- #1 CULTIC
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,238 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.
Why similar: FPS 24.5%, Boomer Shooter 23.7% ★, Old School 12.8%, Shooter 12.3%, Retro 9%
- #2 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,895 reviews2024
Dev: KillPixel GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
Why similar: FPS 27.6%, Boomer Shooter 23.7% ★, Retro 14.7%, Old School 9.9%, Shooter 7.5%
- #3 DUSK
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,919 reviews2018
Dev: David SzymanskiPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
Why similar: FPS 24%, Boomer Shooter 20.2% ★, Retro 13.1%, Shooter 11%, Old School 10.6%
- #4 Prodeus
95% matchVery Positive92% of 8,026 reviews2022
Dev: Bounding Box Software Inc.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
Why similar: FPS 32.2%, Boomer Shooter 27.2% ★, Retro 16.5%, Shooter 10.2%, First-Person 3.9%
- #5 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
94% matchVery Positive90% of 17,222 reviews2023
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 27.5% ★, FPS 25.5%, Retro 10.9%, Shooter 10%, Old School 9.1%
- #6 Dread Templar
94% matchVery Positive82% of 1,687 reviews2023
Dev: T19 GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 22.3% ★, FPS 22.1%, Retro 11.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Old School 11%
- #7 INCISION
93% 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 21.8%, Boomer Shooter 19.2% ★, Old School 12.9%, Retro 12.1%, Shooter 11.5%
- #8 AMID EVIL
92% 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 23.1%, Boomer Shooter 18.3% ★, Old School 14.3%, Shooter 12.8%, Retro 10.7%
- #9 BRUTAL JOHN 2
91% matchVery Positive95% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: OldSchool Laws Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Join BRUTAL JOHN and BRUTAL DOG in a ultraviolent old-school FPS set in a world overrun by crypto-mining technologies, where it’s up to you to destroy them and reclaim control. Prepare for an adrenaline ride that pays homage to the best shooters of the '90s.
Why similar: FPS 22.3%, Boomer Shooter 18.6% ★, Old School 12.6%, Retro 12.4%, Shooter 11.8%
- #10 Project Warlock
91% matchVery Positive87% of 6,019 reviews2018
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.8 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: FPS 28.4%, Boomer Shooter 23.2% ★, Retro 12.6%, Old School 10.1%, Shooter 8.7%
- #11 Darkenstein 3D
89% matchVery Positive91% of 1,310 reviews2025
Dev: RowyePub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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 35%, Shooter 15.9%, Boomer Shooter 11.7% ★, Military 10.5%, First-Person 9.7%
- #12 Chasm: The Rift
90% matchVery Positive84% of 448 reviews2022
Dev: Action FormsPub: SNEG
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 26.7%, Old School 13.6%, Retro 13.5%, Shooter 12.9%, Boomer Shooter 10.3% ★
- #13 Extraneum
89% matchVery Positive97% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: David JalbertPub: Hellforge Studios
Windows · Linux
Extraneum is an old-school, sci-fi single-player first person shooter with an emphasis on exploration and secret hunting. Fight your way through biohacked monstrosities and stop their progress before they take control of the entire world.
Why similar: FPS 24.1%, Boomer Shooter 20.9% ★, Retro 13.5%, Shooter 11.6%, First-Person 9.1%
- #14 Nightmare Reaper
88% matchVery Positive94% of 3,713 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Bit Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Blast through a cursed nightmare solo or with up to 3 friends. A retro-inspired FPS where looter shooter weapons meets boomer shooter chaos and rogue-lite elements.
Why similar: FPS 25%, Boomer Shooter 23.4% ★, Retro 12.9%, Shooter 10.5%, Old School 10.1%
- #15 Wizordum
86% matchVery Positive93% of 758 reviews2025
Dev: Emberheart GamesPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Wizordum is a retro FPS that puts you in the role of a Mage on a quest to track down the source of Chaos. With a wide arsenal of spells and magic items, battle your way through the world of Terrabruma in this unique blend of classic 90s shooters and modern gaming elements.
