Games Like Wolfenstein 3D

World War II rages and nations fall. The Nazis are twisting science and the occult into an army capable of annihilating the Allies once and for all. As US Army Ranger William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, pierce the black heart of the Third Reich and stop them...or die trying.

Why similar: World War II 33.5% ★, Classic 27.7% ★, FPS 16.8%, Shooter 5%, Gore 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It serves as the definitive 3D evolution of the original game, blending classic WWII action with supernatural elements.

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 26.5% ★, FPS 14.4%, Moddable 10.3% ★, 1990's 10%, Old School 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: As the genre-defining successor to Wolfenstein 3D, it refined the fast-paced, corridor-clearing gameplay that defined the 90s.

Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.

Why similar: FPS 26.3%, World War II 26% ★, Gore 12.6%, Shooter 9.4%, War 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern reimagining that respects the series' roots while delivering a high-octane, narrative-driven WWII shooter experience.

Wolfenstein 3D took you into the past, thrusting you into a world at war. Blake rockets you into the future where a sinister madman, using genetics to create an army of bizarre creatures, is waging war on Earth. Blake has more of everything!

Why similar: FPS 15.4%, 1990's 14.4%, 2.5D 13.1%, Old School 11%, Retro 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the same engine as Wolfenstein 3D, this game offers a nearly identical feel with added sci-fi elements.

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: Classic 29.2% ★, FPS 18.7%, 1990's 12.6%, Gore 10.7%, Retro 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title is a quintessential 90s boomer shooter that shares the same arcade-style intensity and level-based progression.

You are part of an elite group of operatives called HUNT (High-risk United Nations Taskforce), and you must stop a maniac cult leader from killing millions of people. You are equipped with high-tech weaponry and magical instruments that defy description to invade the monastery and stop the madness.

Why similar: FPS 12.9%, Gore 12.4%, 1990's 12.4%, Old School 9.7%, 2.5D 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style classic from the 90s that emphasizes speed and explosive combat similar to the Wolfenstein experience.

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 31% ★, FPS 18.2%, 1990's 9.2%, Moddable 8.4% ★, Old School 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game represents the transition to true 3D environments while maintaining the intense, reflex-based combat of the 90s.

Wolfenstein®: The Old Blood™ is a standalone prequel to the critically acclaimed first-person action-adventure shooter, Wolfenstein®: The New Order. This adventure spans eight chapters and features the hallmarks of MachineGames – thrilling action, immersive story, and intense FPS combat.

Why similar: World War II 36.6% ★, FPS 21%, Gore 12.9%, Shooter 9.2%, War 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A standalone prequel that focuses heavily on the classic action-oriented gameplay of the Wolfenstein 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: FPS 27.2%, Retro 15.4%, Old School 15.3%, Boomer Shooter 14% ★, Shooter 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a love letter to 90s shooters, perfectly capturing the pixelated aesthetic and frantic combat of the era.

America, 1961. The assassination of Nazi General Deathshead was a short-lived victory. The Nazis maintain their stranglehold on the world. You are BJ Blazkowicz, aka “Terror-Billy,” member of the Resistance, scourge of the Nazi empire, and humanity’s last hope for liberty.

Why similar: World War II 34.7% ★, FPS 23.8%, Gore 17%, Shooter 9.1%, First-Person 7%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the high-octane, single-player shooter tradition of the franchise with modern production values.

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 18.1%, Classic 18% ★, Retro 12.6%, Old School 12.5%, 1990's 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern masterpiece that perfectly replicates the feel, movement, and atmosphere of 90s retro shooters.

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 25.8% ★, FPS 14.9%, 1990's 13.2%, Gore 9.3%, Retro 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A refined, atmospheric take on the classic Doom formula that feels right at home for fans of 90s retro shooters.

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 29% ★, FPS 19.3%, 1990's 10.5%, Moddable 7.8% ★, Gore 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced classic that pushed the boundaries of the genre with its aggressive combat and sci-fi aesthetic.

HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.

Why similar: FPS 25.3%, Retro 19.7%, Old School 13.3%, Gore 11.3%, Shooter 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This gritty, retro-FPS captures the same historical-military tension and old-school design philosophy as early 90s shooters.

