- #1 Serious Sam 4
97% matchVery Positive83% of 17,240 reviews2020
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 21.9%, FPS 17.3%, Violent 11.3%, Co-op 10.2%, Action 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: The most modern entry in the core series, featuring the massive Legion System that allows for thousands of enemies on screen at once.
- #2 DOOM Eternal
96% matchVery Positive91% of 213,495 reviews2020
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Gore 24.6%, FPS 21%, Violent 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Action 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is the pinnacle of modern horde-based FPS combat, matching the intensity and scale of Serious Sam's encounters.
- #3 Serious Sam 3: BFE
96% matchVery Positive88% of 28,337 reviews2011
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 26.8%, Gore 22.1%, Co-op 12.7%, Action 9.8%, Comedy 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, intense entry that maintains the series' signature horde-slaying gameplay with a more grounded aesthetic.
- #4 ULTRAKILL
94% 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: FPS 35.1%, Boomer Shooter 16.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Arena Shooter 9.5%, Shooter 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, high-skill shooter that rewards aggressive play and constant movement in a way that feels like a modern evolution of the genre.
- #5 Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
95% matchVery Positive93% of 8,705 reviews2009
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 29.2%, Gore 16.2%, Co-op 10%, Action 9.2%, Classic 7.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: The definitive classic experience that established the series' formula of open-arena combat against overwhelming odds.
- #6 DUSK
94% 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: FPS 30.9%, Boomer Shooter 15.5% ★, Classic 11.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Shooter 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the essence of 90s shooters with modern polish, offering fast-paced action and a dark, retro atmosphere.
- #7 Prodeus
93% 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 27.5%, Gore 20.9%, Boomer Shooter 13.9% ★, Violent 12%, Action 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends classic retro aesthetics with modern gore systems and massive enemy counts that feel right at home with the Serious Sam experience.
- #8 Turbo Overkill
91% 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 26.1%, Gore 14.8%, Violent 11.7%, Boomer Shooter 11.6% ★, Action 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly fast-paced shooter that emphasizes mobility and chaotic, high-octane combat mechanics.
- #9 Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem
91% matchVery Positive93% of 4,908 reviews2022
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem is a new stand-alone expansion to the world of the classic FPS series. Join the fight against Notorious Mental on a journey through the wild lands of Russia, and find your way through this lost chapter of Sam Stone's adventures.
Why similar: FPS 21.3%, Boomer Shooter 15% ★, Action 12.3%, Shooter 12.3%, Co-op 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, refined standalone expansion that captures the classic Serious Sam formula with updated visuals and mechanics.
- #10 Painkiller Hell & Damnation
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,298 reviews2012
Dev: The Farm 51Pub: Prime Matter
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 26.5%, Gore 22.7%, Action 15.6%, Co-op 12.1%, Classic 5.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: A direct spiritual cousin to the horde-slaying gameplay of Serious Sam, focusing on clearing rooms of enemies with creative weaponry.
- #11 Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
90% matchVery Positive89% of 9,268 reviews2017
Dev: People Can FlyPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Gore 25.9%, FPS 20.3%, Violent 16.5%, Action 10.5%, Shooter 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on creative, high-score-based violence and over-the-top action that mirrors the arcade spirit of the seed game.
- #12 Ion Fury
89% 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: FPS 25.2%, Gore 21.7%, Violent 16.3%, Boomer Shooter 12.9% ★, Shooter 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality retro shooter built on the classic Build engine that delivers satisfying, fast-paced gunplay.
- #13 AMID EVIL
89% matchVery Positive93% of 7,565 reviews2019
Dev: IndefatigablePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 33.6%, Boomer Shooter 15.9% ★, Shooter 13.6%, Action 12.5%, First-Person 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This fantasy-themed shooter offers fast-paced, arena-style combat that feels like a spiritual successor to classic 90s FPS titles.
- #14 Quake
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,287 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 28.7%, Classic 18.9% ★, Gore 13.7%, Action 7%, Shooter 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational arena shooter that inspired the genre's focus on speed, movement, and map control.