Why similar: FPS 25.6%, Boomer Shooter 20.1% ★, Shooter 12.9%, Old School 9.3%, First-Person 7.9%
- #16 Ion Fury
87% matchVery Positive93% of 6,682 reviews2019
Dev: Voidpoint, LLCPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
Why similar: FPS 22.9%, Boomer Shooter 19.6% ★, Retro 11.5%, Old School 10.1%, Shooter 9.4%
- #17 HROT
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,277 reviews2023
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.
Why similar: FPS 30.4%, Retro 18.5%, Boomer Shooter 16.1% ★, Shooter 11.7%, Old School 10.2%
- #18 Bloodshed
85% matchVery Positive85% of 1,673 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
Why similar: FPS 26.5%, Boomer Shooter 20.6% ★, Old School 15%, Shooter 13.9%, First-Person 9.9%
- #19 Forgive Me Father 2
84% matchVery Positive83% of 2,193 reviews2024
Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Embark on a journey into the darkest nightmares to restore your sanity. Blast your way through hordes of possessed enemies, unlock an arsenal of deadly weapons and unearthly abilities, and get ready to face even more Lovecraftian madness in this action-packed FPS sequel.
Why similar: FPS 29.3%, Boomer Shooter 22.2% ★, Shooter 12.9%, Retro 11.5%, First-Person 10.5%
- #20 Forgive Me Father
83% matchVery Positive84% of 5,585 reviews2022
Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?
Why similar: FPS 30.4%, Boomer Shooter 21.7% ★, Shooter 13.3%, Retro 11.5%, First-Person 7.4%
- #21 SharpShooter3D
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,192 reviews2023
Dev: HeadHunters games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
SharpShooter3D is a first-person subculture shooter in the best old school traditions. Burn! Destroy! Kill! Kill! Kill!
Why similar: FPS 21.8%, Boomer Shooter 16.4% ★, Shooter 11.5%, Old School 11.1%, Retro 10.1%
- #22 Hellbound
84% matchMixed64% of 1,496 reviews2020
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Classic First Person Shooter style game. Like the good old days. An action game focused on speed, gore, guns, and metal music. Inspired by the 90s’ classics with modern visuals and audio!
Why similar: FPS 23.8%, Boomer Shooter 14.2% ★, Shooter 11.9%, Old School 11.1%, Retro 10.8%
- #23 CARNAL
82% matchVery Positive88% of 330 reviews2021
Dev: JG RoosPub: Tendokore
Windows
CARNAL is a fast and challenging retro FPS straight from the mid '90s. The Sons of Anak are opening portals to extract Dark Matter from the "other side". Combat the possessed soldiers, the manifested demons helping them, and any inanimate objects standing in your way!
Why similar: FPS 27%, Retro 14.6%, Old School 14.4%, Shooter 10.2%, First-Person 7.7%
- #24 PowerSlave Exhumed
81% matchVery Positive89% of 893 reviews2022
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%
PowerSlave Exhumed is a KEX Engine port of the classic console game perfectly blending both the PlayStation & Saturn versions
Why similar: FPS 30.6%, Shooter 16.7%, Old School 12.3%, First-Person 10.4%, Boomer Shooter 7.4% ★
- #25 REKKR: Sunken Land
81% 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 35.2%, Retro 15.8%, Shooter 14.8%, First-Person 11.5%, Boomer Shooter 10.4% ★
- #26 Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition
79% matchVery Positive93% of 717 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
The HUNT Returns... AGAIN! Play the original Cult Classic '90s FPS remastered in 4K Ultrawide with UNLIMITED frame rates, RESTORED content, NEW episodes, a LEVEL EDITOR, online MULTIPLAYER, LUDICROUS gameplay options and MORE. Make 'em EAT LEAD or they'll bury you in a lunchbox!
Why similar: FPS 26.8%, Boomer Shooter 22.9% ★, Shooter 14%, First-Person 9.5%, Old School 8.5%
- #27 Hedon Bloodrite
79% matchVery Positive91% of 1,933 reviews2019
Dev: Zan_HedonDev
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Zan and her orc sisters must fight to save their homeland from a demonic invasion! Immerse yourself in a sprawling underground world where the rich lore, exploration and puzzles of classic adventure games blend with the visceral combat of a 90s' shooter.
