- #1 Ion Fury
97% 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: Fast-Paced 16.1%, FPS 15.7%, Old School 12.3%, 1990's 8.9%, Retro 8.5%
- #2 Selaco
96% 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 13.8%, 2.5D 12.9%, Old School 11.8%, Fast-Paced 11.3%, Futuristic 9.7%
- #3 Hedon Bloodrite
96% 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 18.6%, 2.5D 18.6%, Old School 15.2%, Female Protagonist 13%, Retro 10.6%
- #4 Viscerafest
95% 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 18.6%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Old School 15.6%, Retro 11.3%, First-Person 10.7%
- #5 Project Warlock II
94% 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: Old School 18.2%, 2.5D 16%, FPS 14.9%, 1990's 13.7%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
- #6 Beyond Citadel
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,971 reviews2025
Dev: doekuramori
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Beyond Citadel is an anime style retro throwback shooter inspired by the classics of the 90's, with realistic gunplay mechanics, anime violence and fast paced combat. Fight your way through the heavily armed mechanical fortress and discover the secret that lies beneath.
Why similar: FPS 19.7%, 2.5D 17.7%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Old School 10%, Cyberpunk 9.5%
- #7 Beyond Sunset
92% 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: Old School 21%, 2.5D 19.4%, FPS 19.3%, 1990's 12.8%, First-Person 8.9%
- #8 Nightmare Reaper
91% 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 23.3%, Old School 16.7%, Retro 13%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, 1990's 10.6%
- #9 Bombshell
93% matchMixed58% of 417 reviews2016
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Bombshell is an Action Shooter game in which bomb disposal technician turned mercenary for hire, Shelly "Bombshell" Harrison must strong-arm her way across 4 planets in a galactic adventure to rescue the president (and humanity) from an apocalyptic alien threat.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 45.1%, Action 22.2%, Cyberpunk 19%, Sci-fi 13.7%
- #10 Turbo Overkill
90% matchVery Positive94% of 7,157 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!
Why similar: FPS 27.9%, Fast-Paced 16.9%, Cyberpunk 14%, Retro 9.4%, Violent 5.8%
- #11 SharpShooter3D
89% 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 18.9%, Old School 17.1%, 1990's 15.9%, Retro 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #12 The Apogee Throwback Pack
91% matchVery Positive90% of 346 reviews2013
Dev: Apogee SoftwarePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
The Apogee Throwback Pack is a collection of four classic Apogee Software titles all in one kick ass package. Blast your way across the galaxy as British Special Agent Blake Stone in "Aliens of Gold" and "Planet Strike", then take on an ancient evil menace as the H.U.N.T in "Rise of the Triad".
Why similar: FPS 14.9%, Old School 12%, 1990's 11.1%, 2.5D 10.9%, Fast-Paced 9.6%
- #13 The Citadel
88% 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 20.8%, Old School 17.1%, 2.5D 13.7%, Retro 10.8%, 1990's 9%
- #14 Exodemon
89% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: Kuupu
Windows
Possessed by an alien entity, slash and tear countless enemies with your monstrous claws, you must find a way to escape the planet before you lose what's left of your humanity! Exodemon is a game inspired by the 90s FPS golden age.
Why similar: FPS 31%, Retro 17.5%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, First-Person 11.2%, Action 9.9%
- #15 G String
87% matchVery Positive84% of 1,225 reviews2020
Dev: Eyaura
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Slip into the Standard Issue Biosuit as Myo Hyori, a gifted Korean teenage girl who must face the perils of the future. Survive many hazards, explore a seemingly endless metropolis and beyond as the world around you implodes and history marches towards its inevitable conclusion.
Why similar: FPS 16.9%, Cyberpunk 14.5%, Action 10.5%, Futuristic 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #16 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: FPS 21%, Futuristic 16%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, 1990's 13.9%, Retro 11.7%
- #17 Bloodshed
84% 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: Old School 27.9%, FPS 27.7%, 1990's 23.5%, First-Person 12.3%, Action 6.6%
- #18 GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 192 reviews2024
Dev: Daev TeamPub: Mothership Loudspeakerz
Windows
An unique blend of retro-fps, metroidvania and adventure. Escape the cyber afterlife you've been trapped into, hop between realities and shoot your way out with the help of your new allies. But are they really your friends? The Arena conspiracy goes deeper than you could possibly imagine...
