- #1 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
97% 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: Boomer Shooter 18.3% ★, Gore 17.9%, Violent 14.8%, FPS 14.2%, Action 11.6%
- #2 Prodeus
96% 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: Boomer Shooter 21.2% ★, Gore 16.9%, FPS 16.8%, Violent 11.6%, Retro 8.9%
- #3 Hellbound
96% 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: Gore 18.9%, Violent 16.5%, Action 11.1%, FPS 10%, Boomer Shooter 8.9% ★
- #4 DUSK
95% 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: Boomer Shooter 22.4% ★, FPS 17.7%, Fast-Paced 13.5%, Classic 11% ★, Retro 10%
- #5 CULTIC
94% 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: Boomer Shooter 22.6% ★, FPS 15.7%, Gore 13.5%, Violent 10.3%, Old School 8.7%
- #6 Darkenstein 3D
94% 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 25.2%, Violent 16.4%, Action 13.4%, Boomer Shooter 12.6% ★, Shooter 7.9%
- #7 DOOMED
93% matchMixed56% of 187 reviews2018
Dev: Bloody Pixel Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 42%
DOOMED is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: Gore 18.6%, Action 17.1%, Violent 16.9%, FPS 11%, Indie 10.8%
- #8 Putrefaction
92% 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: Gore 24.2%, FPS 18.9%, Action 15.1%, Violent 10%, Indie 8.3%
- #9 Chasm: The Rift
91% 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: Gore 18.6%, Violent 16%, FPS 15.5%, Boomer Shooter 9% ★, Old School 8.4%
- #10 Post Void
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,026 reviews2020
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.
Why similar: Violent 21.7%, FPS 20.1%, Fast-Paced 19.9%, Action 9%, Retro 8%
- #11 Apocryph: an old-school shooter
91% matchMixed52% of 320 reviews2018
Dev: Bigzur Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Apocryph is an old-school fantasy shooter inspired by Hexen, Heretic, Painkiller and Strife.
Why similar: Gore 31.8%, Violent 25.8%, Action 11.5%, FPS 11.2%, Indie 8%
- #12 SPRAWL
89% 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: Boomer Shooter 16.3% ★, FPS 15%, Fast-Paced 14%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Old School 9.2%
- #13 Anomalous
89% 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 20.1%, Gore 14.1%, Action 14%, Violent 12.8%, Boomer Shooter 8.5% ★
- #14 Exophobia
87% 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: Boomer Shooter 22.5% ★, FPS 20.1%, Aliens 11.8%, Old School 7.6%, Space 7.4%
- #15 Supplice
86% matchVery Positive86% of 540 reviews2023
Dev: MekworxPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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: Boomer Shooter 22.5% ★, FPS 16.9%, Retro 9%, Futuristic 8%, Action 7.4%
- #16 Putrefaction 2: Void Walker
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 379 reviews2017
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Putrefaction 2: Void Walker is fast-paced, hardcore, arcade FPS, inspired by old-school shooters.
Why similar: Gore 22.3%, Action 18.6%, FPS 13.9%, Classic 10.3% ★, Fast-Paced 9%
- #17 Dread Templar
86% 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 18% ★, Gore 15.5%, Violent 15.3%, FPS 11.9%, Fast-Paced 11.7%
- #18 INCISION
84% 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: Boomer Shooter 20.7% ★, Gore 20%, FPS 15.7%, Old School 9.9%, Retro 9.1%
- #19 ADACA
84% matchVery Positive92% of 873 reviews2022
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A Sci-fi FPS set on the mysterious planet ADACA. - Use your GRAVITY-MANIPULATING arm to HURL objects at your foes or even RIP weapons directly from their hands! - EXPLORE and manipulate the environment in this EERIE and HOSTILE world!
