- #1 V.R.G.
97% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: latel88
Windows · Linux
V.R.G. is a FPS cross between a retro-style and a modern-style , Defeat enemies and get combos to improve operability, and eat scatter pieces of meat to recover.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 35.1% ★, FPS 14.9%, Old School 12.6%, 2.5D 8.6%, Gore 6.3%
- #2 Nexus Overdrive
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stein Games
Windows
A retro-style FPS where a kidnapped engineer must fight through a futuristic military base filled with deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and relentless action. Arm yourself, move fast, and survive!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31.2% ★, Old School 12.7%, FPS 12.5%, 2.5D 8.7%, Retro 6%
- #3 CULTIC
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,572 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.7 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 43% ★, FPS 16%, Old School 12.5%, Shooter 7.9%, Retro 5.1%
- #4 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
95% matchVery Positive90% of 18,076 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 48.1% ★, FPS 16.4%, Old School 8.7%, Shooter 6.4%, Retro 5.9%
- #5 SAMOPAL Protocol
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MolotDivision
Windows
A story-driven retro FPS. Fight through industrial zones, the districts of a dead city, and experimental areas to recover your memories and uncover the bloody truth of SAMOPAL Protocol.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 38.8% ★, FPS 15.8%, Old School 12.7%, Shooter 7.3%, Retro 6.8%
- #6 Aghia
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Metal Grapes
Windows
The Dark Voievode has unleashed his beasts to violate your homeland. Eradicate these creatures from the face of the Earth as you make your way across the country in this ’90s-inspired FPS.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 43.3% ★, FPS 17.4%, Old School 14.8%, Retro 6.4%, Shooter 6%
- #7 Bunker Breakout
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joseph McLauchlanPub: ItsJustJoeGames
Windows · Linux
Bunker Breakout is a gritty, toon-shaded 2.5D shooter where a desperate father fights his way through a crumbling underground bunker to reunite with his family. Battle unique enemies, scavenge scarce resources, and survive a collapsing world in this emotional, action-packed journey to the surface.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 42.2% ★, FPS 17%, Old School 14.5%, Shooter 8.4%, Retro 4.9%
- #8 Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
93% matchVery Positive86% of 166 reviews2015
Dev: JAM ProductionsPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Wolfenstein 3D took you into the past, thrusting you into a world at war. Blake rockets you into the future where a sinister madman, using genetics to create an army of bizarre creatures, is waging war on Earth. Blake has more of everything!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.3% ★, FPS 16.3%, Old School 10.9%, Shooter 8.1%, 2.5D 8%
- #9 Prodeus
91% matchVery Positive92% of 8,188 reviews2022
Dev: Bounding Box Software Inc.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 47% ★, FPS 20.4%, Retro 8.6%, Gore 6.7%, Shooter 6.2%
- #10 Terminal Breach: Final Dawn
91% match9 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Playthrough Experience
Windows
Year 2436. An unimaginable disaster has occurred on the 'Dawn' space station. You are the sole survivor of an elite marine squad. Your mission is to fight your way deep into the station and uncover the mystery behind the catastrophe.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 37.6% ★, FPS 18.7%, Old School 13.9%, Shooter 9.2%, Violent 5.7%
- #11 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,964 reviews2024
Dev: KillPixel GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.6 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 42.1% ★, FPS 17.8%, Old School 9.4%, Retro 7.9%, Gore 6.3%
- #12 Turbo Overkill
89% matchVery Positive94% of 7,472 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 39.3% ★, FPS 19.3%, Cyberpunk 10.7%, Shooter 7.8%, Retro 5%
- #13 MOONGATE
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitByBit Creations
Windows
A retro first-person shooter inspired by classics of the '90s. Fight your way through vile creatures and uncover the secrets of an abandoned research station for interdimensional travel.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33.5% ★, FPS 16%, Old School 12.8%, Gore 7.9%, Shooter 6.9%
- #14 Pile 'Em High Episode 3: Convalescence
87% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: PMH ProductionsPub: PMH Productions Publishing
Windows