Why similar: FPS 22%, 1990's 18.9%, Action-Adventure 12%, Old School 10.3%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #19 Ctesiphon
84% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Stomy
Windows · Linux
A retrowave/mecha-inspired sci-fi first-person shooter featuring fast-paced combat in old-school style open-plan levels packed with pickups, keys, and secrets.
Why similar: Old School 21.9%, FPS 18.8%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Cyberpunk 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.7%
- #20 Cyber Utopia
86% matchMixed45% of 128 reviews2017
Dev: Coconut Tree StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Cyber Utopia is a first-person shooter, made in a pastiche, old-school style in the setting of cyber punk. Actions unfold in the distant future, when the technology developed to such an extent that people began to turn into cyborgs.
Why similar: FPS 17%, 2.5D 14.5%, Cyberpunk 12.5%, 1990's 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
- #21 METAL EDEN
82% matchVery Positive86% of 1,722 reviews2025
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An adrenaline-rush sci-fi FPS. A HYPER UNIT ASKA is sent on a suicide mission to rescue citizens' COREs from MOEBIUS, an orbital city turned into a deadly trap. Dive into cybernetic warfare, face the ENGINEERS, and uncover the secrets of METAL EDEN.
Why similar: FPS 29.5%, Cyberpunk 17.8%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, First-Person 10.8%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #22 MULLET MADJACK
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,893 reviews2024
Dev: HAMMER95Pub: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 19.7%, FPS 18.3%, 2.5D 16.1%, Cyberpunk 11%, 1990's 8.3%
- #23 BRUTAL JOHN 2
80% 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: Fast-Paced 19.8%, Old School 18.6%, FPS 18.5%, Futuristic 11.3%, Retro 11.1%
- #24 Eradicator
83% matchVery Positive84% of 110 reviews2014
Dev: Accolade, IncPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Explode into action!
Why similar: FPS 31.6%, Violent 16.8%, 1990's 16.7%, Action 13.2%, First-Person 11.2%
- #25 Prodeus
79% 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 38.9%, Retro 21.5%, Fast-Paced 10.9%, Violent 8%, First-Person 5.6%
- #26 Project Mercury
82% matchMixed58% of 587 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31%, Retro 22.8%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Action 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #27 Terfenstein 3D
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Sandra Moen
Windows
Terfenstein 3D is a short retro first-person shooter game about escaping a gender-fascist concentration camp. Unleash your pent-up fury upon the gender-critical tyrants with an arsenal of deadly weapons and tactics in cathartic bliss.
Why similar: FPS 19.9%, Old School 19.7%, 1990's 17.4%, Retro 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #28 GAL VS VILLAGE
78% matchVery Positive100% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Crush-vAdin
Windows
GAL VS VILLAGE is an GAL like old-school FPS. You play as Kessenji “Blood-sucker” Yui, infiltrate the village, and must bring the situation under control. Move at high speed, swing your knife, blast away with the shotgun, and drive away the supernatural!!!!!!
Why similar: FPS 23.7%, 2.5D 21.5%, Old School 12.1%, 1990's 10.1%, Action 9.2%
- #29 Rule No. 1
79% matchVery Positive93% of 259 reviews2021
Dev: Walk Without Rhythm Games
Windows
A silky smooth Arena First Person Shooter with a prime focus on game-feel. Massacre waves of sentient metallic geometry and their monster compatriots as you fight for your Hi-Score! Designed to be the ultimate 'warm-up' or 'waiting-for-download' game!