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 16.1%, Moddable 13.3% ★, Old School 11.1%, 1990's 10.5%, Retro 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the classic Build engine, this game offers a modern experience with the exact feel of a 90s shooter.

Lo Wang. Master ninja assassin for 20 years. A Shadow Warrior. Shadow Warriors are the best of the best, and Lo Wang was the best of the Shadow warriors. Every top company in Japan had a Shadow Warrior... a protector, a negotiator, a cleaner.

Why similar: Classic 54.7% ★, FPS 33.7%, Action 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential Build engine shooter that captures the same chaotic, fast-paced spirit as the early FPS pioneers.

It's the 22nd century: Galactic travel is commonplace, peace is at hand, and the future looks bright - until Goldfire's plan to unleash an army of military mutants shocks the galaxy. Dr. Goldfire, a brilliant bio-scientist whose morbid research led to incredible genetic improvements in humanoids and aliens, has gone power crazy.

Why similar: 1990's 14.4%, FPS 14.2%, 2.5D 11.2%, Old School 10.5%, Retro 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel to Aliens of Gold, it provides more of the same maze-like exploration and combat found in the original.

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 21.7%, Old School 17.9%, Boomer Shooter 13.1% ★, Shooter 11.5%, Gore 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric retro-shooter that features intense combat and a gritty aesthetic reminiscent of classic 90s titles.

Call of Duty® delivers the gritty realism and cinematic intensity of World War II's epic battlefield moments like never before.

Why similar: World War II 35.2% ★, Classic 22.7% ★, FPS 16.2%, War 9.2%, Shooter 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title represents the evolution of the WWII shooter, taking the historical setting of Wolfenstein into a more cinematic space.

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 19%, Old School 18.4%, 1990's 14.2%, Retro 11.2%, Shooter 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A modern shooter that captures the magic of 90s fantasy-themed FPS games with fluid, satisfying movement.

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 26.3%, Retro 17.2%, Gore 14.5%, Boomer Shooter 13.9% ★, Shooter 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A modern shooter that uses high-quality effects to mimic the look and feel of a 90s classic.

Terfenstein 3D is a short retro first-person shooter game about escaping a gender-fascist concentration camp. Unleash your pent-up fury upon the gender-critical tyrants with an arsenal of deadly weapons and tactics in cathartic bliss.

Why similar: 1990's 19%, FPS 18.8%, Old School 16.5%, Retro 12.7%, Shooter 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to the specific aesthetic and gameplay style of Wolfenstein 3D.

Enlist in an intense brand of Axis vs. Allied teamplay set in the WWII European Theatre of Operations. Players assume the role of light/assault/heavy infantry, sniper or machine-gunner class, each with a unique arsenal of historical weaponry at their disposal. Missions are based on key historical operations.

Why similar: FPS 37.4%, World War II 29.6% ★, Classic 12% ★, War 8.2%, Shooter 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic multiplayer WWII shooter that shares the historical roots and tactical focus of the Wolfenstein franchise.

Wolfenstein®: Enemy Territory is a free-to-play, objective-based multiplayer World War 2 first-person shooter. Featuring up to 32 players, choose either the Axis or Allies, as you fight across six maps based on real-world battle locations.

Why similar: World War II 36.2% ★, FPS 16.2%, Classic 13.7% ★, War 8.9%, Shooter 6.5%

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 18.5%, 1990's 13.8%, Old School 11.4%, Shooter 11%, Classic 10.1% ★

Behind a veil of secrecy the evil Empire is creating a doomsday army - one that, if finished, will become the final cog in the Empire's arsenal of terror and domination. Your Mission? Join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, infiltrate the Empire.

Why similar: Classic 31.9% ★, FPS 21.4%, Retro 7.9%, Shooter 7.4%, 1990's 6.6%

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 31.2% ★, FPS 22.6%, 1990's 10.1%, Moddable 7.1% ★, Gore 6.4%

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 33.4%, Shooter 16.1%, World War II 11.7% ★, Retro 11.4%, First-Person 10.5%

Strap on your combat sandals...Lo Wang is coming to the Land of the Rising Sun to turn out the lights. Experience total blood immersion. If you can't touch, kill or drive something...then blow it away! Whether you're wielding shurikens, an Uzi, or a freshly plundered Guardian head...you've got your work cut out for you.