Deep in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, a secluded estate becomes ground zero for terror. Pile ’Em High 3 throws you into nonstop action‑horror mayhem—cultists, zombies, abominations—all standing between you and the truth behind the world‑shattering Pandemic
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 35% ★, FPS 12.4%, Shooter 9.8%, 2.5D 7.4%, Old School 7.3%
- #15 Beyond Citadel
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,556 reviews2025
Dev: doekuramori
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 32% ★, FPS 15.1%, Cyberpunk 7.8%, 2.5D 7.6%, Shooter 7.1%
- #16 COVEN
86% matchVery Positive93% of 279 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 37.1% ★, FPS 16.1%, Old School 13.6%, Gore 8.4%, Shooter 7.9%
- #17 Blake Stone: Planet Strike
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 70 reviews2015
Dev: JAM ProductionsPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 21%
It's the 22nd century: Galactic travel is commonplace, peace is at hand, and the future looks bright - until Goldfire's plan to unleash an army of military mutants shocks the galaxy. Dr. Goldfire, a brilliant bio-scientist whose morbid research led to incredible genetic improvements in humanoids and aliens, has gone power crazy.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.3% ★, FPS 16.4%, Old School 11.4%, Shooter 9%, 2.5D 7.5%
- #18 TiME WASTER
85% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: CATS NEVER CRY
Windows
TiME WASTER is a fast corridor first-person shooter with a special style. You will find yourself in a place where you must kill for the sake of time and will be killed for the sake of time... Do YOU value your time?
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 42% ★, FPS 17.7%, Shooter 11.7%, Old School 10.3%, Action 6.4%
- #19 GAL VS VILLAGE
82% matchVery Positive99% of 106 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 34.8% ★, FPS 18.7%, Shooter 10.6%, 2.5D 9.7%, Old School 8%
- #20 Selaco
83% matchVery Positive94% of 5,097 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 27.6% ★, FPS 14.9%, Old School 10.4%, 2.5D 7.8%, Shooter 7.8%
- #21 The Citadel
84% matchVery Positive93% of 3,066 reviews2020
Dev: doekuramori
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.0 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: Boomer Shooter 21.6% ★, FPS 19.8%, Old School 13.7%, Gore 9.3%, Retro 7.9%
- #22 EXON
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HuxDev
Windows
An intense journey through otherworldly realms. Adventure and explore through exotic locations, discover ancient artifacts and sacred relics of unimaginable power. Shatter demonic forces with brutal weapons and devastating powers as you uncover secrets in a vibrant, arcane universe.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 38.5% ★, FPS 22%, Shooter 11.4%, Gore 10.6%, Violent 6.9%
- #23 Slipgate
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Madness Studio
Windows
Explore the gloomy rooms of a sci-fi base as a doomed marine, the sole survivor of the portal experiment. Save humanity as you did in the 90s with your trusty shotgun, make your way through ominous corridors inhabited by the shadows of sinners and evil spirits.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31.9% ★, FPS 15.7%, Old School 13.8%, Gore 7.8%, Shooter 6.7%
- #24 Rise of the Triad: Dark War
84% matchVery Positive84% of 140 reviews2014
Dev: Apogee SoftwarePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 5.0 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 30.7% ★, FPS 15.3%, Old School 10.7%, Gore 8.7%, Shooter 8.3%
- #25 Necrology
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alyrio Tkaczenko Coelho
Windows
Waking up in Terra-Nova, you find a dying colony ruled by cybernetic drones and a rogue machine mind. Necrology is a fast, brutal retro FPS inspired by the 90s. Grab your shotgun and rocket launcher and fight your way through the metal horde.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 38.4% ★, FPS 19.8%, Old School 14%, Shooter 6.7%, Action 4.2%
- #26 DEAD TRASH
79% matchVery Positive89% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Crowhill StudiosPub: DOSMan Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Years into a brutal lockdown, a once-thriving city lies in ruins, abandoned by its government and overrun by vicious, mindless infected. Grab your hammer, collect your nerves and enter the mayhem.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 45.9% ★, FPS 18.3%, Shooter 9.3%, Old School 8.9%, First-Person 4.7%
- #27 Anomalous
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: Byron Dunwoody
Windows
A SHORT and sweet pixelated low fidelity 90s throwback hyper-fast action shooter. Survive and fight through a city overrun with manufactured monstrosities, biomass horrors, and a military authority trying to purge everything living. Heavy metal / techno soundtrack featuring BOD Music
