- #1 Ion Fury
97% 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 32.6% ★, FPS 21%, Violent 17.6%, 1990's 8.7%, Retro 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Built on the actual Build engine, this game provides the most authentic 90s-style experience available today.
- #2 DUSK
96% 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 33.2% ★, FPS 21.7%, Classic 16.5% ★, Retro 9%, 1990's 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A modern masterpiece that perfectly distills the atmosphere and mechanics of 90s shooters into a tight, polished experience.
- #3 Selaco
95% matchVery Positive94% of 4,889 reviews2024
Dev: Altered Orbit Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 37.2% ★, FPS 30.6%, First-Person 10.8%, Retro 10.8%, Action 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality, modern tactical shooter that maintains the classic feel while introducing sophisticated AI and environmental destruction.
- #4 CULTIC
94% 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 41.7% ★, FPS 23.9%, Violent 12.9%, Action 8.1%, Retro 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a dark, atmospheric aesthetic and tight gunplay that feels like a love letter to the late 90s FPS genre.
- #5 AMID EVIL
94% 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 35.7% ★, FPS 24.8%, 1990's 11.8%, Action 9.5%, First-Person 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the high-speed movement and exploration-focused level design that made 90s shooters so engaging.
- #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 29% ★, FPS 24.3%, Boomer Shooter 17.7% ★, 1990's 10.4%, Action 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for 90s shooters, sharing the same engine DNA and arcade-style action as the seed game.
- #7 Hedon Bloodrite
92% matchVery Positive91% of 1,933 reviews2019
Dev: Zan_HedonDev
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Zan and her orc sisters must fight to save their homeland from a demonic invasion! Immerse yourself in a sprawling underground world where the rich lore, exploration and puzzles of classic adventure games blend with the visceral combat of a 90s' shooter.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 36.3% ★, FPS 30.5%, Retro 12.4%, Action 10.8%, First-Person 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines retro aesthetics with a strong female protagonist and deep, exploration-heavy levels.
- #8 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
91% 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 30.1% ★, FPS 19.3%, Violent 16.6%, Action 10.5%, Retro 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Uses the Quake engine to deliver a dark, challenging, and atmospheric retro experience.
- #9 Nightmare Reaper
91% matchVery Positive94% of 3,713 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Bit Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.9 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 34.5% ★, FPS 20.4%, Violent 20.1%, Retro 8%, 1990's 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Integrates modern roguelite elements into a classic, fast-paced shooter framework.
- #10 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
90% 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 43.9% ★, FPS 22.5%, Violent 9.7%, Retro 7.4%, Action 6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a modern, high-fidelity take on the classic 'run-and-gun' gameplay style.
- #11 Prodeus
89% 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 37.6% ★, FPS 24.6%, Violent 13.9%, Retro 9.6%, Action 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Blends modern rendering techniques with the classic, visceral gameplay loop of 90s shooters.
- #12 Turbo Overkill
89% 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 37.1% ★, FPS 27.5%, Violent 15.9%, Action 8.9%, Retro 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers an extreme level of speed and aggression that mirrors the frantic combat found in Eradicator.
- #13 Dread Templar
88% 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 33.2% ★, Violent 19.1%, FPS 18.1%, 1990's 10.4%, Retro 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on skill-based combat and fast movement, reminiscent of the golden age of FPS games.
- #14 Supplice
87% 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 39.7% ★, FPS 24.6%, 1990's 11.9%, Retro 9.7%, Action 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A Build engine-inspired shooter that emphasizes verticality and complex level design.
- #15 Project Warlock II
85% 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 40.7% ★, FPS 19.8%, 1990's 13.4%, Retro 9.7%, Action 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a nostalgic arcade-style progression system paired with intense, modern-feeling combat.
- #16 Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
86% 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 31.9% ★, FPS 26.1%, Boomer Shooter 10.8% ★, Violent 8.8%, Action 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic Build engine title that offers the same brand of over-the-top action and environmental interaction.
- #17 Phantom Fury
86% matchMixed62% of 871 reviews2024
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison is back in this highly interactive mix of first person action and road movie adventure. Embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey around the USA. Use an enormous arsenal of weapons and skills to battle treacherous soldiers and vile mutants, all while trying to save mankind.
Why similar: FPS 31.6%, Violent 16.8%, 1990's 16.7%, Action 13.2%, First-Person 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Acts as a spiritual successor to 90s action games with a focus on interactive environments and classic combat.
