- #1 NecroVisioN: Lost Company
97% matchMostly Positive71% of 675 reviews2010
Dev: The Farm 51Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
NecroVisioN: Lost Company is the prequel to original horror FPS shooter, taking place before the NecroVisioN story begins. It contains a bunch of unique levels, characters, weapons and gameplay elements as well as new main hero that presents the original game story from opposite perspective.
Why similar: World War I 33.5% ★, FPS 11%, Gore 9.9%, Zombies 8.7%, Alternate History 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This direct prequel offers the most similar gameplay experience, expanding on the original's WWI supernatural combat.
- #2 Return to Castle Wolfenstein
96% matchVery Positive93% of 8,957 reviews2007
Dev: Gray Matter StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
World War II rages and nations fall. The Nazis are twisting science and the occult into an army capable of annihilating the Allies once and for all. As US Army Ranger William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, pierce the black heart of the Third Reich and stop them...or die trying.
Why similar: FPS 25.8%, World War II 20.9% ★, Alternate History 14.9%, Action 6.8%, Gore 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic shooter that masterfully blends historical WWII settings with occult, supernatural horror elements.
- #3 Painkiller Hell & Damnation
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,298 reviews2012
Dev: The Farm 51Pub: Prime Matter
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 35%, Gore 20.5%, Action 15.6%, Horror 8.8%, Shooter 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modernized take on the classic Painkiller formula that perfectly mirrors the frantic, demon-slaying intensity of NecroVision.
- #4 Painkiller: Black Edition
95% matchVery Positive89% of 2,251 reviews2007
Dev: People Can FlyPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Painkiller Black Edition includes the expansion pack Battle Out of Hell, featuring 10 additional single-player levels and many new villains.
Why similar: Gore 27.8%, FPS 27.1%, Action 8.9%, Shooter 8%, Zombies 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game shares the exact same engine, arcade-style arena combat, and supernatural gore aesthetic.
- #5 The Darkness II
94% matchVery Positive92% of 20,649 reviews2012
Dev: Digital ExtremesPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.
Why similar: FPS 34.2%, Gore 24.4%, Action 9%, Shooter 7.9%, Violent 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines visceral gunplay with supernatural powers and a dark, gritty atmosphere.
- #6 Wolfenstein: The New Order
94% matchVery Positive92% of 60,580 reviews2014
Dev: MachineGamesPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.
Why similar: FPS 30.1%, Alternate History 18.3%, Gore 13.6%, World War II 12.1% ★, Action 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a gritty alternate-history setting with intense, high-octane FPS combat against supernatural and technological threats.
- #7 DOOM
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 216,610 reviews2016
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
Why similar: FPS 31%, Gore 22.8%, Shooter 8.9%, Action 7.6%, First-Person 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the fast-paced, aggressive, and gore-heavy combat style that defines the best supernatural shooters.
- #8 Nightmare of Decay
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,249 reviews2022
Dev: Checkmaty
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
Why similar: FPS 25.2%, Zombies 21.3%, Gore 15.4%, Horror 13%, Violent 10%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, zombie-focused FPS horror game that captures the gritty, low-budget charm of NecroVision.
- #9 Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
91% matchVery Positive89% of 9,268 reviews2017
Dev: People Can FlyPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable.
Why similar: FPS 28%, Gore 24.3%, Violent 15.1%, Action 11%, Shooter 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An over-the-top arcade shooter that prioritizes creative kills, gore, and fast-paced action.
- #10 Ad Infinitum
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,409 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
Why similar: World War I 50.8% ★, Gore 14.3%, Horror 10%, Action 6.1%, Violent 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Explores the psychological horrors of WWI, providing a more atmospheric, horror-centric take on the setting.
- #11 Singularity™
91% matchVery Positive93% of 5,807 reviews2010
Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: Activision
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...
Why similar: FPS 38.7%, Alternate History 13.5%, Action 9.2%, Horror 8.7%, Shooter 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural FPS that features time-bending mechanics and a dark, atmospheric setting similar to NecroVision.
- #12 Serious Sam 4
89% matchVery Positive83% of 17,240 reviews2020
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.
Why similar: FPS 30.2%, Gore 26%, Violent 13%, Action 9.5%, Shooter 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the same sense of overwhelming horde-based combat against supernatural and demonic enemies.
