Games Like Quake II RTX

Experience the critically acclaimed and award-winning Portal™ reimagined with full ray tracing and DLSS 4 in this free DLC for Portal owners. Start thinking with portals, with RTX on.

Why similar: Action 61.2%, First-Person 31.6%, Singleplayer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like Quake II RTX, this is a stunning showcase of path-traced ray tracing applied to a beloved classic game.

You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.

Why similar: FPS 33.4%, Classic 24.8% ★, Action 12.1%, Gore 12.1%, Multiplayer 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the original classic sci-fi shooter that the RTX version faithfully reimagines with modern quality-of-life updates.

Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

Why similar: FPS 31.8%, Classic 26.6% ★, Gore 13.2%, Action 9.4%, Multiplayer 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational dark fantasy FPS that shares id Software's legendary engine heritage and fast-paced gunplay.

The greatest warriors of all time and space have been summoned to battle for the amusement of an ancient alien race. Wield a variety of guns and power-ups as you fight for glory against ruthless combatants in this fast-paced single-player and multiplayer FPS.

Why similar: FPS 32.3%, Classic 22% ★, Multiplayer 11.7%, Action 11.4%, Gore 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses purely on the fast-paced, movement-heavy multiplayer deathmatch roots established in the Quake series.

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 36.5%, Gore 21.3%, Violent 15.8%, Action 10.4%, Shooter 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern retro-styled boomer shooter that blends classic high-speed FPS action with striking high-tech visual effects.

Experience the most exciting and fast-paced FPS gameplay while competing with players from around the world in over 100 arenas, a dozen game modes, and with persistent career stats tracking, in this online features-focused successor to Quake III Arena.

Why similar: FPS 34.9%, Classic 26.2% ★, Multiplayer 15.3%, Action 10.4%, Shooter 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers the definitive competitive arena shooter experience refined from Quake III Arena's iconic multiplayer mechanics.

Step into the Arena. Compete against players from around the world in this fast-paced shooter that combines the dark mythos of the original Quake with the skill-based competition of Quake III Arena. Become a Champion.

Why similar: FPS 32.8%, Gore 19.7%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Violent 12.8%, Action 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Brings the legendary speed and twitch-shooting mechanics of the Quake franchise into a modern hero-shooter format.

Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.

Why similar: Gore 24.4%, FPS 22.9%, Violent 14.8%, Action 11.4%, Multiplayer 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers the same overwhelming hordes of enemies and chaotic, high-powered weaponry found in classic arcade-style shooters.

Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.

Why similar: FPS 28.3%, Gore 25.5%, Action 11.1%, Classic 8.9% ★, Multiplayer 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the relentless, high-velocity combat and aggressive movement philosophy pioneered by id Software classics like Quake.

The definitive version of the cult classic shooter, Shadow Warrior Classic Redux features remastered visuals and two massive expansion packs. Corporations rule every facet of life in a near-future Japan and employ Shadow Warriors, one-man armies of unparalleled skill, to protect their power and forcefully remove all opposition.

Why similar: FPS 31%, Classic 24.6% ★, Gore 15.3%, Action 10.8%, Violent 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential 90s build-engine shooter sharing the exact era, pacing, and violent action style of Quake II.

3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!

Why similar: FPS 39.6%, Violent 25.6%, Action 13.4%, First-Person 9.8%, Shooter 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Built on a classic 90s engine, this modern old-school shooter channels the exact aesthetic and mechanical vibe of retro id Software titles.

Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.

Why similar: FPS 24.9%, Gore 24.7%, Violent 18.7%, Action 11.7%, Multiplayer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Pushes fast-paced first-person combat and resource management to its absolute technical and gameplay limits.

Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

Why similar: FPS 33.9%, Gore 21.9%, Classic 16.7% ★, Action 9.3%, Shooter 9%

Why You'll Like It: A love letter to 90s retro shooters that replicates the fast, dark, and visceral atmosphere of classic Quake levels.

Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.

Why similar: FPS 42.7%, Gore 21.8%, Action 17.9%, Shooter 8.3%, First-Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by machine-gun heritage tied to id Software, offering brutal first-person action rooted in classic shooter lineage.