Why similar: Classic 32.3% ★, FPS 18.4%, Gore 10.9%, Retro 8.9%, 1990's 8.1%

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 31.4% ★, FPS 19.6%, Gore 8.8%, Old School 8.5%, Retro 7.5%

A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.

Why similar: Classic 28.3% ★, FPS 16.4%, 1990's 9.8%, Retro 9.4%, Gore 7.2%

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 18.6%, Gore 12.7%, Retro 12.7%, Old School 10.5%, Boomer Shooter 10% ★

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 18.7%, Old School 15%, 1990's 13.5%, Gore 12.3%, Retro 12.1%

Fast paced, first person adventure aboard Noah's ark!

Why similar: Classic 32.3% ★, FPS 26.5%, Cult Classic 8.6% ★, Retro 7.6%, Difficult 4.8%

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 17.3%, 1990's 13.9%, 2.5D 10.8%, Boomer Shooter 10.5% ★, Shooter 9.8%

Boot up your 486 and launch olcst.exe for this retro fps from an alternate 1990's. Descend into the madness of the Spanish Civil War fighting vicious fascist forces and supernatural monsters. Conquer three action packed episodes wielding machine guns, rifles, flamethrowers and explosives.

Why similar: FPS 24.7%, Old School 13.1%, Retro 12.6%, Shooter 11.9%, First-Person 8.4%

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: Old School 12.8%, 1990's 12.6%, 2.5D 12.4%, FPS 11.8%, Gore 10%

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse lurk in the shadows before you. They are Death, Pestilence, Famine, and War. They are the root of all that is evil, but the least of your worries. The last of the three Serpent Riders yet lives.

Why similar: Classic 42% ★, FPS 23.8%, 1990's 8.5%, Retro 6.2%, Action 5.5%

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: World War II 30.7% ★, Nostalgia 20.1% ★, FPS 12.6%, War 11.5%, Old School 9.9%

Deal another deadly blow to fascism!

Why similar: World War II 47.2% ★, FPS 26%, Shooter 9.9%, Action 6.9%, First-Person 4.9%

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is a real-time tactics game set in World War II that puts you in command of a small squad of elite troopers. Send them behind enemy lines on a series of hazardous missions, and bring them back alive.

Why similar: World War II 44.8% ★, Classic 28.2% ★, Difficult 8.1%, 1990's 8%, War 4.7%

As part of the elite Rhino Squad, you must spearhead Earth’s military invasion of a hostile alien homeworld. But, in this desperate war for humanity’s survival against an unrelenting enemy, you may discover that the only way to defeat them...is to become one of them.

Why similar: FPS 30.5%, Classic 23.9% ★, Gore 14.3%, Shooter 11.2%, Action 5.1%

Shoot Nazis, Conserve Ammo, Find The Nazi Plans

Why similar: World War II 41.2% ★, FPS 23.8%, Shooter 13.1%, First-Person 8.9%, Action 6.2%

As World War II draws to a close, the first covert battles of the Cold War begin. Caught in the life and death struggle between Soviets and Germans in war-torn Berlin, you control the fate of a lone American OSS Sniper.

Why similar: World War II 43.6% ★, Classic 19.5% ★, War 11.6%, FPS 10.1%, Shooter 7.9%

Assume duties of a soldier involved in numerous battles and skirmishes with fast advancing German war machine. Go to battle on foot, driving armored vehicles, or flying an airplane. Use weapons not featured in any other game and feel a good, nostalgic climate of the production like MOHAA or COD.

Why similar: World War II 37.9% ★, FPS 16.2%, Old School 12.4%, Shooter 10.6%, War 10%

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: Nostalgia 15.5% ★, FPS 12.4%, 1990's 10.7%, Gore 10.6%, 2.5D 8.9%

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: Classic 29.1% ★, FPS 19.3%, Action 12.6%, Shooter 11.3%, War 11.1%

Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons: Episode 1: Marooned on Mars (Dec. 14th 1990) Episode 2: The Earth Explodes (1991) Episode 3: Keen Must Die! (1991) Commander Keen's very first adventure, and the debut of id's groundbreaking side-scrolling technology.

Why similar: Classic 44.3% ★, 1990's 19.4%, Old School 11.2%, Retro 10.6%, Nostalgia 8.4% ★