Games Like Rise of the Triad

The HUNT Returns... AGAIN! Play the original Cult Classic '90s FPS remastered in 4K Ultrawide with UNLIMITED frame rates, RESTORED content, NEW episodes, a LEVEL EDITOR, online MULTIPLAYER, LUDICROUS gameplay options and MORE. Make 'em EAT LEAD or they'll bury you in a lunchbox!

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 24.1% ★, FPS 19.9%, Arena Shooter 13.6%, Old School 6.8%, Shooter 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive, modernized version of the seed game that preserves the original's chaotic spirit while improving performance.

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 24.4% ★, FPS 20.2%, Fast-Paced 15.4%, Old School 9.8%, Gore 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard of modern retro shooters, it perfectly captures the dark, fast, and responsive feel of 90s classics.

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 33% ★, FPS 28.1%, Gore 11.5%, Fast-Paced 7.3%, Violent 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a retro aesthetic with modern, visceral gore mechanics that make every shot feel incredibly impactful.

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 24.8% ★, FPS 20.3%, Fast-Paced 19.6%, Old School 9.8%, Violent 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the classic Build engine, it provides an authentic 90s shooter experience with modern level design sensibilities.

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 21.7%, Boomer Shooter 21.4% ★, FPS 19.5%, Gore 13.8%, Arena Shooter 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It pushes the fast-paced, gore-filled movement and style-based combat of the boomer shooter genre to its absolute limit.

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: Boomer Shooter 25.8% ★, FPS 24.6%, Fast-Paced 14.2%, Gore 7.8%, Shooter 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the ludicrous, high-speed, and over-the-top nature of the seed game with its unique movement mechanics and aggressive combat.

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 24.9% ★, FPS 22.1%, Arena Shooter 15.3%, Old School 14.9%, Shooter 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced arena combat and a diverse arsenal of powerful, unique weapons that feel right at home with the seed game.

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 32.8% ★, FPS 24.1%, Old School 14%, Gore 8.8%, Shooter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers excellent physics and highly satisfying, punchy gunplay that feels like a love letter to the 90s shooter scene.

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 20.2%, Boomer Shooter 19% ★, Fast-Paced 15.3%, Old School 10.4%, Gore 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A modern tactical shooter that maintains the high-octane, fast-paced movement and satisfying gunplay of the classic era.

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 29% ★, FPS 23.9%, Gore 10.6%, Old School 9.4%, Arena Shooter 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a dark, atmospheric, and challenging old-school shooter experience that demands fast reflexes.

POSTAL: Brain Damaged is a new, action-oriented take on the Running With Scissors’ cult game series with throwback graphics, and fast-paced, modern gameplay. Take a wild roller coaster ride through the twisted wonderland encased in the POSTAL DUDE’S messed-up mind.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 23.3% ★, Fast-Paced 16.3%, FPS 15.6%, Gore 10.8%, Shooter 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Perfectly captures the irreverent, fast-paced, and chaotic humor that fans of the seed game will appreciate.

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: FPS 25.6%, Gore 19.2%, Fast-Paced 12%, Violent 7.1%, Shooter 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers the same massive enemy counts and arcade-style chaos that defined the seed game's multiplayer roots.

Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.

Why similar: FPS 32.4%, Gore 24.5%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Shooter 8.5%, Comedy 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-octane action, over-the-top combat, and the same brand of irreverent humor found in the seed game.

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 36.1%, Gore 12.5%, Boomer Shooter 12.5% ★, Old School 11.1%, Shooter 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A direct contemporary of the original Rise of the Triad, offering similar classic gameplay and weapon variety.

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 33%, Boomer Shooter 12.8% ★, Fast-Paced 10.5%, Gore 9.6%, Old School 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational experience for the fast-paced, arena-style movement and verticality found in the seed game.

Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable.

Why similar: FPS 30.8%, Gore 21.4%, Violent 10.7%, Action 7.1%, Shooter 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on creative, ludicrous kills and arcade-style scoring that mirrors the over-the-top nature of the seed game.