Enjoy fast-paced multiplayer gaming with Deathmatch Classic (a.k.a. DMC). Valve's tribute to the work of id software, DMC invites players to grab their rocket launchers and put their reflexes to the test in a collection of futuristic settings.

Why similar: Action 43.1%, FPS 21.3%, Classic 15.6% ★, Multiplayer 7.9%, Shooter 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Valve's tribute to early multiplayer deathmatch pioneers like Quake, sharing identical physics foundations.

A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.

Why similar: FPS 46.5%, Action 20.9%, First-Person 15.4%, Shooter 14.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the retro fantasy-FPS spirit of classic id Software engines while delivering gargantuan scale and fast-paced combat.

Reflex is a competitive Arena FPS that combines modern tech with the speed, precision and freedom of a 90s shooter. If you sunk countless hours into the Quake or Unreal series, Reflex will feel like a welcome return of the old school shooter feel.

Why similar: FPS 49.8%, Action 22.4%, Multiplayer 19%, First-Person 5%, Shooter 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern competitive arena shooter heavily inspired by classic Quake physics like strafe-jumping and rocket-jumping.

Witchfire is a first-person dark fantasy RPG shooter in which you play as a wicked sinner turned witch hunter on his final mission to reach salvation.

Why similar: FPS 54.9%, Shooter 15.7%, First-Person 14.7%, Action 11.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy rogue-lite shooter offering intense gunplay and cutting-edge graphical fidelity through photogrammetry.

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 35.4%, Violent 16%, Gore 16%, Action 13.4%, Shooter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk boomer shooter featuring blistering speed, wall-running, and explosive high-octane combat mechanics.

Evil has returned! Demonic powers are manifesting themselves as a myriad of dark creatures, fighting over the fates of imprisoned souls caught in Purgatory.

Why similar: FPS 32.2%, Action 22.9%, Gore 21.7%, Classic 8.2% ★, Multiplayer 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on massive arena clearings against hordes of hellish monsters using heavy-impact weaponry.

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!

Why similar: FPS 36.8%, Action 16.5%, Gore 13.1%, Classic 12.8% ★, Multiplayer 9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers chaotic wave-based cooperative shooter action with legendary open-arena design and non-stop firepower.

A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.

Why similar: FPS 27.9%, Classic 23.8% ★, Action 14.9%, Gore 12.7%, Violent 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A remastered 90s classic shooter that brings nostalgic weapon handling and maze-like exploration to modern platforms.

An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.

Why similar: FPS 42.2%, Action 18.2%, Violent 14.7%, Shooter 11.5%, First-Person 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish single-player FPS emphasizing fluid movement, acrobatic stunts, and fully destructible environments.

Slay to the rhythm of metal and vengeance on an infernal journey through the eight Hells. Make them fear the beat. Metal: Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS bursting with demons, badass weapons, and heavy metal music.

Why similar: FPS 47.8%, Action 20.6%, Shooter 14.3%, First-Person 13.5%, Singleplayer 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines rhythm-based mechanics with intense, fast-paced first-person shooter action against demonic hordes.

SiN: Reloaded is a completely remastered experience of the 1998 shooter. This diamond-in-the-rough, story-driven FPS features memorable characters, horrific enemies, and a devastating arsenal that pushed the Quake II Engine to its limits. Now with remastered graphics and overhauled control schemes.

Why similar: FPS 25.9%, Action 18.6%, Violent 14.6%, Gore 14.5%, Shooter 8.6%

BPM is a rhythm-action FPS rogue-like where you must shoot, jump and dodge to the beat of an epic rock soundtrack. Delve into a randomly generated dungeon where one missed note can lead to your death. Gain game-changing abilities and loot powerful weaponry to defeat your ancient enemy: Nidhogg.

Why similar: FPS 59.2%, Action 23.2%, Shooter 10.9%, First-Person 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A rogue-lite action FPS where every movement and shot must be timed perfectly to the heavy metal beat.

