- #1 Blood West
97% matchVery Positive90% of 6,260 reviews2023
Dev: HyperstrangePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!
Why similar: Western 35.6% ★, FPS 13.9%, Retro 12.9%, 1990's 12.1%, Horror 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans heavily into the Weird West atmosphere with immersive RPG elements and a dark, supernatural setting.
- #2 Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
96% matchVery Positive95% of 43,197 reviews2013
Dev: TechlandPub: Techland Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
From the dust of a gold mine to the dirt of a saloon, Call of Juarez® Gunslinger is a real homage to the Wild West tales. Live the epic and violent journey of a ruthless bounty hunter on the trail of the West’s most notorious outlaws.
Why similar: Western 58.2% ★, FPS 14.7%, Gore 5.8%, Shooter 5.5%, Comedy 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive arcade-style Western shooter that perfectly matches the fast-paced, gunslinging energy of the seed game.
- #3 DUSK
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,132 reviews2018
Dev: David SzymanskiPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 26.2% ★, Fast-Paced 10.1%, Retro 8.9%, FPS 7.9%, Gore 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A gold standard for modern boomer shooters that captures the same retro-atmospheric horror vibe found in the seed game.
- #4 Chop Goblins
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,152 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A fast-paced micro FPS in which The Chop Goblins are loose, chopping their way through time itself in their ravenous quest for cheese. And THE CHOP WILL NOT STOP.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 26.5% ★, Fast-Paced 13.1%, Gore 9.4%, Old School 8.3%, FPS 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the comedic, fast-paced, and self-aware nature of the seed game while keeping the retro shooter feel.
- #5 ULTRAKILL
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 229,588 reviews2020
Dev: Arsi "Hakita" PatalaPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 29.3% ★, Fast-Paced 17.8%, Gore 14.2%, Arena Shooter 11.6%, FPS 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides the ultimate fast-paced, movement-heavy combat experience that fans of Golden Chambers' speed will appreciate.
- #6 CULTIC
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,369 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 42.2% ★, FPS 11.2%, Old School 10.4%, Retro 8.5%, Gore 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly balances retro-shooter mechanics with a dark, atmospheric, and highly interactive environment.
- #7 Evil West
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 12,941 reviews2022
Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dark menace consumes the Old West. In solo or coop, fight with style in visceral, explosive combat against bloodthirsty monstrosities. Eradicate the vampiric hordes with your lightning-fueled gauntlet and become a Wild West Superhero.
Why similar: Western 62% ★, Gore 23.6%, Shooter 7.9%, Action 3.9%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a bombastic, action-heavy take on the Weird West genre that mirrors the over-the-top combat style of Golden Chambers.
- #8 Dread Templar
92% matchVery Positive82% of 1,706 reviews2023
Dev: T19 GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31.8% ★, Fast-Paced 13.2%, Retro 8.8%, Gore 8.7%, FPS 8%
Why You'll Like It: This boomer shooter features fast-paced combat and a dark, supernatural theme that aligns well with the seed game's tone.
- #9 Project Warlock II
91% matchVery Positive81% of 1,316 reviews2025
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 32.9% ★, Arena Shooter 9.8%, Retro 9.8%, Gore 9.6%, Old School 9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished, old-school shooter experience with deep weapon customization and retro aesthetics.
- #10 HROT
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,378 reviews2023
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 24.1% ★, Horses 15.4% ★, Retro 14.6%, FPS 11.6%, Gore 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a gritty, atmospheric, and retro-inspired FPS experience that feels grounded yet surreal.
- #11 Fistful of Frags
91% matchVery Positive91% of 36,793 reviews2014
Dev: Fistful of Frags Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Multiplayer based, first person enabled, action packed and skill demanding shooter set in the Wild West times. A unique combination of non stop action and slow but powerful weaponry.
Why similar: Western 37.2% ★, Arena Shooter 20.6%, FPS 13.3%, Comedy 10.4%, Shooter 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic Western-themed arena shooter that captures the chaotic, multiplayer-focused gunplay of the genre.
- #12 Turbo Overkill
89% matchVery Positive94% of 7,268 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.5 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 38.1% ★, FPS 13.1%, Fast-Paced 12.5%, Gore 8.6%, Retro 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly fast-paced shooter that pushes the limits of movement and weapon variety, similar to the intensity of Golden Chambers.
- #13 Maximum Action
89% matchVery Positive89% of 3,853 reviews2018
Dev: George MandellPub: Balloon Moose Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.
