I love oldschool FPS’s, but somehow the whole boomer shooter resurgence just passed me by. I just finished Boltgun on the hardest difficulty and had a great time, would love to hear some other suggestions

  • mint@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    As mentioned here, DUSK is GOATed I can personally attest to that.

    ULTRAKILL i need to spend more time in, loved what i played but i haven’t had the time to perfect my play in it

  • LethalFeline@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    There are a lot to sift through, but I recommend:

    • Nightmare Reaper It has tons of fun weapons, enemies, and challenges. You play as a woman sent to an asylum and the battle is against the horrors within her head.
    • AMID EVIL A magic themed FPS that reminds me a lot of Hexen/Hexic. It has a superb soundtrack as well.
    • Forgive Me Father A horrific adventure to fight a cult and its otherworldly summonings. Has a perk progression system that sets it apart from most.
    • isosphere@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      Seconding Amid Evil, it’s a lot of fun. Sometimes I fire it up for a quick game. Cool weapons.

  • simple@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    CULTIC! It’s a bit more horror-inspired than Boltgun and it’s just wonderful. Also comes with a pretty fun survival mode where you fight waves and use money to buy equipment.

    Dusk is probably the most popular one. It’s a spiritual successor to Quake that succeeds it in every way.

    • Luca@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      Both those look awesome! Dusk especially looks right up my alley, but I just bought both on Steam, will be starting with dusk tonight :)

  • Varyag@beehaw.org
    2·
    1 year ago

    Alright, I did go on a boomer shooter and arena shooter romp a while back and found quite a few gems, although most of these answers will probably sound obvious.
    -DOOM classic, of course. Also try with mods, like Brutal DOOM
    -DOOM 2016 and DOOM Eternal are also really good, modernized takes on the formula -Quake is still really good, the remake is really nice. -Unreal Tournament '99 and 2004 might be officially dead, but they still have players if you follow the player maintained master servers
    -Blood:Fresh Supply on GoG
    -Hexen/Heretic is a classic -Dusk
    -Amid Evil
    -ULTRAKILL, really, all of the New Blood shooter projects are really good
    -Prodeus is one that flies under the radar of most, but it has a kickass soundtrack and vibe, and a gameplay that is between DOOM and Quake. Probably my favorite of the new bunch.

  • sp6@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    DUSK and CULTIC come to mind. The original 1993 DOOM and 1996 Quake are also absolutely still worth playing, but it sounds like you may have already played them. Maybe Post Void, Cruelty Squad, or HROT if those seem up your alley.

    I’ve heard great stuff about ULTRAKILL, but I would wait for it to leave early access before getting it.

  • Silvia@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Excellent suggestions all around in the comments! I own all of these XD There is one that wasn’t mentioned that I would highly recommend. Dread Templar is a good one.

  • frost@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    HROT is a great, stylized boomer shooter if you’ve got a kick for eastern Europe/Soviet-era architecture.