- #1 CULTIC
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,369 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.6 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 40.3% ★, FPS 13.6%, Old School 10.8%, Shooter 8%, Retro 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the gritty, dark atmosphere and tactical, visceral combat found in SharpShooter3D.
- #2 Ion Fury
96% matchVery Positive93% of 6,708 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 34.1% ★, FPS 13%, Old School 8.6%, 1990's 8.5%, Retro 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title is a masterclass in modernizing the 90s Build engine aesthetic with a strong, crime-ridden cyberpunk setting.
- #3 DUSK
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,132 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 39.4% ★, FPS 15.2%, Old School 10.1%, 1990's 9.9%, Retro 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: As a cornerstone of the retro-shooter revival, it offers the same fast-paced, occult-tinged action that defines the genre.
- #4 Prodeus
95% matchVery Positive92% of 8,092 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 49.2% ★, FPS 19.1%, Retro 11.2%, Shooter 7%, Violent 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines high-fidelity modern effects with classic, gore-filled gameplay that feels right at home with SharpShooter3D.
- #5 Selaco
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,975 reviews2024
Dev: Altered Orbit Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 29.2% ★, FPS 14.4%, Old School 10.2%, Shooter 9%, Retro 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a highly polished, tactical approach to the boomer-shooter formula with a strong focus on environmental storytelling.
- #6 Turbo Overkill
94% matchVery Positive94% of 7,268 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.5 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 43.8% ★, FPS 19.2%, Shooter 9.2%, Retro 7%, Violent 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It pushes the speed and intensity of 90s-style shooters to the absolute limit with modern movement mechanics.
- #7 Dread Templar
93% matchVery Positive82% of 1,706 reviews2023
Dev: T19 GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 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 36.6% ★, FPS 11.8%, 1990's 10.7%, Old School 8.8%, Retro 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features fast-paced, skill-based combat and a dark, retro aesthetic that aligns perfectly with the seed game's vibe.
- #8 Nightmare Reaper
92% matchVery Positive94% of 3,745 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Bit Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 15.7 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 35.6% ★, FPS 12.5%, Old School 7.5%, Retro 7.4%, Violent 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends classic shooter mechanics with looter-shooter elements and a retro aesthetic that keeps the action constant.
- #9 HROT
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,378 reviews2023
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 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 30% ★, FPS 18.5%, Retro 13%, Old School 9.3%, Shooter 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its gritty, Eastern European dystopian aesthetic and retro-fidelity make it an essential play for fans of 90s-style shooters.
- #10 SPRAWL
91% matchVery Positive87% of 2,508 reviews2023
Dev: MAETHPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 28.4% ★, Dystopian 16.5%, FPS 12.7%, Old School 10.8%, Shooter 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: The cyberpunk setting and movement-heavy combat provide a modern, high-octane take on the retro-shooter genre.
- #11 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
90% matchVery Positive90% of 17,552 reviews2023
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 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 46.2% ★, FPS 14.1%, Old School 7.5%, Retro 7%, Shooter 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a heavy, satisfying, and visually striking retro-shooter experience that captures the intensity of classic action games.
- #12 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,930 reviews2024
Dev: KillPixel GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.5 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 40% ★, FPS 15.2%, Retro 9.4%, Old School 8.2%, Violent 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Built on the original Quake engine, it provides an authentic, dark, and challenging 90s shooter experience.
- #13 INCISION
89% matchVery Positive86% of 1,052 reviews2025
Dev: SmoothBrainDevPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Ultraviolent, fast-paced, merciless retro FPS action. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes, and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 34.4% ★, 1990's 14.2%, FPS 12.7%, Old School 11.3%, Retro 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the gritty, industrial, and violent aesthetic that fans of SharpShooter3D will appreciate.
- #14 Project Warlock II
88% matchVery Positive81% of 1,316 reviews2025
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 34.8% ★, 1990's 10.7%, Old School 10.3%, FPS 10%, Shooter 8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic, arcade-style shooter experience with a wide array of weapons and fast-paced combat.
- #15 Cruelty Squad
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,524 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: FPS 32.1%, Dystopian 28.4%, Shooter 15.9%, First-Person 11%, Retro 9%
Why You'll Like It: Its bizarre, dystopian, and subculture-heavy atmosphere makes it a unique, albeit surreal, companion to SharpShooter3D.
- #16 Supplice
87% matchVery Positive86% of 551 reviews2023
Dev: MekworxPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.9 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 40.1% ★, FPS 14.6%, 1990's 11.2%, Retro 8.7%, Shooter 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the specific 90s sci-fi shooter aesthetic with tight, challenging level design and classic weapon variety.
- #17 Viscerafest
85% matchVery Positive85% of 695 reviews2025
Dev: Acid Man GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.2 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 36.7% ★, FPS 12.6%, Shooter 10.2%, Old School 8.9%, Retro 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on high-speed, gory combat that rewards aggressive playstyles in a retro-inspired environment.