Why similar: Gore 19.9%, Fast-Paced 18.2%, Retro 13.2%, FPS 12.4%, Old School 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on cinematic, physics-based gunplay that captures the 'fingercatch some bullets' chaotic energy.
- #14 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,930 reviews2024
Dev: KillPixel GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 34.9% ★, Retro 11.5%, FPS 10.4%, Gore 9.5%, Arena Shooter 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a dark, atmospheric, and challenging retro-shooter experience built on a classic engine.
- #15 INCISION
86% matchVery Positive86% of 1,052 reviews2025
Dev: SmoothBrainDevPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Ultraviolent, fast-paced, merciless retro FPS action. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes, and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.4% ★, 1990's 10.6%, Retro 10.1%, Gore 9.4%, Old School 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, retro-styled shooter that focuses on fast movement and visceral, old-school combat.
- #16 AMID EVIL
87% matchVery Positive93% of 7,618 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 29.6% ★, Arena Shooter 14.4%, Old School 10.3%, FPS 9.5%, Retro 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the atmospheric, fantasy-tinged retro shooter vibe with highly creative weapon design.
- #17 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
86% matchVery Positive90% of 17,552 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 46.1% ★, FPS 11%, Retro 9.8%, Old School 6.9%, Gore 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A visceral, high-speed boomer shooter that emphasizes heavy-hitting weapons and intense combat encounters.
- #18 Devilated
85% matchVery Positive81% of 250 reviews2024
Dev: TrunkaPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Devilated is an ultraviolent RPG old-school shooter where you brutalize and cannibalize your demonic foes in equal measure. Eat their face before they eat yours.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 22.4% ★, Fast-Paced 11.8%, Arena Shooter 11.4%, Dark Humor 9.2%, Gore 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines arena-shooter intensity with a unique, fast-paced style that rewards aggressive play.
- #19 GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 192 reviews2024
Dev: Daev TeamPub: Mothership Loudspeakerz
Windows
An unique blend of retro-fps, metroidvania and adventure. Escape the cyber afterlife you've been trapped into, hop between realities and shoot your way out with the help of your new allies. But are they really your friends? The Arena conspiracy goes deeper than you could possibly imagine...
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 29.5% ★, Arena Shooter 14.1%, Dark Humor 10.5%, 1990's 9.5%, FPS 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It blends 90s-style arena shooter mechanics with a surreal, atmospheric narrative.
- #20 Ion Fury
84% matchVery Positive93% of 6,708 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 34.9% ★, Fast-Paced 16.9%, Retro 10.8%, FPS 10.4%, Old School 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in modernizing the classic 90s engine shooter, providing a punchy and satisfying FPS experience.
- #21 PAPERHEAD EP.0
82% matchVery Positive94% of 3,405 reviews2024
Dev: Paperhead te4mPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
In this cute cardboard world, something went horribly wrong... You wake up in a prison cell. A strange voice calls to you from the depths of dark corridors covered in runic symbols and blood. Reload your trusty shotgun and find out... WHY WOULD CARDBOARD... BLEED?
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 25.5% ★, Fast-Paced 15%, Gore 12.7%, FPS 9.4%, Retro 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, stylized look and fast-paced gameplay that matches the experimental nature of Golden Chambers.
- #22 DIMENSIONAL SLAUGHTER
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: Bashir "ManliestDev" KashaloPub: ManliestDev
Windows
Kill to heal, and never stop moving in this retro-styled ADHD-fueled frantic fast-paced rogue-lite movement shooter. A short, yet intense multi-dimensional speedrun FPS experience for people with tiny attention spans. Do you have what it takes to subvert your infinite demise?
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 28.2% ★, Fast-Paced 15.4%, Gore 12.7%, Arena Shooter 12.1%, FPS 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a highly chaotic and fast-paced FPS experience with a distinct, retro-horror aesthetic.
- #23 Hellbound
82% matchMixed64% of 1,510 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: Boomer Shooter 20.8% ★, Gore 13.3%, Arena Shooter 11.3%, Fast-Paced 9.8%, FPS 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A pure, violent, and fast-paced boomer shooter that strips away the fluff to focus on raw combat.