- #15 Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
87% matchVery Positive84% of 6,283 reviews2016
Dev: Nerve Software, Gearbox Software, LLCPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 24.6%, Gore 19.5%, Classic 14.9% ★, Action 6.4%, Boomer Shooter 5.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: A classic shooter that defined the genre's personality and fast-paced, level-based progression.
- #16 Shadow Warrior 2
86% matchVery Positive87% of 27,938 reviews2016
Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Gore 27.2%, FPS 20%, Co-op 14.1%, Action 10%, Multiplayer 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a blend of fast-paced shooting and melee combat that keeps the action moving at a breakneck speed.
- #17 Serious Sam Classics: Revolution
84% matchVery Positive90% of 3,730 reviews2019
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers, Sam travels through four beautiful worlds, confronting countless foes on his way to Mental's base.
Why similar: FPS 26.6%, Classic 14.4% ★, Action 12.4%, Co-op 11.6%, Gore 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The best way to experience the original games in one unified package with modern quality-of-life updates.
- #18 Rise of the Triad
86% matchMixed66% of 2,530 reviews2013
Dev: Interceptor EntertainmentPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 26.9%, Gore 20%, Violent 10.3%, Action 8%, Multiplayer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style shooter that emphasizes explosive weaponry and relentless combat.
- #19 Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
85% matchVery Positive91% of 913 reviews2010
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
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 26.2%, Gore 11.9%, Co-op 11.1%, Action 9.7%, Classic 7.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: An essential classic experience that expands on the original with more varied environments and enemy types.
- #20 Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter
84% matchVery Positive88% of 740 reviews2017
Dev: Croteam VRPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter is a frantic arcade action FPS, featuring singleplay and co-op campaign, various multiplayer modes, all presented in glorious VR and with different locomotion movements.
Why similar: VR 29.5%, Gore 29.3%, Violent 23.2%, Action 13.7%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Brings the classic horde-slaying experience into immersive VR, making the scale of the enemies feel truly overwhelming.
- #21 HROT
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,277 reviews2023
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 30.8%, Gore 19%, Violent 14.2%, Boomer Shooter 9.7% ★, Shooter 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, retro-styled shooter that emphasizes fast movement and a distinct, bleak atmosphere.
- #22 Viscerafest
78% 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 30.4%, Boomer Shooter 17.2% ★, Shooter 15.5%, First-Person 12.8%, Action 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane arena shooter that prioritizes speed, gore, and constant action in tight, challenging levels.
- #23 CULTIC
79% 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 27.3%, Gore 17.8%, Boomer Shooter 15.7% ★, Violent 11.4%, Shooter 10%
Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced combat with satisfying gunplay and environmental interaction that feels very responsive.
- #24 Serious Sam Double D XXL
83% matchVery Positive82% of 866 reviews2011
Dev: Mommy's Best GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Pile on the firepower with the revolutionary Gunstacker and fire all your weapons at once in a symphony of destruction!
Why similar: Action 33.4%, Gore 26.8%, Shooter 13.5%, Comedy 11.7%, Indie 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique 2D perspective on the series' chaotic gunplay, maintaining the core identity of the franchise.
- #25 Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE
82% matchVery Positive86% of 607 reviews2017
Dev: Croteam VRPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE is a virtual reality action shooter, a glorious throwback to the golden age of first-person shooters where men were men, cover was for amateurs and pulling the trigger made things go boom.
Why similar: Gore 38.8%, VR 22.8%, Violent 19.3%, Action 11%, Boomer Shooter 4.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: Provides an intense, immersive take on the BFE campaign that puts you directly in the middle of the chaos.
- #26 SiN Gold
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 469 reviews2020
Dev: Ritual EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
SiN: Gold has returned! Free update for original owners!
Why similar: Action 40.3%, FPS 17.4%, Violent 13.4%, Classic 6.3% ★, Multiplayer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cult classic FPS that shares the arcade-shooter DNA and fast-paced combat style of the late 90s.
- #27 Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
81% matchVery Positive90% of 3,592 reviews2013
Dev: General ArcadePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 28%, Gore 17.5%, Classic 17.3% ★, Action 8%, Violent 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive version of the classic fast-paced shooter that remains a staple of the genre's history.
