- #1 DUSK
97% 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: Boomer Shooter 39.8% ★, FPS 15.1%, Old School 10.1%, 1990's 9.8%, Retro 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is widely considered the definitive modern boomer shooter, perfectly capturing the dark, fast-paced atmosphere of 90s classics.
- #2 CULTIC
96% 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: Boomer Shooter 38.6% ★, FPS 12.8%, Old School 10.1%, Shooter 7.5%, Retro 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: With its focus on tactical, punchy gunplay and an eerie, cult-themed atmosphere, it mirrors the intensity of the seed game.
- #3 ULTRAKILL
96% 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: Boomer Shooter 50.1% ★, FPS 20.5%, Shooter 7.3%, Retro 7.2%, Old School 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game pushes the limits of movement and speed, offering a high-skill ceiling that complements the aggressive nature of SharpShooter3D.
- #4 Prodeus
95% 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: Boomer Shooter 45.7% ★, FPS 17.4%, Retro 10.3%, Gore 8%, Shooter 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It blends modern rendering techniques with classic gameplay mechanics to create a visceral and gory shooter experience.
- #5 HROT
94% 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: Boomer Shooter 28.3% ★, FPS 17.2%, Retro 12.1%, Old School 8.7%, Shooter 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: The gritty, Eastern European retro aesthetic and oppressive atmosphere make it a perfect companion for fans of dystopian shooters.
- #6 AMID EVIL
94% 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: Boomer Shooter 33.4% ★, FPS 13.5%, Old School 12.6%, 1990's 10.2%, Shooter 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a polished, high-fantasy take on the retro FPS genre with incredibly satisfying weapon feedback and level design.
- #7 Turbo Overkill
93% 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: Boomer Shooter 41.6% ★, FPS 17.9%, Shooter 8.5%, Retro 6.5%, Gore 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines high-speed movement with a cyberpunk aesthetic, offering some of the most fluid and chaotic combat in the genre.
- #8 Selaco
92% matchVery Positive94% of 4,889 reviews2024
Dev: Altered Orbit Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Selaco is a brand new original shooter inspired by classics, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart enemies and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 27.3% ★, FPS 13.1%, Old School 9.5%, Shooter 8.2%, Gore 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game introduces tactical elements and smart AI to the boomer shooter formula, resulting in a highly polished and intense experience.
- #9 Ion Fury
91% 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: Boomer Shooter 32.8% ★, FPS 12.3%, Old School 8.2%, 1990's 8.1%, Retro 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Built on the classic Build engine, it provides an authentic 90s experience with modern level design and fast-paced action.
- #10 Nightmare Reaper
91% matchVery Positive94% of 3,713 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Bit Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Blast through a cursed nightmare solo or with up to 3 friends. A retro-inspired FPS where looter shooter weapons meets boomer shooter chaos and rogue-lite elements.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 36% ★, FPS 12.4%, Old School 7.5%, Retro 7.3%, Violent 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title adds looter-shooter and roguelite elements to the classic FPS formula, providing endless replayability.
- #11 INCISION
89% matchVery Positive87% of 1,005 reviews2025
Dev: SmoothBrainDevPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
All old-school FPS action. No Bullshit. Lots of blood & gore. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth in this ultraviolent, fast-paced, and merciless retro-styled first person shooter.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.3% ★, 1990's 13.2%, FPS 11.8%, Old School 10.5%, Retro 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on visceral, horror-tinged combat that feels appropriately brutal and fast-paced for fans of the genre.
- #12 Dread Templar
90% matchVery Positive82% of 1,687 reviews2023
Dev: T19 GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 34.5% ★, FPS 11%, 1990's 10%, Old School 8.2%, Violent 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features fast-paced combat with a unique bullet-time mechanic that adds a layer of strategy to its retro-inspired action.
- #13 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
89% 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: Boomer Shooter 37.2% ★, FPS 13.9%, Retro 8.6%, Gore 8%, Old School 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Developed using the original Quake engine, it offers a dark, challenging, and atmospheric experience that feels truly retro.
- #14 Project Warlock II
88% matchVery Positive81% of 1,284 reviews2025
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Adrenaline-pumping gore retro funhouse that’s full of guns, magic, demons, vertical arenas, 3D visuals, 2D sprites, and heavy metal music. Inspired by FPS classics like Quake and Doom 64, Project Warlock II is the explosive boomer shooter sequel you were too shy to ask for.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.8% ★, 1990's 9.9%, Old School 9.7%, FPS 9.3%, Shooter 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It expands on the original game's classic progression systems with larger, more vertical levels and improved weapon variety.