- #13 DUSK
87% 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: FPS 47.2%, Shooter 15.7%, Horror 15.2%, First-Person 8.8%, Action 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired shooter that leans heavily into occult horror and fast-paced, arena-style movement.
- #14 Painkiller Overdose
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,170 reviews2007
Dev: Mindware StudiosPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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: FPS 28.9%, Gore 25.1%, Action 14.1%, Violent 11.6%, Shooter 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: An expansion-style entry in the Painkiller series that offers more of the same arena-based demon slaughter.
- #15 Iron Storm
88% matchMixed68% of 183 reviews2014
Dev: Microids
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Western Germany, March 1964... The last Great War rages on. Madness at the front lines. Men butchering each other. War-torn Europe stands ripped apart by a front line that runs straight through the heart of Germany where American and Western European troops battle against enemy forces.
Why similar: World War I 41.6% ★, FPS 21.9%, Alternate History 20.7%, Action 11.6%, Shooter 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: An early alternate-history WWI shooter that shares the gritty, trench-warfare aesthetic.
- #16 Killing Floor 2
86% matchVery Positive88% of 128,238 reviews2016
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 86.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.
Why similar: Zombies 22.7%, FPS 20.6%, Gore 17.9%, Horror 9.2%, Shooter 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on intense, gore-filled combat against waves of zombies and monsters, matching the horror-shooter vibe.
- #17 Shadow Warrior 2
84% matchVery Positive87% of 27,938 reviews2016
Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.
Why similar: FPS 32%, Gore 29.6%, Action 12.1%, Shooter 10%, Multiplayer 9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a fluid mix of melee and ranged combat against supernatural enemies with a heavy emphasis on gore.
- #18 Verdun
83% matchVery Positive86% of 37,603 reviews2015
Dev: BlackMill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Merciless trench warfare immerses you and your squad in intense battles of attack and defense. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in an authentic World War One setting offering a rarely seen battlefield experience.
Why similar: World War I 48.5% ★, FPS 12.6%, Gore 9.8%, Shooter 8.5%, Historical 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical WWI shooter that captures the authentic atmosphere of the trenches.
- #19 Deadfall Adventures
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,609 reviews2013
Dev: The Farm 51Pub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Deadfall Adventures is an action-driven first-person shooter, spiced up with elements from action-adventure games. Become an adventurer, hunt for treasures, explore unknown regions of the world and rescue the damsel in distress from the clutches of enemies, both earthly and not-so-earthly.
Why similar: FPS 38.9%, Zombies 14.7%, Action 14.6%, Shooter 11.3%, Multiplayer 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure FPS that incorporates supernatural elements and pulp-style combat.
- #20 Painkiller: Recurring Evil
85% matchMixed43% of 466 reviews2012
Dev: Med-ArtPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Battle never ceases in the realm known as Hell. This time around it's a battle for the freedom of your very soul. Will you be able to escape from the prison hidden in the darkest deepest chasm of Hell? Do you have enough courage to travel through the most dangerous and twisted areas, infamous for their unsafety, even among demons...
Why similar: Gore 28.2%, FPS 22.8%, Action 19.1%, Violent 16.3%, Shooter 9%
Why You'll Like It: Another entry in the Painkiller series that maintains the fast-paced, gore-heavy combat style.
- #21 Tannenberg
82% matchVery Positive86% of 9,719 reviews2017
Dev: Blackmill Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Experience authentic First World War action with 64 player battles of maneuver on the Eastern Front. Grab your rifle, ready your sabre and keep your gas mask close as you prepare to play a part in one of the most significant conflicts in history!
Why similar: World War I 45.8% ★, Gore 13.1%, FPS 12.1%, Historical 6.5%, Horror 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic WWI experience that serves as a grounded counterpart to the supernatural themes of NecroVision.
- #22 AMID EVIL
81% 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: FPS 34.1%, Shooter 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Action 9.6%, First-Person 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane shooter that focuses on magical weaponry and surreal, supernatural environments.
- #23 Blood West
79% matchVery Positive90% of 5,888 reviews2023
Dev: HyperstrangePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.0 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: FPS 46.9%, Horror 17.1%, Shooter 13.7%, First-Person 10.6%, Action 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural horror FPS that blends a gritty period setting with occult threats.
