Games Like Strife: Veteran Edition

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: Classic 44.7% ★, FPS 15.4%, RPG 9%, 1990's 8.5%, Retro 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational immersive sim that shares the sci-fi atmosphere and complex level design found in Strife.

A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!

Why similar: FPS 30.1%, Classic 25.9% ★, Action 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.6%, RPG 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This modern remake perfectly captures the tension and exploration of the original while updating the mechanics for modern audiences.

The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.

Why similar: Classic 49% ★, FPS 20.3%, RPG 13.3%, Sci-fi 5%, Immersive Sim 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title is the spiritual successor to the FPS-RPG hybrid formula, offering deep player choice and immersive simulation.

Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!

Why similar: FPS 33.6%, 1990's 19%, RPG 13.8%, Retro 13.6%, Action 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It blends stealth-focused gameplay and RPG progression with a gritty, retro-inspired shooter aesthetic.

Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

Why similar: FPS 48.2%, Retro 18.4%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Shooter 7.3%, Action 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes stealth and environmental interaction, echoing the immersive sim roots of the genre.

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 39.5% ★, FPS 28.3%, Retro 13%, Classic 9% ★, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the visceral, high-octane combat feel of 90s shooters with a modern engine.

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 33.9% ★, FPS 30.7%, Retro 14.8%, Action 6.6%, Shooter 6%

Why You'll Like It: A boomer shooter that incorporates hub-based exploration and RPG-lite inventory systems within a dark fantasy setting.

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 27.9% ★, Classic 22.2% ★, FPS 19.9%, Retro 9.8%, 1990's 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for modern retro-styled shooters, focusing on fast-paced action and eerie atmosphere.

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: Classic 43.8% ★, FPS 23%, Boomer Shooter 9.9% ★, 1990's 8.2%, Retro 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational classic for the genre's movement and level design philosophy.

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 34.7% ★, FPS 24.4%, 1990's 11.3%, Retro 11.1%, Sci-fi 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Uses the classic Build engine to create dense, interactive environments that reward exploration.

Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.

Why similar: Classic 78.4% ★, 1990's 5.9%, Immersive Sim 4.3%, First-Person 4.1%, Action 4%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the stealth-focused, atmospheric world-building and non-linear mission structure of Strife.

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 30.7% ★, FPS 23.2%, 1990's 12.3%, Retro 9.7%, Sci-fi 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-octane, magical combat that feels like a spiritual successor to fantasy-themed shooters.

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: Classic 41.2% ★, FPS 20%, Boomer Shooter 13% ★, 1990's 9.8%, Retro 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: The essential blueprint for the boomer shooter genre that defined the first-person action experience.

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 33% ★, FPS 23.2%, Classic 11.8% ★, Retro 11.2%, Action 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, retro-styled shooter that emphasizes exploration and dark, gothic environments.

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 32.1% ★, FPS 29.2%, Retro 11.9%, Sci-fi 6.2%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical combat and environmental interaction that feels like a modern evolution of classic immersive shooters.

Vampire®: The Masquerade-Bloodlines™ delivers a new type of RPG experience-one that blends all the core elements of a traditional RPG with the graphical richness, immediacy and brutal combat of a first-person action game. The game plunges players into the dark and gritty vampire underworld of modern-day L.A. as a creature of the night.

Why similar: Classic 50.1% ★, RPG 33.6%, Action 6.5%, Action RPG 4.4%, First-Person 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep RPG mechanics and branching narrative choices within a first-person perspective.

In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.

Why similar: FPS 44.4%, Sci-fi 16.9%, RPG 11.5%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Action 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A modern masterclass in immersive sim design that rewards creative problem-solving and environmental awareness.

An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world

Why similar: FPS 56%, Retro 12.3%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Shooter 8.7%, Action 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A bizarre, deep immersive sim that provides a unique, retro-styled experience focused on player agency.