- #18 INCISION
84% 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 36.6% ★, FPS 22.9%, 1990's 16.2%, Retro 9.8%, First-Person 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast, gory, and unapologetically retro shooter that prioritizes pure action over narrative complexity.
- #19 Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition
84% 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 45.8% ★, FPS 29.5%, First-Person 10.1%, Action 8.9%, Retro 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A faithful remaster of a 90s classic known for its chaotic, high-speed, and explosive gameplay.
- #20 HROT
81% 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 28.6%, Boomer Shooter 27.4% ★, Violent 17.1%, Retro 13.3%, First-Person 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the specific, gritty, and bleak aesthetic of Eastern European retro shooters from the 90s.
- #21 The Citadel
82% matchVery Positive93% of 2,744 reviews2020
Dev: doekuramori
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The Citadel is a brutal first person shooter, and a love letter to classic games such as Marathon, Doom and Wolfenstein 3d. Descend into the depths of a dark citadel, and fight through 6 Episodes and 30 levels of action packed with 6 challenging bosses. Go forth, Martyr.
Why similar: FPS 27.4%, Violent 24.1%, Boomer Shooter 18.9% ★, Retro 10.1%, 1990's 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Follows the old-school design philosophy of 90s shooters with a focus on challenging combat encounters.
- #22 COVEN
82% matchVery Positive93% of 268 reviews2024
Dev: Gator ShinsPub: Hellforge Studios
Windows · Linux
COVEN is a hyper-violent retro FPS where your path of vengeance will take you across time and space. Destroy your enemies and eat their flesh.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 35.6% ★, FPS 23.7%, Violent 21.4%, Action 8.9%, First-Person 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric shooter featuring a female protagonist and classic, exploration-heavy level design.
- #23 Exodemon
83% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: Kuupu
Windows
Possessed by an alien entity, slash and tear countless enemies with your monstrous claws, you must find a way to escape the planet before you lose what's left of your humanity! Exodemon is a game inspired by the 90s FPS golden age.
Why similar: FPS 44.6%, Action 24.5%, Retro 17.9%, First-Person 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, punchy, and retro-inspired shooter that focuses on visceral combat and pixelated aesthetics.
- #24 Viscerafest
81% matchVery Positive85% of 687 reviews2025
Dev: Acid Man GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.1 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 42.6% ★, FPS 24.8%, First-Person 11.6%, Retro 10.7%, Action 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, gory, and retro-focused shooter that emphasizes movement and aggressive playstyles.
- #25 DOOM 64
79% 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 24.2% ★, FPS 18.3%, Boomer Shooter 14.5% ★, Violent 13.6%, 1990's 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features the classic atmosphere and level design philosophy that defined the early FPS era.
- #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 34.5% ★, FPS 26.7%, Violent 15.3%, Action 9.4%, Retro 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a unique comic-book art style to deliver a retro-inspired shooter experience with Lovecraftian themes.
- #27 Quake
79% 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 35.9% ★, FPS 27.7%, Boomer Shooter 12.4% ★, 1990's 8.8%, Action 7%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational 3D shooter that defined the movement and combat mechanics for the entire genre.
- #28 Hellbound
80% 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: Violent 25.6%, Boomer Shooter 20.3% ★, FPS 18.8%, Action 13.9%, 1990's 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A pure, unadulterated 90s-style shooter that focuses on aggression and classic weapon archetypes.
- #29 Beyond Citadel
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,971 reviews2025
Dev: doekuramori
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Beyond Citadel is an anime style retro throwback shooter inspired by the classics of the 90's, with realistic gunplay mechanics, anime violence and fast paced combat. Fight your way through the heavily armed mechanical fortress and discover the secret that lies beneath.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 47.1% ★, FPS 33.8%, First-Person 10.2%, Action 9%
- #30 SharpShooter3D
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,192 reviews2023
Dev: HeadHunters games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SharpShooter3D is a first-person subculture shooter in the best old school traditions. Burn! Destroy! Kill! Kill! Kill!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 27.7% ★, FPS 20.2%, Violent 17.3%, 1990's 12.4%, Action 7.7%
- #31 GAL VS VILLAGE
75% matchVery Positive100% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Crush-vAdin
Windows
GAL VS VILLAGE is an GAL like old-school FPS. You play as Kessenji “Blood-sucker” Yui, infiltrate the village, and must bring the situation under control. Move at high speed, swing your knife, blast away with the shotgun, and drive away the supernatural!!!!!!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.5% ★, FPS 25.1%, Action 16.7%, Violent 14.8%, 1990's 7.8%
- #32 Redneck Rampage
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 207 reviews2017
Dev: Xatrix EntertainmentPub: Interplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Well, we crash-landed that UFO in the desert and Bubba says he wants to go home. Heck, I don't blame him 'cause there ain't no place like Hickston. But according to my map, we're gonna have to blast our way through jack o' lope farms and a riverboat as well as a brothel 'fore we get home again.