- #15 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
86% matchVery Positive90% of 17,222 reviews2023
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 44.6% ★, FPS 13.3%, Old School 7.2%, Retro 6.6%, Shooter 6%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers heavy, impactful combat that perfectly captures the power fantasy of the 40k universe through a retro lens.
- #16 Hedon Bloodrite
87% matchVery Positive91% of 1,933 reviews2019
Dev: Zan_HedonDev
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Zan and her orc sisters must fight to save their homeland from a demonic invasion! Immerse yourself in a sprawling underground world where the rich lore, exploration and puzzles of classic adventure games blend with the visceral combat of a 90s' shooter.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.7% ★, FPS 15%, Old School 10.4%, Shooter 9.4%, Retro 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, atmospheric experience with complex level design and a unique fantasy-tech aesthetic.
- #17 Supplice
86% matchVery Positive86% of 540 reviews2023
Dev: MekworxPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Supplice is a stylish throwback shooter inspired by the mid-90s FPS glory days and the legendary Doom modding community. Mixing the retro stylings of 90s era shooters with colorful graphics and frantic gameplay, it creates an experience that's ever so familiar but also exciting and fresh.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 40.3% ★, FPS 14.5%, 1990's 11.1%, Retro 8.6%, Shooter 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the essence of classic sci-fi shooters with its distinct art style and challenging enemy encounters.
- #18 The Citadel
85% matchVery Positive93% of 2,744 reviews2020
Dev: doekuramori
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The Citadel is a brutal first person shooter, and a love letter to classic games such as Marathon, Doom and Wolfenstein 3d. Descend into the depths of a dark citadel, and fight through 6 Episodes and 30 levels of action packed with 6 challenging bosses. Go forth, Martyr.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 18.9% ★, FPS 15.9%, Old School 11.1%, Gore 10.5%, Retro 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a fast-paced, retro experience that leans into the classic 'run and gun' style of the 90s.
- #19 Chasm: The Rift
84% matchVery Positive84% of 448 reviews2022
Dev: Action FormsPub: SNEG
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Prepare for terror in this ground-breaking classic old-school FPS. Following the destruction of Time you are left to battle in this horrific hellhole of multilevel interconnected missions populated by gruesome grotesque creatures.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 16.5% ★, FPS 13.7%, Old School 10.5%, 1990's 9.9%, Retro 8%
Why You'll Like It: As a remaster of a classic 90s shooter, it provides an authentic look at the roots of the genre.
- #20 Phantom Fury
83% matchMixed62% of 871 reviews2024
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison is back in this highly interactive mix of first person action and road movie adventure. Embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey around the USA. Use an enormous arsenal of weapons and skills to battle treacherous soldiers and vile mutants, all while trying to save mankind.
Why similar: FPS 18.9%, Old School 17.1%, 1990's 15.9%, Retro 9.4%, Female Protagonist 9%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes interactive environments and a classic road-trip narrative that feels like a love letter to 90s action cinema.
- #21 COVEN
82% matchVery Positive93% of 268 reviews2024
Dev: Gator ShinsPub: Hellforge Studios
Windows · Linux
COVEN is a hyper-violent retro FPS where your path of vengeance will take you across time and space. Destroy your enemies and eat their flesh.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31.8% ★, FPS 12.3%, Old School 10.6%, Gore 9.1%, Shooter 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: The dark, occult-themed aesthetic and brutal combat make it a standout for players who enjoy gritty, retro-inspired shooters.
- #22 Eradicator
84% matchVery Positive84% of 110 reviews2014
Dev: Accolade, IncPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Explode into action!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 27.7% ★, FPS 20.2%, Violent 17.3%, 1990's 12.4%, Action 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This classic title offers a nostalgic look at the 90s FPS era with its distinct weapon variety and level layouts.
- #23 Viscerafest
81% 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: Boomer Shooter 37% ★, FPS 12.5%, Shooter 10.1%, Old School 8.9%, Retro 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game is defined by its extreme speed, gore, and high-energy combat that keeps the player constantly moving.
- #24 Hellbound
82% matchMixed64% of 1,496 reviews2020
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Classic First Person Shooter style game. Like the good old days. An action game focused on speed, gore, guns, and metal music. Inspired by the 90s’ classics with modern visuals and audio!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 21.9% ★, FPS 11.8%, Gore 10.2%, Violent 9.3%, 1990's 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a no-nonsense, violent shooter that focuses entirely on the thrill of the kill and classic arena-style combat.
- #25 CRUEL
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,686 reviews2025
Dev: James Dornan
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 40% ★, FPS 12.1%, Gore 9.7%, Shooter 9.1%, First-Person 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It incorporates procedural generation and roguelike elements to keep its fast-paced, first-person combat feeling fresh.
