Games Like Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Words of Vengeance

Typing of the dead: Overkill fuses the horror and comedy of the legendary House of the Dead series with unique typing mechanics in order to deliver a truly original gaming experience! This gruesome shooter puts you in the middle of a mutant outbreak in Bayou county.

Why similar: Typing 46.3% ★, On-Rails Shooter 33.7% ★, Education 11.8%, Arcade 2.8%, Action 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive on-rails typing shooter that perfectly mirrors the frantic, gore-filled arcade gameplay of your seed game.

Weaponize your WPM. Glyphica: Typing Survival is a single-player roguelite horde survival typing game that lets you mow down hordes of enemies in a minimalistic arena using your finger dexterity, your choice of weapons loadout, and sheer determination.

Why similar: Typing 47.1% ★, Word Game 24.1%, Arena Shooter 19.9%, Arcade 5.5%, Action 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines intense typing mechanics with arena-shooter survival elements, making it an ideal choice for fans of the typing-as-survival loop.

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: Warhammer 40K 36.7% ★, Boomer Shooter 26.1% ★, FPS 7.3%, Old School 5%, Gore 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: As the base game for your experience, it provides the quintessential retro-FPS Warhammer 40,000 combat experience.

Dodge bullets while typing exorcisms at the very same time: Get ready for an electrifying mix between bullet hell and typing game! Turn on both sides of your brain and jump into the adventure of private exorcist Ray Bibbia!

Why similar: Typing 60.5% ★, Demons 11.5%, Gore 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Action 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully integrates typing into a challenging bullet-hell action format, demanding the same level of focus as your seed game.

Shoot enemies while typing pop culture phrases to destroy enemies with your special laser attack! This is a classic Shoot'em up game with a typing twist! We challenge you to dodge all the shots and destroy all the enemies!

Why similar: Typing 42.1% ★, Word Game 25.7%, Arena Shooter 17.3%, Arcade 7.2%, Retro 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It blends the classic shoot-em-up genre with typing mechanics, creating a unique hybrid experience similar to your seed game.

Unleash your powers against your oppressors in this arcade, fast-paced typing game. Avoid traps, destroy enemies, defeat bosses to seek your revenge, and rush to the top of the leaderboards.

Why similar: Typing 74.9% ★, Arcade 12.1%, Old School 7.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%, Action 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced typing game that emphasizes arcade-style action and quick reactions to defeat waves of enemies.

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 42.3% ★, Old School 13.3%, FPS 13.1%, Gore 8.4%, Shooter 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a gritty, old-school FPS experience with satisfying weapon feedback and intense combat encounters.

In Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine you are Captain Titus, a Space Marine of the Ultramarines chapter and a seasoned veteran of countless battles.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 88.4% ★, Gore 5.6%, Shooter 2.7%, Action 2%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a classic third-person perspective on the brutal, heavy-hitting combat that defines the 40k setting.

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 35.7% ★, FPS 12.4%, Gore 11.5%, Old School 8.7%, Arena Shooter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the classic Quake engine, it provides the authentic retro-shooter feel and dark atmosphere you enjoy.

Become a Hired Gun. The money’s good, the dog’s loyal, and the gun’s reliable. Embark on a fast-paced, violent, and thrilling FPS set in the darkest reaches of Warhammer 40,000’s most infamous hive city.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 64% ★, Gore 10.6%, FPS 10%, Shooter 6.8%, First-Person 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the visceral, high-speed FPS combat and grimdark aesthetic of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

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 36.1% ★, FPS 12.8%, Old School 11%, Arena Shooter 10.2%, Shooter 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A gold standard for modern boomer shooters, capturing the same retro-aesthetic and fast-paced gore found in your seed game.

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 32.3% ★, FPS 9.6%, Old School 9.2%, Gore 9.2%, Demons 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced shooter that emphasizes movement and precision, fitting well with the high-intensity nature of your seed game.

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 46.4% ★, FPS 16.4%, Gore 12.3%, Retro 8%, Shooter 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the boomer shooter that features high-fidelity gore and fast-paced, arena-style combat.

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 41% ★, FPS 15%, Old School 10.4%, Demons 9.8%, Retro 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It blends retro-FPS mechanics with RPG elements, offering a deep and nostalgic combat experience.

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 28.5% ★, Arena Shooter 17.5%, Old School 12.9%, FPS 10.7%, Shooter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the spirit of classic shooters with creative weaponry and high-intensity combat scenarios.

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 40.9% ★, FPS 16.5%, Arena Shooter 9.6%, Gore 9.1%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An incredibly fast-paced, gory shooter that pushes the limits of the boomer shooter genre.

A fast-paced action-survival game where you fend off hordes of zombies by typing words, level up to unlock powerful items, and strategize to survive as long as possible in an ever-challenging environment.

Why similar: Typing 52.8% ★, Word Game 41.6%, Action 4.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title directly incorporates typing into its core combat and RPG progression systems.

TYPE TO KILL in this survival horror adventure. Alone or with friends, explore a sprawling cursed film studio as its horror movies bleed into reality. Choose from a roster of characters then plan your escape from this bloody homage to old school horror. But remember... death is just a typo away.

