- #1 SiN Gold (1998)
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 494 reviews2020
Dev: Ritual EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
SiN: Gold (1998) has returned! Free update for original owners!
Why similar: Action 37.5%, FPS 18.1%, Shooter 10.9%, Violent 8.9%, Boomer Shooter 8.3% ★
- #2 Prodeus
96% matchVery Positive92% of 8,248 reviews2022
Dev: Bounding Box Software Inc.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.7 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 29.9%, Boomer Shooter 23% ★, Gore 12%, Shooter 11.7%, Violent 8.2%
- #3 Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
96% matchVery Positive89% of 3,648 reviews2013
Dev: General ArcadePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.5 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 32.9%, Classic 13% ★, Shooter 12.2%, Gore 11.2%, Action 8.4%
- #4 Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition
95% matchVery Positive92% of 753 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 31.3%, Boomer Shooter 24.8% ★, Shooter 20.7%, First-Person 9%, Action 8.1%
- #5 PowerSlave Exhumed
94% matchVery Positive89% of 945 reviews2022
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
PowerSlave Exhumed is a KEX Engine port of the classic console game perfectly blending both the PlayStation & Saturn versions
Why similar: FPS 30.2%, Shooter 20.8%, Action 11.1%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, First-Person 8.4%
- #6 Heretic + Hexen
92% matchVery Positive95% of 1,926 reviews2025
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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: FPS 23.3%, Boomer Shooter 21.2% ★, Shooter 15.8%, Action 14.1%, Gore 7.8%
- #7 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,989 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: FPS 25.2%, Boomer Shooter 20% ★, Action 11.7%, Gore 10.9%, Violent 10.5%
- #8 Kingpin: Reloaded
94% matchMostly Negative37% of 385 reviews2023
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: Interplay
Windows
Kingpin: Reloaded is an enhanced re-release of the classic tale of revenge. Take control of a street gang and order your recruits to attack, defend or even do a little safe-cracking to pick up some needed cash.
Why similar: FPS 22.2%, Shooter 15.5%, Gore 15.2%, Violent 13.9%, Action 8.6%
- #9 DOOM 64
91% matchVery Positive93% of 8,855 reviews2020
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 24.6%, Gore 11.3%, Shooter 11.1%, Boomer Shooter 11.1% ★, Classic 10.4% ★
- #10 Rise of the Triad
91% matchMixed66% of 2,546 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 34.2%, Gore 13.5%, Shooter 12%, Boomer Shooter 11.5% ★, Action 9.1%
- #11 Ion Fury
90% matchVery Positive93% of 6,781 reviews2019
Dev: Voidpoint, LLCPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.0 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 27.6%, Boomer Shooter 22.1% ★, Shooter 14.4%, Violent 11.4%, Action 6.9%
- #12 Project Warlock II
89% matchVery Positive81% of 1,366 reviews2025
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 21.6% ★, FPS 20.4%, Shooter 17.7%, Gore 12.5%, Action 7.8%
- #13 Gears of War: Reloaded
89% matchMixed62% of 4,234 reviews2025
Dev: The CoalitionPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Experience the origins of one of gaming’s most acclaimed franchises like never before, faithfully remastered and optimized for PC.
Why similar: Shooter 39.2%, Action 22.4%, Combat 10.7%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Gore 8.2%
- #14 Serious Sam 4
86% matchVery Positive83% of 17,822 reviews2020
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 15.6 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: FPS 26.7%, Gore 19.6%, Shooter 14.5%, Violent 11%, Action 9.8%
- #15 Hellbound
87% matchMixed64% of 1,526 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: FPS 20.3%, Gore 14.6%, Violent 13.6%, Action 13%, Shooter 12.9%
- #16 Blood: Refreshed Supply™
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 738 reviews2025
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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: FPS 23.3%, Boomer Shooter 18.5% ★, Shooter 16.1%, Gore 9.5%, Action 8.3%
- #17 Quake
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,461 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 27.2 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 33%, Classic 13.8% ★, Shooter 13.6%, Gore 9.4%, Boomer Shooter 8.4% ★
- #18 Blood II: The Chosen + Expansion
88% matchMixed47% of 713 reviews2014
Dev: Monolith ProductionsPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Includes original Blood II: The Chosen and add-on package The Nightmare LevelsAn immersive atmosphere full of dark humor and exciting actionFour playable characters and wide variety of weapons
Why similar: FPS 25.5%, Shooter 18%, Action 16.5%, Gore 11.9%, Violent 10.6%
- #19 Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered
84% matchVery Positive89% of 645 reviews2024
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Shadows of the Damned, an action-adventure road trip through hell, has been remastered at last! Get ready for a story about rock, love, and just a little bit of demon slaying.