Building on over 15 years of gameplay design, Red Eclipse continues to focus on fast paced, agile, easily accessible first person shooter gameplay. For creators, the full power of the Tesseract engine is at your fingertips in the included realtime multiplayer editor.

Why similar: FPS 28%, Gore 19.4%, Action 17.6%, Violent 15%, Multiplayer 14.3%

Half-Life Deathmatch: Source is a recreation of the first multiplayer game set in the Half-Life universe. Features all the classic weapons and most-played maps, now running on the Source engine.

Why similar: FPS 32.5%, Action 23.5%, Classic 13.7% ★, Multiplayer 13.6%, Shooter 6.6%

SiN: Gold (1998) has returned! Free update for original owners!

Why similar: Action 46.7%, FPS 16.6%, Violent 12.8%, Classic 7.6% ★, Multiplayer 6.3%

Combat Arms: the Classic is a multiplayer game, free-to-play modern first-person shooter. The game is a relaunch of Combat Arms in its glory days delivering gamers a nostalgic high-quality FPS with an extensive arsenal of weapons.

Why similar: FPS 31.6%, Action 18.3%, Gore 17.3%, Violent 16.8%, Shooter 8.2%

Wolfenstein®: Enemy Territory is a free-to-play, objective-based multiplayer World War 2 first-person shooter. Featuring up to 32 players, choose either the Axis or Allies, as you fight across six maps based on real-world battle locations.

Why similar: FPS 27.2%, Violent 16.5%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Classic 11.9% ★, Action 10.6%

FULL GAME NOW AVAILABLE. GO GET IT! This is the Free Survival Mode for Hellbound: a '90s style First Person Shooter, made 30 years later… but just a glimpse of the full game, go check it out!

Why similar: Gore 24.5%, FPS 21.7%, Violent 18.1%, Action 13%, Multiplayer 10.9%

One of the most critically-acclaimed games in history, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is back, remastered in true high-definition, featuring improved textures, physically based rendering, high-dynamic range lighting and much more.

Why similar: FPS 34.6%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Action 12.4%, Violent 12.2%, Shooter 8.6%

Serious Sam Fusion is a central hub for several existing Serious Sam games developed by Croteam. Cool new features, engine upgrades, patches and updates will be released to existing owners for FREE!

Why similar: Gore 21.8%, FPS 20.2%, Violent 18%, Action 16.4%, Multiplayer 7.6%

Shrine II is a retro FPS game with a focus on atmosphere and exploration. Explore a nightmarish world and battle great bosses where the surprises never end...

Why similar: FPS 30.3%, Action 18.7%, Gore 17.1%, Violent 16.7%, Shooter 8.8%

Ruyn HD is a remake of my minimalist boomer shooter Ruyn, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5. It keeps the fast, combo-driven gameplay of the original, but now features modern visuals, smoother controls, updated audio, and tighter gunplay. Ruyn Classic and the 2D and 3D level editors are included.

Why similar: FPS 50.9%, Action 23.3%, Shooter 14.8%, First-Person 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Get ready for intense, skill-based FPS action with AQtion! Featuring the best of Action Quake 2, enjoy fast-paced combat, realistic weapons, and thrilling multiplayer battles. Dominate the arena now on Steam!

Why similar: FPS 32.3%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Action 16.2%, Gore 14.2%, First-Person 10.2%

HEAT REBORN is a free massively multiplayer online first-person shooter. Completely re-created the original HEAT PROJECT with modern game engine. Brings you the improvement of graphics, game balance, and even with numbers of new game mode for you!

Why similar: FPS 37.9%, Action 15.7%, Violent 14.6%, Gore 14.6%, First-Person 10.2%

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 42.7%, Action 17.5%, Violent 17.4%, Shooter 11%, First-Person 10%

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 32.1%, Classic 22.8% ★, Action 18.2%, Gore 9.4%, Shooter 6.8%

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: Violent 24.6%, Gore 24.5%, Action 19.4%, FPS 15.6%, Classic 11.4% ★

MARKET GARDEN lets you relive the golden era of WW2 shooters, bringing classic, old-school FPS action back to its roots. Experience the epic airborne operation MARKET GARDEN in a game that pays tribute both to the genre’s finest moments and the real historical events.