Why similar: FPS 25.5%, Boomer Shooter 16.7% ★, Shooter 13.8%, Retro 13.5%, Old School 11.7%
- #28 Project Warlock II
77% matchVery Positive81% of 1,284 reviews2025
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Adrenaline-pumping gore retro funhouse that’s full of guns, magic, demons, vertical arenas, 3D visuals, 2D sprites, and heavy metal music. Inspired by FPS classics like Quake and Doom 64, Project Warlock II is the explosive boomer shooter sequel you were too shy to ask for.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 20.4% ★, FPS 18%, Old School 12.4%, Shooter 12.4%, Retro 11.5%
- #29 Dark Side of War
80% matchMixed58% of 105 reviews2020
Dev: Tactical Mayhem Realms
Windows
Dark Side of War is a hardcore shooter game where players take on the role of a soldier during World War II and clear out enemy bases using every bullet wisely. The game offers diverse levels with unique designs and atmospheric soundtracks to create a realistic war atmosphere.
Why similar: FPS 17.3%, Boomer Shooter 13.6% ★, Historical 12.8%, Military 11.2%, Old School 10.1%
- #30 Hands of Necromancy
78% matchVery Positive84% of 393 reviews2022
Dev: HON TeamPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Hands of Necromancy is a Dark Fantasy FPS metroidvania, inspired by classics such as Heretic and made with the GZDoom engine. Wield weapons, magic or transform into a fearsome monster to slay your foes, then raise them as undead servants and unleash even more carnage to become a master Necromancer!
Why similar: FPS 24.8%, Boomer Shooter 19.6% ★, Shooter 13.7%, First-Person 9.3%, Retro 8.6%
- #31 Limitless Hunger
78% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: Void Ink
Windows
Limitless Hunger is a high-adrenaline retro FPS single-player experience.
Why similar: FPS 39.4%, Shooter 18%, First-Person 10.9%, Old School 9.4%, Retro 8.4%
- #32 Exophobia
76% matchVery Positive88% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: Zarc AttackPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Explore and fight your way through a crashed human spaceship infested with relentless hordes of aliens as you become more powerful with exciting weapon upgrades and powerups in this retro inspired first-person shooter.
Why similar: FPS 29.1%, Boomer Shooter 21.8% ★, Shooter 14.4%, Old School 10.3%, Retro 9%
- #33 SPRAWL
74% matchVery Positive87% of 2,394 reviews2023
Dev: MAETHPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
SPRAWL is a hardcore retro FPS set in an endless cyberpunk megalopolis. Escape the walled city and take on the militarized government of the sprawl. Fueled by the blood of your enemies and a mysterious voice in your head, make your way towards the spire to topple whatever lays within.
Why similar: FPS 22%, Boomer Shooter 16% ★, Old School 12.6%, Shooter 12.2%, Military 12.1%
- #34 Blood: Refreshed Supply™
75% matchMixed66% of 608 reviews2025
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Things are about to get… bloody! Soak up 42 pulse-pounding levels dripping with Lovecraftian atmosphere as you battle your way through armies of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hell hounds, and other insatiable horrors, in your quest to defeat the loathsome Tchernobog.
Why similar: FPS 29%, Boomer Shooter 24.7% ★, Shooter 16.5%, Retro 8.3%, First-Person 7.5%
- #35 Bloodhound
75% matchMixed68% of 376 reviews2023
Dev: Kruger & Flint Productions
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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 27.3%, Boomer Shooter 25.2% ★, Shooter 15%, Retro 10.7%, First-Person 9.7%
- #36 Beyond Sunset
73% matchVery Positive80% of 331 reviews2025
Dev: Metacorp / VaporwarePub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Cyberpunk first-person shooter with a rich story and RPG elements. You are Lucy, an enhanced street samurai searching for lost memories. Fight in large, open, interactive levels overtaken by yakuza, zombies, robots and bosses!