Why similar: Action 20.7%, Shooter 20.2%, Action-Adventure 17.1%, Gore 15.5%, Violent 14.8%
- #20 CULTIC
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,749 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.9 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 25.2%, Boomer Shooter 22.5% ★, Shooter 15.9%, Gore 9%, Action 7.5%
- #21 Quake II
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,437 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.
Why similar: FPS 32.8%, Boomer Shooter 12.5% ★, Shooter 12.3%, Classic 12.1% ★, Action 8.8%
- #22 Kingpin — Life of Crime
84% matchVery Positive81% of 495 reviews2009
Dev: Xatrix EntertainmentPub: Interplay Inc.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Kingpin is a tale of revenge. Take control of a street gang and order your recruits to attack, defend or even do a little safe-cracking to pick up some needed cash. Use that cash to buy nastier weapons and take down your punk enemies in this intense first-person shooter. Being the Kingpin is half attitude and all action.
Why similar: FPS 27.6%, Action 13.9%, Gore 12.3%, Violent 11.4%, Classic 10.7% ★
- #23 Dread Templar
81% matchVery Positive82% of 1,741 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: FPS 22%, Boomer Shooter 20.7% ★, Shooter 14%, Violent 11.4%, Gore 11.4%
- #24 System Shock: Enhanced Edition
81% matchVery Positive89% of 2,369 reviews2015
Dev: Looking Glass StudiosPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Re-discover what made System Shock the first of it's kind, a ground breaking immersive sim that would inspire a generation of games to come....
Why similar: FPS 33.9%, Classic 21.6% ★, Action 11.8%, First-Person 9.9%, Shooter 9.1%
- #25 Quake II RTX
80% matchVery Positive87% of 4,789 reviews2019
Dev: Lightspeed Studios™Pub: NVIDIA
Windows · Linux
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 25.9%, Action 18.6%, Violent 14.6%, Gore 14.5%, Shooter 8.6%
- #26 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
78% matchVery Positive89% of 18,314 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: FPS 27.7%, Boomer Shooter 27.1% ★, Shooter 13.8%, Gore 8.3%, Action 6.3%
- #27 Painkiller Overdose
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,208 reviews2007
Dev: Mindware StudiosPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.7 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: FPS 28.4%, Gore 19.5%, Action 16.3%, Shooter 11.8%, Violent 11%
- #28 Maximum Action
79% matchVery Positive89% of 3,912 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 25.2%, Gore 19.3%, Shooter 15.8%, Violent 15.4%, Action 9.6%
- #29 The Thing: Remastered
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,424 reviews2024
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The Thing: Remastered is a faithful restoration of the cult-classic 2002 third-person survival horror shooter game inspired by Universal Pictures’ genre-defining 1982 film, The Thing
Why similar: Shooter 28.1%, Gore 23.1%, Action 17.2%, FPS 10.4%, Combat 7.2%
- #30 Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath: Vengance of the Slayer
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,432 reviews2023
Dev: Big Z Studios Inc.Pub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 23.2%, Shooter 17.3%, Boomer Shooter 14.4% ★, Gore 7.5%, Violent 7.4%
- #31 System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
76% matchVery Positive88% of 2,273 reviews2025
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.