Why similar: FPS 30.2%, Violent 21.4%, Classic 17.8% ★, Action 11%, Boomer Shooter 10.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: A classic Build engine title that shares the same era-specific humor and action-oriented gameplay as Eradicator.
- #33 The Apogee Throwback Pack
77% 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: Violent 23%, Boomer Shooter 20.9% ★, FPS 20.6%, 1990's 11.2%, Action 8.9%
- #34 Bloodshed
73% matchVery Positive85% of 1,673 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 37.2% ★, FPS 26.3%, 1990's 16.2%, Action 10.7%, First-Person 9.5%
- #35 Rise of the Triad: Dark War
76% matchVery Positive84% of 139 reviews2014
Dev: Apogee SoftwarePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 21%
You are part of an elite group of operatives called HUNT (High-risk United Nations Taskforce), and you must stop a maniac cult leader from killing millions of people. You are equipped with high-tech weaponry and magical instruments that defy description to invade the monastery and stop the madness.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 22.5% ★, Violent 22.1%, FPS 17.1%, 1990's 10.4%, Classic 8.2% ★
- #36 Terfenstein 3D
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Sandra Moen
Windows
Terfenstein 3D is a short retro first-person shooter game about escaping a gender-fascist concentration camp. Unleash your pent-up fury upon the gender-critical tyrants with an arsenal of deadly weapons and tactics in cathartic bliss.
Why similar: FPS 37%, 1990's 23.6%, Retro 15%, Action 14.3%, First-Person 10.1%
- #37 SATAN
73% matchVery Positive85% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: GamefruitPub: DOSMan Games
Windows
Experience the thrill of retro boomer shooters in this action-packed game where you'll battle hordes of demons and face the ultimate challenge: Satan himself. Relive the glory days of classic shooters with intense gameplay, a variety of weapons, and relentless enemies.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 48.8% ★, Action 16.7%, First-Person 12.6%, Retro 12.1%, FPS 9.9%
- #38 Ctesiphon
72% matchVery Positive87% of 54 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 41.3% ★, FPS 24.1%, Violent 19.7%, Action 10.9%, Retro 4%
- #39 >SYS//PURGE_
71% matchVery Positive91% of 68 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 34.3% ★, FPS 22.8%, Action 16.7%, Violent 14.1%, First-Person 6.7%
- #40 Perilous Warp
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 373 reviews2020
Dev: Crystice Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Violent 30.6%, Action 18.5%, FPS 17.1%, Classic 12.6% ★, Boomer Shooter 11.2% ★
- #41 Rule No. 1
72% matchVery Positive93% of 259 reviews2021
Dev: Walk Without Rhythm Games
Windows
A silky smooth Arena First Person Shooter with a prime focus on game-feel. Massacre waves of sentient metallic geometry and their monster compatriots as you fight for your Hi-Score! Designed to be the ultimate 'warm-up' or 'waiting-for-download' game!
Why similar: FPS 42.2%, 1990's 17.8%, Action 17.5%, First-Person 13.5%, Retro 9%
- #42 BRUTAL JOHN 2
69% matchVery Positive95% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: OldSchool Laws Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Boomer Shooter 31.6% ★, Violent 23.7%, FPS 20.8%, Retro 8.8%, Action 8.1%
- #43 Project Mercury
74% matchMixed58% of 587 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Action 58.3%, Retro 41.7%
- #44 Desecrators
69% matchVery Positive97% of 373 reviews2025
Dev: WoodhoundPub: Perp Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Desecrators is a retro FPS inspired by '90s six-degrees-of-freedom shooters. Plunder your way through the galaxy to destructive weapons and technology powerful enough to take on the ultimate heist: The legendary vaults of the Galactic Treasury.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 35.7% ★, FPS 18.6%, 1990's 16.5%, First-Person 10.6%, Retro 10.4%
- #45 FULL METAL SCHOOLGIRL
70% matchMixed70% of 210 reviews2025
Dev: YUKE'SPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Full metal schoolgirl destroys an exploitative enterprise! (...while being livestreamed)
Why similar: Action 50.5%, Violent 49.5%
- #46 Serious Survivors
70% matchVery Positive88% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: Entropy Surfers
Windows
The most EXPLOSIVE roguelike boomer shooter. Fully packed with serious action, wicked humor, and good old bloody fun. Blast hordes of bastards, stack insane perks, and unlock new stuff. Survive…or get shredded trying!.. And try again.