Why similar: FPS 26.8%, Old School 16.3%, Action 13.5%, Retro 12.6%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #20 Diluvian Ultra
85% matchMixed59% of 386 reviews2023
Dev: Cresthelm StudiosPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Diluvian Ultra is a single-player, first-person shooter focusing on a retro aesthetic and fast-paced, strategic combat. The game is set in its own expansive fictive universe. Rather than gritty or dark, Diluvian Ultra is colorful and fantastical, like the cover of pulp sci-fi novels of the past.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 29.3% ★, FPS 25.1%, Action 14.1%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Shooter 9.4%
- #21 PO'ed: Definitive Edition
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
PO’ed is an adrenaline-pumping space shooter that features gameplay elements inspired by generational powerhouses DOOM and QUAKE. Play as a chef who crashlands on an alien planet infested with extraterrestrial foes. Using a menu of “household” weapons, PO’ed puts your wits and reflexes to the test.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 19.7% ★, Action 17.2%, Gore 15.7%, Violent 13.7%, FPS 8.9%
- #22 Viscerafest
81% 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: Boomer Shooter 23% ★, FPS 16.3%, Aliens 11.1%, Action 10%, Retro 9.5%
- #23 Project Warlock
82% 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: Boomer Shooter 25.2% ★, FPS 20.6%, Fast-Paced 12.5%, Retro 9.5%, Old School 7.8%
- #24 Project Warlock II
81% 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 22.8% ★, Gore 20.9%, FPS 13.5%, Old School 9.9%, Action 9%
- #25 Maximum Action
80% 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: Gore 21.9%, Violent 18.9%, FPS 12.5%, Fast-Paced 10.9%, Action 8.3%
- #26 ZERO PROTOCOL
78% matchVery Positive85% of 574 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: FPS 33.2%, Old School 18.5%, Sci-fi 16.5%, First-Person 14.1%, Shooter 12.2%
- #27 Autumn Night 3D Shooter
82% matchMixed52% of 52 reviews2017
Dev: Sergey Bobrov
Windows
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 23.7%, Violent 21.5%, Action 13.8%, Indie 9.8%, FPS 8.7%
- #28 Forgive Me Father
78% 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: Boomer Shooter 19.2% ★, FPS 18%, Gore 15.6%, Violent 12.5%, Action 9.5%
- #29 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
76% 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 27.7% ★, FPS 17.2%, Gore 12.5%, Violent 9%, Retro 7.6%
- #30 Relentless Frontier
77% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Fission OgrePub: Hellforge Studios
Windows
Relentless Frontier is a fast paced sci-fi FPS running on the GZDoom Engine, with a strong focus on mobility, strategy, and exploration. Use your Omnistruct to replicate new weapons and abilities to help you traverse the terrain and demolish threats, while escaping from Ross 128-b in one piece.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 22.2% ★, FPS 17.1%, Gore 13%, Aliens 9.3%, Action 8.5%
- #31 Desecrators
76% 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 21.1% ★, FPS 13.3%, Old School 11.9%, Retro 10.1%, Action 8.9%
- #32 BRUTAL JOHN 2
75% 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: Gore 17.9%, Violent 15.1%, Boomer Shooter 13.7% ★, Fast-Paced 11%, FPS 10.9%
- #33 Impaler Gold
77% matchVery Positive92% of 575 reviews2022
Dev: ApptivusPub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Impaler Gold is a fast-paced minimalistic arena shooter - now expanded and improved. Summon spikes to slay monsters, build barriers, and propel yourself into the air. Challenge yourself in this highly replayable rogue-lite shooter inspired by the classics.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.5% ★, FPS 25.2%, Action 15.1%, Retro 13.9%, Shooter 8.9%
- #34 Hell Shooter
79% matchVery Positive80% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: 天河(TH Game)
Windows
Hell Shooter is a old-school FPS game.
Why similar: Gore 23.9%, Violent 21.7%, Action 14.2%, FPS 10.6%, Indie 10.4%
- #35 Wrack
79% matchMixed70% of 590 reviews2014
Dev: Final Boss Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wrack is all about action - spectacular action! The addictive kill chain system encourages you to mow down as many enemies in a short period of time as possible. No hiding - keep your chain going by getting out there and kicking some alien ass!
Why similar: FPS 23%, Gore 13.8%, Action 13.2%, Indie 11.2%, Violent 11.1%
- #36 Extraneum
74% 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: Boomer Shooter 25.2% ★, FPS 19.4%, Retro 11.3%, Science 11% ★, Action 10.4%
- #37 AMID EVIL
74% 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: Boomer Shooter 22.1% ★, FPS 18.6%, Old School 12.2%, Action 10.7%, Retro 8.9%
- #38 Nightmare Reaper
73% 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: Boomer Shooter 25.4% ★, Violent 21.8%, FPS 18.2%, Retro 9.7%, Old School 7.8%
- #39 Selaco
71% 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: Gore 17.1%, Boomer Shooter 13.5% ★, FPS 13.5%, Fast-Paced 10.4%, Action 7.1%
- #40 Limitless Hunger
75% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: Void Ink
Windows
Limitless Hunger is a high-adrenaline retro FPS single-player experience.
Why similar: FPS 24.8%, Gore 16.9%, Violent 15.3%, Action 13.4%, Shooter 7.7%
- #41 >SYS//PURGE_
71% 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: Boomer Shooter 18.6% ★, Action 16.5%, FPS 15%, Gore 12.4%, Violent 11.2%
- #42 DIMENSIONAL SLAUGHTER
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: Bashir "ManliestDev" KashaloPub: ManliestDev
Windows
Kill to heal, and never stop moving in this retro-styled ADHD-fueled frantic fast-paced rogue-lite movement shooter. A short, yet intense multi-dimensional speedrun FPS experience for people with tiny attention spans. Do you have what it takes to subvert your infinite demise?
