- #1 Intrude
97% matchVery Positive82% of 211 reviews2016
Dev: Michal Kruba
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Intrude is a first-person shooter. Your mission is to get into a long time abandoned base, suddenly taken over by some kind of private military, find your way up and destroy the source of a signal comming from the base. Collect as much data as you can to find out what they are up to.
Why similar: FPS 34.6%, Action 23.2%, Retro 17.8%, Shooter 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #2 XELAN FORCE
96% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: PIXEL CO., LTD
Windows
8BIT style vertical scrolling shooting game Zelan Force.We aimed to create a game that you can enjoy over and over again, such as the feeling of play that changes between offensive and defensive types, and the ability to search for hidden items.
Why similar: 1980s 30.8%, Retro 22.7%, Shooter 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Action 12.8%
- #3 Cyber Cell
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mosaic Games
Windows
Set in a post apocalyptic world, Cyber Cell is a fast paced shooter meant to be both challenging and satisfying. Fight your way through the levels to find out who is behind your suffering.
Why similar: FPS 30.1%, Shooter 21.3%, Retro 20.6%, Action 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
- #4 Super Kawaii Ninja
95% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Al-Bundy
Windows
Super kawaii ninja is a single player arena fps.
Why similar: FPS 27.9%, Action 21.4%, Shooter 20.2%, Retro 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
- #5 Warhawk
94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Rusty PixelsPub: Ogre Games Ltd
Windows
Blast away in this pure retro-styled shooter and battle through tons of dangerous levels and manic boss fights.
Why similar: 1980s 34.6%, Retro 26.2%, Action 17.5%, Shooter 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #6 JohnJohnson: Remnant
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quadriple I
Windows
They were made to entertain. But now they want to smash and kill.
Why similar: FPS 29.3%, 1980s 26.7%, Action 22.7%, Shooter 21.3%
- #7 Exodemon
93% 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 31.5%, Retro 24.6%, Action 17.6%, Shooter 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
- #8 1982
92% matchVery Positive93% of 801 reviews2017
Dev: Binary Zoo
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%
1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.
Why similar: 1980s 30.6%, Retro 28%, Shooter 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Action 12.7%
- #9 The Chroma: from the wasteland
91% matchVery Positive90% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: OUTLAW
Windows
A western occult FPS game against the unknown on a train speeding through the western wilderness.
Why similar: 1980s 35.8%, FPS 32.7%, Action 16.5%, Shooter 15.1%
- #10 Fateless
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 35 reviews2019
Dev: Dimitri Lozovoy
Windows
FPS game in which you defend Earth from monsters. You shoot the monsters with a double-barrel shotgun and other weapons and move through various buildings made of brick and stone. You make your way to the underground where the monsters came from and rid the planet of their presence.
Why similar: Action 37.5%, FPS 36.4%, Shooter 26.1%
- #11 Runes of Vespera
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: PHTSW
Windows
Armed with powerful weapons, you must survive waves of enemies while collecting coins and souls from your fallen foes. Use these to purchase upgrades that enhance your abilities, making you stronger for the battles ahead.
Why similar: 1980s 27%, FPS 20.5%, Retro 15.3%, Dungeon Crawler 11.6%, Action 9.4%
- #12 REDACTED
89% matchMixed60% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: Sixth Sense Studios
Windows
A first-person zombie survival game
Why similar: FPS 29.8%, 1980s 27.2%, Action 21.6%, Shooter 21.4%
- #13 Pac's Revenge
86% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: ByteSize Games
Windows
Pac's Revenge is a retro-style FPS game. Strap on your boots, grab the nearest gun, and blast your way through countless demonic creatures before they can corrupt your whole world.
Why similar: FPS 30.6%, Retro 23.7%, Action 20%, Shooter 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #14 Bit-Boom
88% matchMixed54% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: Coconut Tree StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 71.3 hrs≥1hr: 35%
The eight-bit first-person shooter in the NES palette!
Why similar: FPS 26.7%, Retro 21.4%, Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 10.3%
- #15 Bet On Soldier
87% matchMixed69% of 334 reviews2014
Dev: KylotonnPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Delve into a world where war has become a media frenzy! Survive your battles and bet on your victories!
Why similar: FPS 49.7%, Action 32.4%, Shooter 17.9%
- #16 Terra Atlantis
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 38 reviews2021
Dev: Nu Ziks Studio
Windows
Terra Atlantis is a first person shooter for single players. Explore and discover thoses worlds and try to finish the trials created by gods from this far galaxy.
Why similar: FPS 33.8%, Action 24.6%, Shooter 23.3%, Retro 18.4%
- #17 COMPOUND
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,116 reviews2022
Dev: Bevan McKechniePub: notdead
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
COMPOUND is a randomized rogue-lite, free-roaming shooter for VR veterans. Duck and dodge around enemy fire in a tough-as-nails retro FPS with multiple locomotion options. Download the demo below!
