- #1 Selaco
97% 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: Fast-Paced 22.5%, FPS 16.9%, Shooter 12.4%, Gore 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a strong female protagonist in a tactical, immersive-sim environment that mirrors the intensity of the seed game.
- #2 Trepang2
96% 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: Fast-Paced 18.1%, FPS 16.9%, Gore 15.8%, Shooter 14.3%, Violent 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the same visceral, horror-infused, and fast-paced tactical combat found in the seed game.
- #3 Cruelty Squad
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,134 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: Immersive Sim 29%, FPS 27.4%, Shooter 15.9%, First-Person 9.6%, Tactical 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the surreal, dark, and immersive-sim qualities of the seed game through its unique, unsettling aesthetic.
- #4 COVEN
95% 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 17.9%, Gore 16%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Shooter 12.1%, Horror 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a powerful female protagonist in a gore-heavy, horror-themed boomer shooter.
- #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: FPS 25.1%, Shooter 17.1%, Gore 12.1%, Retro 9.3%, First-Person 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical, gritty combat with a dark, horror-filled atmosphere that feels very similar to the seed game.
- #6 Maximum Action
94% 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: Fast-Paced 23%, FPS 15.3%, Gore 14.9%, Shooter 10.2%, Violent 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-octane, cinematic, and visceral gunplay that matches the chaotic energy of the seed game.
- #7 Gloomwood
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,888 reviews2022
Dev: Dillon RogersPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 33.6%, FPS 25.1%, Shooter 14.3%, First-Person 11.8%, Retro 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an immersive-sim experience with a heavy emphasis on horror and tactical stealth-action.
- #8 Ion Fury
92% 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 26.4%, FPS 15.8%, Gore 10%, Shooter 8.8%, Retro 8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane boomer shooter featuring a tough female protagonist in a gritty, dystopian setting.
- #9 Post Void
91% 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: Fast-Paced 32.3%, FPS 18.8%, Shooter 11.8%, 1990's 9.4%, Violent 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic, fast-paced shooter that demands constant aggression and high-speed movement.
- #10 Blood West
91% 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 22.4%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, 1990's 13.4%, Shooter 12.3%, Retro 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, immersive-sim shooter that rewards tactical planning and exploration in a horror-themed setting.
- #11 Anger Foot
90% matchVery Positive93% of 3,775 reviews2024
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Anger Foot is a lightning fast action FPS where the only things harder than your ass kicking feet are the ass kicking beats.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 32.2%, FPS 17.7%, Gore 11.9%, Shooter 11%, Violent 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers fast-paced, arcade-style action with a chaotic, aggressive tone.
- #12 Hedon Bloodrite
89% 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 28.3%, Shooter 20.7%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Retro 15.1%, First-Person 12%
Why You'll Like It: Blends retro shooter mechanics with a strong female lead and a dark, atmospheric horror world.
- #13 Viscerafest
88% 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 21.2%, Shooter 20.1%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, First-Person 13%, Retro 12%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, gore-heavy shooter that emphasizes movement and aggressive playstyles.
- #14 Wrought Flesh
89% 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 19.4%, Gore 15%, Retro 10%, Violent 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled FPS that leans into body horror and visceral, action-heavy gameplay.
- #15 PAPERHEAD EP.0
86% matchVery Positive93% of 3,177 reviews2024
Dev: Paperhead te4mPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
In this cute cardboard world, something went horribly wrong... You wake up in a prison cell. A strange voice calls to you from the depths of dark corridors covered in runic symbols and blood. Reload your trusty shotgun and find out... WHY WOULD CARDBOARD... BLEED?
Why similar: Fast-Paced 28.4%, FPS 17.2%, Gore 11.6%, Shooter 10.7%, First-Person 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a frantic, action-packed experience with a unique, surreal visual style.