Why similar: Typing 46.9% ★, Word Game 32.1%, Old School 15.1%, Atmospheric 4%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that uses typing as a primary mechanic for combat and interaction in a co-op setting.

CROSSBOW: Bloodnight is a frantic score-attack arena shooter set in a world of camp horror and gore. Master the occult powers of your automatic crossbow and fight for every second of survival against a relentless demonic horde! Hunt. Die. Hunt again.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 31.3% ★, Arena Shooter 20.8%, FPS 11.8%, Gore 10%, Shooter 7%

Why You'll Like It: An arena-shooter that focuses on high-speed movement and precision, mirroring the intensity of your seed game.

Words for Evil is a fast paced word game combined with a fantasy RPG. It features everything you expect from an RPG, including combat, hero progression, loot and more, all built on top of word game mechanics.

Why similar: Typing 49.3% ★, Word Game 49.2%, Action 0.8%, Pixel Graphics 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines word-based puzzle mechanics with RPG-style combat, offering a different take on the word-game genre.

Space Hulk: Deathwing - Enhanced Edition is a First-Person Shooter based on Games Workshop’s cult classic board game set in Warhammer 40,000 universe. Expanding upon the original game, and featuring a host of new content, new features and a richer multiplayer mode.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 71.5% ★, FPS 9.6%, Shooter 6.1%, Gore 4.7%, First-Person 3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a claustrophobic and atmospheric 40k experience that focuses on heavy, impactful combat.

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 35.8% ★, FPS 12.5%, Old School 10.7%, Gore 10.5%, 1990's 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in retro-shooter design that features satisfying combat and a distinct, old-school aesthetic.

Purge the graveyard from the forces of Evil by using your typing skills.

Why similar: Typing 51.7% ★, Education 12.5%, Demons 11.6%, Arcade 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A simple yet effective arcade typing game that focuses on quick reactions in a 2D environment.

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 36.4% ★, FPS 14.3%, Arena Shooter 10.4%, Shooter 8.4%, Old School 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A modern boomer shooter that emphasizes first-person combat and classic retro-shooter sensibilities.

Kill to heal, and never stop moving in this retro-styled ADHD-fueled frantic fast-paced rogue-lite movement shooter. A short, yet intense multi-dimensional speedrun FPS experience for people with tiny attention spans. Do you have what it takes to subvert your infinite demise?

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 35.1% ★, Arena Shooter 19%, FPS 12.9%, Old School 7.9%, Shooter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, bloody boomer shooter that prioritizes raw action and retro-visuals.

BRUTAL First Person Shooter focused on action, gore, and exploration. Fueled by adrenaline-pumping trap-metal soundtrack.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 29% ★, Gore 12%, Old School 12%, Arena Shooter 11.7%, Demons 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gore-heavy, old-school shooter that focuses on relentless combat and classic FPS design.

Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 69.2% ★, FPS 11.5%, Shooter 8%, First-Person 5.5%, Atmospheric 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A visceral, modern FPS experience that perfectly captures the scale and brutality of the 40k universe.

Enter a corrupt and hostile library with the task of extracting forbidden knowledge from its tomes. Triumph over the entities that linger within, in this short Action-Adventure FPS made by a team of third-year university students.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 42.1% ★, Boomer Shooter 22.7% ★, Arena Shooter 14%, FPS 10.3%, Shooter 5.5%

Epistory immerses you in an atmospheric action/adventure game where you play a girl riding a giant fox who fights an insectile corruption from an origami world. As you progress and explore this world, the story literally unfolds and the mysteries of the magic power of the words are revealed.

Why similar: Typing 88.2% ★, Atmospheric 5.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%, Action 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: While more atmospheric, it features a unique typing-based combat system that is both fluid and engaging.

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 19.6% ★, Gore 13.8%, Arena Shooter 13.5%, FPS 9.8%, Old School 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A violent, retro-inspired shooter that captures the aggressive tone of 90s-era FPS games.

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 34.5% ★, Gore 14.8%, Old School 13.8%, FPS 12.5%, Shooter 7.6%

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 38.2% ★, Gore 13.6%, Retro 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, FPS 6.5%

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 26.2% ★, Arena Shooter 15.5%, Demons 11.3%, Old School 11.1%, FPS 10%

If you can type, you can fire a gun.

Why similar: Typing 65.7% ★, Shooter 13.6%, Arcade 8.6%, Action 5.9%, Retro 5.1%

All old-school FPS action. No Bullshit. Lots of blood & gore. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth in this ultraviolent, fast-paced, and merciless retro-styled first person shooter.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 29.9% ★, Old School 11.7%, FPS 10.2%, Gore 9.6%, 1990's 9.3%

TYPECAST is a bullet hell where you type to shoot. Get swarmed by enemies, manage the chaos, and climb the leaderboards in this unique arcade experience.

Why similar: Typing 70.7% ★, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%, Action 2.3%

A true test of your typing skills, Keyboard Kommander is a fast-paced zombie type’em up, and the story of a conspiracy theorist vindicated. Type through five brutal chapters of gameplay to learn the fate of humanity through the eyes of its would-be savior. Need to kill that zombie? Use your words!