Why similar: FPS 33.5%, Shooter 18.4%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Action 10.5%
- #32 SiN Episodes: Emergence
79% matchVery Positive89% of 1,522 reviews2006
Dev: Ritual EntertainmentPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
You are John Blade, commander of HardCorps, an elite security force dedicated to protecting the people of Freeport City. Four years have passed since your first battle with Elexis Sinclaire, a beautiful, brilliant, and ruthless scientist who is out to remake humanity according to her own twisted vision.
Why similar: FPS 44.5%, Action 23.7%, Shooter 13.8%, Classic 8.5% ★, First-Person 4.5%
- #33 DOOM + DOOM II
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 29,160 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 29.5%, Classic 13.3% ★, Boomer Shooter 11.3% ★, Shooter 10%, Gore 9%
- #34 Nightmare Reaper
75% matchVery Positive93% of 3,790 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Bit Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: FPS 28%, Boomer Shooter 24.3% ★, Shooter 14.8%, Violent 13.5%, First-Person 6.2%
- #35 Hard Reset Redux
76% matchVery Positive81% of 2,393 reviews2016
Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 46.6%, Shooter 24.2%, Action 22.6%, First-Person 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #36 Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
75% matchVery Positive85% of 6,640 reviews2016
Dev: Nerve SoftwarePub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.6 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 29.1%, Gore 12.8%, Boomer Shooter 12% ★, Shooter 11.9%, Classic 11.2% ★
- #37 The Citadel
74% matchVery Positive93% of 3,129 reviews2020
Dev: doekuramori
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.1 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: FPS 27.2%, Gore 15.6%, Shooter 11.9%, Violent 11.6%, Boomer Shooter 10.1% ★
- #38 Turbo Overkill
72% matchVery Positive94% of 7,559 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.4 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 28.6%, Boomer Shooter 19.6% ★, Shooter 14.9%, Gore 8.9%, Violent 8.3%
- #39 Crysis 2 Remastered
73% matchVery Positive89% of 9,571 reviews2022
Dev: Crytek
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Relive the legendary single-player campaign from the classic first-person shooter, Crysis 2, optimized for today's hardware in Crysis 2 Remastered.
Why similar: FPS 32.7%, Shooter 23.3%, Action 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13%, First-Person 8.5%
- #40 Bloodshed
72% matchVery Positive85% of 1,973 reviews2025
Dev: com8com1 SoftwarePub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.3 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: FPS 25.1%, Boomer Shooter 18.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Shooter 16.7%, Action 8.8%
- #41 Serious Sam Classics: Revolution
73% matchVery Positive90% of 3,854 reviews2019
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 35.3%, Shooter 16.4%, Action 14.8%, Classic 12.5% ★, Gore 7.1%
- #42 System Shock
71% matchVery Positive90% of 13,021 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
Why similar: FPS 29.8%, Action 14.6%, Shooter 14.3%, Gore 11.8%, Violent 10.4%
- #43 Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® Remastered (2017)
74% matchMixed55% of 15,858 reviews2017
Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: Activision
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
One of the most critically-acclaimed games in history, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is back, remastered in true high-definition, featuring improved textures, physically based rendering, high-dynamic range lighting and much more.
Why similar: FPS 36.9%, Shooter 20.2%, Action 9.7%, Violent 8.3%, Multiplayer 8.3%
- #44 STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,652 reviews2024
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
The evil Empire is currently creating a doomsday army behind a veil of secrecy. However, they are no match for the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division. Your mission is to infiltrate the Empire and put an end to their plans for terror and domination.
Why similar: FPS 26.1%, Boomer Shooter 19.8% ★, Shooter 18.7%, Action 8.1%, First-Person 8.1%
- #45 Darkenstein 3D
69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,694 reviews2025
Dev: RowyePub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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: FPS 34.5%, Shooter 19.6%, Boomer Shooter 12.9% ★, Action 10.4%, Violent 9%
- #46 Deadly Dozen Reloaded
73% matchMixed59% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: N-Fusion InteractivePub: Ziggurat
Windows
Deadly Dozen Reloaded is a complete remake of the original squad-based 3rd person shooter. Made in a new engine with upgraded maps, graphics and missions, Reloaded takes this classic franchise and brings it to modern audiences with a bang.