- #16 Nightmare Reaper
87% 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 23.5%, Shooter 13.4%, Retro 12.2%, Violent 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A looter-shooter that blends retro aesthetics with deep, fast-paced combat and horror elements.
- #17 INCISION
86% 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 19.6%, 1990's 16.2%, Shooter 14.1%, Gore 13.9%, Retro 11%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, fast-paced boomer shooter that captures the dark, old-school aesthetic of the genre.
- #18 Zortch
85% 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 31.8%, Shooter 17.3%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, First-Person 9.9%, Retro 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a female protagonist in a fast-paced, action-heavy shooter environment.
- #19 Prodeus
84% 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 27.3%, Gore 15.3%, Retro 14.1%, Fast-Paced 12.4%, Shooter 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a modern, gore-filled take on classic shooter mechanics with intense, fast-paced combat.
- #20 CRUEL
82% 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: FPS 18.9%, Gore 18.4%, Shooter 16.7%, First-Person 14.1%, Violent 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines roguelike elements with fast-paced, boomer-shooter combat for a highly replayable experience.
- #21 High Hell
84% 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 30%, Gore 16.4%, Shooter 15%, Violent 12.1%, First-Person 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, punchy, and highly stylized shooter that focuses on fast-paced, aggressive combat.
- #22 DUSK
83% 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: Fast-Paced 27.1%, FPS 20.6%, Shooter 12.9%, Retro 11.3%, 1990's 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in retro-inspired horror FPS design that captures the dark, gritty atmosphere of the seed game.
- #23 Turbo Overkill
82% 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 24.1%, Fast-Paced 23.7%, Shooter 13.4%, Gore 10.1%, Retro 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features extreme speed and visceral, over-the-top combat that aligns with the seed game's intensity.
- #24 HOLE
80% matchVery Positive94% of 3,400 reviews2024
Dev: NEGAFISH
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Casual & Hard FPS. Be careful with jam.
Why similar: FPS 35.3%, Horror 16.7%, Shooter 13.4%, First-Person 9.1%, Violent 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: An extraction-shooter that blends horror elements with indie-style, singleplayer tactical gameplay.
- #25 Painted In Blood
81% matchVery Positive87% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: MadCraftPub: Perp Games
Windows
Trapped in the haunting realm of an artist's twisted nightmare, engage in intense combat with grotesque enemies and monsters, experience unpredictable horror events that unfold dynamically, seamlessly blends classic retro FPS elements with modern elements.
Why similar: FPS 24.3%, Shooter 18.5%, Horror 13.9%, Retro 13.7%, First-Person 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, horror-filled boomer shooter that emphasizes retro aesthetics and visceral action.
- #26 Anomalous
81% 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 26.9%, Shooter 17.9%, Horror 11%, Gore 10.5%, Violent 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized, horror-themed shooter that focuses on intense, fast-paced combat encounters.
- #27 BRUTAL JOHN 2
79% 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 28%, FPS 16.1%, Gore 14.7%, Shooter 11.5%, Violent 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A gore-focused, retro-inspired shooter that prioritizes raw, violent combat.
- #28 SharpShooter3D
79% 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 17.5%, Shooter 12.6%, 1990's 12.6%, Gore 10.7%, First-Person 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, action-heavy boomer shooter that focuses on classic, fast-paced combat.
- #29 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: FPS 27.9%, Shooter 16.5%, Gore 13.5%, Retro 10.6%, First-Person 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian-inspired horror shooter that uses a unique comic-book art style to deliver intense action.
- #30 Nightmare of Decay
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,249 reviews2022
Dev: Checkmaty
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
Why similar: FPS 20.2%, Gore 13.4%, Horror 12.9%, 1990's 12.9%, Violent 8.2%
- #31 F.E.A.R.
78% matchVery Positive94% of 18,784 reviews2010
Dev: Monolith Productions, Inc.Pub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.
Why similar: FPS 39.5%, Horror 22.9%, Shooter 12.8%, Gore 11.8%, First-Person 6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic tactical horror FPS that remains a benchmark for visceral, high-stakes combat.