Why similar: 1980s 20.2%, FPS 17.8%, Retro 16.1%, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Shooter 12.3%
- #18 SKYCOP
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SIENTURE
Windows
Welcome to the year 2080! The number of unemployed and criminals is skyrocketing, but we won't let it happen. This is where Project SkyCop comes in - an elite unit of police officers who can take on anything.
Why similar: FPS 33.4%, Action 25.9%, Shooter 24.3%, Retro 16.5%
- #19 Freefall 3050AD
84% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: Total ArKade SoftwarePub: TAKS
Windows
Tony Takoushi Presents... Freefall 3050AD - The first game where you can move,spin, shoot and airbrake while taking out the bad guys! '... There really isn’t anything quite like it out there in the wide world of video games that I have ever played.'
Why similar: FPS 58.7%, Shooter 23.9%, Action 17.4%
- #20 COG Back To The 80s
83% matchMixed58% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Emiliano y Juan, MPub: Phyox Entertainment
Windows
Welcome to the year 1980 where everything almost went to hell, why? Let's just say that sometimes you have to be a fucking psychopath if you want change to happen, but every change has consequences. Welcome to COG a horror shooter.
Why similar: 1980s 31.1%, FPS 27.7%, Action 21%, Shooter 20.1%
- #21 Aesthetic Arena
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 48 reviews2018
Dev: Caden GoodwinPub: csgood
Windows
Aesthetic Arena, is a wave based shooter where the objective is to survive in a trippy atmosphere.
Why similar: 1980s 28.2%, Action 22.3%, FPS 18.7%, Retro 18.2%, Shooter 12.5%
- #22 Vonbit
81% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Chris Boyfield
Windows
A retro arcade shooter with one-bit graphics
Why similar: 1980s 41.4%, Retro 26.8%, Action 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%
- #23 Retro Dungeon Slayer
80% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Retro Dungeon Slayer is a retro FPS dungeon crawler where you battle through procedurally generated dungeons filled with monsters. Wield swords, discover powerful upgrades, and fight for survival against waves of deadly creatures!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 28.4%, FPS 22.4%, Retro 18.9%, Shooter 11.5%, Action 9.9%
- #24 Merger 3D
82% matchMixed46% of 214 reviews2016
Dev: MahhaonPub: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
2048AD - the year in which humanity was faced with bio-terrorism. The desire to reach the next stage of evolution, which ran contrary to the facts of nature, formed the study of illegal modification to human cells. Because of this, a special unit was formed by mercenaries who opposed human experimentation.
Why similar: Action 50%, FPS 25%, Retro 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #25 Exodus from the Earth
81% matchMixed58% of 248 reviews2008
Dev: Parallax Arts StudioPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
The Intelligence Agency has commissioned you, Francis Rixon, to find out what is happening inside the Corporation's confines and to retrieve information about a secret mineral upon which the very existence of the human race may depend.
Why similar: FPS 54.6%, Action 29.2%, Shooter 16.3%
- #26 The spy who shot me™
79% matchVery Positive83% of 352 reviews2019
Dev: Retro Army LimitedPub: paulstephendavis
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The spy who shot me™ is a comedy retro FPS inspired by classic shooters of the 90s.
Why similar: FPS 42.8%, Action 24%, Retro 21.2%, Shooter 12%
- #27 MadSpace: To Hell and Beyond
79% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2015
Dev: Maddox GamesPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Linux
News has come back to Earth of an intergalactic war rapidly approaching. There is only one hope left. You.
Why similar: Action 38%, FPS 37.1%, Shooter 24.9%
- #28 Foreverthorn
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FoxthornDev
Windows
Foreverthorn is a shooter game where you blast, kick and EXPLODE grim, thorny monsters. Explore the dungeons of Rose Chapel, find useful items and collect roses for your wife's grave.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.2%, FPS 30.7%, Shooter 13.8%, Action 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
- #29 THOKO
77% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Parth
Windows
THOKO is a thrilling single-player first-person shooter platformer that combines fast-paced action with innovative movement mechanics. Dive into a world where precision, speed, and agility are your greatest allies. Master advanced techniques such as strafing, BHOP (bunny hopping), and surfing.
Why similar: FPS 42.1%, Shooter 24.4%, Action 21%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%
- #30 Gun'eM
78% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: hibachi
Windows
A fun objective based single player first person shooter game similar to classic shooter games. Unique levels, fun objectives, and rewarding gunplay.
Why similar: FPS 40.3%, Action 31.2%, Shooter 28.6%
- #31 Evil is Back
76% matchVery Positive90% of 167 reviews2023
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
"Evil is Back" is a retelling of the movies "Evil Dead 1 and 2"... With everything a low budget short film should have. For fans of 80's trash horror movies.