- #24 Putrefaction
82% matchMixed70% of 491 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: FPS 28.4%, Gore 18.7%, Horror 11.1%, Action 11.1%, Zombies 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror FPS that focuses on survival and combat against grotesque, mutated enemies.
- #25 Dark Sector
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,387 reviews2009
Dev: Digital Extremes
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.
Why similar: Gore 31.1%, Action 19.2%, Violent 17.5%, Shooter 12.1%, Horror 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person shooter that features a dark, supernatural infection theme and heavy gore.
- #26 Trenches - World War 1 Horror Survival Game
79% matchMixed69% of 144 reviews2023
Dev: Steelkrill Studio
Windows
Trenches is a First-Person World War l Survival Horror Game where you have to escape the claustrophobic environment and experience the war from the eyes of a soldier caught behind enemy lines in this surreal nightmare as you fight for your life and sanity to get back home to your family.
Why similar: World War I 60.9% ★, FPS 15%, Horror 8.1%, Action 5.3%, First-Person 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the horror and claustrophobia of WWI trenches, albeit with a more survival-focused approach.
- #27 Survival Zombies The Inverted Evolution
80% matchMixed58% of 1,107 reviews2017
Dev: Racing BrosPub: ANPA.US
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Survival Zombies is a bloody chaotic survival first person shooter that pits heavily armed players against humanity's greatest fear - hordes of undead.
Why similar: Zombies 26.1%, Gore 20.1%, Violent 14.3%, FPS 11.1%, Action 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward zombie-slaying shooter that emphasizes arcade-style survival.
- #28 Beyond The Wire
78% matchMixed63% of 7,522 reviews2022
Dev: Redstone InteractivePub: Offworld
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Set in the muddy trenches of WW1, Beyond The Wire is a 50v50 multiplayer FPS that immerses players in the desperate & brutal circumstances of the Great War. Featuring an arsenal of historic weapons, ten massive maps, ten playable factions, era-specific tanks, & a brutal melee combat system.
Why similar: World War I 52.4% ★, FPS 15.3%, Historical 7.8%, Gore 6.4%, Shooter 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A large-scale multiplayer WWI shooter that emphasizes the brutal reality of trench warfare.
- #29 Battlefield™ 1
76% matchVery Positive86% of 214,775 reviews2020
Dev: DICEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 50.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Battlefield™ 1 takes you back to The Great War, WW1, where new technology and worldwide conflict changed the face of warfare forever.
Why similar: World War I 50.1% ★, FPS 17.1%, Shooter 5.5%, Gore 5.4%, Multiplayer 5.3%
- #30 Dead Effect 2
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,287 reviews2016
Dev: BadFly Interactive, a.s.Pub: App Holdings
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dead Effect 2 is the newest addition to the acclaimed Dead Effect franchise. This action sci-fi shooter is looking to push the boundaries of first-person shooters to new levels with slick graphics, rich narrative and RPG elements.
Why similar: Zombies 25.6%, FPS 24.6%, Gore 12%, Horror 10.4%, Action 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi zombie shooter that emphasizes arcade mechanics, upgrades, and constant combat.
- #31 Over The Top: WWI
73% matchVery Positive87% of 5,053 reviews2026
Dev: Flying Squirrel EntertainmentPub: GG Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Join 200-player battles in Over The Top: WWI - an intense shooter set in the gritty backdrop of World War I. Pick your class, choose from a vast arsenal, including rifles, artillery, airplanes and powerful tanks, and experience the chaos of fully destructible battlefields.
Why similar: World War I 57.5% ★, FPS 15.3%, Historical 8.3%, Shooter 6.2%, Multiplayer 5.4%
- #32 Dead Effect
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,752 reviews2014
Dev: BadFly Interactive, a.s.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!
Why similar: Zombies 27.6%, FPS 26.3%, Gore 10.7%, Horror 8.5%, Action 8%
- #33 World War Zero
76% matchVery Positive81% of 178 reviews2019
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The World War began in August 1914. It is now March 1964, and war still wages on. The Russian October Revolution has taken place, but the Bolsheviks were crushed by the mad Baron Ugenberg. He plans to build a huge Russo-Mongolian empire that stretches from the Atlantic to Vladivostok, crushing any opposition in his wake.