- #26 Fashion Police Squad
80% matchVery Positive88% of 1,536 reviews2022
Dev: Mopeful GamesPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Even at this moment, our fashionable city is under assault. Baggy pants, dull suits, sightings of socks with sandals. A message needs to be sent, and it needs to be sent in style... Time to serve some good ol' Fashion Justice!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 37.6% ★, FPS 14.6%, Old School 10%, Shooter 8.8%, Retro 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: While humorous, its unique weapon mechanics and fast-paced movement make it a standout entry in the retro FPS space.
- #27 Bloodhound
81% matchMixed68% of 376 reviews2023
Dev: Kruger & Flint Productions
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Crush the cult of Astaroth and vanquish her hellspawn, make them squeal and hide where they came from. Enjoy a Fresh Look & Old Fun in this arcade horror FPS game inspired by the legends of the 90s.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 39.8% ★, FPS 13.9%, Shooter 8.8%, Gore 6.8%, Dark 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a straightforward, difficult, and arcade-focused shooter that prioritizes pure combat over narrative complexity.
- #28 DEAD TRASH
78% matchVery Positive86% of 340 reviews2025
Dev: Crowhill StudiosPub: DOSMan Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Years into a brutal lockdown, a once-thriving city lies in ruins, abandoned by its government and overrun by vicious, mindless infected. Grab your hammer, collect your nerves and enter the mayhem.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 40.6% ★, FPS 14.4%, Shooter 8.7%, Old School 7.1%, First-Person 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: The gritty, low-poly aesthetic and focus on exploration make it a great fit for fans of the seed game's style.
- #29 Only Lead Can Stop Them
78% matchVery Positive81% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: Warcry InteractivePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Boot up your 486 and launch olcst.exe for this retro fps from an alternate 1990's. Descend into the madness of the Spanish Civil War fighting vicious fascist forces and supernatural monsters. Conquer three action packed episodes wielding machine guns, rifles, flamethrowers and explosives.
Why similar: FPS 21.8%, Boomer Shooter 16.4% ★, Shooter 11.5%, Old School 11.1%, Retro 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a direct and challenging FPS experience that stays true to the roots of the genre.
- #30 Beyond Citadel
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,971 reviews2025
Dev: doekuramori
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Beyond Citadel is an anime style retro throwback shooter inspired by the classics of the 90's, with realistic gunplay mechanics, anime violence and fast paced combat. Fight your way through the heavily armed mechanical fortress and discover the secret that lies beneath.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 36.6% ★, FPS 15.3%, Gore 9.3%, Shooter 8.7%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #31 BLOODKILL
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: SLAM AWAY GAMES
Windows
BRUTAL First Person Shooter focused on action, gore, and exploration. Fueled by adrenaline-pumping trap-metal soundtrack.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.2% ★, FPS 12.6%, Old School 11.1%, Gore 8.8%, Violent 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on aggressive, score-attack gameplay that rewards players for speed and precision.
- #32 Bloodshed
77% matchVery Positive85% of 1,673 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Bloodshed is a Roguelite Survivors FPS; an exhilarating fusion of Roguelite elements merged with retro-styled visuals and first-person “Survivors-like” frenetic combat action!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33.6% ★, FPS 13.8%, 1990's 13.5%, Old School 11.8%, Shooter 8.4%
- #33 GAL VS VILLAGE
76% matchVery Positive100% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Crush-vAdin
Windows
GAL VS VILLAGE is an GAL like old-school FPS. You play as Kessenji “Blood-sucker” Yui, infiltrate the village, and must bring the situation under control. Move at high speed, swing your knife, blast away with the shotgun, and drive away the supernatural!!!!!!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31.7% ★, FPS 15.2%, Shooter 10.1%, 1990's 7.5%, Old School 6.6%
- #34 カルトに厳しいギャル-CULT VS GAL-
75% matchVery Positive97% of 374 reviews2024
Dev: Crush-vAdin
Windows
Make mincemeat out of cults and chop heads with machetes! Old school shooter staples and gals, and a familiar difficulty level. Ye shall witness a new struggle!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31% ★, 1990's 13.2%, Old School 10.7%, Shooter 8.5%, Gore 8.3%
- #35 Terfenstein 3D
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Sandra Moen
Windows
Terfenstein 3D is a short retro first-person shooter game about escaping a gender-fascist concentration camp. Unleash your pent-up fury upon the gender-critical tyrants with an arsenal of deadly weapons and tactics in cathartic bliss.
