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Games Like Only Lead Can Stop Them

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Boomer Shooter, FPS, Shooter, Action.

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Boot up your 486 and launch olcst.exe for this retro fps from an alternate 1990's. Descend into the madness of the Spanish Civil War fighting vicious fascist forces and supernatural monsters. Conquer three action packed episodes wielding machine guns, rifles, flamethrowers and explosives.

Reviews: Very Positive — 81% — of 140 reviews
Released: 2024-12-09
Developer: Warcry Interactive
Publisher: Retrovibe
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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    Why similar: FPS 24.5%, Boomer Shooter 23.7%, Old School 12.8%, Shooter 12.3%, Retro 9%

  2. #2 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
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  3. #3 DUSK
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,919 reviews2018
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    95% matchVery Positive92% of 8,026 reviews2022
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    Why similar: FPS 32.2%, Boomer Shooter 27.2%, Retro 16.5%, Shooter 10.2%, First-Person 3.9%

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    94% matchVery Positive90% of 17,222 reviews2023
    Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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    93% matchVery Positive87% of 1,005 reviews2025
    Dev: SmoothBrainDevPub: Hyperstrange
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%

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    92% matchVery Positive93% of 7,565 reviews2019
    Dev: IndefatigablePub: New Blood Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    91% matchVery Positive95% of 459 reviews2025
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    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.

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    91% matchVery Positive87% of 6,019 reviews2018
    Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%

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    Dev: RowyePub: MicroProse Software
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%

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    90% matchVery Positive84% of 448 reviews2022
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    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%

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    89% matchVery Positive97% of 103 reviews2024
    Dev: David JalbertPub: Hellforge Studios
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    88% matchVery Positive94% of 3,713 reviews2022
    Dev: Blazing Bit Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    Windows · Mac
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    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    84% matchVery Positive83% of 2,193 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%

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    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,192 reviews2023
    Dev: HeadHunters games
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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    84% matchMixed64% of 1,496 reviews2020
    Dev: Saibot Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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  23. #23 CARNAL
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 330 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    81% matchVery Positive89% of 893 reviews2022
    Dev: Nightdive Studios
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 54%

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    81% matchVery Positive90% of 119 reviews2021
    Dev: Mockingbird Softworks
    Windows

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    Windows
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    79% matchVery Positive91% of 1,933 reviews2019
    Dev: Zan_HedonDev
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    77% matchVery Positive81% of 1,284 reviews2025
    Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%

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    80% matchMixed58% of 105 reviews2020
    Dev: Tactical Mayhem Realms
    Windows

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    78% matchVery Positive84% of 393 reviews2022
    Dev: HON TeamPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%

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    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%

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    76% matchVery Positive88% of 136 reviews2024
    Dev: Zarc AttackPub: PM Studios, inc.
    Windows

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    74% matchVery Positive87% of 2,394 reviews2023
    Dev: MAETHPub: Kwalee
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%

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    75% matchMixed66% of 608 reviews2025
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    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 60%

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    75% matchMixed68% of 376 reviews2023
    Dev: Kruger & Flint Productions
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%

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    73% matchVery Positive80% of 331 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%

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    73% matchVery Positive93% of 2,744 reviews2020
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    Windows
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    71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,927 reviews2024
    Dev: Gamecraft Studios
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    77% matchMostly Negative32% of 115 reviews2018
    Dev: Sabrina Aridi
    Windows
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    71% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    70% matchVery Positive94% of 4,889 reviews2024
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    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

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    69% matchVery Positive94% of 994 reviews2026
    Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Dotemu
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    72% matchVery Positive90% of 3,834 reviews2018
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    Windows
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    74% matchMixed54% of 85 reviews2018
    Dev: Coconut Tree StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
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    Median: 6 minMean: 71.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%

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    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,113 reviews2022
    Dev: David Szymanski
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    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.

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    69% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2025
    Dev: Double Time Studios
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    68% matchVery Positive86% of 340 reviews2025
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    68% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2026
    Dev: tomo2515x
    Windows

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    67% matchVery Positive93% of 268 reviews2024
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    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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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%

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