Why similar: 1980s 30.1%, FPS 25.8%, Shooter 17.6%, Retro 13.9%, Action 12.5%
- #32 Depth Dwellers (1994)
76% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: TriSoft
Windows
A sci-fi first-person shooter where you battle ruthless alien forces in an underground war. Utilize advanced weaponry, master Zendle energy abilities, and navigate treacherous environments. Engage in intense combat, uncover hidden secrets, and fight for survival in a world on the brink of collapse.
Why similar: FPS 42.6%, Shooter 24.5%, Action 22.8%, Retro 10%
- #33 BEASTWATCH: Meat & Mayhem
75% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Somnambulist Games
Windows
Beastwatch is a retro-style horror shooter in which you play a security guard working his first night in a slaughterhouse.
Why similar: 1980s 30.2%, FPS 24.5%, Shooter 16.8%, Retro 16.2%, Action 12.3%
- #34 Glypha: Vintage
75% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: John CalhounPub: Soft Dorothy Software
Windows · Mac
A fast-paced, Egyptian-themed jousting tournament recalls 1980's classic arcade action. Glypha is a rewrite of the classic shareware game from the early B&W Macintosh days. Smoother, faster, and harder than you remember.
Why similar: Retro 33.4%, 1980s 32%, Action 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%
- #35 Neon8
77% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2017
Dev: GameDevCoop
Windows
Neon8 is a fast-paced First Person Shooter where you run, jump, fly, and shoot your way through levels of increasingly-difficult enemies.
Why similar: 1980s 37.5%, Retro 22.4%, Action 22%, Shooter 18.2%
- #36 An old school adventure FPS - Go To Hell
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Al-Bundy
Windows
Go to hell is an adventure FPS with a pixel art style, you have to find items to advance in your quest and fight against angels.
Why similar: FPS 38.5%, Action 20.1%, Shooter 19.3%, Retro 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #37 Galvanized
73% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Albino Moose Games
Windows
A fast paced, movement focused FPS in a foreboding, post-apocalyptic setting.
Why similar: FPS 28.2%, Retro 27.1%, Shooter 25.2%, Action 19.6%
- #38 B..:EvaSive
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: ZaxtorGameS
Windows
Welcome to a world of dangerous rectangles where quick reflexes and maneuvering will help you keep breathing... Well, for at least a few more seconds! Two buttons. Life or death. How long can you survive? Okay, so you died. Try Again. Die. One more time. Die. Just one more. Die. One more!
Why similar: 1980s 40.6%, Action 27.5%, Retro 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%
- #39 Gloomgeons
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Foka Studio Production
Windows
Gloomgeons is a retro style 3D first person perspective game that combines the nostalgia of legend FPS games with the dungeons exploration. Step into a mysterious world of skeletons, wizards and golems.
Why similar: FPS 38.1%, Shooter 20.8%, Action 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Retro 11.1%
- #40 REKKR: Sunken Land
72% 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 36.3%, Retro 24.4%, Shooter 17.7%, Action 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #41 Aim Master
73% matchMostly Positive69% of 45 reviews2018
Dev: Sensitivity ElfPub: HITCLE.COM
Windows
Aim Master is aim-trainer, especially for PUBG. Aim Master has the same mouse sensitivity system and very similar recoil patterns with PUBG. It surely will improve your aiming skill for PUBG.
Why similar: Action 38.3%, Shooter 30.9%, FPS 30.8%
- #42 Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon
71% matchVery Positive88% of 19,126 reviews2013
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Far Cry® 3: Blood Dragon is THE Kick-Ass Cyber Shooter.Welcome to an 80’s vision of the future. The year is 2007 and you are Sargent Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando. Your mission: get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world.
Why similar: 1980s 40.2%, FPS 32.4%, Action 10.2%, Shooter 9.3%, Retro 7.9%
- #43 Ultimus
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 45 reviews2023
Dev: Atomic Lollypop
Windows
Introducing Ultimus: A Vision of First-Person Shooters, circa 1965.
Why similar: FPS 34.3%, 1980s 22.9%, Shooter 19.1%, Action 14.3%, Retro 9.4%
- #44 Boomliner
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Szűcs Károly
Windows
Boomliner – Bomb your way to a safe landing! A fast-paced retro arcade game where each round drops you lower. Destroy buildings to clear your path, but beware—less altitude means tighter moves and higher stakes!
Why similar: Retro 26.6%, 1980s 26.3%, Action 23.8%, Shooter 23.3%
- #45 NAM
70% matchMixed70% of 296 reviews2014
Dev: TNT TeamPub: Ziggurat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 22%
You are Alan 'The Bear' Westmoreland, Marine Corps sergeant. The trouble starts on a deadly Viet Cong raid. Here the jungle is your battleground. Your mission, survive.