Why similar: Dystopian 16.6%, 1990's 15.6%, FPS 15.4%, Old School 13%, Retro 9.4%
- #36 BRUTAL JOHN 2
74% matchVery Positive95% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: OldSchool Laws Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Join BRUTAL JOHN and BRUTAL DOG in a ultraviolent old-school FPS set in a world overrun by crypto-mining technologies, where it’s up to you to destroy them and reclaim control. Prepare for an adrenaline ride that pays homage to the best shooters of the '90s.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33.3% ★, FPS 12.8%, Old School 10.9%, Gore 9.6%, Violent 8.4%
- #37 illWill
74% matchVery Positive92% of 297 reviews2023
Dev: Slava Bushuev
Windows
Eliminate hordes of monsters in a thrilling first person shooter - ILLWILL.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33.4% ★, FPS 13%, 1990's 12.4%, Shooter 8.2%, Dark 7.5%
- #38 Ctesiphon
73% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Stomy
Windows · Linux
A retrowave/mecha-inspired sci-fi first-person shooter featuring fast-paced combat in old-school style open-plan levels packed with pickups, keys, and secrets.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 40.7% ★, FPS 13.8%, Old School 13.7%, Shooter 6.7%, Violent 6.6%
- #39 Ultra Cop
73% matchVery Positive91% of 186 reviews2024
Dev: JG RoosPub: MercySoft
Windows
A challenging retro arcade FPS/TPS straight from the late '90s. The Crime Wars have started and it's up to the Ultra Cops to bring back ultimate justice. Use Mechs, Riot Cars and serious firepower to bring the pain to the criminal underworld in this 6th Generation Y2K inspired game.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.4% ★, Crime 14.3%, 1990's 13.6%, FPS 13%, Shooter 8.8%
- #40 Project Warlock
73% 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: Boomer Shooter 43.6% ★, FPS 17.1%, Old School 9.2%, Retro 8.7%, Shooter 6.1%
- #41 GRIMWAR
72% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: BookWyrm
Windows
THE ARCHMAGE IS DEAD. THE GRIMWAR IS FREE. MANA IS FLEETING.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 40.6% ★, Old School 12%, Shooter 10.2%, Combat 7.2%, Dark 6.6%
- #42 SPRAWL
71% matchVery Positive87% of 2,394 reviews2023
Dev: MAETHPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
SPRAWL is a hardcore retro FPS set in an endless cyberpunk megalopolis. Escape the walled city and take on the militarized government of the sprawl. Fueled by the blood of your enemies and a mysterious voice in your head, make your way towards the spire to topple whatever lays within.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 28.5% ★, Dystopian 16.6%, FPS 12.6%, Old School 10.9%, Shooter 8.1%
- #43 Darkenstein 3D
70% matchVery Positive91% of 1,310 reviews2025
Dev: RowyePub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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: Boomer Shooter 26.7% ★, FPS 25.6%, Shooter 13.5%, First-Person 9%, Violent 8%
- #44 Rise of the Triad: Dark War
75% matchVery Positive84% of 139 reviews2014
Dev: Apogee SoftwarePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 21%
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 24.7% ★, FPS 10.9%, 1990's 10.5%, Gore 8.8%, Violent 8.2%
- #45 GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 192 reviews2024
Dev: Daev TeamPub: Mothership Loudspeakerz
Windows
An unique blend of retro-fps, metroidvania and adventure. Escape the cyber afterlife you've been trapped into, hop between realities and shoot your way out with the help of your new allies. But are they really your friends? The Arena conspiracy goes deeper than you could possibly imagine...
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 35.5% ★, FPS 13.4%, 1990's 13.4%, Dark 7.2%, Shooter 5.8%
- #46 Gravelord
71% matchVery Positive90% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Fatbot Games, s. r. o.