The HUNT Returns... AGAIN! Play the original Cult Classic '90s FPS remastered in 4K Ultrawide with UNLIMITED frame rates, RESTORED content, NEW episodes, a LEVEL EDITOR, online MULTIPLAYER, LUDICROUS gameplay options and MORE. Make 'em EAT LEAD or they'll bury you in a lunchbox!

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 43.7% ★, FPS 30.8%, Retro 7%, Shooter 5.8%, Action 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers fast-paced, chaotic action with a focus on pure, old-school shooter intensity.

PowerSlave Exhumed is a KEX Engine port of the classic console game perfectly blending both the PlayStation & Saturn versions

Why similar: FPS 42.8%, Boomer Shooter 17% ★, Action 11%, Shooter 8.4%, Old School 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features non-linear, metroidvania-style exploration that rewards backtracking and discovery.

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

Why similar: Action 28.3%, Classic 20.4% ★, FPS 19.6%, Boomer Shooter 15.1% ★, 1990's 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cult classic that shares the narrative-driven shooter DNA and interactive world elements of the late 90s.

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: Boomer Shooter 28.9% ★, FPS 21.4%, Classic 13.1% ★, 1990's 11.2%, Retro 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic shooter with strong narrative elements and mission-based exploration.

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 41.6%, RPG 13%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Action 9.2%, Immersive Sim 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Integrates deep RPG mechanics and character progression into a terrifying sci-fi horror setting.

Relive Half-Life.

Why similar: Classic 44.3% ★, FPS 33%, Action 7.1%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Shooter 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern, high-fidelity reimagining of a narrative-heavy classic shooter.

Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic™ + Hexen™ available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33.1% ★, FPS 20.4%, RPG 13.3%, 1990's 12.1%, Action 8.8%

Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds and six degrees of freedom.

Why similar: Classic 59.1% ★, FPS 12.9%, 1990's 8.3%, Retro 5.9%, Action 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic 6DOF shooter with complex, maze-like level design that demands spatial awareness.

Outcast 1.1 is an enhanced version of the critically acclaimed action-adventure game developed in 1999 by Appeal for the PC.

Why similar: Classic 70.7% ★, Action 10.5%, RPG 10%, 1990's 4.6%, Sci-fi 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: An early open-world action-adventure that shares the ambitious world-building found in Strife.

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 42.7%, Boomer Shooter 26.8% ★, Retro 10.2%, Action 9%, Shooter 6.9%

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: FPS 29.3%, Boomer Shooter 19.1% ★, 1990's 15.2%, Retro 13.4%, Action 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, retro shooter that emphasizes environmental destruction and challenging enemy encounters.

From the team that brought you Aleph One, the classic sci-fi FPS Marathon from Bungie on Mac revived for modern hardware by the fan community.

Why similar: FPS 48.8%, Boomer Shooter 19.5% ★, Shooter 9.1%, Action 8.9%, Sci-fi 7.5%

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: Classic 38.2% ★, FPS 22.6%, Boomer Shooter 15.2% ★, 1990's 8.7%, Action 4.2%

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: Classic 36.3% ★, FPS 18.7%, Boomer Shooter 14% ★, 1990's 11.6%, Retro 7.2%

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 45.8%, Boomer Shooter 27.4% ★, Action 8.5%, Old School 5.6%, Shooter 4.6%

A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.

Why similar: Classic 40% ★, FPS 27.1%, Action 10.6%, Retro 9.2%, Sci-fi 6.7%

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 35.7% ★, FPS 24%, 1990's 12.9%, Retro 11.2%, Sci-fi 5.2%

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 36.7% ★, FPS 19.5%, 1990's 14.7%, Retro 11.2%, Action 5.2%

From the team that brought you Aleph One, the classic sci-fi FPS Marathon Infinity from Bungie on Mac revived for modern hardware by the fan community.