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 34.3% ★, FPS 25.9%, Old School 11.4%, Violent 8.5%, Shooter 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Blends fast-paced, retro-inspired shooting with loot-driven progression and a distinct, chaotic charm.

HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.

Why similar: FPS 31.2%, Boomer Shooter 23.8% ★, Old School 11.5%, Gore 10.7%, Shooter 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, retro-styled shooter that nails the specific feel and atmosphere of 90s Eastern European classics.

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 43.6%, Gore 13.2%, Old School 9.8%, Shooter 7.2%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic arcade shooter that emphasizes large-scale battles and fast movement against overwhelming odds.

Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick! Join the world’s greatest action hero in Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour as he saves Earth once again, kicking alien ass and saving babes across the globe along the way.

Why similar: FPS 34.5%, Boomer Shooter 21.7% ★, Gore 15.6%, Shooter 6.8%, First-Person 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential 90s shooter that shares the same irreverent tone and classic level design philosophy.

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: FPS 22.9%, Fast-Paced 20.2%, Gore 17.9%, Old School 12.3%, Violent 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A pure, unadulterated arcade shooter that prioritizes physics-based chaos and high-speed action above all else.

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 26.6% ★, FPS 19.7%, Arena Shooter 13.4%, Old School 10.2%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, gore-heavy shooter that rewards aggressive play and constant movement.

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 27.7% ★, FPS 17.1%, Old School 12.9%, Gore 10.8%, Arena Shooter 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the classic shooter that balances high-speed movement with light RPG-style progression.

Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic™ + Hexen™ available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 34.1% ★, FPS 24.6%, Gore 8.4%, Old School 8%, Shooter 8%

Why You'll Like It: Essential classics that defined the early era of first-person shooters and influenced the genre's growth.

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 40%, Gore 19%, Fast-Paced 12.4%, Action 10.5%, Shooter 6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on intense arena-based combat against hordes of enemies using a highly creative and powerful arsenal.

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 32%, Boomer Shooter 18.6% ★, Fast-Paced 9.6%, Gore 8.2%, Shooter 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Refines the classic arena shooter formula with a more cohesive sci-fi setting and improved weapon feedback.

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 29.1%, Boomer Shooter 27.5% ★, Old School 14.6%, Shooter 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, atmospheric shooter that features a unique fantasy-tech aesthetic and challenging combat encounters.

Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!

Why similar: FPS 40.5%, Gore 18.5%, Old School 9.1%, Comedy 6.7%, Action 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers intense, high-octane combat that feels like a natural, modern evolution of the classic arcade shooter.

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 17.2%, Boomer Shooter 13.9% ★, Gore 10.9%, Fast-Paced 10.5%, Nostalgia 9.3% ★

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 39.1%, Old School 10.2%, Boomer Shooter 8.9% ★, Shooter 8.7%, Action 8.2%

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: Boomer Shooter 21% ★, FPS 20.4%, Gore 14.5%, Old School 10.6%, Violent 8.8%

The King arrives with an arsenal of over-the-top weapons, giant explosions and pure unadulterated fun!

Why similar: FPS 46.6%, Gore 8.6%, Shooter 8%, Action 7.3%, Comedy 6.7%

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 33.5%, Gore 23.5%, Boomer Shooter 10.2% ★, Action 9.7%, Violent 8.8%

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: FPS 26.7%, Gore 20.2%, Violent 10.3%, Action 8%, Boomer Shooter 6.3% ★

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month February 2002!

Why similar: FPS 35.9%, Gore 15.3%, Old School 8.7%, Action 7.4%, Shooter 6.4%

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 31.2%, Gore 19.8%, Fast-Paced 17.5%, Shooter 7.6%, Multiplayer 5%

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 35%, Arena Shooter 18.9%, Fast-Paced 10.6%, Gore 7.5%, Multiplayer 7.2%

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 36.2% ★, FPS 24.2%, Old School 9.5%, Gore 7.5%, Shooter 5.8%

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: FPS 17.1%, Boomer Shooter 14.8% ★, Gore 12.6%, Fast-Paced 11.5%, Arena Shooter 10.1%

Serious Sam II is a shot of adrenaline to the hearts of first-person shooter fans across the world. This is serious!