Why similar: Typing 80.5% ★, Shooter 13.8%, Action 3.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%

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: Boomer Shooter 19.3% ★, Gore 16.8%, Demons 13.9%, Old School 13.1%, FPS 13.1%

Spray N' Pray is a fast-paced boomer shooter where you play as Justinian, a priest armed with dual revolvers. Dash, run, and jump through a demon-infested cathedral, vanquishing hellspawn and fallen angels to earn your righteous place in heaven.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 47.1% ★, Demons 19.3%, Shooter 13.6%, Gore 13.3%, Action 4.8%

>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 43.2% ★, FPS 15.6%, Shooter 12.6%, Gore 9.5%, Action 5.9%

Wield the holy weapon Manus Dei and annihilate creatures from the Rift in this fast-paced shooter. Only your skill will grant you passage into the halls of eternity.

Why similar: FPS 29.1%, Gore 18.2%, Retro 16.9%, Shooter 16.8%, First-Person 9.2%

God of Word is an exciting twist on classic word & typing games, fusing together multiple game modes with the enchanting setting of Greek Mythology to create the ultimate word game for PC and Mac!

Why similar: Typing 47.4% ★, Word Game 34.5%, Education 14%, Action 2.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%

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 34.3% ★, Arena Shooter 21.7%, FPS 12.6%, Shooter 8.5%, Gore 8.2%

React fast, spell precisely — when idiom chaining meets Battle Royale. Join a 40-player ultimate word battle royale, solve idiom puzzles or face brutal punishment. Only one will survive to the end.

Why similar: Typing 57.5% ★, Word Game 32.3%, 1990's 7.2%, Action 3%

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 38.6% ★, Demons 13%, FPS 12.6%, Gore 10%, Shooter 8.5%

Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.

Why similar: Warhammer 40K 95.8% ★, Action 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Vanquish the Kaiser's Imperial Fleet using timing, tactics and telegraphy in MORSE, a minimalist strategy game that teaches you the secret language of Morse code. Can you change the world with the push of a button?

Why similar: Typing 52.6% ★, Word Game 36.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Action 3.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Slay demons and demigods in this fast-paced roguelite FPS. Create devastating weapon builds as you journey through massive dark fantasy environments on your quest to avenge god. Challenge the demigods, face inevitable death, and rise stronger with every rebirth.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 32.9% ★, Arena Shooter 21.3%, FPS 14.3%, Old School 10.2%, Shooter 7.2%

Think fast, spell faster — your life depends on it. Join the deadly 40 player word battle royale, Solve word puzzles or face brutal consequences. Only one will remain.

Why similar: Typing 61.7% ★, Word Game 12.7%, Gore 8.8%, Old School 8.4%, Retro 4.4%

In the magical land of Marsia, the most important day in the last 1000 years is approaching - the election of a new ruler! You have to vote for the right candidate or you will be sent to the front to fight for the survival of the great empire! Immerse yourself in a wonderful world with your shotgun!

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.7% ★, Arena Shooter 19.5%, FPS 11.6%, Demons 9.9%, Shooter 7.4%

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 29.5% ★, Gore 12.8%, Arena Shooter 12.3%, Old School 11.6%, FPS 10.5%

Experience the thrill of classic arena shooters reborn. Vengeance delivers nonstop, skill-driven combat with fast respawns, chaotic maps, and authentic weapon recoil. Forget microtransactions—just pure, old-school shooting fun. Play fast. Play the past!

Why similar: Arena Shooter 29.2%, FPS 21.7%, Old School 18.2%, Shooter 13.9%, First-Person 9.8%

Oldschool FPS. Hardcore classic gameplay action. Huge hordes of monsters. Blood. Horror. Fun. Each level is unique and not similar to the previous. You need to survive in this dangerous world and become the best evil shooter.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 29.9% ★, Arena Shooter 19%, FPS 11.1%, Old School 9.9%, Shooter 7.7%

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 27.9% ★, Arena Shooter 10.4%, Old School 9.9%, Demons 9%, Gore 8.5%

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: Boomer Shooter 41.4% ★, FPS 14.6%, Gore 10.5%, Shooter 10.1%, 1990's 8.8%

Impaler Gold is a fast-paced minimalistic arena shooter - now expanded and improved. Summon spikes to slay monsters, build barriers, and propel yourself into the air. Challenge yourself in this highly replayable rogue-lite shooter inspired by the classics.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 30.4% ★, Arena Shooter 18.4%, Demons 12.6%, FPS 11.2%, 1990's 10.5%

Tomb of the Bloodletter is a strategic word roguelike where your keyboard becomes your arsenal. Use your wit to unleash deadly words through tactical combinations of your letters to defeat the denizens of this dingy tomb and claim the Bloodletter for yourself...

Why similar: Word Game 55.1%, Typing 43.6% ★, Singleplayer 1.4%

Step into the Warhammer Fantasy world like never before in this short and fun VR experience. As an aspiring hero, you need to prove your worth by outsmarting the cunning Skaven, using your expert marksmanship and keen melee skills. For the Empire!

Why similar: Gore 84.8%, Action 15.2%