- #1 ULTRAKILL
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 219,292 reviews2020
Dev: Arsi "Hakita" PatalaPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: FPS 33.4%, Fast-Paced 28.5%, Boomer Shooter 11.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Shooter 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive modern FPS for players who love combo-based, high-speed movement and style-driven combat.
- #2 Turbo Overkill
96% matchVery Positive94% of 7,157 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: FPS 35.6%, Fast-Paced 15.7%, Boomer Shooter 11.8% ★, Shooter 8.3%, Gore 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers relentless, high-speed action with a focus on movement and over-the-top weaponry.
- #3 DUSK
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,919 reviews2018
Dev: David SzymanskiPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 30.8%, Fast-Paced 18.2%, Boomer Shooter 11.6% ★, Old School 10.2%, Level Editor 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of 90s shooters with incredibly fast movement and tight, responsive gunplay.
- #4 Anger Foot
95% matchVery Positive93% of 3,775 reviews2024
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Anger Foot is a lightning fast action FPS where the only things harder than your ass kicking feet are the ass kicking beats.
Why similar: FPS 28%, Fast-Paced 22.8%, Gore 8.5%, Boomer Shooter 8.5% ★, Violent 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a chaotic, fast-paced arcade experience that emphasizes constant forward momentum.
- #5 Prodeus
94% matchVery Positive92% of 8,026 reviews2022
Dev: Bounding Box Software Inc.Pub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 38.5%, Boomer Shooter 14.5% ★, Gore 9.7%, Fast-Paced 7.8%, Shooter 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A polished retro-shooter that balances modern visual flair with the fast, gory combat of classic FPS titles.
- #6 WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,895 reviews2024
Dev: KillPixel GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 36.2%, Boomer Shooter 13.9% ★, Gore 11.4%, Action 10.5%, Old School 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a challenging, old-school FPS experience with fast movement and brutal enemy encounters.
- #7 Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
93% matchVery Positive89% of 9,268 reviews2017
Dev: People Can FlyPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable.
Why similar: FPS 42.4%, Gore 18%, Action 12.1%, Violent 12%, Shooter 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features a 'skillshot' system that directly mirrors the kill-chain mechanics found in Wrack.
- #8 Maximum Action
92% matchVery Positive90% of 3,834 reviews2018
Dev: George MandellPub: Balloon Moose Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.
Why similar: FPS 25.3%, Fast-Paced 17.1%, Gore 11.1%, Level Editor 10.2%, Old School 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes cinematic, physics-based gunplay that feels like an action movie in motion.
- #9 Severed Steel
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,724 reviews2021
Dev: Greylock Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.
Why similar: FPS 52.3%, Shooter 14.2%, Action 10.4%, Level Editor 9.4%, Violent 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on fluid, acrobatic movement and stylish destruction that rewards aggressive playstyles.
- #10 DESYNC
91% matchVery Positive81% of 499 reviews2017
Dev: The Foregone SyndicatePub: Adult Swim Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
DESYNC is an intense single-player first person action game that begs you to play dangerously and creatively. Eliminate your opponents as you perform violent attack sequences using the explosive digital weaponry and lethal side-arms at your disposal.
Why similar: FPS 35%, Action 16.7%, Shooter 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Indie 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It rewards players for creative, high-score-chasing combat maneuvers in a neon-drenched environment.
- #11 POSTAL: Brain Damaged
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,555 reviews2022
Dev: HyperstrangePub: Running With Scissors
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
POSTAL: Brain Damaged is a new, action-oriented take on the Running With Scissors’ cult game series with throwback graphics, and fast-paced, modern gameplay. Take a wild roller coaster ride through the twisted wonderland encased in the POSTAL DUDE’S messed-up mind.
Why similar: FPS 26.5%, Fast-Paced 21.2%, Boomer Shooter 12.4% ★, Shooter 12%, Gore 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-focused shooter that prioritizes speed, humor, and constant combat encounters.