Windows
Gravelord is a fast-paced boomer shooter voiced by a badass protagonist featuring hand-crafted levels filled with secrets and hordes of enemies to kill. Dish out some brutal carnage with powerful guns and collect Tarot Cards to gain even more killing power. Let's put the fun back in funeral!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 39.2% ★, FPS 16.5%, Shooter 9.2%, First-Person 7.5%, Retro 6.3%
- #47 Extraneum
71% matchVery Positive97% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: David JalbertPub: Hellforge Studios
Windows · Linux
Extraneum is an old-school, sci-fi single-player first person shooter with an emphasis on exploration and secret hunting. Fight your way through biohacked monstrosities and stop their progress before they take control of the entire world.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33.9% ★, FPS 12.5%, 1990's 12%, Dystopian 11%, Retro 8.1%
- #48 >SYS//PURGE_
69% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: tomo2515x
Windows
>SYS//PURGE_ is a free, fast-paced FPS inspired by 90's classics, with roguelike elements. Collect items, stay alive and descend deeper into the facility. You take control of an LN-X unit, a glitch breaks you out of the Overseer's control. Make it burn.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 38.2% ★, FPS 14.8%, Shooter 11.4%, Action 5.8%, First-Person 5.6%
- #49 Unchained
70% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Double Time Studios
Windows · Mac
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: Boomer Shooter 37% ★, Retro 11.1%, Gore 8.7%, Violent 7.8%, FPS 6.7%
- #50 Anomalous
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 170 reviews2024
Dev: Byron Dunwoody
Windows
A SHORT and sweet pixelated low fidelity 90s throwback hyper-fast action shooter. Survive and fight through a city overrun with manufactured monstrosities, biomass horrors, and a military authority trying to purge everything living. Heavy metal / techno soundtrack featuring BOD Music
Why similar: FPS 21.6%, Boomer Shooter 19.1% ★, Shooter 12.3%, Old School 10.6%, Gore 6.9%
- #51 SATAN
69% matchVery Positive85% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: GamefruitPub: DOSMan Games
Windows
Experience the thrill of retro boomer shooters in this action-packed game where you'll battle hordes of demons and face the ultimate challenge: Satan himself. Relive the glory days of classic shooters with intense gameplay, a variety of weapons, and relentless enemies.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 40.3% ★, Shooter 10.8%, Retro 8.7%, Dark 8.7%, First-Person 7.8%
- #52 Twilight Town: A Cyberpunk FPS
69% matchVery Positive91% of 218 reviews2023
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Twilight Town: A Cyberpunk FPS is a brutal, funny, bloody FPS game with an advanced gore system. Featuring 15 beautiful levels, a variety of weapons and a deeply engaging story that follows the journey of a young man and his friend tackling on a criminal underground to give his AI wife a real body.
Why similar: FPS 26.8%, Shooter 16.2%, First-Person 12%, Dark 10.7%, Retro 7.4%
- #53 MULLET MADJACK
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,893 reviews2024
Dev: HAMMER95Pub: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 42.4% ★, FPS 17.8%, Shooter 9.6%, 1990's 9.3%, Retro 6.5%
- #54 Zortch
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,332 reviews2023
Dev: Mutantleg
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Meet Zortch Maxinum: short order cook, amateur engineer and professional slacker; Bored and tired of her day job she decides to go on a holiday but alas she picks a cheap option: turns out it's a scheme by aliens who capture humans to eat their brains! also this game is a sci-fi horror comedy fps
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 37.5% ★, FPS 21.2%, Shooter 9.8%, Female Protagonist 6.6%, First-Person 6.5%
- #55 REKKR: Sunken Land
68% matchVery Positive90% of 119 reviews2021
Dev: Mockingbird Softworks
Windows
A retro FPS set in a faux norse-celtic fantasy world in the midst of a war with the dead. Grab an axe, get revenge.
Why similar: FPS 22.7%, Boomer Shooter 20.9% ★, Retro 11.8%, Shooter 11.1%, First-Person 9.3%
- #56 PIGFACE
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,929 reviews2025
Dev: titolovesyouPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
You wake up with an explosive headache in a pool of your own blood. You're Exit, a terrible woman whose awful past has finally caught up to her. Fulfill contracts for the people who drilled into your skull — guns-blazing, slow and tactical — it doesn’t matter. They know you’ll do whatever it takes.
Why similar: FPS 17.5%, Shooter 12.6%, 1990's 12.6%, Gore 10.7%, First-Person 8.5%
- #57 Limitless Hunger
68% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2021
Dev: Void Ink
Windows
Limitless Hunger is a high-adrenaline retro FPS single-player experience.
Why similar: FPS 25.1%, Shooter 13.2%, Old School 9%, First-Person 8.7%, Gore 7.8%
- #58 Shrine II
67% matchVery Positive92% of 858 reviews2020
Dev: Scumhead
Windows · Linux
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: Boomer Shooter 21.9% ★, FPS 19.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Gore 8.4%, Violent 8%
- #59 Maximum Action
66% matchVery Positive90% of 3,834 reviews2018
Dev: George MandellPub: Balloon Moose Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.
Why similar: FPS 17.3%, Gore 13.9%, Old School 12.8%, Violent 12.5%, 1990's 10.8%
- #60 HAZAMA_QUEEN
66% matchVery Positive97% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: Crush-vAdin
Windows
In the year 202X, the world is "YAMI"...! To save the world, go to hell and kill all the demons. Yes, just like ordering a Frappuccino at a cool cafe!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 39.4% ★, Shooter 9%, FPS 8.9%, Gore 8%, Violent 8%