Games Like DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part Two

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: Gore 24.2%, Violent 17.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Demons 14.2%, FPS 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: The base game provides the foundational mechanics and combat loop that the expansion builds upon.

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: Gore 29.5%, FPS 18.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Demons 16.4%, Action 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title revitalized the franchise with the same focus on glory kills and fast-paced, visceral arena combat.

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: Gore 41.4%, FPS 23.4%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Action 7.3%, Difficult 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers the most similar high-speed, movement-focused combat loop that rewards aggression and style just like DOOM Eternal.

Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!

Why similar: FPS 27.1%, Gore 21.3%, Violent 20.5%, Action 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Featuring a chainsaw leg and incredible speed, this game captures the same over-the-top, gore-filled intensity as the DOOM series.

The Ancient Gods – Part One is the first campaign expansion for the critically acclaimed DOOM Eternal.

Why similar: Action 24%, Gore 23.8%, Violent 18.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, FPS 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct predecessor to the expansion, offering a similar level of extreme difficulty and complex combat encounters.

Slay to the rhythm of metal and vengeance on an infernal journey through the eight Hells. Make them fear the beat. Metal: Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS bursting with demons, badass weapons, and heavy metal music.

Why similar: Demons 40.7%, FPS 35.3%, Action 21.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: This rhythm-based FPS perfectly matches the heavy metal aesthetic and aggressive combat flow of the DOOM franchise.

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: Gore 33%, FPS 29.6%, Great Soundtrack 24.9%, Action 11.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the fast, fluid movement and retro-inspired level design that defined the classic shooters DOOM was built upon.

Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.

Why similar: Violent 34.5%, Action 24.3%, Great Soundtrack 23.3%, Difficult 15.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more platforming-focused, it shares the same high-stakes, one-hit-kill intensity and fluid movement mechanics found in DOOM Eternal.

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: Gore 29.5%, FPS 29.1%, Violent 21.2%, Action 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the boomer-shooter genre that features satisfying, chunky weapon feedback and intense, gore-heavy combat.

Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.

Why similar: Gore 34%, Violent 19.9%, FPS 18.3%, Action 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same massive, screen-filling hordes of enemies that require constant movement and heavy firepower to survive.

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: Gore 23.8%, FPS 20.3%, Violent 19.3%, Action 15.9%, Demons 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic entry that maintains the dark, atmospheric, and fast-paced roots of the original series.

Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.

Why similar: Gore 41.8%, FPS 22.5%, Action 18.8%, Demons 15.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines fast-paced gunplay with visceral melee combat and a heavy emphasis on gore and mobility.

Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable.

Why similar: Gore 32.9%, Violent 26.2%, FPS 19.3%, Action 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: The game rewards creative, skill-based kills in a fast-paced environment, mirroring the 'combat chess' style of DOOM Eternal.

PERISH is a stylish 1-4 player FPS with a cross to bear. Slay hordes of creatures on the black sands of Purgatory and sell their gold-stained corpses to craven priests. Kill magnificent bosses and use the proceeds to gain entrance to Elysium, a place of cosmic revelations.

Why similar: Gore 29.2%, Violent 26.5%, Demons 12.2%, Action 11.5%, FPS 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish, gore-filled roguelite FPS that emphasizes cooperative combat and intense, fast-paced action.

An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.

Why similar: FPS 41.2%, Action 24.8%, Violent 24.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A single-player FPS with a focus on fluid movement, destructible environments, and a high-speed combat style.

BRUTAL First Person Shooter focused on action, gore, and exploration. Fueled by adrenaline-pumping trap-metal soundtrack.

Why similar: Gore 28%, Violent 23.9%, Demons 18.6%, FPS 16.2%, Action 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A modern boomer-shooter that focuses on raw speed, blood-soaked arenas, and old-school design sensibilities.

Painkiller Black Edition includes the expansion pack Battle Out of Hell, featuring 10 additional single-player levels and many new villains.