- #12 Ion Fury
89% matchVery Positive93% of 6,682 reviews2019
Dev: Voidpoint, LLCPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 23.8%, Fast-Paced 17.8%, Boomer Shooter 9.1% ★, Moddable 7.9% ★, Old School 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Built on the classic Build engine, it delivers the authentic speed and feel of 90s shooters.
- #13 STRAFE: Gold Edition
90% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,439 reviews2017
Dev: Pixel TitansPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 30.5%, Fast-Paced 16.5%, Gore 11.4%, Shooter 10.2%, Violent 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite shooter that captures the gore and fast-paced intensity of 90s arcade FPS games.
- #14 KILLBUG
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 502 reviews2023
Dev: Samurai PunkPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
KILLBUG is a fast-paced, first-person movement shooter set in an endless arena. Slash and shoot your way through hordes of ravenous insects, mastering fluid aerial movement mechanics as you fight for glory on the leaderboards.
Why similar: FPS 41.2%, Fast-Paced 22.3%, Shooter 12.3%, Action 8.9%, Violent 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: An arena-shooter that focuses entirely on high-intensity movement and maintaining a high kill count.
- #15 CULTIC
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,238 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 36.5%, Boomer Shooter 15.7% ★, Old School 14.3%, Shooter 10.5%, Gore 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tactical, fast-paced shooting with a gritty, retro-inspired aesthetic.
- #16 Trepang2
86% matchVery Positive93% of 17,481 reviews2023
Dev: Trepang StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
Why similar: FPS 31.8%, Fast-Paced 15.3%, Gore 13.5%, Shooter 11.3%, Violent 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers visceral, high-speed combat with a focus on slow-motion mechanics and intense firefights.
- #17 BLOODKILL
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: SLAM AWAY GAMES
Windows
BRUTAL First Person Shooter focused on action, gore, and exploration. Fueled by adrenaline-pumping trap-metal soundtrack.
Why similar: FPS 27.6%, Fast-Paced 16.2%, Old School 12%, Gore 10.6%, Boomer Shooter 10.1% ★
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, gore-filled boomer shooter that focuses on pure, old-school action.
- #18 Cruelty Squad
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,134 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: FPS 73.6%, Shooter 18%, Action 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast, intense, and surreal shooter that demands high-skill movement and tactical aggression.
- #19 INCISION
82% matchVery Positive87% of 1,005 reviews2025
Dev: SmoothBrainDevPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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: FPS 37.5%, Old School 16.7%, Boomer Shooter 14.7% ★, Gore 12%, Shooter 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal, retro-styled shooter that emphasizes fast movement and grotesque enemy designs.
- #20 AMID EVIL
84% matchVery Positive93% of 7,565 reviews2019
Dev: IndefatigablePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 40.3%, Old School 18.7%, Boomer Shooter 14.3% ★, Shooter 12.8%, Action 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a fast-paced, magic-based take on the classic boomer shooter formula with excellent level design.
- #21 Warstride Challenges
83% matchVery Positive91% of 317 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Powered GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Blast hordes of demons at lightning speed in bloody gunfights, and race against the clock to overcome everything that comes your way! Die and retry to get the highest score in increasingly intense trials. Create and share your own runs, enjoying hundreds of levels created by the community.
Why similar: FPS 25.2%, Fast-Paced 19.4%, Level Editor 15.1%, Gore 11%, Boomer Shooter 8.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game is built entirely around speedrunning and optimizing movement through fast-paced combat arenas.
- #22 Hellbound
84% matchMixed64% of 1,496 reviews2020
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: FPS 24.6%, Fast-Paced 12.7%, Gore 11.7%, Action 9.7%, Violent 9%
Why You'll Like It: A tribute to 90s shooters that prioritizes raw, unadulterated combat speed and violence.
- #23 HROT
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,277 reviews2023
Dev: Spytihněv
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 42.7%, Old School 10.7%, Boomer Shooter 10.1% ★, Shooter 9.4%, Gore 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, fast-paced shooter that perfectly replicates the atmosphere and speed of Eastern European retro FPS titles.
