Games Like Hellbound: Survival Mode

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: Gore 20.9%, FPS 14.4%, Violent 14.2%, Demons 10.7%, Action 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is the full, expanded version of the seed game that offers a complete campaign experience.

Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.

Why similar: FPS 28.2%, Demons 9.8%, Fast-Paced 9.5%, Shooter 7.6%, Gore 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the exact same focus on pure, high-difficulty arena survival against waves of demonic enemies.

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: FPS 25.7%, Gore 23%, Shooter 10.4%, Retro 9.5%, Fast-Paced 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is widely considered the gold standard for modern retro-inspired shooters with its dark, atmospheric combat.

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: FPS 18.4%, Gore 17.6%, Demons 15.6%, Shooter 8.8%, Violent 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same gritty, old-school arcade shooter vibe with a heavy emphasis on gore and fast movement.

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 35.9%, FPS 25.4%, Fast-Paced 12.7%, Shooter 6.9%, Retro 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the pinnacle of fast-paced, stylish, and gory arena-based movement shooting.

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: Gore 17.7%, FPS 17%, Demons 13.4%, Violent 13%, Shooter 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features the same fast-paced movement and retro-inspired combat mechanics found in Hellbound.

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: FPS 29.9%, Gore 24.1%, Violent 12.2%, Retro 10.2%, Shooter 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends modern rendering techniques with the classic, bloody gameplay of '90s shooters.

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: FPS 29.3%, Gore 27.3%, Action 12.6%, Demons 7%, Multiplayer 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It serves as a direct inspiration for the arena-based, demon-slaying combat style of the seed game.

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 26.6%, FPS 17.4%, Violent 15.7%, Shooter 7.5%, Fast-Paced 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on high-octane, cinematic gunplay and extreme physics-based violence.

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: Gore 25.3%, FPS 19.7%, Violent 10.1%, Fast-Paced 8.4%, Shooter 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, surreal, and gory boomer-shooter that fits the aesthetic of the seed game perfectly.

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 35%, Shooter 17%, First-Person 13%, 1990's 12.1%, Retro 11%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a high-fantasy take on the classic arena shooter formula with incredibly satisfying weapon feedback.

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 27.4%, Gore 17.1%, Violent 11.5%, Shooter 9.9%, Fast-Paced 7%

Why You'll Like It: An extremely fast-paced movement shooter that leans heavily into extreme violence and high-octane action.

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 27.2%, Gore 19.4%, Shooter 12%, Violent 11%, First-Person 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical yet fast-paced retro shooter that excels at creating a dark, gritty, and oppressive atmosphere.

Demon Pit is an intense arcade-style arena shooter with a classic 90s FPS aesthetic. Test your reflexes against the endless waves of the demon horde in a constantly changing arena. Your goal is a high score on the leaderboard, the price is your soul. Far from God’s light, there is only Hell.

Why similar: Gore 36.3%, Violent 23.6%, FPS 16%, Action 12.8%, Indie 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: An arena-based survival shooter that shares the same arcade-style loop of fighting endless waves of enemies.

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: Gore 20.7%, FPS 15.2%, Violent 13.7%, Survival 12.3%, Shooter 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is a fast-paced, chaotic, and intentionally over-the-top shooter that prioritizes pure fun and gore.

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: FPS 27.3%, Violent 16.5%, Fast-Paced 11.8%, Shooter 9.8%, Retro 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the classic Build engine, it offers an authentic '90s experience with modern level design.

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 27.6%, Gore 18.6%, Violent 11.9%, Retro 11.4%, Shooter 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, retro-styled shooter that emphasizes atmosphere and classic, challenging combat mechanics.

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: FPS 33.9%, Shooter 20.7%, First-Person 15.6%, Retro 13%, Action 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed arena shooter that focuses on intense, gory combat and fluid movement.

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: Gore 25.5%, FPS 25.3%, Demons 13.6%, Retro 7.6%, Fast-Paced 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled shooter that incorporates RPG elements while maintaining the core of classic arena combat.

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: FPS 34%, Shooter 13.2%, 1990's 11.9%, Retro 11.9%, First-Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style shooter that excels in arena-based encounters and retro-inspired level design.

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: FPS 24.9%, Gore 21.7%, Violent 15.3%, Action 9.5%, Retro 9%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore retro shooter built on the original Quake engine that emphasizes exploration and brutal combat.