Why similar: Violent 30.1%, Action 21.7%, First-Person 18.5%, 1990's 15%, Retro 14.7%
- #47 Vektor Wars
74% matchMixed68% of 73 reviews2015
Dev: Integer Overflow
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Certified 100% pure arcade action, rendered in eye-melting neon vectors, Vektor Wars is classic first-person blasting for the shooter connoisseur.
Why similar: FPS 44%, Action 20.4%, Retro 19.9%, First-Person 15.8%
- #48 Ex-Zodiac
69% matchVery Positive94% of 999 reviews2022
Dev: MNKYPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 1.0 hrs≥1hr: 34%
A fast-paced low-poly 3D rail shooter heavily inspired by classics of the early 90's. Join protagonist Kyuu as she fights to free the worlds of the Sanzaru Star System, overrun by the intergalactic terrorist organization known as Zodiac.
Why similar: Action 52.8%, Retro 47.2%
- #49 Destructivator 2
71% 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: Action 47.3%, Retro 34.6%, 1990's 18.1%
- #50 Rise of the Triad
71% matchMixed66% of 2,530 reviews2013
Dev: Interceptor EntertainmentPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Apogee Software and Interceptor Entertainment proudly present the rebirth of the cult-classic first-person shooter, “Rise of the Triad”. Bigger, better and more ludicrous than ever before.
Why similar: FPS 37.8%, Boomer Shooter 24.6% ★, Violent 18.7%, Action 11.7%, First-Person 7.3%
- #51 TEXNOPLAZM
67% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Mothership Loudspeakerz
Windows
Punch enemies, take their weapons, and switch combat styles on the fly. Blend combat skills and movement into hectic first-person gun-fu based on three movesets for punches, melee weapons and firearms.
Why similar: FPS 46.9%, Action 17.5%, 1990's 17.4%, First-Person 11.4%, Retro 6.8%
- #52 Fear Effect
68% matchVery Positive80% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Implicit ConversionsPub: Limited Run Games
Windows
Fear Effect, the pioneering cel-shaded cinematic action game, returns!
Why similar: 1990's 41.6%, Action 31.5%, Retro 26.9%
- #53 Extraneum
67% matchVery Positive97% of 103 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 36.3% ★, FPS 23.1%, 1990's 13.9%, Retro 9.9%, First-Person 8.5%
- #54 illWill
67% matchVery Positive92% of 297 reviews2023
Dev: Slava Bushuev
Windows
Eliminate hordes of monsters in a thrilling first person shooter - ILLWILL.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 35.9% ★, FPS 24.2%, 1990's 14.5%, Action 9%, First-Person 8.8%
- #55 RagingBlasters
68% matchVery Positive99% of 123 reviews2021
Dev: TERARIN GAMES
Windows
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
Why similar: Action 39.2%, Retro 34.4%, 1990's 26.4%
- #56 SHOWTIME 2073
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 296 reviews2016
Dev: Nicolas BernardPub: N.INDIES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 21%
The best shooter SHOW in 2073.Explosive, Fun & full destructive !
Why similar: Action 43.6%, FPS 39.8%, First-Person 16.6%
- #57 Fida Puti Samurai
65% matchVery Positive91% of 569 reviews2024
Dev: Zanardi and Liza
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A Retro-FPS "virtual happy place", jeopardized with a naughty bug. Traverse this action-oriented roguelite blasting waifus to uncover dirty secrets on a personal computer!
Why similar: FPS 34.3%, Violent 20.9%, Boomer Shooter 14.4% ★, Retro 12.6%, First-Person 9.2%
- #58 Demonizer
68% matchPositive90% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Iori Branford
Windows · Linux
The fantasy bullet battle to end monstergirl genocide! Turn hateful humans into lovable demons in this 90s arcade style shooter.
Why similar: Action 61.9%, Retro 38.1%
- #59 Only Lead Can Stop Them
66% matchVery Positive81% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: Warcry InteractivePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Boot up your 486 and launch olcst.exe for this retro fps from an alternate 1990's. Descend into the madness of the Spanish Civil War fighting vicious fascist forces and supernatural monsters. Conquer three action packed episodes wielding machine guns, rifles, flamethrowers and explosives.
Why similar: FPS 39%, Boomer Shooter 17.1% ★, Action 13.4%, Retro 12%, First-Person 11.5%