990's 9.2%, Gore 6.2%

    Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same keycard-based level progression and old-school FPS combat, just with more interactivity and attitude.

  7. #7 Ion Fury
    92% matchVery Positive93% of 6,682 reviews2019
    Dev: Voidpoint, LLCPub: 3D Realms
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.8 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 22.8%, FPS 16.8%, Fast-Paced 9.7%, 1990's 7.9%, Moddable 7.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Built in the spirit of Build-engine shooters, it offers dense level design, crisp movement, and constant firefights that will feel instantly familiar to DOOM fans.

  8. #8 Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 3,592 reviews2013
    Dev: General ArcadePub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 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 40.3%, FPS 21.1%, Boomer Shooter 7.7%, Gore 5.5%, Old School 5.2%

    Why You'll Like It: This classic has the same 90s shooter DNA of fast movement, secret hunting, and enemy-packed stages, with a martial-arts flavored arsenal.

  9. #9 DOOM
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 216,610 reviews2016
    Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 9.2 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 22.5%, Classic 17.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Demons 10.6%, Gore 10.1%

    Why You'll Like It: This reboot keeps the original spirit of speed, aggression, and demon-slaying intact while modernizing the movement and spectacle.

  10. #10 Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 717 reviews2023
    Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Apogee Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    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 30.1%, FPS 22.2%, Moddable 14.3%, 2.5D 6.9%, Shooter 6.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Its absurd speed, explosive weapons, and unapologetically old-school level design make it a strong match for classic DOOM energy.

  11. #11 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
    89% matchVery Positive90% of 17,222 reviews2023
    Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.7 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 35.7%, FPS 20.9%, Retro 7.3%, Old School 6.7%, 1990's 6.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Boltgun channels modernized classic DOOM with huge guns, chunky retro visuals, and nonstop demon-and-monster style slaughter.

  12. #12 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
    88% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,895 reviews2024
    Dev: KillPixel GamesPub: 3D Realms
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.4 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 25.4%, FPS 18.7%, Classic 10.3%, Retro 8.1%, Gore 7.4%

    Why You'll Like It: WRATH captures the movement, aggression, and hand-crafted old-school level design that made early id-style shooters so replayable.

  13. #13 HROT
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,277 reviews2023
    Dev: Spytihněv
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.5 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 28.2%, Boomer Shooter 23.6%, Retro 14%, Old School 8.5%, Gore 7.2%

    Why You'll Like It: HROT feels like a grimy lost 90s shooter, emphasizing fast combat, labyrinthine levels, keys, secrets, and relentless enemy ambushes.

  14. #14 Project Warlock
    87% matchVery Positive87% of 6,019 reviews2018
    Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    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 31.5%, FPS 24.3%, Demons 8.9%, Retro 8.8%, Fast-Paced 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It distills DOOM’s appeal into compact retro levels packed with secrets, heavy weapons, and fast monster clearing.

  15. #15 PowerSlave Exhumed
    86% matchVery Positive89% of 893 reviews2022
    Dev: Nightdive Studios
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    PowerSlave Exhumed is a KEX Engine port of the classic console game perfectly blending both the PlayStation & Saturn versions

    Why similar: FPS 37.6%, Boomer Shooter 14.5%, Old School 13.6%, Shooter 12%, First-Person 7.4%

    Why You'll Like It: Its exploratory levels, switch puzzles, and classic FPS combat loop make it a great fit if you love DOOM’s sense of progression through hostile mazes.

  16. #16 DOOM Eternal
    84% matchVery Positive91% of 213,495 reviews2020
    Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 30.3 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 22.2%, Great Soundtrack 17.4%, Demons 12.2%, Fast-Paced 12%, Gore 10.8%

    Why You'll Like It: It is much more demanding and systems-heavy than classic DOOM, but the speed, aggression, and demon combat still make it an obvious descendant.

  17. #17 CULTIC
    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,238 reviews2022
    Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 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 35.4%, FPS 23.2%, Old School 10.9%, Retro 6.9%, Shooter 6.8%

    Why You'll Like It: Though a bit more Blood-like in tone, it still delivers the same satisfying retro movement, explosive weapon sandbox, and secret-rich level design.