- #24 Chains of Fury
82% matchMostly Negative35% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Cobble GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
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: FPS 34.7%, Fast-Paced 19.6%, Shooter 11%, Old School 10.6%, Boomer Shooter 7.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: A stylized, fast-paced shooter that captures the chaotic energy of classic arcade FPS games.
- #25 Herald of Havoc
79% matchVery Positive97% of 260 reviews2023
Dev: Zeldars Zone
Windows
Grab huge guns, mow down hundreds of enemies, reach the end of the level, repeat. It doesn't get any simpler than this. Embark on a 3 hour campaign with varied environments and situations, and beat the leaderboard on a tightly crafted survival mode.
Why similar: FPS 31.6%, Fast-Paced 24.1%, Boomer Shooter 11.9% ★, Shooter 9.2%, Gore 7%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired shooter that delivers fast, punchy combat in a variety of sci-fi environments.
- #26 Anomalous
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 170 reviews2024
Dev: Byron Dunwoody
Windows
A SHORT and sweet pixelated low fidelity 90s throwback hyper-fast action shooter. Survive and fight through a city overrun with manufactured monstrosities, biomass horrors, and a military authority trying to purge everything living. Heavy metal / techno soundtrack featuring BOD Music
Why similar: FPS 43%, Shooter 12.1%, Action 10.7%, Old School 10.5%, Gore 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized, fast-paced shooter that emphasizes movement and aggressive combat encounters.
- #27 Neon White
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,708 reviews2022
Dev: Angel MatrixPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
Why similar: FPS 37.4%, Fast-Paced 27.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Shooter 10.2%, Action 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: While it incorporates platforming, its core loop of speedrunning and optimization is perfect for fans of arcade-style scoring.
- #28 Ratz Instagib
80% matchVery Positive90% of 3,929 reviews2016
Dev: Lino SlahuschekPub: Rarebyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Shoot first, eat cheese later! Jump into a fast, frenetic and exciting one-hit, one-kill FPS arena shooter with a totally level playing field, tonnes of maps, customisation and a robust map editor!
Why similar: FPS 29%, Fast-Paced 22.7%, Level Editor 16.1%, Gore 10.9%, Shooter 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arena-style shooter that focuses on twitch reflexes and one-shot kills.
- #29 Xotic
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 187 reviews2011
Dev: WXP Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Rack up huge scores by shooting enemies, detonating chain reactions, and discovering secret power-ups and point multipliers
Why similar: FPS 44%, Action 24.5%, Indie 19.7%, Arcade 7.8%, Sci-fi 4%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style shooter that is explicitly built around score-chasing and combo-multipliers.
- #30 Shadow Warrior 2
78% matchVery Positive87% of 27,938 reviews2016
Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.
Why similar: FPS 50%, Gore 22.6%, Action 13.8%, Shooter 12.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: It blends fast-paced gunplay with melee combat, offering a highly mobile and aggressive gameplay loop.
- #31 Alien Rage - Unlimited
77% matchMixed68% of 3,535 reviews2013
Dev: CI Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Unleash a fury of powerful weapons as you blast your way through armies of Alien forces hell-bent on taking you down! Battle through 14 intense levels and prepare to face a barrage of beastly-sized bosses that will test your every skill. Each of your 10 weapons comes with two firing modes and you’ll need all of them!
Why similar: FPS 50.7%, Action 20.8%, Shooter 19%, Violent 4.6%, Sci-fi 3.6%
- #32 Post Void
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,026 reviews2020
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.
Why similar: FPS 33.5%, Fast-Paced 25.7%, Shooter 8.9%, Old School 8.7%, Violent 8%
- #33 Project Warlock
74% matchVery Positive87% of 6,019 reviews2018
Dev: Buckshot SoftwarePub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 39.7%, Fast-Paced 18.5%, Boomer Shooter 14.5% ★, Old School 10.6%, Shooter 6.9%
- #34 Putrefaction
77% matchMixed70% of 491 reviews2015
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: FPS 38.1%, Gore 12.3%, Fast-Paced 11.8%, Action 10.8%, Shooter 6.9%
- #35 Perilous Warp
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 373 reviews2020
Dev: Crystice Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Perilous Warp is a fast-paced indie retro-shooter inspired by the classic 3D-actions. Communication with a distant space colony has been lost, and you bravely step into the teleporter with the desire for glorious adventures. But do not expect to win in a heartbeat!