Why similar: FPS 25.4%, Boomer Shooter 19.8% ★, Old School 15.5%, Shooter 14%, First-Person 9.8%
- #37 The Citadel
73% matchVery Positive93% of 2,744 reviews2020
Dev: doekuramori
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The Citadel is a brutal first person shooter, and a love letter to classic games such as Marathon, Doom and Wolfenstein 3d. Descend into the depths of a dark citadel, and fight through 6 Episodes and 30 levels of action packed with 6 challenging bosses. Go forth, Martyr.
Why similar: FPS 31.1%, Retro 14.9%, Old School 14.4%, Boomer Shooter 11.8% ★, Shooter 10.6%
- #38 Viscerafest
72% matchVery Positive85% of 687 reviews2025
Dev: Acid Man GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Viscerafest is a Sci-Fi Fantasy Singleplayer Arena FPS with minor Collectathon elements. Fight through hordes of aliens and eldritch monstrosities wielding a slew of powerful weapons, juggling your resources, and exploring over 23 intricately designed hand-crafted levels.
Why similar: FPS 21.4%, Boomer Shooter 20.3% ★, Shooter 14.9%, Retro 12.1%, First-Person 10.3%
- #39 Vampire Hunters
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,927 reviews2024
Dev: Gamecraft Studios
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
To hunt vampires, you'll need guns. Lots of guns. Mow down hordes of undead creatures by stacking your guns into absurd, over-the-top builds. Unleash your firepower and survive the mayhem in this Roguelite Survivors FPS.
Why similar: FPS 27.7%, Boomer Shooter 20.6% ★, Old School 13.8%, Retro 13.6%, Shooter 12.5%
- #40 Square Head Zombies - FPS Game
77% matchMostly Negative32% of 115 reviews2018
Dev: Sabrina Aridi
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Square head zombies are everywhere. Grab your gun and shoot all the undead.
Why similar: FPS 25.4%, Shooter 13.7%, Military 13.2%, Old School 11%, Retro 9.7%
- #41 Quartermain and the Cult of Cthulhu
71% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: ThePrinceOfMarsPub: DOSMan Games
Windows
Take up arms against Cultists, Nazis, Robots, and Lovecraftian monsters in this fast-paced action adventure. It’s down to you, Aloysius Quartermain, to sneak a 12,000 year old Artefact out of Nazi Germany by emptying lead into anything that moves.
Why similar: FPS 22.3%, Boomer Shooter 17.8% ★, Historical 15.6%, Shooter 12.7%, Military 10%
- #42 Selaco
70% matchVery Positive94% of 4,889 reviews2024
Dev: Altered Orbit Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Selaco is a brand new original shooter inspired by classics, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart enemies and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world.
Why similar: FPS 24.9%, Boomer Shooter 16.7% ★, Shooter 13.5%, Old School 12%, Retro 11.4%
- #43 Anomalous
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 170 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 35%, Shooter 17.2%, Old School 11.4%, Boomer Shooter 9.9% ★, Retro 8.8%
- #44 Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War!
69% matchVery Positive94% of 994 reviews2026
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Lock and load into the Starship Troopers universe and join the Mobile Infantry in the most realistic depiction of war ever made! Experience an original story in this action-packed, first-person retro shooter. Would you like to know more?
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 24.5% ★, FPS 13.5%, Military 13.2%, Shooter 10.6%, War 9.1%
- #45 Maximum Action
72% matchVery Positive90% of 3,834 reviews2018
Dev: George MandellPub: Balloon Moose Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 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: FPS 26.7%, Retro 13.7%, Shooter 13.2%, Old School 13.1%, Level Editor 11.1%
- #46 Bit-Boom
74% matchMixed54% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: Coconut Tree StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 71.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%
The eight-bit first-person shooter in the NES palette!
