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

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 39.8% ★, FPS 11.3%, Old School 7.7%, Gore 6%, Shooter 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the original base game that provides the core aesthetic, atmosphere, and visceral combat mechanics found in the typing spin-off.

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% ★, On-Rails Shooter 34.1% ★, Education 11.8%, Arcade 2.8%, Action 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: This classic title is the definitive example of combining an on-rails shooter experience with fast-paced typing mechanics.

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 47.2% ★, Word Game 23.9%, Arena Shooter 19.9%, Arcade 5.5%, Action 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the arena-shooter gameplay of the seed game by forcing you to type rapidly to survive waves of enemies.

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 34% ★, FPS 12%, Gore 9.6%, Old School 8.3%, Arena Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the dark, retro-inspired atmosphere and challenging FPS gameplay that defines the boomer shooter genre.

ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33.5% ★, Gore 16.7%, Arena Shooter 16.7%, FPS 13.1%, Old School 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: As the gold standard of modern boomer shooters, it offers the same high-speed, gore-filled combat intensity found in the Boltgun universe.

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%, Old School 7.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%, Action 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on fast-paced, arcade-style typing combat that demands the same quick reflexes required to smite enemies in the seed game.

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 40.4% ★, Old School 13%, FPS 12.8%, Gore 8.1%, Shooter 8%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a tactical, old-school shooter experience with a heavy emphasis on environmental interaction and visceral combat.

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 30.5% ★, FPS 9.2%, Demons 8.8%, Old School 8.8%, Gore 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It combines fast-paced arena shooting with bullet-time mechanics, making it a great match for fans of high-intensity FPS action.

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 32.5% ★, FPS 11.7%, Old School 9.9%, Gore 9.4%, Arena Shooter 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential retro shooter that provides the same fast, satisfying gunplay and gritty aesthetic as the Boltgun series.

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 35.7% ★, FPS 13.3%, Gore 12.1%, Old School 9.1%, Demons 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a classic, pixelated boomer shooter experience that feels right at home alongside the Warhammer 40k aesthetic.

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 32.5% ★, Gore 13.8%, Old School 13.1%, FPS 11.9%, Shooter 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, horror-themed boomer shooter that emphasizes gore and fast movement, similar to the tone of the 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 40.3% ★, Word Game 24.5%, Arena Shooter 16.6%, Arcade 6.9%, Retro 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It blends the bullet-hell genre with typing mechanics, providing a similar challenge to the seed game's typing-based combat.

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 38.5% ★, FPS 15.7%, Arena Shooter 9.1%, Gore 9%, Shooter 8%

Why You'll Like It: It is an incredibly fast-paced, gore-heavy shooter that pushes the limits of the boomer shooter genre.

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 30% ★, Arena Shooter 16.3%, Gore 13.9%, FPS 11.2%, Old School 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the chaotic, fast-paced nature of arena shooters with a distinct retro visual style.

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 28.3% ★, Arena Shooter 17.4%, Old School 12.9%, FPS 10.8%, Shooter 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This retro-inspired shooter offers high-fantasy combat that matches the scale and intensity of the Warhammer 40k universe.

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 29.6% ★, Arena Shooter 19.8%, FPS 11.3%, Gore 9.3%, Shooter 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This arena-based shooter focuses on high-score chasing and fast-paced combat, perfect for fans of arcade-style FPS games.

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 88.3% ★, Atmospheric 5.4%, Action 3.2%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: While more atmospheric, it features a unique typing-based combat system that rewards precision and speed in a fantasy setting.

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 43.9% ★, FPS 15.9%, Gore 11.7%, Retro 7.6%, Shooter 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the boomer shooter that features stunning particle effects and satisfyingly brutal combat.

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 29.7% ★, Old School 11.7%, FPS 10.3%, Gore 9.5%, 1990's 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the brutal, old-school feel of 90s shooters with a focus on high-speed movement and intense combat.

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

Why similar: Typing 51.1% ★, Education 12.4%, Demons 11.5%, Arcade 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A simple yet effective typing-based arcade game that tests your speed and accuracy in a fantasy combat setting.

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 18.5% ★, Arena Shooter 12.7%, Gore 12.2%, FPS 9.3%, Demons 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, no-nonsense boomer shooter that prioritizes raw, violent gameplay above all else.

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 39.3% ★, FPS 12.9%, Old School 10%, Shooter 6.7%, Violent 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game mixes retro shooter mechanics with looter-shooter elements, offering a deep and chaotic gameplay loop.

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 36.7% ★, Demons 12.5%, FPS 12.1%, Gore 10.5%, Shooter 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a visceral, fast-paced shooter experience with a focus on difficult, skill-based combat.

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 27.7% ★, Gore 11.8%, Arena Shooter 11.6%, Old School 11%, FPS 10%

Why You'll Like It: It maintains the retro aesthetic and gore-focused gameplay that defines the modern boomer shooter renaissance.

Demon Pit is an intense arcade-style arena shooter with a classic 90s FPS aesthetic. Test your reflexes against the endless waves of the demon horde in a constantly changing arena. Your goal is a high score on the leaderboard, the price is your soul. Far from God’s light, there is only Hell.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 33.1% ★, Gore 21.3%, Arena Shooter 14.2%, Violent 10.7%, FPS 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: An intense arena shooter that forces players to survive endless waves of enemies, mirroring the arena-style combat of the seed game.