Why similar: Gore 22.5%, Alternate History 21.1%, Action 18.6%, Violent 17.5%, FPS 13.5%
- #34 TrenchesWIP
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,622 reviews2019
Dev: Big OOF Games PTY LTDPub: -
Windows
Multiplayer combined-arms first-person shooter set in an alternate history. Build and upgrade bases, harvest resources, construct defenses, purchase weapons and vehicles to overcome the enemy!
Why similar: World War I 57.9% ★, World War II 15.2% ★, FPS 10.5%, Action 5.4%, Multiplayer 5%
- #35 Pigsaw
74% matchVery Positive90% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Christopher Yabsley
Windows
Escape the nightmarish human abattoir in this blood-soaked Horror FPS.
Why similar: FPS 27.5%, Gore 19.7%, Violent 13.6%, Horror 10.3%, Shooter 10.1%
- #36 Painkiller Redemption
77% matchMixed46% of 740 reviews2011
Dev: Eggtooth TeamPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Welcome to a world of pain. Heaven is once again in danger and threatened by a reckless army of hell spawn monsters - and they will stop at nothing.
Why similar: Gore 24.4%, FPS 24.2%, Action 18.1%, Violent 16.9%, Shooter 12.1%
- #37 INCISION
70% 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: FPS 25.9%, Alternate History 20%, Gore 16.9%, Shooter 9.9%, Horror 8.9%
- #38 Invention 3
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Falco SoftwarePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
In this game you have to fight your way through hordes of zombies in search of a safe place.
Why similar: FPS 28.8%, Zombies 23.5%, Shooter 10%, Gore 9.5%, Action 9.1%
- #39 EL PASO, NIGHTMARE
73% matchMixed63% of 130 reviews2022
Dev: Strange Scaffold
Windows
Slay hordes of vampires, werewolves, and Biblically-accurate angels in this standalone survival horror FPS side story from the El Paso, Elsewhere universe.
Why similar: FPS 33%, Zombies 15.3%, Action 9.3%, Violent 9.1%, Vampire 8.3% ★
- #40 Dead Purge: Outbreak
74% matchMixed44% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: Microlith Games
Windows
Dead Purge: Outbreak is a modern first-person shooter set in an unforgiving post-apocalyptic world where every minute can be your last.
Why similar: Gore 24.3%, Violent 18.1%, Zombies 17.1%, FPS 15.6%, Action 8.3%
- #41 Zombie Army VR
70% matchMixed45% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Zombie Hitler may have been defeated, but the zombie hordes are still at large and Europe remains in the throes of war. Return to the field as part of the Deadhunters, an elite squad fighting to end the zombie apocalypse!
Why similar: FPS 18.1%, World War II 15.2% ★, Gore 12.4%, Zombies 11%, Violent 8.5%
- #42 Under: Depths of Fear
72% matchMixed68% of 299 reviews2020
Dev: Globiss InteractivePub: Rogue Games, Inc.
Windows
Enter the mind of traumatized WW1 veteran Alexander Dockter and experience the terrorizing nightmare of trying to escape a sinking ocean liner while being haunted by the most terrifying entities you’ve ever come across.
Why similar: World War I 39.4% ★, FPS 14.6%, Historical 9.1%, Horror 8.2%, Violent 8%
- #43 Call of Duty®: WWII
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 45,683 reviews2017
Dev: Sledgehammer GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Call of Duty®: WWII - a breathtaking experience that redefines World War II.
Why similar: World War II 22.3% ★, FPS 19.7%, Zombies 17.6%, Shooter 6.8%, Gore 6.5%
- #44 Project RIP
71% matchMixed63% of 132 reviews2019
Dev: Storming Tech
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Project R.I.P. , control AI driven Agents in the battle against hordes of demons. Show your skills on the battlefield and on Global Leaderboards in this Singleplayer Horror Survival First Person Horde Shooter.
Why similar: Gore 26.6%, Violent 19.3%, FPS 18.5%, Zombies 12.8%, Action 8.4%
- #45 World War Z VR
68% matchMixed45% of 158 reviews2025
Dev: Saber Interactive Inc.
Windows
World War Z VR is an immersive single-player first-person shooter experience that challenges you to take on huge swarms of zombies. Based on the hit game World War Z that has now captivated over 25 million players.
Why similar: FPS 26.3%, Zombies 19.3%, Action 15.2%, Gore 12%, Horror 9.1%
- #46 DOOM 3
70% matchVery Positive86% of 12,101 reviews2012
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM.
