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 24.2% ★, FPS 19.6%, Arena Shooter 13.7%, Old School 6.8%, Shooter 6.2%

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

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 33.5% ★, FPS 27.8%, Gore 11.5%, Fast-Paced 7.3%, Violent 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: The visceral, pixel-art gore and relentless combat loop feel like a spiritual successor to the classic shooter experience.

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%, Fast-Paced 15.4%, Old School 9.7%, Gore 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is widely considered the gold standard for modern retro-shooters, perfectly replicating the fast-paced, atmospheric combat of the 90s.

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 25.1% ★, FPS 20.2%, Fast-Paced 19.7%, Old School 9.8%, Violent 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the classic Build engine, it offers the same authentic retro feel and fast-paced gameplay as the original ROTT.

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 21.6%, Boomer Shooter 21.6% ★, FPS 19.2%, Gore 13.8%, Arena Shooter 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It matches the extreme speed and gore of the seed game while pushing the boundaries of movement-based combat.

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 26% ★, FPS 24.5%, Fast-Paced 14.1%, Gore 7.8%, Arena Shooter 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same over-the-top, high-octane action and arcade-style intensity found in the seed game.

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 19.1%, Fast-Paced 12%, Violent 7.1%, Shooter 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides the same massive enemy counts and chaotic, arena-style combat that made the seed game so memorable.

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 25.1% ★, FPS 21.8%, Arena Shooter 15.4%, Old School 14.9%, Shooter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its fast-paced, projectile-heavy combat and magical weapon variety mirror the unique arcade feel of 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 33.3% ★, FPS 23.9%, Old School 14%, Gore 8.6%, Shooter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its gritty, physics-based combat and fast-paced action capture the raw intensity of classic shooters.

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 33.5%, Boomer Shooter 12.7% ★, Fast-Paced 10.7%, Old School 8.9%, Gore 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: As a foundational title for the genre, it provides the essential movement and projectile mechanics that the seed game builds upon.

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 19.9%, Boomer Shooter 19% ★, Fast-Paced 15.4%, Old School 10.5%, Gore 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers high-fidelity, fast-paced combat with a focus on environmental destruction and tactical movement.

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 29.3% ★, FPS 23.8%, Gore 10.5%, Old School 9.4%, Arena Shooter 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the original Quake engine, it delivers a dark, fast-paced experience that feels right at home with the seed game.

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 34.8%, Boomer Shooter 21.1% ★, Gore 15.5%, Shooter 6.8%, First-Person 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same 90s irreverent humor and action-hero tropes that gave the seed game its unique personality.

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 27.8% ★, FPS 17%, Old School 13%, Gore 10.7%, Arena Shooter 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This modern take on the retro shooter focuses on fast movement and a wide variety of explosive weapons.

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 39.9%, Gore 18.9%, Fast-Paced 12.5%, Action 10.4%, Shooter 6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on arena-style combat and over-the-top weapon variety that aligns perfectly with the seed game's design.

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 43.4%, Gore 13.2%, Old School 9.8%, Shooter 7.2%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is the quintessential arena shooter experience for fans of large-scale, chaotic combat.

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 12.6%, Boomer Shooter 12.1% ★, Old School 11.2%, Shooter 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A faithful recreation of the classic shooter that inspired the modern remake, offering pure, unfiltered 90s action.

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 22.8%, Fast-Paced 20.2%, Gore 17.8%, Old School 12.4%, Violent 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the cinematic, gore-filled action movie vibe that the seed game leans into so heavily.

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 26.7% ★, FPS 19.5%, Arena Shooter 13.5%, Old School 10.2%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: The gameplay is extremely fast-paced and gore-heavy, rewarding the same aggressive playstyle as the seed 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 31.8%, Boomer Shooter 18.6% ★, Fast-Paced 9.8%, Gore 8.1%, Old School 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic shooter that defined the fast-paced, projectile-heavy combat of the 90s era.

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 28.8%, Boomer Shooter 27.7% ★, Old School 14.7%, Shooter 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired shooter that combines deep exploration with intense, fast-paced combat.

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 11.6%, Gore 10.7%, Shooter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its gritty, Eastern-European inspired aesthetic and fast-paced gameplay offer a unique take on the classic shooter formula.

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%, Boomer Shooter 14.9% ★, Gore 12.6%, Fast-Paced 11.5%, Arena Shooter 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It was designed specifically to capture the raw, aggressive spirit of 90s shooters like the seed game.

SiN: Gold has returned! Free update for original owners!