Why similar: FPS 23%, Gore 13.8%, Action 13.2%, Indie 11.2%, Violent 11.1%
- #36 Gravelord
72% matchVery Positive90% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Fatbot Games, s. r. o.
Windows
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: FPS 43.9%, Boomer Shooter 15% ★, Shooter 12.1%, Action 9.8%, Old School 8%
- #37 Dread Templar
73% matchVery Positive82% of 1,687 reviews2023
Dev: T19 GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: FPS 27%, Fast-Paced 20.4%, Boomer Shooter 12.2% ★, Old School 10.1%, Gore 8.8%
- #38 Quake II
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,960 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: FPS 41%, Fast-Paced 9.6%, Boomer Shooter 7.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 7.1%, Shooter 6.9%
- #39 Putrefaction 2: Void Walker
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 379 reviews2017
Dev: Kazakov Oleg
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Putrefaction 2: Void Walker is fast-paced, hardcore, arcade FPS, inspired by old-school shooters.
Why similar: FPS 29%, Fast-Paced 14.6%, Action 13.8%, Shooter 13.2%, Gore 11.7%
- #40 DOOMED
76% matchMixed56% of 187 reviews2018
Dev: Bloody Pixel Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 42%
DOOMED is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
Why similar: FPS 24.9%, Fast-Paced 14.9%, Action 13.7%, Gore 10.6%, Indie 9.9%
- #41 All Day Dying: Redux Edition
73% matchVery Positive84% of 93 reviews2019
Dev: Paulo Lopes
Windows
A SINGLEPLAYER score attack game for quick sessions of focused adrenaline where you complete various goals and beat difficult score challenges. Only pure combat where precision and technique is rewarded
Why similar: FPS 24.8%, Fast-Paced 20.2%, Violent 10.8%, Action 10.7%, Indie 9.2%
- #42 MULLET MADJACK
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,893 reviews2024
Dev: HAMMER95Pub: Epopeia Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
Why similar: FPS 32.5%, Fast-Paced 25.3%, Boomer Shooter 11.1% ★, Shooter 8.6%, Action 6.1%
- #43 Ziggurat
72% matchVery Positive85% of 3,953 reviews2014
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!
Why similar: FPS 44.4%, Fast-Paced 23.3%, Shooter 15.7%, Action 12%, Arcade 4.6%
- #44 Viscerafest
68% matchVery Positive85% of 687 reviews2025
Dev: Acid Man GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Viscerafest is a Sci-Fi Fantasy Singleplayer Arena FPS with minor Collectathon elements. Fight through hordes of aliens and eldritch monstrosities wielding a slew of powerful weapons, juggling your resources, and exploring over 23 intricately designed hand-crafted levels.
Why similar: FPS 37.2%, Boomer Shooter 15.7% ★, Shooter 14.9%, Old School 13.2%, Action 8.2%
- #45 High Hell
71% matchVery Positive87% of 1,531 reviews2017
Dev: Terri VellmannPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 29.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
High Hell is a neon-soaked, arcade-action first-person shooter from Terri Vellmann (Heavy Bullets) and Doseone (Enter the Gungeon, Gang Beasts).
Why similar: FPS 39.7%, Action 16.2%, Indie 13.3%, Gore 9.8%, Shooter 8.4%
- #46 Kick Bastards
69% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Something Something Games
Windows
GO FAST, KICK ASS! Kick Bastards combines high-speed parkour with intense kicking action. Race faster and faster, perform daring moves, and push your limits in pursuit of unrivalled speed. The armies of Hell are coming; fight back and become a kicking legend!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 44.6%, FPS 33.7%, Action 15.5%, Sci-fi 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #47 FREAKHUNTER
67% matchVery Positive96% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: goop lord
Windows
A dungeon-crawler-rail-shooter-action hybrid for sickos. Blast FREAKS into pieces with juicy non-traditional FPS gameplay!