- #24 Fashion Police Squad
80% matchVery Positive88% of 1,554 reviews2022
Dev: Mopeful GamesPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Even at this moment, our fashionable city is under assault. Baggy pants, dull suits, sightings of socks with sandals. A message needs to be sent, and it needs to be sent in style... Time to serve some good ol' Fashion Justice!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 34.7% ★, Arena Shooter 15.8%, FPS 10.7%, Retro 8.9%, Old School 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It brings a humorous, lighthearted tone to the boomer shooter genre while maintaining tight, fast-paced mechanics.
- #25 God Damn The Garden
81% matchVery Positive83% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: Agelvik
Windows
The FPS Adventure where you're challenged to explore God Damn's World, and ultimately become the successor of Badass Heaven.
Why similar: Arena Shooter 16.7%, Dark Humor 13.5%, Retro 12.6%, FPS 11.3%, Old School 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense, and retro-styled shooter that leans into horror and surreal atmosphere.
- #26 Supplice
79% matchVery Positive86% of 551 reviews2023
Dev: MekworxPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.9 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 46.5% ★, Retro 14.1%, FPS 13.2%, 1990's 10.9%, Shooter 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality, retro-inspired shooter that focuses on atmospheric exploration and intense combat.
- #27 Gravelord
77% matchVery Positive90% of 138 reviews2026
Dev: Fatbot Games, s. r. o.
Windows
Gravelord is a fast-paced boomer shooter voiced by a badass protagonist featuring hand-crafted levels filled with secrets and hordes of enemies to kill. Dish out some brutal carnage with powerful guns and collect Tarot Cards to gain even more killing power. Let's put the fun back in funeral!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 34.2% ★, FPS 11.5%, Dark Humor 8%, Arena Shooter 8%, Retro 7.9%
- #28 Wild West and Wizards
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 387 reviews2020
Dev: Lavaboots Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Wild West and Wizards is an open world exploration RPG set in a re-imagined new frontier. Pick a class and level up unlocking abilities and exploring a world filled with quests, loot, outlaws, bosses, spells, caves, towns, and other mysterious places.
Why similar: Western 53.4% ★, FPS 15%, Shooter 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%, First-Person 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world RPG that captures the Western theme with a magical, supernatural twist.
- #29 BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE
78% matchVery Positive90% of 11,358 reviews2020
Dev: Awe Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
BPM is a rhythm-action FPS rogue-like where you must shoot, jump and dodge to the beat of an epic rock soundtrack. Delve into a randomly generated dungeon where one missed note can lead to your death. Gain game-changing abilities and loot powerful weaponry to defeat your ancient enemy: Nidhogg.
Why similar: FPS 41.8%, Shooter 15.8%, Fast-Paced 13.3%, Boomer Shooter 13.3% ★, Action 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It adds a rhythmic twist to the fast-paced shooter genre, requiring precision and timing similar to high-level boomer shooters.
- #30 BRUTAL JOHN 2
76% matchVery Positive95% of 485 reviews2025
Dev: OldSchool Laws Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 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 26.3% ★, Fast-Paced 13.5%, Gore 10.9%, Retro 9.2%, Arena Shooter 8.7%
- #31 West of Dead
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,190 reviews2020
Dev: Upstream ArcadePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Descend into the grim and gritty world of Purgatory in this cover-based shooter which combines the fluidity of twin-stick controls and tactical cover usage. Dodge behind cover as you try to outgun your enemies in the unknown procedurally generated hunting grounds.
Why similar: Western 43.9% ★, Fast-Paced 21%, Horror 12.5%, Shooter 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: While a twin-stick shooter, it perfectly encapsulates the Weird West aesthetic and atmospheric, dark tone.
- #32 Fallen Aces
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,569 reviews2024
Dev: Trey PowellPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The A.C.E.S. Once the watchful guardians of Switchblade City - are being taken down, one by one. Now it's up to one man, with two fists, to get to the bottom of it all. Fallen Aces is a crime noir FPS that plays right out of the '90s and looks like it's right outta the comics.