Why similar: Action 36.9%, FPS 29%, Shooter 18.6%, Retro 15.6%
- #46 Alfonzo's Arctic Adventure
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Spoony Bard Productions
Windows
Bob has gone missing and it's up to you to find him. Over 90 levels to explore in this 8-bit action-puzzler! Originally developed and released for the NES, Alfonzo's Arctic Adventure is now available on Steam.
Why similar: 1980s 33.9%, Action 29.3%, Retro 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%
- #47 Deep Siege
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Anchor Entertainment
Windows
Deep Siege is a fast-paced, first-person endless wave shooter. Play as Akula, an Atlantean sharkfolk warrior, and defend your underwater realm against waves of mutated sea creatures. Rack up kills to gain buffs using Bloodthirst or heal during tough moments.
Why similar: FPS 39.8%, Action 31.3%, Shooter 29%
- #48 Binary Run
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fey Fire Games
Windows
The Reformat is inevitable. The Virus Spreads. Keep Running. Binary Run is a fast paced retro shooter inspired by 80s synthwave and retro shooters. Kill, collect and run your way through a corrupted digitial world, Keep Running.
Why similar: FPS 32.2%, 1980s 24.9%, Shooter 17.9%, Action 17.4%, Retro 7.7%
- #49 Monster Island
69% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: J.A
Windows
Destroy all the monsters and save the island!
Why similar: FPS 40.8%, Action 30.4%, Shooter 28.8%
- #50 Crossing Souls
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,525 reviews2018
Dev: FouratticPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
California, 1986: A group of friends discover a mysterious pink stone that allows travel between two realms. This gang will live the summer of their lives in an adventure that will get them involved in a government conspiracy. Control five kids with special skills while fighting and solving puzzles.
Why similar: 1980s 48.1%, Pixel Graphics 21.6%, Retro 17.2%, Action 13.1%
- #51 Apex Aim Trainer
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 672 reviews2020
Dev: SharkFishFish
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Improve Your Aim in Apex Legends
Why similar: FPS 39%, Action 33.1%, Shooter 27.9%
- #52 EXPLOSIVIE SHOOTING STAR BEETTLE
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: SHINTSKU Games
Windows
"Explosive Shooting Star Beetle" is an exhilarating bullet-hell shooter where you aim for explosive cherry chains. Collect as many cherries as you can to create massive combos! The game features both a single-player mode and an online multiplayer mode. Enjoy your favorite mode and have a blast!
Why similar: 1980s 28.2%, Shooter 21%, Action 20.9%, Retro 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
- #53 Quin Excluder
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: MEGAAK SOFT
Windows
A retro arcade-style, 2D vertical scrolling shooter Pixel art inspired by 16-bit consoles and arcade games from the '80s and '90s Focus on the exhilarating "aim, shoot, kill" feel of the original shooter game. Receive communications from Controller Luna as you progress through each stage's story
Why similar: Retro 24.8%, Shooter 24.8%, 1980s 24.5%, Action 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
- #54 Aim Theory - Trainer
68% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2018
Dev: Aim Theory MasterPub: Aim Theory
Windows
"Aim Theory - Trainer" is the scientific way to improve your aiming skills for FPS games.
Why similar: Action 41.5%, FPS 37.4%, Shooter 21.2%
- #55 Project Dagger
67% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: William RenardPub: 0x55
Windows
Project Dagger is a retro FPS roguelike, where you have to return the lost Crown of Benevolence to the King of Delvia! However, your journey will not be easy as many foes along the way will attempt to kill you! Unlock new weapons, upgrade stats, battle enemies as you make your way through the world!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.2%, FPS 23%, Retro 19.2%, Shooter 13.7%, Action 10.2%
- #56 EXIT 1: Lost Labyrinth
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KrustiKPub: OrbitCraft
Windows
A compact horror labyrinth: find and press 3 buttons in the correct order to open the exit.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.2%, 1980s 23.7%, FPS 20.5%, Shooter 19.1%, Retro 7.5%
- #57 Requiem: Avenging Angel
66% matchVery Positive81% of 114 reviews2016
Dev: Cyclone StudiosPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Requiem: Avenging Angel is a 3D, first-person action game of biblical proportions set in a world under siege. A holy war rages on Earth between Heaven's Chosen Soldiers and Hell's Fallen Angels.
Why similar: Action 38.9%, FPS 34%, Shooter 14.9%, Retro 12.2%
- #58 Wandering Wolf
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tihor TeamPub: MIROWIN
Windows
Survival-Action experience in a dead world destroyed by civil war. You have to complete your own story, fighting for survival with monsters and nature.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.2%, Action 23.1%, FPS 23%, Shooter 21.6%