Why similar: FPS 39.8%, Shooter 28.6%, Action 16.1%, First-Person 10.2%, Combat 2.5%
- #47 Painkiller
71% matchMixed55% of 1,263 reviews2025
Dev: Anshar StudiosPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: FPS 22.3%, Shooter 18.5%, Gore 15.6%, Violent 10%, Boomer Shooter 9.3% ★
- #48 THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake
71% matchMixed68% of 2,996 reviews2022
Dev: MegaPixel Studio S. A.Pub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake is a remade version of the game introduced in 1997 in arcade platform. A classic arcade rail-shooter receives a whole new entourage and gameplay changes to suit modern gaming standards.
Why similar: Shooter 28.7%, Action 16.9%, Gore 13.7%, First-Person 12.5%, Violent 12%
- #49 BRUTAL JOHN 2
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 628 reviews2025
Dev: OldSchool Laws Team
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: FPS 20.5%, Boomer Shooter 16% ★, Shooter 13.7%, Gore 13.2%, Violent 11.4%
- #50 Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
70% matchVery Positive93% of 9,026 reviews2009
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.6 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 43%, Shooter 14.8%, Gore 12.7%, Action 12.2%, Classic 6.9% ★
- #51 Crysis Remastered
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 17,844 reviews2021
Dev: Crytek
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The classic first person shooter from Crytek is back with the action-packed gameplay, sandbox world, and thrilling epic battles you loved the first time around – now with remastered graphics optimized for a new generation of hardware.
Why similar: FPS 39.6%, Shooter 27.4%, Action 15%, Violent 6.8%, First-Person 4.7%
- #52 POSTAL: Brain Damaged
67% matchVery Positive95% of 11,272 reviews2022
Dev: HyperstrangePub: Running With Scissors
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Shooter 16.1%, FPS 16%, Boomer Shooter 15.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Gore 10.8%
- #53 DUSK
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,544 reviews2018
Dev: David SzymanskiPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 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 26.4%, Boomer Shooter 20.9% ★, Shooter 15.5%, Gore 11.7%, Classic 6.5% ★
- #54 Strife: Veteran Edition
70% matchVery Positive89% of 671 reviews2014
Dev: Rogue EntertainmentPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 36.8%, Classic 15.6% ★, Boomer Shooter 14% ★, Action 13.7%, Shooter 7.7%
- #55 AMID EVIL
67% matchVery Positive93% of 7,742 reviews2019
Dev: IndefatigablePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 27.9%, Boomer Shooter 20.6% ★, Shooter 19.5%, Action 9.2%, First-Person 8.8%
- #56 Combat Arms: the Classic
69% matchMixed65% of 2,268 reviews2020
Dev: VALOFE, NEXONPub: VALOFE
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Combat Arms: the Classic is a multiplayer game, free-to-play modern first-person shooter. The game is a relaunch of Combat Arms in its glory days delivering gamers a nostalgic high-quality FPS with an extensive arsenal of weapons.
Why similar: FPS 34.9%, Shooter 20%, Action 14.9%, Gore 13.2%, Violent 11.8%
- #57 Selaco
65% matchVery Positive93% of 5,133 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: FPS 25.8%, Shooter 17.4%, Boomer Shooter 15.9% ★, Gore 12.6%, Action 7.6%
- #58 STRAFE: Gold Edition
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,458 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel TitansPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 21.7%, Shooter 16.2%, Gore 14.6%, Violent 12.1%, Boomer Shooter 11.6% ★
- #59 POSTAL Redux
66% matchVery Positive92% of 8,283 reviews2016
Dev: Running With Scissors
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
POSTAL Redux is a high definition remake of the classic dark and surreal twin-stick isometric shooter. Take control of The POSTAL Dude as he fights to survive in a world gone mad with violence.
Why similar: Gore 31.6%, Violent 24.2%, Shooter 19.1%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Action 9.7%
- #60 Shrine II
66% matchVery Positive92% of 869 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: FPS 26.2%, Shooter 16.7%, Action 11.9%, Gore 10.2%, Boomer Shooter 9.5% ★