- #18 COVEN
84% matchVery Positive93% of 272 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 34.8% ★, FPS 13.7%, Old School 11.6%, Shooter 7.9%, Violent 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, gothic, and visceral shooter that emphasizes brutal combat and a distinct retro atmosphere.
- #19 Terfenstein 3D
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 74 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 16.5%, 1990's 15.7%, FPS 15.5%, Old School 13%, Retro 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its low-fi, retro aesthetic and straightforward action capture the spirit of early 3D shooters.
- #20 Phantom Fury
84% matchMixed63% of 891 reviews2024
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 19%, Old School 17.1%, 1990's 15.9%, Retro 9.5%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: As a spiritual successor to classic shooters, it provides a grounded, action-adventure feel with a 90s-inspired protagonist.
- #21 Hedon Bloodrite
82% matchVery Positive91% of 1,942 reviews2019
Dev: Zan_HedonDev
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.6 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 is a deep, complex, and highly atmospheric shooter that pushes the limits of what retro-style games can achieve.
- #22 Eradicator
83% matchVery Positive84% of 113 reviews2014
Dev: Accolade, IncPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Explode into action!
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 27.4% ★, FPS 20.3%, Violent 17.3%, 1990's 12.4%, Action 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 90s title that offers a nostalgic look at the roots of the first-person shooter genre.
- #23 Forgive Me Father
81% matchVery Positive84% of 5,776 reviews2022
Dev: Byte BarrelPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 41.7% ★, FPS 18.7%, Shooter 9.5%, Retro 8.2%, Violent 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: The unique comic-book art style and Lovecraftian themes offer a fresh but familiar take on the retro-shooter formula.
- #24 Darkenstein 3D
79% matchVery Positive91% of 1,505 reviews2025
Dev: RowyePub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 35%
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 29% ★, FPS 25%, Shooter 13%, First-Person 8.6%, Violent 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a challenging, perma-death-focused retro experience that tests the player's shooter skills.
- #25 Bloodhound
81% matchMixed68% of 380 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 42.4% ★, FPS 15%, Shooter 9.6%, Dark 7.3%, Retro 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a straightforward, action-heavy experience that focuses on PVE combat and difficult, retro-inspired encounters.
- #26 Hellbound
82% matchMixed64% of 1,510 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 24.4% ★, FPS 13.1%, Violent 10.3%, 1990's 9.8%, Old School 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game is a pure, unadulterated homage to the 90s shooter era with a focus on gore and high-intensity action.
- #27 Ultra Cop
79% matchVery Positive91% of 191 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 32.1% ★, Crime 14.4%, 1990's 13.7%, FPS 13%, Shooter 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: The crime-themed setting and retro-shooter mechanics make it a thematic match for SharpShooter3D.
- #28 Ctesiphon
78% matchVery Positive88% of 67 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 40.4% ★, FPS 14%, Old School 13.7%, Shooter 6.7%, Violent 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It incorporates mech-based combat into the boomer-shooter framework for a unique, old-school feel.
- #29 Only Lead Can Stop Them
78% matchVery Positive81% of 145 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 21.5%, Boomer Shooter 17.7% ★, Shooter 11.4%, Old School 10.9%, Retro 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A solid, retro-inspired shooter that focuses on pure, first-person action without unnecessary fluff.
- #30 Bloodshed
76% matchVery Positive85% of 1,782 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 33.3% ★, FPS 13.9%, 1990's 13.6%, Old School 11.8%, Shooter 8.5%
- #31 Rise of the Triad: Dark War
80% 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 26.8% ★, FPS 12.1%, 1990's 11.6%, Violent 9%, Old School 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 90s shooter that defined many of the tropes found in modern boomer shooters.
- #32 The Citadel
77% matchVery Positive93% of 2,856 reviews2020
Dev: doekuramori
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 20.8% ★, FPS 18%, Old School 12.4%, Retro 9.9%, Violent 9.1%
- #33 GAL VS VILLAGE
76% matchVery Positive100% of 77 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 33.2% ★, FPS 16.1%, Shooter 10.8%, 1990's 7.9%, Old School 7%
- #34 illWill
77% matchVery Positive91% of 303 reviews2023
Dev: Slava Bushuev
Windows
Eliminate hordes of monsters in a thrilling first person shooter - ILLWILL.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33.1% ★, FPS 13.2%, 1990's 12.5%, Shooter 8.3%, Dark 7.5%
- #35 カルトに厳しいギャル-CULT VS GAL-
75% matchVery Positive97% of 387 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 33.5% ★, 1990's 14.5%, Old School 11.7%, Shooter 9.4%, FPS 8.7%
- #36 CRUEL
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,740 reviews2025
Dev: James Dornan
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 43.7% ★, FPS 13.7%, Shooter 10.1%, First-Person 10%, Violent 8%
- #37 Beyond Citadel
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,241 reviews2025
Dev: doekuramori
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 40.4% ★, FPS 17.1%, Shooter 9.6%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Old School 7.2%
- #38 BRUTAL JOHN 2
73% matchVery Positive95% of 485 reviews2025
Dev: OldSchool Laws Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 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 36.5% ★, FPS 14.2%, Old School 12.1%, Violent 9.3%, Retro 9.1%
- #39 Project Warlock
75% matchVery Positive87% of 6,089 reviews2018
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.9 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 43.3% ★, FPS 17.3%, Old School 9.2%, Retro 8.8%, Shooter 6.1%
- #40 GRIMWAR
73% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: BookWyrm
Windows
THE ARCHMAGE IS DEAD. THE GRIMWAR IS FREE. MANA IS FLEETING.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 40.4% ★, Old School 12%, Shooter 10.3%, Combat 7.2%, Dark 6.6%
- #41 Chasm: The Rift
73% matchVery Positive84% of 457 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 17.8% ★, FPS 14.9%, Old School 11.3%, 1990's 10.9%, Retro 8.7%
- #42 Better Than Dead
72% matchMixed70% of 912 reviews2026
Dev: MONTE GALLOPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A brutal bodycam revenge FPS set in Hong Kong. Slide into bullet time, fight up close, take down your kidnappers, and record every second of your revenge.