Why similar: Gore 17.7%, FPS 16.1%, Retro 15.1%, Fast-Paced 13.1%, Arena Shooter 13%
- #33 Nightmare Reaper
76% matchVery Positive94% of 3,745 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Bit Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Blast through a cursed nightmare solo or with up to 3 friends. A retro-inspired FPS where looter shooter weapons meets boomer shooter chaos and rogue-lite elements.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 41.3% ★, Retro 12.1%, FPS 11.4%, Old School 8.1%, 1990's 6.4%
- #34 POSTAL: Brain Damaged
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,770 reviews2022
Dev: HyperstrangePub: Running With Scissors
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
POSTAL: Brain Damaged is a new, action-oriented take on the Running With Scissors’ cult game series with throwback graphics, and fast-paced, modern gameplay. Take a wild roller coaster ride through the twisted wonderland encased in the POSTAL DUDE’S messed-up mind.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 29.7% ★, Fast-Paced 12.6%, Gore 10.3%, Retro 8.1%, FPS 7.3%
- #35 SULFUR
74% matchVery Positive87% of 8,658 reviews2024
Dev: Perfect Random
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 48.4% ★, Dark Humor 18.9%, FPS 15.4%, Shooter 10.3%, First-Person 7%
- #36 MULLET MADJACK
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,116 reviews2024
Dev: HAMMER95Pub: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 36.7% ★, Fast-Paced 20.8%, FPS 12.4%, Retro 8.1%, 1990's 6.9%
- #37 Prodeus
73% matchVery Positive92% of 8,092 reviews2022
Dev: Bounding Box Software Inc.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 43.1% ★, Retro 13.8%, FPS 13.1%, Gore 11.1%, Fast-Paced 5.7%
- #38 Chains of Fury
77% matchMostly Negative34% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Cobble GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Welcome to Volume I of a high adrenaline, fast-paced Boomer Shooter where you have only one goal: spread furious mayhem among the scumbags keeping you locked up. Stuck looking for an exit? Just punch through walls and then shoot the suckers behind them.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 16.7% ★, Arena Shooter 12.5%, Gore 11.9%, Fast-Paced 10.4%, FPS 8.5%
- #39 Bloodshed
73% matchVery Positive85% of 1,782 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31.8% ★, Arena Shooter 15.1%, 1990's 10.9%, Old School 10.4%, FPS 10.4%
- #40 Far Far West
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,213 reviews2026
Dev: Evil RaptorPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Yee-haw, Cowboys! Team up in this chaotic 1-4 player co-op shooter. Journey to the Far Far West to blast monsters, sling spells, complete missions, and collect bounties. Work as a team to get in, get paid and get out (mostly) alive.
Why similar: Western 50.7% ★, FPS 18.2%, Shooter 10.9%, Comedy 10.1%, First-Person 6.5%
- #41 REVEREND
73% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2024
Dev: Twisted SicklePub: DOSMan Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 38%
A retro first-person shooter inspired by Blood, Duke Nukem 3D, and Rise of the Triad. REVEREND is a dark, twisted tale with religious undertones, terrifying creature designs and one hell of a personality.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.3% ★, 1990's 11%, Dark Humor 10.9%, FPS 10.4%, Shooter 7.2%
- #42 GOSDOOMA
71% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: SHPATELPub: Ultra Shooter Action Games
Windows
In the magical land of Marsia, the most important day in the last 1000 years is approaching - the election of a new ruler! You have to vote for the right candidate or you will be sent to the front to fight for the survival of the great empire! Immerse yourself in a wonderful world with your shotgun!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31.4% ★, Arena Shooter 15.9%, Dark Humor 11.5%, FPS 10%, Shooter 6.1%
- #43 Limitless Hunger
74% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: Void Ink
Windows
Limitless Hunger is a high-adrenaline retro FPS single-player experience.
Why similar: FPS 22.8%, Gore 13%, Shooter 12%, Horror 10.5%, Retro 10%
- #44 Selaco
70% matchVery Positive94% of 4,975 reviews2024
Dev: Altered Orbit Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Selaco is a brand new original shooter inspired by classics, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart enemies and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 28.5% ★, Fast-Paced 14.1%, Gore 11.5%, FPS 11%, Retro 10.3%
- #45 Bears In Space
71% matchVery Positive88% of 534 reviews2024
Dev: Broadside GamesPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unleash your inner bear in this over-the-top bullet-hell FPS! Embark on a zany retro-futuristic adventure and destroy oil-thirsty robots with an outrageous arsenal. Transform into a bear, wield unique powers, and embrace the absurd fast-paced action of Bears in Space!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33.3% ★, Fast-Paced 15.5%, FPS 12.4%, Retro 11.8%, Comedy 9.2%
- #46 Golden Light
71% matchVery Positive85% of 3,949 reviews2022
Dev: Mr. Pink
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Eat weapons, be scared and question your own mind in this Survival-Horror FPS Prop Hunt Roguelike about meat. Walls are watching you!