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: FPS 31%, Demons 25.6%, Shooter 14.7%, Retro 11.1%, First-Person 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It combines classic shooter mechanics with a unique, dark fantasy world and satisfying combat.

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: FPS 26.5%, Gore 26.4%, Shooter 12.4%, Fast-Paced 9.1%, First-Person 9%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical, high-fidelity shooter that pays deep homage to classic '90s design and environmental interaction.

Prepare for terror in this ground-breaking classic old-school FPS. Following the destruction of Time you are left to battle in this horrific hellhole of multilevel interconnected missions populated by gruesome grotesque creatures.

Why similar: FPS 22.3%, Gore 21.2%, Violent 13.7%, Shooter 9.3%, Retro 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic '90s shooter re-released with modern quality-of-life features that feels right at home with Hellbound.

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: FPS 41.9%, Shooter 19.1%, First-Person 13.9%, Retro 11.4%, Action 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced movement shooter that brings a unique, high-energy twist to the boomer-shooter genre.

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: FPS 29.6%, Gore 20.7%, Violent 12.3%, Shooter 11.4%, Retro 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian retro shooter that uses comic-book visuals to deliver fast-paced, gory combat.

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: FPS 29.7%, Violent 21.1%, Shooter 10.8%, Retro 10.4%, First-Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A looter-shooter with a distinct retro aesthetic and intense, fast-paced combat loops.

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 33.4%, Gore 17%, Shooter 9.5%, Multiplayer 9.3%, 1990's 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive arena shooter that established the genre conventions seen in the seed game.

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: FPS 33.9%, Gore 23.2%, Shooter 8.7%, Violent 8.5%, Action 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the same fast-paced, arcade-style action that inspired the modern wave of boomer shooters.

A murderer's only shot at redemption. Shatter hell portals, stack divine relics into devastating builds, and descend deeper into hell until you're strong enough to face Satan himself. A roguelike FPS about salvation through overwhelming holy firepower.

Why similar: FPS 21.9%, Demons 16%, Gore 15.4%, Survival 12.5%, Shooter 12.1%

Hell Shooter is a old-school FPS game.

Why similar: Gore 26%, Violent 17.7%, FPS 14.5%, Demons 12.3%, Action 9.2%

Grab a weapon, demolish your enemies, level up, become more powerful, let the gore flow, let the limbs fly. BrainBread 2 introduces a zombie fps mixed with RPG / Arcade elements, the game is very action-packed and generally fast-paced.

Why similar: Gore 22.6%, FPS 21%, Multiplayer 17.7%, Survival 16%, Shooter 7.6%

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: FPS 26.1%, Demons 24%, Shooter 12%, 1990's 11.7%, First-Person 9.3%

Possessed is a fast-paced story driven survival first person shooter spread across 3 action-packed regions. It features witty characters, terrifying creatures and a strong focus on physics and world interaction.

Why similar: Gore 28.2%, Violent 17.7%, FPS 16.6%, Shooter 7.6%, Fast-Paced 6.6%

A 3D shooter made in the spirit of the the 90s' FPSes. Atmospheric pixel graphics, fast-paced action, focus on pure gameplay, made using a software renderer written from scratch.

Why similar: Gore 27.7%, Violent 18.8%, FPS 12.7%, Demons 11.4%, Action 9.6%

Free to play shooter about the confrontation of two irreconcilable sides, represented by the government military housings and the armed hirelings. Try your hand at virtual battles with off-scale dynamics and hurricane gameplay in the spirit of the classical shooters.

Why similar: FPS 35.9%, Multiplayer 21%, Shooter 15.9%, First-Person 8.3%, Action 7.1%

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 32.9%, FPS 23.8%, Violent 13.6%, Action 11.3%, Shooter 6.8%

SUFFER is a brutally difficult retro-styled first person shooter! Become the Spirit of Anarchy and take on the police state in this horror-punk twist on classic PC gaming.

Why similar: Gore 31.3%, Violent 21.3%, FPS 17.2%, Action 7.2%, Shooter 7.2%

Building on over 15 years of gameplay design, Red Eclipse continues to focus on fast paced, agile, easily accessible first person shooter gameplay. For creators, the full power of the Tesseract engine is at your fingertips in the included realtime multiplayer editor.