Why similar: Gore 34.9%, FPS 17%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Action 12.3%, Demons 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic arena shooter that defined the 'kill everything to progress' gameplay loop later perfected by modern DOOM titles.

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: FPS 36.4%, Gore 22.8%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Action 18.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal fast-paced shooter that shares the same DNA of aggressive, high-speed movement and arena-style combat.

A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.

Why similar: FPS 59.6%, Action 37.2%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: This arena shooter features fast movement and powerful, distinct weaponry that feels like a fantasy-themed evolution of classic FPS design.

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: Gore 27.2%, Demons 25.1%, FPS 21%, Action 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 5.6%

Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.

Why similar: FPS 31.7%, Gore 27.6%, Violent 22.1%, Action 17.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, fast-paced shooter that emphasizes tactical movement and satisfying gunplay against overwhelming odds.

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: FPS 32%, Gore 23.1%, Demons 15.8%, Action 15.4%, Great Soundtrack 7%

Why You'll Like It: While more horror-focused, it provides the essential atmosphere and demon-slaying action that defines the franchise.

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.

Why similar: Gore 30.9%, Great Soundtrack 27.5%, Violent 24.5%, Action 9.3%, Difficult 7%

Why You'll Like It: Though a top-down game, it shares the same 'die-and-retry' intensity, fast-paced combat, and incredible soundtrack as DOOM Eternal.

DOOM® VFR brings the fast-paced, brutal gameplay fans of the series love to virtual reality. Play as a cybernetic survivor who is activated by the UAC to fight the demon invasion, maintain order, and prevent catastrophic failure at the Mars facility.

Why similar: Gore 34.3%, Violent 28.3%, FPS 18.9%, Action 17.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a unique, immersive perspective on the fast-paced combat and demon-slaying mechanics of the DOOM universe.

Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.

Why similar: Gore 39.3%, Great Soundtrack 21.4%, Action 17.6%, Difficult 9.3%, Violent 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A heavy-metal-themed action game that captures the same dark, gore-filled aesthetic and challenging difficulty.

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: Gore 26.7%, Violent 24.9%, FPS 23.9%, Action 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic FPS that features high-speed combat and a variety of powerful weapons against hordes of enemies.

Hell Shooter is a old-school FPS game.

Why similar: Gore 26.7%, Violent 25.9%, Action 17.2%, Demons 12.6%, FPS 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: An indie title that focuses on the core pillars of fast-paced movement and relentless demon-slaying action.

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: Violent 41.5%, FPS 38.4%, Action 18%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the classic Build engine, this game offers a high-speed, challenging experience that feels like a love letter to 90s shooters.

Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.

Why similar: Gore 29.9%, Violent 27%, FPS 17.8%, Action 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%

The classic Painkiller series is back! Battle through Purgatory in fast-paced co-op action, wielding infernal weapons against relentless demonic hordes. Condemned for your sins, the Voice of the Creator offers you a chance at redemption. Will you seize it or be lost to darkness?

Why similar: Gore 30.5%, Violent 20.3%, Demons 18.9%, FPS 17.3%, Action 12.3%

Gorytale is a fast-paced, adrenaline-rushed FPS shooter set in a candy land, that is so damn sweet it could be called someone’s Hell

Why similar: Violent 38.5%, Gore 29.5%, Great Soundtrack 15.4%, Action 12.3%, Difficult 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-packed indie game that prioritizes extreme violence and a high-energy soundtrack to drive its combat.

Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown is a stand-alone campaign for Putrefaction 2: Void Walker, with new levels and enemies to fight. You can play this game without purchasing original Putrefaction 2.

Why similar: Gore 36.3%, Violent 35.2%, Action 15.3%, FPS 12.2%, Singleplayer 1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, gore-heavy indie shooter that leans into the chaotic, arcade-style combat of the genre.

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: Gore 33.5%, Demons 27.1%, FPS 21.7%, Action 15.7%, Singleplayer 2%

ETERNAL BLOOD is a high-adrenaline arcade-action FPS. Face legions of demons, harvest their souls and become a God of Destruction.