Why similar: FPS 57.6%, Shooter 17.1%, Arcade 8.7%, Action 8.6%, Old School 7.8%
- #48 Season's Beatings
70% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: Code Avarice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Season's Beatings is a fast and frantic one hit kill FPS best described as first person Hotline Miami. You'll need to memorize enemy patterns and placements, and execute a meticulously thought out plan to succeed! Or...y'know. Just dive in and shoot some fools with a tommy gun.
Why similar: Gore 36.7%, Violent 28.2%, Action 19.2%, Indie 15.9%
- #49 Jets'n'Guns Gold
70% matchVery Positive87% of 1,517 reviews2014
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Jets'n'Guns is a heavy piece of ground shaking rock blasting action with graphics and special effects that will blow you eyes out! Enjoy yourself in almost-insane action adventure of saving the universe from the deadly threat of more than 270 unique monsters in the campaign of 43 levels.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.6%, Old School 16%, Action 15.5%, Indie 12.4%, Shooter 8.7%
- #50 Mad Bullets
70% matchVery Positive92% of 340 reviews2016
Dev: isTom Games Kft.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Mad Bullets, the wackiest shooter is here to put your reflexes and laughing muscles to an intensive test. You can forget about boring stories, complicated controls and irritating tutorials, and jump right into a mind blowing, high-speed action.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 30.1%, Shooter 19.2%, Action 14%, Violent 13.5%, Arcade 10.5%
- #51 STRAFTAT
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,652 reviews2024
Dev: Sirius LemaitrePub: Lemaitre Bros
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Why similar: FPS 37.1%, Fast-Paced 17.6%, Shooter 12.3%, Action 9.9%, Gore 6.6%
- #52 DEEP SPACE ANOMALY
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 107 reviews2019
Dev: DRM GMZ
Windows
Space. Anomalies. Throw down a challenge to mad alien mutants in dynamic firefights with continuous injection of adrenaline! Get ready for the most unforgettable and enchanting space confrontation of all time!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 32.3%, Action 17.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Indie 14.9%, Shooter 7.2%
- #53 Absolute Insanity
65% matchVery Positive95% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Chris Danelon
Windows
Kill strange creatures with crazy weapons. The more you kill the more unlocks you gain, don't let them get close to you.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 31.8%, Boomer Shooter 19.3% ★, FPS 17.2%, Shooter 15.1%, Action 10.4%
- #54 Alien Arena: Warriors Of Mars
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 187 reviews2017
Dev: COR Entertainment, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Alien Arena is a furious frag fest with arenas ranging from the small, to the massive. With game modes such as Capture The Flag and Tactical, there are terrific team-based experiences to be had as well as 1v1 duels, free-for-all, and dozens of mutators to alter the game play to your liking.
Why similar: FPS 25.3%, Gore 21.5%, Violent 16.8%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 12.6%
- #55 Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
64% matchVery Positive90% of 17,222 reviews2023
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: FPS 38.9%, Boomer Shooter 18.7% ★, Old School 10.4%, Shooter 8.7%, Gore 7.1%
- #56 Cargo 3
71% matchMostly Negative39% of 192 reviews2014
Dev: Vinci Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 17%
Cargo 3 is a futuristic action game set in science-fiction horror world, which links the best features of the genre: unusual dynamics and thrilling high intensity of the gameplay.
Why similar: FPS 29.5%, Fast-Paced 13.7%, Gore 13.1%, Action 12.8%, Indie 10.8%
- #57 DIMENSIONAL SLAUGHTER
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: Bashir "ManliestDev" KashaloPub: ManliestDev
Windows
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: FPS 31.2%, Fast-Paced 25%, Boomer Shooter 11.4% ★, Shooter 8.3%, Old School 7.4%
- #58 Unchained
62% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: Double Time Studios
Windows · Mac
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: FPS 18.3%, Action 16%, Boomer Shooter 14.4% ★, Gore 13%, Indie 11.4%