Why similar: FPS 24.4%, Gore 23.5%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Violent 12.2%, Action 9.3%

Shrine II is a retro FPS game with a focus on atmosphere and exploration. Explore a nightmarish world and battle great bosses where the surprises never end...

Why similar: FPS 26.6%, Gore 20.8%, Violent 13.8%, Shooter 11.7%, Action 10%

Cross-platform hurricane online 3D Shooter

Why similar: FPS 31.8%, Multiplayer 20.5%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 9.9%, Gore 9.3%

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: Gore 21.8%, FPS 21.3%, Demons 14%, 1990's 11%, Shooter 9.8%

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 22.6%, FPS 16.1%, Demons 14.1%, Violent 10.6%, Shooter 9.2%

Welcome to Versus World! Shoot, stab, snipe, and 'splode your opponents to victory in this fast-paced multiplayer FPS. Here, the afterlife of a respawning immortal is seasoned by an up-down crouch.

Why similar: Gore 40.9%, Violent 26.6%, Shooter 9.8%, Action 9.4%, First-Person 8.1%

Old school classics with the new twist.

Why similar: Gore 25.6%, Violent 17%, Action 15.4%, FPS 11%, Indie 8.8%

FleshBound is a fast paced and blood pumping demon-slaying speed running first person action platformer with a unique “splatterpunk” aesthetic. Fight, jump and sprint your way through the levels using your hookshot and wall-running skills.

Why similar: FPS 39.7%, Demons 33.8%, First-Person 13.3%, Action 8.4%, Horror 4.7%

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

Why similar: Action 33.2%, FPS 19.4%, Violent 14.1%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Shooter 8.1%

Limitless Hunger is a high-adrenaline retro FPS single-player experience.

Why similar: FPS 31.1%, Gore 16.9%, Shooter 12.4%, Violent 11.5%, First-Person 8.2%

Devolverland Expo is a first-person 'marketing simulator' set within an abandoned convention center after the annual Devolver Digital game expo was mysteriously canceled.

Why similar: FPS 23.6%, Gore 22.8%, Violent 14.2%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Action 7.7%

Welcome to Masked Forces 3, the ultimate FPS simulation! This is a game where you can test and improve your shooting capabilities against multiple game modes.

Why similar: Gore 31.6%, Violent 20.3%, FPS 9.5%, Action 8.5%, Survival 6.9%

Unchained is a fast paced retro multiplayer first person shooter in which you can compete in different game modes and maps, using a large arsenal of unique and deadly weapons (And some cool powerups too) to defeat your enemies.

Why similar: Gore 24.1%, Violent 15.4%, Action 12.5%, Multiplayer 12.4%, FPS 10.7%

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

Why similar: Gore 22.4%, FPS 17.2%, Demons 17%, Violent 13.5%, Shooter 8.3%

STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

Why similar: FPS 24.3%, Multiplayer 14%, Gore 13.9%, Shooter 11.9%, Violent 9%

A truly free and open source multiplayer shooter, no strings attached. Have casual deathmatch matches on various scenarios. Build your own levels with the ingame editor and assets that come with the game, or just play around and use it as a sandbox.

Why similar: FPS 23.1%, Multiplayer 19.2%, Gore 15.6%, Action 11.8%, Shooter 10.9%

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: FPS 20.3%, Gore 19%, Violent 10.8%, Demons 10.7%, 1990's 8.2%

A retro shooter inspired by classics like Wolfenstein and Doom. Think of it as a tribute, a love letter to the games that defined a generation, with a few modern touches of my own. It’s tough, fast, and demands skill, just the way those old-school shooters did.

Why similar: FPS 40%, Shooter 15.7%, Violent 15.3%, First-Person 10.5%, Action 9.9%

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: FPS 34.3%, Gore 24.2%, Shooter 16.6%, Action 8.3%, Retro 7.6%

HELLBREAK is a fast-paced roguelite, survivor-like FPS where you fight through escalating waves in brutal arenas in Hell. Build powerful loadouts, earn favor from demon lords to unlock new gear, and climb the leaderboards for your salvation.

Why similar: FPS 25.7%, Demons 20.1%, Survival 13.7%, Shooter 12.1%, Fast-Paced 10.4%