Why similar: FPS 27.4%, Gore 24.1%, Violent 17.8%, Action 12.8%, First-Person 8.5%

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: Action 25.1%, Gore 21.2%, Violent 20.1%, FPS 13%, Multiplayer 12.6%

Apogee Software and Interceptor Entertainment proudly present the rebirth of the cult-classic first-person shooter, “Rise of the Triad”. Bigger, better and more ludicrous than ever before.

Why similar: FPS 34.1%, Gore 19.6%, Violent 13.1%, Action 12.3%, Multiplayer 8.4%

Strap on your combat sandals...Lo Wang is coming to the Land of the Rising Sun to turn out the lights. Experience total blood immersion. If you can't touch, kill or drive something...then blow it away! Whether you're wielding shurikens, an Uzi, or a freshly plundered Guardian head...you've got your work cut out for you.

Why similar: FPS 28.6%, Classic 24.8% ★, Gore 18.4%, Action 10.5%, Violent 6.7%

Join BRUTAL JOHN and BRUTAL DOG in a ultraviolent old-school FPS set in a world overrun by crypto-mining technologies, where it’s up to you to destroy them and reclaim control. Prepare for an adrenaline ride that pays homage to the best shooters of the '90s.

Why similar: FPS 25.4%, Gore 23.8%, Violent 22.3%, Action 11.5%, Shooter 7.7%

Relive Half-Life.

Why similar: FPS 33.6%, Classic 19.9% ★, Action 13.9%, First-Person 8.7%, Multiplayer 8.2%

A futuristic action game that challenges your agility as well as your aim, Ricochet features one-on-one and team matches played in a variety of futuristic battle arenas.

Why similar: Action 44.8%, FPS 22%, Classic 14.8% ★, Multiplayer 10.2%, First-Person 4.9%

Relive the legendary single-player campaign from the classic first-person shooter, Crysis 2, optimized for today's hardware in Crysis 2 Remastered.

Why similar: FPS 40.9%, Action 23.6%, Shooter 13.2%, First-Person 11.2%, Violent 7.6%

Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake version of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS which was Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001 and which scored overall of 87% on Metacritic!

Why similar: FPS 38%, Gore 16.3%, Action 14.6%, Classic 12.3% ★, Multiplayer 7.6%

The classic first person shooter from Crytek is back with the action-packed gameplay, sandbox world, and thrilling epic battles you loved the first time around – now with remastered graphics optimized for a new generation of hardware.

Why similar: FPS 41%, Action 21.1%, Shooter 12.9%, Violent 11.1%, Multiplayer 6.1%

From the team that brought you Aleph One, the classic sci-fi FPS Marathon 2: Durandal from Bungie on Mac revived for modern hardware by the fan community.

Why similar: FPS 46.4%, Action 17.3%, First-Person 14.2%, Shooter 13.9%, Multiplayer 7.6%

The critically-acclaimed and award-winning FPS franchise is back! Packed with tons of fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled single player and multiplayer action, Painkiller Overdose brings with it 6 innovative new demonic weapons, mind-bending physics, lightning-player maps, over 40 demented and sickly-twisted monsters from Hell and gigantic end...

Why similar: FPS 25.5%, Gore 25.4%, Action 19.9%, Violent 15.4%, Multiplayer 5.1%

System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.

Why similar: FPS 39.8%, Multiplayer 22.7%, Action 16.9%, Shooter 9.9%, First-Person 7%

Tactical Operations is a round based fast-action first-person shooter with classic controls. Built using the Unreal Engine 4 – Welcome to TO4!

Why similar: FPS 23.3%, Violent 21%, Gore 20.2%, Action 11.2%, Multiplayer 11.1%

Low Light Combat is a free competitive multiplayer shooter where light is your only weapon. Matches take place during a rapidly changing day and night cycle, meaning your fast paced fights quickly become tense and thrilling battles of wit.

Why similar: FPS 33.2%, Action 30%, Shooter 13.9%, Multiplayer 13.4%, First-Person 9.5%