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 37.4% ★, FPS 13.3%, Old School 11.3%, 1990's 7.1%, Shooter 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the classic Build engine, it provides an authentic 90s shooter experience with modern quality-of-life improvements.

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 49.1%, Action 0.8%, Pixel Graphics 0.8%

Why You'll Like It: It integrates typing mechanics into an RPG-style adventure, offering a different but related take on word-based combat.

Ziggurat is back, and now it's even better! Use powerful weapons and spells to break through hordes of enemies and explore labyrinthine dungeons in this hectic roguelite FPS, while you improve your skills and discover new equipment.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 35.4% ★, Arena Shooter 21.2%, FPS 14.6%, Old School 10.8%, Shooter 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced arena shooter that combines magical combat with roguelite elements for endless replayability.

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 35.8% ★, FPS 14.4%, Arena Shooter 10.6%, Shooter 8.6%, Old School 6.8%

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 35.6% ★, Gore 12.6%, Retro 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Violent 6.3%

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 25.9% ★, Arena Shooter 15.5%, Demons 11.4%, Old School 11.1%, FPS 10.1%

MOTHERGUNSHIP is a bullet-hell FPS where you craft your own guns, fight gigantic bosses, and defeat a robotic alien armada that conquered Earth. Face off against overwhelming odds in brutal, non-stop combats where thinking on your feet is the only way to survive.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 57.4% ★, FPS 22.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Action 4.9%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: This bullet-hell FPS offers massive, customizable weaponry and intense, chaotic combat scenarios.

Something is wrong with the heart of magic. Play a young archivist venturing out into a dying world, cataloging its mysteries and its wonders to unearth the truth. Nanotale is the new adventure from the Typing Chronicles franchise and the spiritual successor to the acclaimed Epistory.

Why similar: Typing 93.6% ★, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure game that uses typing as its primary interaction method, providing a more narrative-focused experience with similar mechanics.

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

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 25.6% ★, Arena Shooter 14.1%, Gore 11.7%, Old School 11.2%, Demons 10.4%

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 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%

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 18% ★, Gore 15.8%, Demons 13.2%, FPS 12.4%, Old School 12.2%

If you can type, you can fire a gun.

Why similar: Typing 65.4% ★, Shooter 13.8%, Arcade 8.6%, Action 6%, Retro 5.1%

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 54.1% ★, Word Game 40.3%, Action 4.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Become an elite Fire Warrior and fight the forces of the Imperium of Man in an action-packed classic FPS. Experience Warhammer 40,000 from a unique T'au perspective with a story full of twists and betrayal.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 42.3% ★, FPS 16%, Shooter 9.6%, Gore 8.2%, Old School 7.2%

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 70.5% ★, Shooter 12.1%, Arcade 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%, Action 2.4%

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 30% ★, Arena Shooter 15.6%, Gore 14.2%, FPS 12.4%, Shooter 6.5%

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 80.2% ★, Shooter 14%, Action 3.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%

>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 40.4% ★, FPS 15.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Gore 9%, First-Person 5.8%

Devilated is an ultraviolent RPG old-school shooter where you brutalize and cannibalize your demonic foes in equal measure. Eat their face before they eat yours.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 26% ★, Arena Shooter 16.6%, Gore 10.6%, FPS 10%, Demons 9.9%

Hunt the corrupted Guardians and purge a dying world in Wrath: Aeon of Ruin VR, a brutal old-school FPS built in the legendary Quake engine and reimagined for virtual reality. With dual-wielding combat, physical reloading, and deadly artifacts at your command, the darkness doesn’t stand a chance.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 39.9% ★, Old School 15.2%, Gore 12.5%, Shooter 11.9%, First-Person 7.5%

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: Boomer Shooter 22.8% ★, Gore 14.9%, FPS 12.2%, Shooter 8.9%, Old School 7.4%

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: Gore 56.9%, Action 29.2%, Singleplayer 13.9%

Welcome to Volume I of a high adrenaline, fast-paced Boomer Shooter where you have only one goal: spread furious mayhem among the scumbags keeping you locked up. Stuck looking for an exit? Just punch through walls and then shoot the suckers behind them.

Why similar: Boomer Shooter 19% ★, Arena Shooter 18%, Gore 14%, FPS 11.6%, Old School 9.1%

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 38.7% ★, FPS 14.1%, Gore 10.7%, Shooter 9.7%, 1990's 8.5%

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 26.7%, Gore 16.2%, Shooter 15.6%, Retro 15.4%, Violent 8.6%

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 29.7% ★, Arena Shooter 19%, FPS 11.2%, Old School 9.9%, Shooter 7.8%

Final Sentence is a Battle Royale typing game. Together with other players, you find yourself in a hangar, with a typewriter in front of you and a revolver loaded with a single bullet at your temple. Every mistake can be fatal. Only one will remain.

Why similar: Typing 77.2% ★, Education 17.2%, Atmospheric 5.6%

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 61.8% ★, Word Game 12.7%, Gore 8.7%, Old School 8.5%, 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 30.5% ★, Arena Shooter 19.5%, FPS 11.6%, Demons 10%, Shooter 7.5%

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 32.2%, 1990's 7.2%, Action 3%

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 60.8% ★, Demons 11.9%, Gore 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, Action 5.9%

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 46% ★, Demons 19.7%, Shooter 14%, Gore 13.4%, Action 4.9%

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 34.4%, Education 14.1%, Action 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%

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 52.7% ★, Word Game 36.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Action 3.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%