- #28 Project Warlock
79% matchVery Positive87% of 6,019 reviews2018
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.
Why similar: FPS 44.7%, Boomer Shooter 21.9% ★, Action 10.8%, Shooter 10%, First-Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired shooter that incorporates light RPG elements while maintaining a focus on fast, arcade-style combat.
- #29 Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,307 reviews2019
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001!
Why similar: FPS 23.9%, Classic 14.6% ★, Gore 14.5%, Action 9.7%, Co-op 7.4%
- #30 Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,962 reviews2019
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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 22.1%, Gore 17.5%, Classic 12.6% ★, Action 10.3%, Co-op 8%
- #31 Serious Sam II
78% matchVery Positive90% of 13,700 reviews2012
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 22%, Gore 14.6%, Co-op 12%, Action 10.1%, Classic 6.9% ★
- #32 Serious Survivors
71% matchVery Positive88% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: Entropy Surfers
Windows
The most EXPLOSIVE roguelike boomer shooter. Fully packed with serious action, wicked humor, and good old bloody fun. Blast hordes of bastards, stack insane perks, and unlock new stuff. Survive…or get shredded trying!.. And try again.
Why similar: Shooter 25.6%, Violent 24.6%, Action 22.1%, First-Person 17.6%, Funny 7.1%
- #33 Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope
76% matchVery Positive85% of 1,427 reviews2017
Dev: Croteam VRPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Serious Sam is back! And this time it's REAL!
Why similar: Gore 28.7%, VR 22.9%, Violent 13.8%, Action 9.6%, FPS 8.3%
- #34 Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter
76% matchVery Positive86% of 250 reviews2017
Dev: Croteam VRPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter is a sequel to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter - frantic arcade action FPS, featuring singleplay and co-op campaign, various multiplayer modes, all presented in glorious VR and with different locomotion movements.
Why similar: VR 33%, Gore 20.6%, Violent 14.8%, Action 8.7%, Co-op 7.8%
- #35 DOOM
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 216,610 reviews2016
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Gore 26.1%, FPS 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Action 7.8%, Shooter 7%
- #36 Serious Sam's Bogus Detour
75% matchVery Positive82% of 533 reviews2017
Dev: CrackshellPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is an all-new action-adventure in the legendary Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell.
Why similar: Gore 30.4%, Action 21.2%, Co-op 17.3%, Violent 15.9%, Multiplayer 8.5%
- #37 Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition
71% matchVery Positive93% of 717 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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: FPS 28.8%, Boomer Shooter 14.7% ★, Shooter 11%, Arena Shooter 9.7%, First-Person 8.9%
- #38 Hellbound: Survival Mode
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,923 reviews2019
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 17%
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 27.3%, FPS 20.2%, Violent 16.8%, Action 10%, Multiplayer 9.3%
- #39 Pavlov
66% matchVery Positive89% of 40,464 reviews2024
Dev: Vankrupt Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Pavlov is a multiplayer shooter in VR with heavy focus on community features. Realistic reloading features and fast paced combat as part of the core experience. Play the #1 most popular VR shooter on PC today.
Why similar: VR 26.2%, FPS 13.8%, Gore 13.4%, Violent 9.2%, Co-op 7.1%
- #40 Painkiller: Black Edition
74% matchVery Positive89% of 2,251 reviews2007
Dev: People Can FlyPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Painkiller Black Edition includes the expansion pack Battle Out of Hell, featuring 10 additional single-player levels and many new villains.
Why similar: Gore 29%, FPS 19.3%, Classic 11% ★, Action 8.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%
- #41 Painkiller Overdose
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,170 reviews2007
Dev: Mindware StudiosPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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: Gore 31.1%, FPS 24.4%, Action 15.7%, Violent 14.8%, Shooter 5.8%
- #42 Black Mesa
69% matchVery Positive95% of 141,170 reviews2020
Dev: Crowbar Collective
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Relive Half-Life.