Why similar: FPS 25.7%, Boomer Shooter 21.2% ★, Old School 12.4%, Shooter 12.3%, Gore 6.1%
- #28 Shanghai Gold
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tempest Softworks
Windows
A boomer shooter set in 1930's Shanghai. Fight your way through Shanghai and greater regions of China, in search of treasure and adventure.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 40.8% ★, FPS 16.5%, Shooter 10.9%, Old School 7.9%, First-Person 4.6%
- #29 Shoomer Booter
78% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Tommy Gun WalrusPub: Tommy Gun Walrus Studio
Windows
Retro FPS with dynamic fights and modern lighting. Sprite enemies once again flooded some pixel art-decorated levels. Only boomer-shooter enjoyer could deal with such kind of problem. You know the drill - gear up with a classic weapons pack and paint it red.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 39.4% ★, FPS 17.5%, Shooter 9.6%, Old School 8.8%, First-Person 5.1%
- #30 MALEDICTOR
77% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Armadillo Entertainment LLC
Windows · Linux
Classic, dark ambience in a bloody and difficult retro FPS. Fight cultists and demons who are as dangerous as you in your fight against the Maledictor.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 36.2% ★, FPS 13.7%, Old School 9%, Shooter 8.6%, 2.5D 8.2%
- #31 Evil Timefall
78% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Pinadva Games
Windows
Evil Timefall - hardcore FPS, where you fight against medieval evil. Immerse yourself in dark horror, where you kill zombie knights, witches and demons. Dive into the meat slaughter, where cruel enemies attack you from the darkness. Upgrade guns to execute more servants of the bloody lord.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 44.1% ★, FPS 19.3%, Old School 14.7%, Retro 8%, Shooter 5.6%
- #32 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Big Fan Games
Windows
Obliterate heretics in the name of the Emperor in Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2! Play as Ultramarine Malum Caedo or Sister of Battle Nyra Veyrath in this sequel to retro FPS Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun with MORE enemies, MORE weapons, and NEW ways to purge!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 35.7% ★, FPS 16.1%, Old School 10.3%, Shooter 8.2%, Retro 7.2%
- #33 Mörker
76% matchNo user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Hannes Bartels
Windows
An old-school dark fantasy action FPS. Fight cultists, undead, and other horrors in brutal combat where everything wants you dead.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 39.2% ★, FPS 19.1%, Old School 11.2%, Shooter 7.4%, Retro 5.1%
- #34 DAIBADESTRUCTOR
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yugi YanaguiPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
Become a minion of a nefarious corporation and jump into the sea from Odaiba to destroy an underwater base in this easy-to-play retro-style FPS.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 38.5% ★, FPS 18.9%, Shooter 11.5%, 2.5D 10.1%, Action 6.2%
- #35 IronWood
75% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: CheeseStick Studios
Windows
IronWood is a First Person Shooter that takes inspiration from many of the older games that first popularized the genre, like Blood, Quake, and Unreal. Travel across a variety of levels, find powerful weapons and artifacts, and use them to your advantage against the enemies prevalent in each area.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 40.8% ★, FPS 16.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Old School 8.1%, Action 5.8%
- #36 1000-Carat Organs
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yugi YanaguiPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
An FPS that combines realistic controls with simple anime-style graphics. Play as a special government agent and use a range of firearms to take down mutants and illegal organizations.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 37% ★, FPS 18.2%, Shooter 11.3%, 2.5D 10%, Action 6%
- #37 Zortch
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,384 reviews2023
Dev: Mutantleg
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Meet Zortch Maxinum: short order cook, amateur engineer and professional slacker; Bored and tired of her day job she decides to go on a holiday but alas she picks a cheap option: turns out it's a scheme by aliens who capture humans to eat their brains! also this game is a sci-fi horror comedy fps
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 39.2% ★, FPS 24.5%, Shooter 9.7%, Old School 5.1%, First-Person 4.6%
- #38 Ctesiphon
73% matchVery Positive91% of 85 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 37.5% ★, FPS 14.3%, Old School 13.9%, Cyberpunk 8.6%, Shooter 5.8%
- #39 CTRLSINK
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: AMINE OULED SAADPub: PURPLE PANZER