Why similar: FPS 18.8%, 2.5D 16.4%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Old School 11.5%, 1990's 10.9%
- #30 Guns of Fury
76% matchVery Positive88% of 848 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Old School 39.2%, Retro 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Arcade 10.9%, Action 6.9%
- #31 Terminator 2D: NO FATE
76% matchVery Positive84% of 1,337 reviews2025
Dev: Bitmap BureauPub: Reef Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Experience the thrill of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with arcade action & pixel-perfect graphics! In this unique story blending iconic scenes from the movie with original scenarios and multiple endings, humanity’s fate is yours to decide.
Why similar: 1990's 25.7%, Fast-Paced 21%, Arcade 14.5%, Retro 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
- #32 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
77% 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 28.1%, Old School 18%, Retro 16.2%, 1990's 9.4%, Action 8.9%
- #33 INDUSTRIA
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,883 reviews2021
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.
Why similar: FPS 31.5%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Sci-fi 15.1%, First-Person 11.8%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #34 COVEN
74% 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: Old School 24.5%, FPS 24.3%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, First-Person 9%, Violent 7.9%
- #35 Severed Steel
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,724 reviews2021
Dev: Greylock Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.
Why similar: FPS 33.9%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Cyberpunk 16.1%, First-Person 12.6%, Action 7.3%
- #36 Project Warlock
75% 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 28.9%, Fast-Paced 18.6%, Old School 18.3%, Retro 13.8%, First-Person 7%
- #37 SPRAWL
73% 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: Old School 16.3%, FPS 16%, Fast-Paced 15.8%, Futuristic 13.4%, Cyberpunk 11.2%
- #38 Rise of the Triad: Dark War
75% matchVery Positive84% of 139 reviews2014
Dev: Apogee SoftwarePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 21%
You are part of an elite group of operatives called HUNT (High-risk United Nations Taskforce), and you must stop a maniac cult leader from killing millions of people. You are equipped with high-tech weaponry and magical instruments that defy description to invade the monastery and stop the madness.
Why similar: FPS 17.8%, Old School 15%, 1990's 14.8%, 2.5D 12.2%, Retro 8.7%
- #39 Blazing Chrome
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,924 reviews2019
Dev: JoyMasherPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Retro 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Arcade 13.8%, Fast-Paced 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
- #40 Freedom Planet 2
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,681 reviews2022
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
Why similar: Old School 16.7%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, 1990's 12.3%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Retro 8.9%
- #41 CULTIC
70% 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 30.7%, Old School 28.5%, Retro 12.2%, First-Person 10.5%, Action 6.1%
- #42 Zortch
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,332 reviews2023
Dev: Mutantleg
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Meet Zortch Maxinum: short order cook, amateur engineer and professional slacker; Bored and tired of her day job she decides to go on a holiday but alas she picks a cheap option: turns out it's a scheme by aliens who capture humans to eat their brains! also this game is a sci-fi horror comedy fps
Why similar: FPS 35.4%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, First-Person 10.4%, Old School 8.8%, Retro 8.2%
- #43 Perilous Warp
73% 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 18.4%, Fast-Paced 12%, Violent 11.9%, Old School 11.7%, Action 11.5%
- #44 Wrought Flesh
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 809 reviews2021
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Rip out organs and equip them in your own body. Fight biopunk monsters and drugged-up space bandits. You are a Gajeshian Cultist: A near-mythological being built from the bodies of long-dead saints.
Why similar: FPS 23%, Futuristic 15.7%, Retro 12.6%, Cyberpunk 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
- #45 High Hell
71% matchVery Positive87% of 1,531 reviews2017
Dev: Terri VellmannPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 29.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
High Hell is a neon-soaked, arcade-action first-person shooter from Terri Vellmann (Heavy Bullets) and Doseone (Enter the Gungeon, Gang Beasts).
Why similar: FPS 44.5%, Action 19.8%, First-Person 15.7%, Violent 12.4%, Indie 7.7%
- #46 Fear Effect
69% matchVery Positive80% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Implicit ConversionsPub: Limited Run Games
Windows
Fear Effect, the pioneering cel-shaded cinematic action game, returns!