Why similar: FPS 54.9%, Boomer Shooter 10.4% ★, Action 10.3%, Shooter 10.1%, Sci-fi 8.2%

The Legacy of Star Wars Dark Forces™ and Star Wars® Jedi Knight lives on in the intense first-person action of Jedi Outcast.

Why similar: Classic 56% ★, FPS 21.7%, Action 10.6%, Sci-fi 6.6%, Shooter 3.1%

Aliens Versus Predator Classic 2000 features the Colonial Marine, Alien and Predator Campaigns and the frenetic single-player Skirmish mode from the original title: Alien Versus Predator Gold Edition, which was released to massive acclaim in 2000.

Why similar: Classic 51.6% ★, FPS 26.9%, Action 5.7%, Retro 5.7%, Sci-fi 4.8%

From the team that brought you Aleph One, the classic sci-fi FPS Marathon 2: Durandal from Bungie on Mac revived for modern hardware by the fan community.

Why similar: FPS 53.3%, Boomer Shooter 11.6% ★, Action 10.2%, Shooter 10%, Sci-fi 8.2%

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 25.2% ★, FPS 25%, 1990's 13.2%, Action 11.2%, Retro 10.3%

One of the greatest sci-fi strategy games of all time returns with remastered visuals, online multiplayer and near unlimited mod content from Steam Workshop. Experience thrilling first person action and acclaimed RTS in this explosive alternate vision of the 1960s space race.

Why similar: Classic 47.2% ★, 1990's 17.7%, FPS 10.3%, Retro 8%, Action 7.1%

More pulse-pounding 360° action blasting through tunnels with six degrees of freedom.

Why similar: Classic 48.6% ★, FPS 21.4%, Action 7.1%, Retro 6.9%, 1990's 4.2%

The Apogee Throwback Pack is a collection of four classic Apogee Software titles all in one kick ass package. Blast your way across the galaxy as British Special Agent Blake Stone in "Aliens of Gold" and "Planet Strike", then take on an ancient evil menace as the H.U.N.T in "Rise of the Triad".

Why similar: FPS 25.2%, Boomer Shooter 23.5% ★, 1990's 15.2%, Retro 12.2%, Action 6.5%

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: Classic 53.7% ★, FPS 30.3%, Action 7.7%, Shooter 3.1%, Sci-fi 2.1%

MARKET GARDEN lets you relive the golden era of WW2 shooters, bringing classic, old-school FPS action back to its roots. Experience the epic airborne operation MARKET GARDEN in a game that pays tribute both to the genre’s finest moments and the real historical events.

Why similar: FPS 58%, Action 14%, Shooter 9.5%, Old School 9.5%, First-Person 7.1%

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 27.1%, Boomer Shooter 25.5% ★, 1990's 13.4%, Retro 12.6%, Action 8.8%

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 44.4% ★, FPS 27.8%, Retro 9.3%, Action 5.8%, Shooter 5.1%

Half-Life Deathmatch: Source is a recreation of the first multiplayer game set in the Half-Life universe. Features all the classic weapons and most-played maps, now running on the Source engine.

Why similar: FPS 37.5%, Classic 36% ★, Action 13.9%, Sci-fi 5.3%, Shooter 4.8%

Enjoy fast-paced multiplayer gaming with Deathmatch Classic (a.k.a. DMC). Valve's tribute to the work of id software, DMC invites players to grab their rocket launchers and put their reflexes to the test in a collection of futuristic settings.

Why similar: Classic 39.3% ★, Action 24.6%, FPS 23.7%, Shooter 3.3%, 1990's 2.5%

The greatest warriors of all time and space have been summoned to battle for the amusement of an ancient alien race. Wield a variety of guns and power-ups as you fight for glory against ruthless combatants in this fast-paced single-player and multiplayer FPS.

Why similar: Classic 46.8% ★, FPS 30.3%, 1990's 9.6%, Action 5.5%, Shooter 2.8%

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: Classic 43.6% ★, FPS 24.4%, Boomer Shooter 9.6% ★, Retro 6.6%, 1990's 5.3%