Why similar: Demons 34.3%, Gore 31%, Action 20.7%, Difficult 12.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Things are about to get… bloody! Soak up 42 pulse-pounding levels dripping with Lovecraftian atmosphere as you battle your way through armies of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hell hounds, and other insatiable horrors, in your quest to defeat the loathsome Tchernobog.

Why similar: Gore 28.9%, FPS 27.7%, Violent 22.1%, Action 18.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%

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: FPS 23.5%, Gore 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Demons 14.6%, Violent 13%

The critically-acclaimed and award-winning FPS franchise is back! Packed with tons of fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled single player and multiplayer action, Painkiller Overdose brings with it 6 innovative new demonic weapons, mind-bending physics, lightning-player maps, over 40 demented and sickly-twisted monsters from Hell and gigantic end...

Why similar: Gore 35.6%, Action 22.3%, Violent 20.9%, FPS 20.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Old school classics with the new twist.

Why similar: Action 27.7%, Gore 25.1%, Violent 23.8%, FPS 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 6%

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: Violent 24.1%, Gore 24%, FPS 21.9%, Action 19.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%

Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

Why similar: FPS 46%, Action 22.5%, Violent 16.7%, Gore 11.9%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.

Why similar: Action 28.2%, Gore 24.5%, Violent 22%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Difficult 7.4%

Welcome to a world of pain. Heaven is once again in danger and threatened by a reckless army of hell spawn monsters - and they will stop at nothing.

Why similar: Gore 31.3%, Violent 27.4%, Action 25.7%, FPS 15.6%

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

Why similar: Gore 31.8%, Action 28.9%, FPS 19.9%, Demons 13.8%, Difficult 5.7%

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

Why similar: Gore 31%, FPS 26.6%, Action 26.3%, Demons 7.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%

DOOMED is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.

Why similar: Gore 22.8%, Action 22.7%, Violent 22.1%, FPS 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%

Crush the cult of Astaroth and vanquish her hellspawn, make them squeal and hide where they came from. Enjoy a Fresh Look & Old Fun in this arcade horror FPS game inspired by the legends of the 90s.

Why similar: Gore 23.5%, Demons 20.9%, FPS 19.7%, Violent 13.2%, Action 11.2%

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: Action 30.4%, FPS 26.2%, Gore 22.4%, Violent 21%

Everything in Tormentor❌Punisher can be killed in one hit, from bosses to yourself. Bosses conjure traps to make the arena hellish. Demons adjust to your play style and punish you. Perform combos on enemies and gain cool upgrades. Reload your machine gun by firing your shotgun. Let's do this!

Why similar: Gore 24.6%, Violent 24.5%, Action 18.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Demons 12.9%

Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.

Why similar: Action 51.6%, Gore 44.5%, Singleplayer 3.8%

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: FPS 31.9%, Gore 23.4%, Violent 17.6%, Action 13.7%, Demons 12.6%

In Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine you are Captain Titus, a Space Marine of the Ultramarines chapter and a seasoned veteran of countless battles.

Why similar: Gore 47.3%, Action 37.6%, Violent 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 4.5%, Singleplayer 2%

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: FPS 40.1%, Gore 25.6%, Action 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Dead Purge: Outbreak is a modern first-person shooter set in an unforgiving post-apocalyptic world where every minute can be your last.

Why similar: Gore 32.5%, Violent 31.5%, Action 12.8%, FPS 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%

The ultimate Devil Hunter is back in style, in the game action fans have been waiting for.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.8%, Demons 21.3%, Action 20.6%, Violent 16.9%, Gore 12.2%

Join BRUTAL JOHN and BRUTAL DOG in a ultraviolent old-school FPS set in a world overrun by crypto-mining technologies, where it’s up to you to destroy them and reclaim control. Prepare for an adrenaline ride that pays homage to the best shooters of the '90s.

Why similar: Gore 33.9%, Violent 30.7%, FPS 20.9%, Action 13.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%

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: Action 27.2%, Gore 26.2%, Violent 24.2%, FPS 22.3%