  18. #18 Painkiller: Black Edition
    85% matchVery Positive89% of 2,251 reviews2007
    Dev: People Can FlyPub: Prime Matter
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.4 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 31.4%, FPS 17.9%, Gore 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Demons 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: Painkiller focuses on the same kind of pure, momentum-driven FPS combat, throwing huge crowds of monsters at you with minimal downtime.

  19. #19 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 2,757 reviews2017
    Dev: Iguana EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.2 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 21%, Gore 7.4%, Boomer Shooter 7.1%, Great Soundtrack 5.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Its big nonlinear levels, weapon variety, and old-school exploration-heavy FPS design make it a strong retro companion to DOOM.

  20. #20 Supplice
    82% matchVery Positive86% of 540 reviews2023
    Dev: MekworxPub: Hyperstrange
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    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 33.1%, FPS 23.4%, 1990's 12.9%, Retro 9.8%, Shooter 6.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Supplice is an unabashed love letter to classic DOOM map flow, key progression, and chunky pixel-art gunplay.

  21. #21 AMID EVIL
    82% matchVery Positive93% of 7,565 reviews2019
    Dev: IndefatigablePub: New Blood Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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 26.8%, FPS 21.3%, Old School 11.9%, 1990's 11.5%, Retro 8%

    Why You'll Like It: It translates classic shooter structure into a fantasy setting, with large nonlinear maps and fast, aggressive combat that scratches a similar itch.

  22. #22 Turok
    81% matchVery Positive93% of 4,085 reviews2015
    Dev: Iguana EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    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 38.8%, FPS 18.8%, 1990's 8.1%, Retro 6.9%, Boomer Shooter 6.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Turok shares that same classic shooter emphasis on movement, secrets, and combat-first progression through dangerous levels.

  23. #23 Dread Templar
    80% matchVery Positive82% of 1,687 reviews2023
    Dev: T19 GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 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 24.2%, FPS 15.1%, 1990's 9.9%, Fast-Paced 8.8%, Demons 8.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Dread Templar is a modern boomer shooter that leans hard into old-school pacing, key hunts, and weapon swapping under pressure.

  24. #24 Wolfenstein 3D
    81% matchVery Positive93% of 4,215 reviews2007
    Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 3.3 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 14.4%, Moddable 10.3%, 1990's 10%, Old School 6.9%

    Why You'll Like It: As one of DOOM’s clearest ancestors, it offers the same straightforward rush of blasting through maze-like levels full of enemies and secrets.

  25. #25 Chasm: The Rift
    79% matchVery Positive84% of 448 reviews2022
    Dev: Action FormsPub: SNEG
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    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: FPS 23%, Boomer Shooter 14.1%, 1990's 11.9%, Old School 10.5%, Retro 9.5%

    Why You'll Like It: This remastered 90s shooter has the same era-specific feel of movement-heavy combat, keys, secrets, and chunky corridor blasting.

  26. #26 Forgive Me Father
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 5,585 reviews2022
    Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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 33.1%, FPS 29.3%, Retro 9%, Gore 8%, Shooter 7.5%

    Why You'll Like It: Its comic-book presentation is different, but the core is still classic DOOM-style movement, horde shooting, and secret-focused level progression.

  27. #27 Heretic + Hexen
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,741 reviews2025
    Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 11.2 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 30.9%, FPS 20.3%, 1990's 11.6%, Shooter 6.3%, Old School 5.5%

  28. #28 STAR WARS™ Dark Forces (Classic, 1995)
    79% matchVery Positive89% of 3,050 reviews2009
    Dev: LucasArts
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 24 minMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    Behind a veil of secrecy the evil Empire is creating a doomsday army - one that, if finished, will become the final cog in the Empire's arsenal of terror and domination. Your Mission? Join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, infiltrate the Empire.

    Why similar: Classic 41.4%, FPS 23.3%, Retro 5.5%, Boomer Shooter 5.2%, 1990's 5.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Dark Forces keeps the classic FPS structure of key hunting, sprawling maps, and constant firefights, just with a Star Wars skin.