- #32 Pigsaw
77% matchVery Positive90% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Christopher Yabsley
Windows
Escape the nightmarish human abattoir in this blood-soaked Horror FPS.
Why similar: FPS 24.3%, Gore 18.8%, Shooter 16.8%, Violent 12.2%, Horror 11.1%
- #33 Exodemon
77% 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 29.8%, Shooter 16%, Retro 15.7%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, First-Person 11.4%
- #34 ULTRAKILL
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 219,292 reviews2020
Dev: Arsi "Hakita" PatalaPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 47.2%, FPS 24.9%, Shooter 10.3%, Retro 7.6%, First-Person 6.6%
- #35 The Citadel
75% 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 22.3%, Gore 17.9%, Retro 10.8%, Shooter 10.3%, Violent 10.2%
- #36 I Am Your Beast
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,072 reviews2024
Dev: Strange Scaffold
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Hunt the military-industrial complex across stylish comic book micro-sandboxes in this fast-paced covert revenge thriller FPS from the developers of El Paso, Elsewhere.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 28.9%, FPS 16.6%, Gore 12.1%, Shooter 10.5%, Violent 9.1%
- #37 Project Silverfish
71% matchVery Positive94% of 2,854 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.6%, FPS 22.6%, Shooter 16.1%, Horror 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
- #38 ODDCORE
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 733 reviews2026
Dev: ODDCORPPub: Scarecrow Arts
Windows
You have only 5 minutes to stylishly explode your way through the hordes of corrupted entities in a retro FPS, roguelike liminal-nightmare... and Timmee is here to help!
Why similar: FPS 27.1%, Shooter 19.7%, Retro 15.2%, Horror 12.5%, First-Person 12.3%
- #39 STRAFE: Gold Edition
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,439 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel TitansPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
STRAFE® is the worlds bloodiest roguelike first-person shooter! Featuring mind melting secrets and persistent gore that allows you to paint levels red with the excessive entrails of your enemies. 30+ weapons, 20+ enemies, & a red hot soundtrack.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 19.1%, FPS 15.9%, Gore 13.1%, Shooter 12.6%, Violent 9.3%
- #40 Putrefaction
76% matchMixed70% of 491 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: FPS 24.2%, Gore 17.3%, Fast-Paced 16.7%, Horror 11.6%, Shooter 10.5%
- #41 Samozbor ID:HEAVEN
74% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2020
Dev: derevotyan
Windows · Linux
Breach enemy stronghold in dread Siberian wastelands before insurgents can open gates to Samozbor dimension.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 19.8%, FPS 16.4%, Gore 14.5%, Violent 9%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #42 Project Warlock II
70% 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: FPS 16.7%, Shooter 15.6%, Gore 14.4%, 1990's 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
- #43 SUFFER
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Shawn PerolisPub: Anarchy Softworks LLC
Windows
SUFFER is a brutally difficult retro-styled first person shooter! Become the Spirit of Anarchy and take on the police state in this horror-punk twist on classic PC gaming.
Why similar: Gore 24.6%, FPS 19.4%, Violent 17.3%, Shooter 12.5%, Retro 10.2%
- #44 Devil Daggers
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,293 reviews2016
Dev: Sorath
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 32.1%, FPS 25.2%, Shooter 10.4%, Horror 8.1%, Retro 7.5%
- #45 Hellbound
73% 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: Fast-Paced 17.1%, Gore 15.6%, FPS 14.8%, Violent 10.6%, Shooter 10.1%
- #46 TEXNOPLAZM
69% 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: Fast-Paced 33.4%, FPS 21%, Shooter 12.1%, 1990's 9.1%, First-Person 6.7%
- #47 Bloodwash
70% matchVery Positive92% of 1,359 reviews2021
Dev: Black Eyed PriestPub: Torture Star Video
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A serial killer is terrorizing the city, and Sara's deadbeat boyfriend hasn't done the laundry. Can Sara survive a late-night trip to the laundromat, or will the Womb Ripper perform an early delivery?