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 20.6% ★, Fast-Paced 17.4%, FPS 16.9%, Action 10.1%, Retro 7.4%
- #43 Trepang2
70% matchVery Positive93% of 17,481 reviews2023
Dev: Trepang StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
Why similar: Gore 23.2%, Violent 19.6%, FPS 13.8%, Fast-Paced 8.5%, Boomer Shooter 7.5% ★
- #44 Diluvian Ultra: Awakening
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: Cresthelm StudiosPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Diluvian Ultra: Awakening shows a never-before seen part of Diluvian Ultra's story, preceding the events of the main game. As a young Diluvian Knight, stage a heroic defense against insurmountable odds, in this single-player FPS with a retro aesthetic and fast-paced, strategic combat.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 29.8% ★, FPS 18.7%, Action 18%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Shooter 10%
- #45 Bloodshed
69% 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: Boomer Shooter 28% ★, FPS 24%, Action 14.7%, Old School 14.5%, Shooter 8.7%
- #46 Paradox Vector
73% matchVery Positive83% of 72 reviews2020
Dev: Schmidt Workshops
Windows
Explore impossible mazes while battling the Ancient Ones and their bio-mechanical servitors in this retro first-person, Lovecraft inspired shooter. Paradox Vector's graphics are inspired by the old-school vector graphics games of the early 1980's.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 23.7% ★, FPS 23.1%, Retro 14%, Action 9.8%, Old School 9.1%
- #47 System Shock
69% matchVery Positive91% of 12,269 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
Why similar: Gore 18.6%, FPS 18.4%, Violent 16.2%, Action 15.8%, Sci-fi 10.9%
- #48 Monument
72% 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: Boomer Shooter 26.2% ★, FPS 21.7%, Action 11.6%, Old School 10.6%, Retro 9.1%
- #49 CRUEL
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,686 reviews2025
Dev: James Dornan
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements
Why similar: Gore 21.1%, Boomer Shooter 19.2% ★, Violent 15.2%, Action 12.8%, FPS 12.1%
- #50 CARNAL
70% 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 18.3%, Gore 13.3%, Violent 12.8%, Action 11.8%, Old School 10.4%
- #51 Cold Space
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 146 reviews2017
Dev: IdeaX
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Fast team-based one-shot-one-kill shooter. Cold War gave a start for a huge conflict in space. Grab your knife and pistol, turn on your force-field and fight in the name of your motherland. But is it possible to survive for more than ten seconds in this slaughter?
Why similar: Gore 37.4%, Action 19.1%, Indie 13.8%, FPS 9.7%, Fast-Paced 8%
- #52 Ion Fury
68% 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: Boomer Shooter 16% ★, Gore 14.2%, Violent 12.7%, FPS 12.5%, Fast-Paced 12.1%
- #53 Dino Trauma
68% matchVery Positive91% of 388 reviews2023
Dev: Phobia Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Dino Trauma introduces you to a secret laboratory somewhere in eastern Europe where gore and dinosaurs aren't unusual things. Retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
Why similar: Gore 19.5%, Boomer Shooter 15.8% ★, FPS 14.2%, Violent 11.3%, Action 8.5%
- #54 Unchained
67% 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: Gore 17.8%, Boomer Shooter 16.5% ★, Action 15.5%, Violent 15.2%, Indie 9.7%
- #55 HYPERVIOLENT
67% matchMixed61% of 492 reviews2025
Dev: nfoPRINCEPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
An ancient evil has awoken in the depths of a remote mining asteroid, stirred from its slumber by man's lust for power. Unaware, you answer a distress call and become stranded, surrounded by monstrous foes. Unravel the mystery of this madness and stop its spread in this horror retro shooter!
Why similar: Violent 21.7%, Boomer Shooter 18.4% ★, FPS 15.8%, Action 9.1%, Space 8.6%
- #56 DEEP SPACE ANOMALY
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 107 reviews2019
Dev: DRM GMZ
Windows
Space. Anomalies. Throw down a challenge to mad alien mutants in dynamic firefights with continuous injection of adrenaline! Get ready for the most unforgettable and enchanting space confrontation of all time!
Why similar: Action 26.4%, Fast-Paced 22.6%, Indie 20%, Space 13.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #57 XOL: Space Mech Wars
66% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Michigames
Windows
Mech FPS game in all directions of space; follow the story and contribute to the fight for your homeland! Survive the space wars as an up-and-coming soldier with the toughest warriors around!
Why similar: Action 18.8%, Space 18.4%, FPS 14.1%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Futuristic 8.9%
- #58 ReSpaced
66% matchVery Positive88% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Elevated Ants Studio
Windows
A fast-paced first-person shooter where you master gun recoil to leap across platforms, battle various enemies, and upgrade your weapon to escape an overrun space station.
Why similar: FPS 27.6%, Action 26.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Aliens 8.6%, Space 7.7%
- #59 Manus Dei
67% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Lateralis Heavy Industries
Windows
Wield the holy weapon Manus Dei and annihilate creatures from the Rift in this fast-paced shooter. Only your skill will grant you passage into the halls of eternity.
Why similar: FPS 21%, Gore 17.8%, Action 16.2%, Violent 16.1%, Retro 13.4%
- #60 Gorescript
69% matchVery Positive90% of 86 reviews2017
Dev: Sergiu Bucur
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Gorescript is a classic first person shooter game, inspired by the great old FPS games that defined the genre. Fight your way through 18 handcrafted levels of frantic action paced gameplay, from easy to hardcore levels of difficulty.
Why similar: FPS 20.3%, Gore 18.8%, Action 10.4%, Old School 10.2%, Retro 9.2%