  29. #29 DOOM: The Dark Ages
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 37,810 reviews2025
    Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 22.0 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 28.5%, Demons 18.6%, Boomer Shooter 13.1%, Gore 11.2%, Fast-Paced 6.8%

  30. #30 DOOM 3
    76% matchVery Positive86% of 12,101 reviews2012
    Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 13.0 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 35.6%, FPS 28.5%, Demons 7.7%, Gore 6.2%, Shooter 5.6%

  31. #31 Quake III Arena
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,982 reviews2007
    Dev: id Software
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 14.3 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 39.2%, FPS 23.7%, 1990's 7.6%, Fast-Paced 4.2%, Moddable 3.9%

  32. #32 Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000
    74% matchVery Positive87% of 2,755 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 48.9%, FPS 23.9%, Retro 4.5%, Shooter 4.3%, Sci-fi 4.1%

  33. #33 Half-Life
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 159,245 reviews1998
    Dev: Valve
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 43.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    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 30.8%, FPS 16.8%, Moddable 11.2%, 1990's 10.5%, Gore 6.5%

  34. #34 Hellbound
    73% matchMixed64% of 1,496 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 16.5%, Boomer Shooter 15.6%, Gore 9.8%, 1990's 8.8%, Demons 8.3%

  35. #35 ULTRAKILL
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 219,292 reviews2020
    Dev: Arsi "Hakita" PatalaPub: New Blood Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 31.8 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 28.2%, FPS 22.7%, Fast-Paced 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Retro 5.6%

  36. #36 Project Warlock II
    68% matchVery Positive81% of 1,284 reviews2025
    Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    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 25.3%, FPS 14.1%, 1990's 10.9%, Demons 9.6%, Old School 8.8%

  37. #37 Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,307 reviews2019
    Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    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 45.8%, FPS 24.3%, Gore 6.1%, Great Soundtrack 4.8%, Shooter 4%

  38. #38 SiN Gold
    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 469 reviews2020
    Dev: Ritual EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%

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

    Why similar: Classic 21.6%, FPS 19.5%, Action 16.2%, Boomer Shooter 14.3%, 1990's 7.4%

  39. #39 Strife: Veteran Edition
    69% matchVery Positive89% of 655 reviews2014
    Dev: Rogue EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 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%, FPS 20%, Boomer Shooter 12.7%, 1990's 10.1%, Retro 5.9%

  40. #40 Serious Sam Classics: Revolution
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 3,730 reviews2019
    Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    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%, FPS 25.8%, Boomer Shooter 6.2%, Shooter 5.4%, Old School 5.3%

  41. #41 Blood II: The Chosen + Expansion
    72% matchMixed47% of 687 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 34.4%, FPS 23.6%, 1990's 9.3%, Gore 8.7%, Shooter 7.7%

  42. #42 Hellbound: Survival Mode
    67% 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 25.3%, Gore 14.2%, Demons 12.6%, 1990's 8.2%, Violent 7.8%

  43. #43 The Apogee Throwback Pack
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 346 reviews2013
    Dev: Apogee SoftwarePub: Apogee Entertainment
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 18 minMean: 5.7 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 17.6%, Boomer Shooter 15.6%, 1990's 10.9%, Gore 8.7%, Retro 7.7%

  44. #44 System Shock: Enhanced Edition
    68% matchVery Positive89% of 2,306 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 49.7%, FPS 16.1%, 1990's 9%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%, Retro 5.3%

  45. #45 Turbo Overkill
    64% matchVery Positive94% of 7,157 reviews2023
    Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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: Boomer Shooter 28.7%, FPS 24.4%, Fast-Paced 8.3%, Retro 6.2%, Great Soundtrack 6.2%

  46. #46 INCISION
    63% matchVery Positive87% of 1,005 reviews2025
    Dev: SmoothBrainDevPub: Hyperstrange
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    All old-school FPS action. No Bullshit. Lots of blood & gore. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth in this ultraviolent, fast-paced, and merciless retro-styled first person shooter.

    Why similar: Boomer Shooter 24%, FPS 17.2%, 1990's 13.9%, Old School 9.2%, Retro 7.8%

  47. #47 Return to Castle Wolfenstein
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 8,957 reviews2007
    Dev: Gray Matter StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    World War II rages and nations fall. The Nazis are twisting science and the occult into an army capable of annihilating the Allies once and for all. As US Army Ranger William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, pierce the black heart of the Third Reich and stop them...or die trying.

    Why similar: Classic 49.9%, FPS 25.4%, Shooter 4.1%, Gore 3.9%, Great Soundtrack 3.3%

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