Why similar: Crime 23.7%, FPS 18%, Shooter 12.3%, First-Person 8.3%, Violent 8%
- #43 Unchained
71% matchVery Positive90% of 93 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 40.2% ★, Retro 12.2%, Violent 8.6%, FPS 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #44 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 35.2% ★, FPS 13.6%, 1990's 13.5%, Dark 7.2%, Shooter 5.8%
- #45 Gravelord
70% matchVery Positive90% of 138 reviews2026
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 40.3% ★, FPS 17.4%, Shooter 9.7%, First-Person 7.9%, Retro 6.6%
- #46 Zortch
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,354 reviews2023
Dev: Mutantleg
Windows
Median: 2.6 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 37.2% ★, FPS 21.3%, Shooter 9.9%, Female Protagonist 6.6%, First-Person 6.6%
- #47 Anomalous
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 173 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 23.1%, Boomer Shooter 21.1% ★, Shooter 13.1%, Old School 11.3%, Violent 7%
- #48 Guns and Nuns: Storming Hell
68% matchVery Positive89% of 639 reviews2026
Dev: RM120
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Demons are not the danger, YOU ARE THE DANGER!!! play as Angelica Amadeus, a nun with the power of faith and guns. Slay demons at your heart's content on bizarre stages with strange gravity fields. Get highscores to unlock more stages and weapons and teach those filthy demons their place.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 40.6% ★, FPS 18.1%, Shooter 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Violent 7.4%
- #49 Extraneum
70% matchVery Positive96% of 108 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 32.1% ★, Dystopian 14.7%, Old School 11.7%, FPS 11.7%, Retro 7.8%
- #50 >SYS//PURGE_
69% matchVery Positive91% of 99 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 39.9% ★, FPS 16.1%, Shooter 12.1%, Action 6.2%, First-Person 6.2%
- #51 BLOODKILL
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 62 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 36.6% ★, FPS 14.3%, Old School 13.4%, Violent 9.4%, Shooter 9.1%
- #52 SATAN
69% matchVery Positive85% of 177 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 42.6% ★, Shooter 11.7%, Retro 9.4%, Dark 9.3%, First-Person 8.4%
- #53 MULLET MADJACK
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,116 reviews2024
Dev: HAMMER95Pub: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 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 41.9% ★, FPS 18.1%, Shooter 9.7%, 1990's 9.4%, Retro 6.6%
- #54 Serious Survivors
67% matchVery Positive88% of 163 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: Old School 19.8%, Shooter 19%, First-Person 11.8%, 1990's 11.8%, Retro 10.9%
- #55 DEAD TRASH
67% matchVery Positive87% of 383 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 40.3% ★, FPS 14.6%, Shooter 8.8%, Old School 7.1%, First-Person 6%
- #56 Twilight Town: A Cyberpunk FPS
68% matchVery Positive91% of 221 reviews2023
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.3 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 27.6%, Shooter 16.7%, First-Person 12.4%, Dark 10.9%, Retro 7.6%
- #57 Exodemon
69% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: Kuupu
Windows
Possessed by an alien entity, slash and tear countless enemies with your monstrous claws, you must find a way to escape the planet before you lose what's left of your humanity! Exodemon is a game inspired by the 90s FPS golden age.
Why similar: FPS 29.8%, Retro 18%, Shooter 13.7%, First-Person 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #58 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 24.5%, Boomer Shooter 22.2% ★, Retro 12.7%, Shooter 12%, First-Person 10%
- #59 Maximum Action
67% matchVery Positive89% of 3,853 reviews2018
Dev: George MandellPub: Balloon Moose Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.9 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 20.1%, Old School 14.8%, Violent 14.5%, 1990's 12.6%, Retro 11.9%
- #60 LUCKROT
64% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: OptiCube
Windows
Roguelike shooter set in a dystopian, livestreamed gameshow. Obliterate waves of deformed freaks, earn donations from your sadistic audience and gamble your earnings for upgrades. Your life is a Performance. Your Death is Content.
Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33.9% ★, Dystopian 19.1%, FPS 14.7%, Shooter 8%, Dark 6.4%