Why similar: FPS 36.2%, Gore 13.2%, Comedy 9.1%, Action 7.4%, Shooter 7.3%

Shadow Warrior is a bold reimagining of the classic 3D Realms’ shooter from independent developer Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset) starring the legendary and quick-witted warrior Lo Wang.

Why similar: FPS 39.7%, Gore 21.2%, Comedy 8.6%, Old School 8.5%, Action 8.2%

Things are about to get… bloody! Soak up 42 pulse-pounding levels dripping with Lovecraftian atmosphere as you battle your way through armies of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hell hounds, and other insatiable horrors, in your quest to defeat the loathsome Tchernobog.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31.1% ★, FPS 25.7%, Gore 10.7%, Shooter 8.5%, Violent 5.6%

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 26% ★, FPS 18%, Fast-Paced 17.7%, Old School 9.8%, Gore 9.5%

Hard Reset Redux is an action-packed and hardcore single-player shooter which embraces the best qualities that the genre has it offer. It includes over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies, great weapon variety, a challenging campaign and a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting.

Why similar: FPS 59%, Shooter 14.6%, Action 14.3%, Sci-fi 5.3%, First-Person 4.7%

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: Boomer Shooter 24.9% ★, FPS 21%, Gore 13.7%, Old School 13.1%, Female Protagonist 6.5%

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 34.2%, Gore 13.5%, Shooter 12%, Boomer Shooter 11.5% ★, Action 9.1%

Hailed as the original FPS-RPG game that spawned countless imitators, Strife: Veteran Edition is a love letter to the classic from 1996.

Why similar: FPS 46.2%, Boomer Shooter 26.9% ★, Action 8.7%, Old School 5.6%, Shooter 4.6%

Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993 and 1994, the definitive, newly enhanced versions of DOOM + DOOM II are available as a combined product.

Why similar: FPS 30%, Boomer Shooter 17.5% ★, Fast-Paced 11.2%, Old School 10.1%, Gore 9.4%

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 59.8%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Shooter 9.4%, Action 8.2%, First-Person 5.7%

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

Why similar: Action 27.2%, FPS 26.2%, Boomer Shooter 18.3% ★, Violent 8.7%, Shooter 7.6%

A fast-paced micro FPS in which The Chop Goblins are loose, chopping their way through time itself in their ravenous quest for cheese. And THE CHOP WILL NOT STOP.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 21.3% ★, FPS 18.3%, Fast-Paced 17.3%, Old School 11.4%, Gore 10.1%

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 42%, Gore 10.5%, Shooter 8.2%, Comedy 7.5%, Action 7%

So.... got what it takes to be a X Slayer?!?... 7 weapons, blood and gore, twisted music by Seepage & Psyko Syndikate, and maps where you can blow up everything. its awesome. started making it in 1998 in high school with my friend and now im 37, so i have life experience now.

Why similar: FPS 26.7%, Boomer Shooter 25.4% ★, Old School 12.7%, Shooter 9.5%, Gore 8.8%

The classic Painkiller series is back! Battle through Purgatory in fast-paced co-op action, wielding infernal weapons against relentless demonic hordes. Condemned for your sins, the Voice of the Creator offers you a chance at redemption. Will you seize it or be lost to darkness?

Why similar: Fast-Paced 19.9%, FPS 18.7%, Gore 13.4%, Boomer Shooter 12% ★, Old School 10.6%

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: Boomer Shooter 19.5% ★, Fast-Paced 16.5%, FPS 16.4%, Gore 10.8%, Old School 10.2%

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 31.6%, Fast-Paced 22.5%, Arena Shooter 18.6%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Shooter 6.4%