Why similar: FPS 30.9%, Classic 14.3% ★, Action 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Shooter 8.6%
- #43 Serious Sam: Tormental
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 258 reviews2022
Dev: Gungrounds (Macanga Games j.d.o.o.)Pub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Serious Sam: Tormental is a 3D rogue-lite top-down shooter where you blast your way through the tormented mind of demigod of destruction Mental, as he imagines worlds and monsters that stand on your path towards his inner ego. Let the showdown begin!
Why similar: Action 77.4%, Indie 22.6%
- #44 Killing Floor
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 68,364 reviews2009
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 47.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun!
Why similar: FPS 25.8%, Co-op 17.2%, Gore 16.4%, Violent 12.8%, Multiplayer 7.8%
- #45 Serious Sam: The Random Encounter
74% matchMixed49% of 806 reviews2011
Dev: VlambeerPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Choose your weapons and take aim at the most random Serious Sam adventure yet!
Why similar: Action 61.5%, Indie 20.8%, Comedy 14.4%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #46 STRAFTAT
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,652 reviews2024
Dev: Sirius LemaitrePub: Lemaitre Bros
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Why similar: FPS 25.2%, Gore 13.4%, Action 12.2%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Shooter 10.6%
- #47 Shadow Warrior Classic (1997)
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,628 reviews
Dev: 3D RealmsPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
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 26.7%, Gore 21.9%, Classic 18.2% ★, Action 8.1%, Violent 6.3%
- #48 DOOM + DOOM II
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 27,748 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 25.2%, Classic 18% ★, Gore 14.3%, Violent 8.2%, Great Soundtrack 8%
- #49 Protonwar
70% matchVery Positive82% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: Outer Planet Studios
Windows
VR, Multiplayer focused, Fast paced FPS with an emphasis on quick and flowing movement. Featuring DM, TDM , CTF, Domination, Bots to practice against, and a Horde mode for single player or co-op. Room Scale VR with HTC Vive and Oculus Touch. Also included, Non-VR and Seated VR!
Why similar: VR 20.6%, FPS 19.4%, Violent 11.1%, Action 9.6%, Shooter 9.1%
- #50 Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack!
67% matchVery Positive81% of 253 reviews2021
Dev: Be-Rad EntertainmentPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Step into the boots of Serious Sam's most iconic foe, the Headless Kamikaze, and chase down the vile Serious Sam in this action packed arcade runner
Why similar: Action 71.5%, Funny 16.1%, Indie 8.9%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #51 Painkiller Redemption
72% matchMixed46% of 740 reviews2011
Dev: Eggtooth TeamPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Welcome to a world of pain. Heaven is once again in danger and threatened by a reckless army of hell spawn monsters - and they will stop at nothing.
Why similar: Gore 28.2%, Violent 20.1%, FPS 19.1%, Action 18.8%, Shooter 9.7%
- #52 Melon Simulator™
62% matchVery Positive88% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: Delirious & Co.
Windows
Melon Simulator™ is a chaotic, co-op (1 - 4 players), first person melee combat game. Almost anything that isn't nailed down can be used to whack, slice, and throw at the oncoming melon hoard...
Why similar: Gore 22.3%, Violent 15.8%, FPS 14.5%, Co-op 10.7%, Multiplayer 8%
- #53 Quake II
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,960 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 27.7%, Classic 16.2% ★, Gore 13%, Action 8.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%
- #54 Quake Champions
64% matchMostly Positive74% of 38,719 reviews2022
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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: Arena Shooter 25.7%, FPS 23.3%, Gore 16.9%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Violent 7.4%
- #55 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
62% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,895 reviews2024
Dev: KillPixel GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
Why similar: FPS 21.8%, Gore 20.7%, Violent 14.5%, Action 11.5%, Boomer Shooter 11.2% ★
- #56 Versus World
67% matchVery Positive88% of 94 reviews2018
Dev: Two Zoos
Windows
Welcome to Versus World! Shoot, stab, snipe, and 'splode your opponents to victory in this fast-paced multiplayer FPS. Here, the afterlife of a respawning immortal is seasoned by an up-down crouch.
Why similar: Gore 36.3%, Violent 27.8%, Action 12.6%, Shooter 8%, First-Person 7.3%