Why similar: Action 26.9%, FPS 26%, Boomer Shooter 18.5% ★, Violent 8.7%, Shooter 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cult-classic shooter that mirrors the 90s action-movie aesthetic and fast-paced combat 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 34.5% ★, FPS 25.8%, Old School 11.4%, Violent 8.5%, Shooter 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This fast-paced looter-shooter leans into the chaotic, arcade-style action that defines the seed game.

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 34.8%, Arena Shooter 19%, Fast-Paced 10.7%, Gore 7.4%, Multiplayer 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: The ultimate test of speed and movement for fans of arena-based, competitive shooters.

Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.9% ★, FPS 31.3%, Gore 11.1%, Shooter 8.3%, Violent 6%

Why You'll Like It: It combines fast-paced shooting with a distinct comic-book art style that feels fresh yet familiar to fans of the genre.

Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

Why similar: FPS 22.1%, Gore 18.3%, Violent 14.8%, Comedy 11.2%, Funny 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It matches the irreverent, over-the-top humor and chaotic violence that characterizes the ROTT universe.

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 34.2% ★, FPS 24.2%, Gore 8.4%, Old School 8.1%, Shooter 8%

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%, Boomer Shooter 14% ★, Gore 10.8%, Fast-Paced 10.5%, Nostalgia 9.4% ★

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 27.1%, Gore 20.4%, Violent 10.3%, Action 8.1%, Multiplayer 6%

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 21.2% ★, FPS 20.2%, Gore 14.5%, Old School 10.6%, Violent 8.7%

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 39.5%, Old School 10.1%, Boomer Shooter 8.7% ★, Shooter 8.7%, Action 8.2%

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

Why similar: FPS 46.4%, Gore 8.4%, Shooter 8%, Action 7.3%, Comedy 6.8%

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 39.5%, Gore 21.1%, Comedy 8.8%, Old School 8.5%, Action 8.1%

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 40.4%, Gore 18.4%, Old School 9.1%, Comedy 6.8%, Action 6.5%

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 37.3%, Gore 26.2%, Action 10.7%, Violent 9.8%, Shooter 7.4%

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 35.8%, Gore 15.4%, Old School 8.8%, Action 7.4%, Shooter 6.4%

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 35.9%, Gore 13.2%, Comedy 9.2%, Action 7.3%, Multiplayer 7.3%

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 31.1%, Gore 19.8%, Fast-Paced 17.6%, Shooter 7.5%, Multiplayer 5.1%

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 26.1% ★, FPS 17.8%, Fast-Paced 17.7%, Old School 9.8%, Gore 9.5%

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 31.4%, Fast-Paced 22.6%, Arena Shooter 18.8%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Shooter 6.4%

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 37% ★, FPS 24%, Old School 9.4%, Gore 7.2%, Shooter 5.7%

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 23.4% ★, Fast-Paced 16.3%, FPS 15.5%, Gore 10.7%, Shooter 7.4%

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 25.3%, Gore 11.1%, Shooter 8.5%, Multiplayer 5.6%

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 58.9%, Shooter 14.6%, Action 14.2%, Sci-fi 5.3%, First-Person 4.8%

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%, Boomer Shooter 27.2% ★, Action 8.5%, Old School 5.6%, Shooter 4.6%

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 59.6%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Shooter 9.4%, Action 8.1%, First-Person 5.8%

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 25.1% ★, FPS 20.8%, Gore 13.6%, Old School 13.1%, Female Protagonist 6.5%

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 30.1%, Boomer Shooter 17.1% ★, Fast-Paced 11.2%, Old School 10.1%, Gore 9.5%

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 26.6%, Boomer Shooter 25.6% ★, Old School 12.8%, Shooter 9.4%, Gore 8.8%

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 19.7% ★, Fast-Paced 16.6%, FPS 16.2%, Gore 10.7%, Old School 10.2%

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 20.1%, FPS 18.7%, Gore 13.4%, Boomer Shooter 12% ★, Old School 10.7%

Play the enhanced version of the original game released on the Nintendo 64 in 1997. Years have passed since you stopped Hell’s invasion of Earth. Quarantined for humanity’s safety, the UAC research facilities on Mars were abandoned and forgotten...until now.

Why similar: FPS 27.1%, Boomer Shooter 17.9% ★, Fast-Paced 13.2%, Gore 13%, Violent 6.7%

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: FPS 20.7%, Boomer Shooter 17% ★, Fast-Paced 14.8%, Gore 14.3%, Violent 7.8%

Quake II RTX is a cutting-edge, ray-traced reimagining of id software’s old school classic, by NVIDIA’s Lightspeed Studios. Global lighting effects, including realistic reflections, refraction, shadows, ambient occlusion and global illumination are a result of the path-traced simulation of light.

Why similar: FPS 34%, Gore 19.6%, Violent 13%, Action 12.2%, Multiplayer 8.6%