Windows
A submerged post-apocalyptic retro-style FPS set in a world swallowed by the ocean after a human/AI war. Blast through flooded facilities, battle corrupted machines, explore radioactive ruins, and uncover the last buried secrets of humanity’s collapse.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 29.6% ★, FPS 12.2%, Old School 11.9%, Cyberpunk 10.4%, 2.5D 7.5%
- #40 Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,416 reviews2023
Dev: Big Z Studios Inc.Pub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
So.... got what it takes to be a X Slayer?!?... 7 weapons, blood and gore, twisted music by Seepage & Psyko Syndikate, and maps where you can blow up everything. its awesome. started making it in 1998 in high school with my friend and now im 37, so i have life experience now.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.6% ★, FPS 17.7%, Old School 11.3%, Retro 10.3%, Shooter 10.1%
- #41 Sinned Arena
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: xDenny
Windows
Sinned Arena is a classic arena shooter inspired by timeless 90s games. You are trapped in Hell with other unfortunate souls, fighting among each other for demons twisted pleasures. Fight for your way out this dark place but beware, demons aren't there just to watch.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 43% ★, FPS 15.2%, Shooter 9.5%, Old School 8.4%, Gore 4.8%
- #42 Ion Fury
74% matchVery Positive93% of 6,761 reviews2019
Dev: Voidpoint, LLCPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.9 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 37.2% ★, FPS 15.6%, Old School 10.2%, Cyberpunk 9.2%, Retro 6.5%
- #43 Shujaa
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Knobthorn Interactive
Windows
Shujaa is a single-player retro FPS set in a fictional African country. A dictator has declared himself president for life, using dark voodoo to plunge the country into darkness and crush all dissent. Now you, the titular hero, must take him down.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 45.9% ★, FPS 18.5%, Old School 16.1%, Shooter 8.6%, First-Person 4.4%
- #44 Distant Past
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Keahunui Technologies
Windows
50,000 Years ago a once thriving and industrious earth was invaded by monsters and all manner of evil. Can you stop them before they send the world back to the stone age?
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 42.8% ★, FPS 18.2%, Shooter 11.8%, Old School 11.2%, Retro 4.8%
- #45 Brutal Fate
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marcos Abenante
Windows
Brutal Fate is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro first-person shooter inspired by 80's and 90's sci-fi movies. It blends the best features of classic shooters with some modern aspects, making it an unique mix.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30% ★, FPS 12.3%, Old School 10.5%, Cyberpunk 8.6%, 2.5D 7.5%
- #46 Venison County
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cutter Oyster
Windows
Grab your sawed-off, cast some sigils, and face the never ending nightmare head on in Venison County. Blast your old neighbors into undead venison giblets, master weapon specific active reloads, and limitlessly combine slain cultists' sigils for their sinful buffs (if you can withstand God's wrath).
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 38.4% ★, FPS 16.4%, Old School 10.1%, Shooter 9%, Violent 6%
- #47 CYBERHUNK
72% matchVery Positive82% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Birch Tree Games
Windows
Collect crazy power-ups, upgrade your weapons into tools of destruction, and escape from the robotic zombie horde - alone, or with friends.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 35.5% ★, FPS 17%, Old School 12.4%, Cyberpunk 8.4%, Retro 6.9%
- #48 PROJECT WATCHER
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FatNinjaDevPub: Samurai Outcast
Windows
The chaos will never end. Decimate your enemies, fight against hordes of invaders who know no mercy. Dozens of enemy types await you. Old comrades will stand in your way. Shoot first and never ask questions.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 40.3% ★, FPS 17.3%, Shooter 8.8%, Retro 7.7%, Gore 7.1%
- #49 Gravelord
68% matchVery Positive89% of 177 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 42% ★, FPS 20.2%, Shooter 9.3%, Old School 7.2%, Retro 5.5%
- #50 Locum Tenens
69% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Deriv'era
Windows · Linux
Originally made for PSP in 2025. Full PC Steam port to modern systems. Variety of enemies, weapons, bosses and levels.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 42.6% ★, FPS 18%, Shooter 11.8%, 2.5D 10.6%, Action 6.5%
- #51 INSPEKTOR
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: a.d.