Why similar: FPS 31.4%, Retro 16.8%, Shooter 12.5%, First-Person 9.7%, Old School 8.6%
- #47 Chop Goblins
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,113 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: FPS 24.1%, Boomer Shooter 19.7% ★, Old School 13.7%, Shooter 11.4%, First-Person 7.6%
- #48 Unchained
69% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Double Time Studios
Windows · Mac
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: Boomer Shooter 22.8% ★, Retro 18.5%, FPS 13%, Action 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #49 DEAD TRASH
68% 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 27.5%, Boomer Shooter 24.8% ★, Shooter 14.2%, Old School 9%, First-Person 8.9%
- #50 >SYS//PURGE_
68% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: tomo2515x
Windows
>SYS//PURGE_ is a free, fast-paced FPS inspired by 90's classics, with roguelike elements. Collect items, stay alive and descend deeper into the facility. You take control of an LN-X unit, a glitch breaks you out of the Overseer's control. Make it burn.
Why similar: FPS 24%, Boomer Shooter 19.9% ★, Shooter 15.9%, Military 9.6%, Action 8.4%
- #51 COVEN
67% matchVery Positive93% of 268 reviews2024
Dev: Gator ShinsPub: Hellforge Studios
Windows · Linux
COVEN is a hyper-violent retro FPS where your path of vengeance will take you across time and space. Destroy your enemies and eat their flesh.
Why similar: FPS 25.8%, Boomer Shooter 21.4% ★, Old School 14.7%, Shooter 12.9%, First-Person 8%
- #52 Perilous Warp
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 373 reviews2020
Dev: Crystice Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Perilous Warp is a fast-paced indie retro-shooter inspired by the classic 3D-actions. Communication with a distant space colony has been lost, and you bravely step into the teleporter with the desire for glorious adventures. But do not expect to win in a heartbeat!
Why similar: FPS 27.6%, Action 14.2%, Retro 11.5%, Boomer Shooter 10% ★, Old School 10%
- #53 Intrude
71% matchVery Positive82% of 211 reviews2016
Dev: Michal Kruba
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Intrude is a first-person shooter. Your mission is to get into a long time abandoned base, suddenly taken over by some kind of private military, find your way up and destroy the source of a signal comming from the base. Collect as much data as you can to find out what they are up to.
Why similar: FPS 43.4%, Shooter 18.8%, Retro 15%, Action 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
- #54 illWill
67% matchVery Positive92% of 297 reviews2023
Dev: Slava Bushuev
Windows
Eliminate hordes of monsters in a thrilling first person shooter - ILLWILL.
Why similar: FPS 24.1%, Boomer Shooter 19.7% ★, Shooter 13.1%, Retro 10%, First-Person 9%
- #55 Blood West
65% 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 38.7%, Retro 17.4%, Shooter 15.7%, First-Person 12.4%, 1990's 9.1%
- #56 Restless Grounds
67% matchVery Positive87% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: Zirael
Windows
Forgotten Polish town, Incident at a soviet military base and hellish monsters... This is a horror investigation story... Will you stop the relentless fight, or give into it?
Why similar: FPS 22.3%, Boomer Shooter 17.1% ★, Shooter 11.8%, Retro 11.5%, Old School 10.6%
- #57 Monument
70% 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: FPS 24.8%, Boomer Shooter 20% ★, Shooter 14%, Old School 11.4%, Retro 10%
- #58 Desecrators
65% matchVery Positive97% of 373 reviews2025
Dev: WoodhoundPub: Perp Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Desecrators is a retro FPS inspired by '90s six-degrees-of-freedom shooters. Plunder your way through the galaxy to destructive weapons and technology powerful enough to take on the ultimate heist: The legendary vaults of the Galactic Treasury.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 17.5% ★, FPS 16.5%, Old School 13.8%, Shooter 13.2%, Retro 12.1%
- #59 Land of War - The Beginning
69% matchMixed52% of 741 reviews2021
Dev: MS GAMESPub: MS GAMES SP. Z O.O.
Windows
Assume duties of a soldier involved in numerous battles and skirmishes with fast advancing German war machine. Go to battle on foot, driving armored vehicles, or flying an airplane. Use weapons not featured in any other game and feel a good, nostalgic climate of the production like MOHAA or COD.
Why similar: FPS 26%, Shooter 16.1%, Historical 15.2%, Old School 12.7%, Military 8.8%