Why similar: Old School 21.1%, Retro 17.8%, FPS 16.6%, Horror 14.3%, Shooter 11.1%
- #47 Sharpshooter
69% matchVery Positive83% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: Stolpskott Studios
Windows
Gunfight your way through procedurally generated Wild West towns. Customize the gameplay mechanics to suit your playstyle. Straightforward, non-stop action.
Why similar: Western 45.6% ★, FPS 18.6%, Gore 10.8%, Retro 7.1%, Shooter 6.4%
- #48 Impaler Gold
69% matchVery Positive92% of 585 reviews2022
Dev: ApptivusPub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Impaler Gold is a fast-paced minimalistic arena shooter - now expanded and improved. Summon spikes to slay monsters, build barriers, and propel yourself into the air. Challenge yourself in this highly replayable rogue-lite shooter inspired by the classics.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 35.2% ★, Arena Shooter 17%, 1990's 13.6%, Retro 12.2%, FPS 11.1%
- #49 Monument
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 900 reviews2015
Dev: Andrei Ivashentsev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Oldschool FPS. Hardcore classic gameplay action. Huge hordes of monsters. Blood. Horror. Fun. Each level is unique and not similar to the previous. You need to survive in this dangerous world and become the best evil shooter.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 25.3% ★, Arena Shooter 12.9%, Dark Humor 9.9%, FPS 8%, 1990's 6.8%
- #50 Heretic + Hexen
66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,806 reviews2025
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 11.1 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 43.1% ★, FPS 11.3%, 1990's 10.2%, Gore 8.1%, Shooter 7.1%
- #51 COVEN
67% matchVery Positive93% of 272 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 34% ★, Gore 14%, Old School 10.5%, FPS 10.4%, Horror 8.7%
- #52 Forgive Me Father
68% matchVery Positive84% of 5,776 reviews2022
Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 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 42.3% ★, FPS 14.9%, Retro 11.7%, Gore 10.9%, Shooter 7.5%
- #53 Blood Rush
67% matchVery Positive98% of 160 reviews2025
Dev: MaxEstLa
Windows
BLOOD RUSH is a fast paced, skill based FPS, mixed with roguelites elements. Upgrade yourself, buy unique guns, drain miracles from relics and destroy anyone or anything standing on your way!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.8% ★, Fast-Paced 17.8%, Arena Shooter 13.7%, FPS 9.4%, Retro 7.2%
- #54 Holy Shoot
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 239 reviews2025
Dev: Tale Era Interactive
Windows
Holy Shoot is a fast-paced roguelite action FPS set in a satirical version of Hell, packed with chaos, blessed heroes, and demonic bosses. Pick your hero, dive into hell, upgrade your build, and shoot your way through sin.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 24.7% ★, Fast-Paced 24.2%, FPS 19.8%, Dark Humor 14.9%, Shooter 11.5%
- #55 GRAVEN
70% matchMixed54% of 1,499 reviews2024
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Action, mystery, and a chance for redemption await you in the gritty first-person action-adventure GRAVEN. Explore a dark fantasy world as a wrongly convicted man of faith. Battle the horrors of humanity, the wilds, and beyond using armaments, magic, and the environment.
Why similar: Retro 21.1%, FPS 19.5%, Old School 18.3%, Shooter 12.8%, Atmospheric 11.4%
- #56 WTF AM I PLAYING?!
67% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Meka Games
Windows
Why play this? You could read, run, or stare at a wall. But if you do, expect fast and unpredictable retro FPS action.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 39.3% ★, FPS 14.9%, Dark Humor 13.1%, Retro 11.4%, Comedy 7.4%
- #57 FUMES
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,177 reviews2025
Dev: FUMES team
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Arm your vehicle with deadly weapons and roam endless wastelands in this fast-paced single-player car combat game. Collect upgrades for your car to melt enemies and giant bosses in this bizarre world. Retro vibe. Retro cars. Retro gameplay!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 60% ★, Retro 21.5%, Shooter 11.7%, Action 3.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #58 The spy who shot me™
69% matchVery Positive83% of 358 reviews2019
Dev: Retro Army LimitedPub: paulstephendavis
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The spy who shot me™ is a comedy retro FPS inspired by classic shooters of the 90s.
Why similar: FPS 33.8%, Retro 23.2%, Comedy 16.1%, Action 10.3%, Shooter 9.5%
- #59 Project Warlock
67% matchVery Positive87% of 6,089 reviews2018
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.9 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 35.5% ★, Gore 11.6%, Fast-Paced 11.2%, FPS 11.1%, Retro 10.1%