Why similar: 1990's 18.2%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Cyberpunk 14.8%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Retro 12.1%
- #47 Gun Crazy
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 150 reviews2019
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Gun Crazy is a fast paced and hectic arcade style action shoot em’ up sporting old school pixel art and a retro sound track.
Why similar: Retro 19.8%, Female Protagonist 17%, Arcade 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Difficult 11.4%
- #48 Neon Inferno
67% matchVery Positive94% of 334 reviews2025
Dev: Zenovia InteractivePub: Retroware
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in NEON INFERNO, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its streets!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.2%, Futuristic 16.1%, Retro 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Arcade 13.3%
- #49 PAWARUMI
71% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: Manufacture 43
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Pawarumi is a modern shoot’em up set in a retro futuristic sci-fi pre-Columbian universe. You’ll take control of the almighty ship Chukaru and its three unique weapons! Shoot wisely to either do double damage, heal yourself or charge your Super Attack!
Why similar: 2.5D 31.1%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Arcade 12.1%, Fast-Paced 9.6%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #50 The Phantom
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Art Of Play Interactive
Windows
The Ghost Who Walks is back! Comics' very first costumed hero is coming to Steam and console in an all new side scrolling beat-em-up adventure. Take on the Singh brotherhood across the globe with only your physical strength, skill with weapons and fearsome reputation!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.9%, Action-Adventure 16%, Arcade 13.9%, 1990's 13.9%, Old School 13.8%
- #51 Wizordum
67% 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 35.9%, Old School 23.2%, First-Person 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Retro 9.4%
- #52 Hard Reset Extended Edition
70% matchVery Positive82% of 4,907 reviews2012
Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies & a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting. Hard Reset is here to shake up the shooter scene. Try the demo now.
Why similar: FPS 37.6%, Cyberpunk 25.1%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Action 6.9%, First-Person 6.8%
- #53 Only Lead Can Stop Them
68% matchVery Positive81% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: Warcry InteractivePub: Retrovibe
Windows
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.
Why similar: FPS 32.5%, Old School 19.6%, Retro 14.1%, First-Person 11.8%, 1990's 8%
- #54 Gunborg: Dark Matters
69% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Ricpau Studios
Windows
Harness the power of dark energy as you jump, slash, shoot and bombard your way through an army of alien soldiers and killer robots in an arcade style, twin-stick shooter with a slick 80's synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.6%, Old School 17.3%, Cyberpunk 16.5%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Arcade 11.7%
- #55 TEXNOPLAZM
66% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Mothership Loudspeakerz
Windows
Punch enemies, take their weapons, and switch combat styles on the fly. Blend combat skills and movement into hectic first-person gun-fu based on three movesets for punches, melee weapons and firearms.
Why similar: FPS 22.3%, Fast-Paced 21.8%, Cyberpunk 14.9%, 1990's 11.3%, Difficult 7.9%
- #56 Railgunners
67% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Expresso Studios
Windows
Railgunners is a shooter built to highly customizable difficulty levels. Fight your way through hundreds of enemy ships, and help humanity fight back against the alien invasion!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.5%, Retro 16%, Arcade 11.8%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
- #57 Serious Sam Classics: Revolution
67% matchVery Positive90% of 3,730 reviews2019
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers, Sam travels through four beautiful worlds, confronting countless foes on his way to Mental's base.
Why similar: FPS 47.6%, Old School 19.2%, Action 13.3%, First-Person 9.2%, Sci-fi 4.7%
- #58 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
65% 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: FPS 27.5%, Old School 17.4%, Retro 12.7%, 1990's 9.7%, First-Person 7.1%
- #59 Flashback 2
68% matchMixed43% of 152 reviews2023
Dev: Microids Studio ParisPub: Microids
Windows
Immerse yourself in an action-packed cyberpunk universe where the fate of humanity itself hangs in the balance. The Morphs are preparing their final attack, determined to enslave every civilization in the Solar System — and it's your mission to fight back!
Why similar: 2.5D 25.1%, Futuristic 18.8%, 1990's 12.5%, Retro 10.7%, Arcade 10.3%