Why similar: FPS 34.2%, Horror 13.9%, Gore 12.2%, Zombies 9.4%, Shooter 8.3%
- #47 DEAD TRASH
66% matchVery Positive86% of 340 reviews2025
Dev: Crowhill StudiosPub: DOSMan Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: FPS 33.1%, Shooter 12.4%, Violent 11.8%, Horror 11.6%, Action 11%
- #48 Frontlines™: Fuel of War™
71% matchMixed69% of 1,054 reviews2008
Dev: Kaos StudiosPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Frontlines™: Fuel of War™ is an open-world First Person Shooter set on the frontlines of tomorrow. In a world ravaged by a global energy crisis, environmental decay, and economic depression, players assume the role of an elite soldier in the Western Coalition Army on an epic crusade against the Red Star Alliance to control the last of...
Why similar: FPS 42.3%, Action 17.4%, Gore 16.8%, Shooter 12.6%, Multiplayer 6.2%
- #49 CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut
65% matchVery Positive91% of 2,285 reviews2024
Dev: Jordan MochiPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
During the First World War, a lone French soldier must navigate twisted trenches, scavenge for limited supplies and solve complex puzzles—all whilst fighting for survival in the midst of mankind’s most brutal and horrifying conflict. CONSCRIPT is a new historical take on classic survival horror.
Why similar: World War I 65.1% ★, Alternate History 14.8%, Historical 9.2%, Horror 8.5%, Atmospheric 2.4%
- #50 Deadhunt
69% matchVery Positive91% of 184 reviews2016
Dev: REL Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Deadhunt is a first person arcade shooter game that merges the best features of arcade and FPS action games. Stay as long as possible on fighting pits against hordes of zombies and skeletons.
Why similar: FPS 36.8%, Zombies 36.7%, Action 26.6%
- #51 REKKR: Sunken Land
68% matchVery Positive90% of 119 reviews2021
Dev: Mockingbird Softworks
Windows
A retro FPS set in a faux norse-celtic fantasy world in the midst of a war with the dead. Grab an axe, get revenge.
Why similar: FPS 35.7%, Gore 12.1%, Shooter 10.8%, Violent 9.8%, Action 9.4%
- #52 Instinct
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: Newtonic StudioPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
INSTINCT encompasses horror on a whole new level — experience the chilling gameplay and story through the eyes of three different playable characters in this FPS game!
Why similar: FPS 26.9%, Zombies 22.2%, Violent 13.2%, Shooter 11.6%, Horror 9.7%
- #53 Possessed
69% matchMixed66% of 229 reviews2017
Dev: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
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 24.4%, FPS 22.2%, Violent 16.8%, Horror 8.9%, Shooter 8.4%
- #54 UberSoldier II
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 643 reviews2014
Dev: Burut CTPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Deal another deadly blow to fascism!
Why similar: FPS 39.6%, World War II 29.3% ★, Action 14.8%, Shooter 10.3%, First-Person 4.6%
- #55 Call of Duty: World at War
66% matchVery Positive92% of 52,408 reviews2008
Dev: TreyarchPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 49.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Call of Duty is back, redefining war like you've never experienced before. Building on the Call of Duty 4®: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War immerses players into the most gritty and chaotic WWII combat ever experienced.
Why similar: Zombies 25.3%, FPS 18.9%, World War II 18.2% ★, Gore 8.2%, Shooter 6.6%
- #56 Battle of Empires : 1914-1918
67% matchMixed69% of 2,101 reviews2015
Dev: Great War TeamPub: Best Way Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 is a story-driven RTS that brings to life some of the most brutal battles of the Great War. Each mission showcases the era’s most devastating weaponry — sabotage, stealth, trench warfare, gas attacks, artillery, and mobile infantry. BoE delivers the full WWI experience.
Why similar: World War I 67.6% ★, Historical 8.3%, Gore 6%, World War II 4.6% ★, FPS 4.4%
- #57 Killing Floor: Incursion
68% matchMixed50% of 1,049 reviews2017
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Killing Floor: Incursion is a fully-realized, multi-hour, story-driven adventure with an additional endless mode. In solo or co-op mode, travel diverse environments, from creepy farmhouses to the catacombs of Paris, in order to uncover who... or what is behind the Zed menace.
Why similar: Gore 18.6%, Zombies 17.9%, FPS 17.3%, Violent 13.3%, Horror 8.7%