Windows
Play as the INSPEKTOR, sent to crush a violent uprising on a dark, industrial planet. Blast through rebels and machines in a savage mix of 90s-style shooter action, neon-soaked sci-fi, and nonstop blood-soaked carnage. Retro pixels, brutal combat, zero remorse.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 44.6% ★, FPS 24%, Shooter 6.5%, Gore 5.7%, Futuristic 5.7%
- #52 Bolsheviktion 2: Yurovsky's Revenge
67% match4 user reviews80% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Pelican Blue Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Whites in chaos. A kidnapped royal son. One man to save the Empire. In this explosive standalone sequel to Bolsheviktion 3D, pursue your son’s kidnappers across war-torn Russia through four action-packed acts, blasting Bolsheviks to an original MIDI soundtrack with chunky pixel graphics!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 41.5% ★, FPS 17.6%, Shooter 11.5%, 2.5D 7.1%, Old School 6.8%
- #53 HROT
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,494 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 32% ★, FPS 21.7%, Retro 11%, Old School 10.8%, Shooter 8.2%
- #54 The Apogee Throwback Pack
72% matchVery Positive91% of 355 reviews2013
Dev: Apogee SoftwarePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 29%
The Apogee Throwback Pack is a collection of four classic Apogee Software titles all in one kick ass package. Blast your way across the galaxy as British Special Agent Blake Stone in "Aliens of Gold" and "Planet Strike", then take on an ancient evil menace as the H.U.N.T in "Rise of the Triad".
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 24.8% ★, FPS 15.7%, Old School 10.5%, Shooter 8.5%, Gore 8%
- #55 Waking Nitemare
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Panda Tourium
Windows
Waking Nitemare: A newtro FPS with modern twists. Dash, heal with melee headshots, use bullet time. Face unique bosses, find upgrades. Classic shooter action meets innovative mechanics. For retro fans and newcomers alike.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 41.2% ★, FPS 17.8%, Shooter 11.7%, Old School 8.8%, Action 6.4%
- #56 STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,621 reviews2024
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
The evil Empire is currently creating a doomsday army behind a veil of secrecy. However, they are no match for the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division. Your mission is to infiltrate the Empire and put an end to their plans for terror and domination.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 40.1% ★, FPS 17.8%, Old School 10.3%, Shooter 9.8%, Sci-fi 5.5%
- #57 Ruyn HD
67% matchVery Positive82% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Flump Studios
Windows
Ruyn HD is a remake of my minimalist boomer shooter Ruyn, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5. It keeps the fast, combo-driven gameplay of the original, but now features modern visuals, smoother controls, updated audio, and tighter gunplay. Ruyn Classic and the 2D and 3D level editors are included.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 43.8% ★, FPS 18.4%, Old School 10.7%, Shooter 9.1%, Retro 7%
- #58 Neon Extermination
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: True Anvil team
Windows
In this cyberpunk FPS, players navigate a dystopian city corrupted by a malevolent computer virus. You, armed with weapons and skills, unravels the secrets behind CyberCorp's experiments.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 37.1% ★, FPS 16.1%, Cyberpunk 12%, Gore 8%, Shooter 7.7%
- #59 DreeM Ascension
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: chazgoat
Windows
Explore the DreeMScape Darklands and uncover it's dark secrets in this story-driven survival horror boomer shooter.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 46.3% ★, FPS 14.8%, Old School 14.7%, Shooter 6.5%, Gore 4.6%
- #60 GUN GODZ
69% matchVery Positive87% of 770 reviews2019
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 30%
GUN GODZ is a first person shooter about gun, gangster rap and the rich culture of Venus. Featuring a fully Venusian soundtrack by Jukio 'KOZILEK' Kallio and a single English track with rap lyrics by Adam 'Doseone' Kidd.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 37.5% ★, FPS 16.6%, 2.5D 9.6%, Shooter 9.1%, Old School 7.6%