Why similar: Gore 22.5%, FPS 17.9%, Horror 16.7%, First-Person 13.8%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
- #48 Possessed
73% matchMixed66% of 229 reviews2017
Dev: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Possessed is a fast-paced story driven survival first person shooter spread across 3 action-packed regions. It features witty characters, terrifying creatures and a strong focus on physics and world interaction.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.9%, Gore 18.7%, FPS 15.8%, Violent 12.1%, Shooter 11.2%
- #49 It Has My Face
68% matchVery Positive92% of 513 reviews2025
Dev: NightByte GamesPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
IT HAS YOUR FACE. Now it wants your life. Hide, seek, and try to kill your clone in this deceptively simple first-person horror roguelite.
Why similar: Shooter 33.9%, Horror 22.2%, First-Person 21.5%, 3D 12.1%, Action 7.2%
- #50 METAL EDEN
67% 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 23.6%, Shooter 18.7%, Gore 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, First-Person 9.2%
- #51 Hell Shooter
72% matchVery Positive80% of 105 reviews2018
Dev: 天河(TH Game)
Windows
Hell Shooter is a old-school FPS game.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.8%, Gore 20.5%, FPS 16.4%, Violent 14.4%, Retro 7.3%
- #52 ROSE
69% matchVery Positive86% of 162 reviews2024
Dev: Zakroutil
Windows
ROSE is a violent rogue-lite arena shooter where you sacrifice your body parts to progress and gain new weapons and abilities. Slaughter waves of monstrous enemies and defeat titanic bosses in randomized arenas or die trying!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 28%, FPS 17.3%, Gore 13%, Shooter 9.2%, Violent 8.7%
- #53 Limitless Hunger
70% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: Void Ink
Windows
Limitless Hunger is a high-adrenaline retro FPS single-player experience.
Why similar: FPS 28.2%, Shooter 17.5%, Gore 10.7%, First-Person 9.9%, Horror 8.8%
- #54 GAL VS VILLAGE
66% 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 24.1%, Shooter 18.9%, Gore 10.1%, 1990's 8.8%, Violent 7.4%
- #55 GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead
68% 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 22.3%, 1990's 16.4%, Shooter 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, Horror 10.6%
- #56 KILLBUG
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 502 reviews2023
Dev: Samurai PunkPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
KILLBUG is a fast-paced, first-person movement shooter set in an endless arena. Slash and shoot your way through hordes of ravenous insects, mastering fluid aerial movement mechanics as you fight for glory on the leaderboards.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 25.2%, FPS 20.9%, Shooter 14.8%, First-Person 8.7%, Horror 7.4%
- #57 BUTCHER
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,363 reviews2016
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.
Why similar: Gore 38.2%, Shooter 18.8%, Violent 17.8%, Action 8.8%, Retro 8.7%
- #58 Butcher's Creek
65% matchVery Positive94% of 1,522 reviews2025
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A first person melee horror game where you use rusty tools to brutalize a gang of serial torturers in the remote Appalachian Forest.
Why similar: Gore 28.7%, Horror 20.2%, First-Person 18.2%, Combat 14%, Action-Adventure 10%
- #59 Skinfreak
65% matchVery Positive88% of 355 reviews2025
Dev: Black Eyed PriestPub: Torture Star Video
Windows
The city’s most disturbing serial killer is at large and has his sights set on Belle. Can she escape this maniac’s fleshy, rotting clutches? Or will she lose her skin to this sicko’s collection?
Why similar: FPS 24.3%, Horror 16.3%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, First-Person 10.8%, Retro 8.5%
- #60 Beyond Citadel
64% 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 25%, Gore 18.4%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Shooter 16.7%, First-Person 9.8%