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[Apocryphon]

Subscribed. Has anyone mentioned DUSK yet?

No, and that’s just heresy. Dusk is amazing and should probably also be credited for the successful revival of the genre.

Cultic and Prodeus have been a blast, and along with Ion Fury and Amid Evil they represent the best the FPS genre has been in the past 5 years. Where DNF failed us, these indie games delivered in spades. My Steam Deck is basically a retro-FPS console atm; in currently replaying Unreal Gold and having an absolute blast. So much nostalgia.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Doom 2 is still king. Unlimited potential

My man. I recently played the Ashes wads and the are so good. Banger ost too.

 

[Germuso]

New Blood interactive and 3d realms are saving shooters.

 

[Ishma3L]

Do we know what happened with Graven? Game looked cool from afar but IIRC people shat on it from being to simple or something.

Also... is there anything out there like Hexen? Loved that game, deserves it's own bunch of clones.

Try the demo to see if it is what you're into. Not as dark as Graven, but check it out. You might like it, you might not.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

This one's from 3D Realms

Avoid this one it is stuck in early access limbo.

 

[ACESHIGH]

Project Warlock is pretty great, even if the progression system is brutal.

 

[diffusionx]

I haven't played all of these and I definitely will not, considering most are in early access hell, but but Amid Evil is a really excellent shooter.

 

[Buggy Loop]

Just finished the System shock remake demo. I really hope it releases next month as promised, really loved the experience.

 

[DemonGamerTTT]

Based on the classic Quake 3 Arena! Delicious game, but unfortunately there's no bot and... no servers in my area(lowest ping I found was 130).

 

[JakeWolf]

Project Warlock is pretty great, even if the progression system is brutal.

Yep, game is awesome. Too bad it ran poorly on my system for some reason, dropping to 70-ish fps just looking up at the sky.

 

[ahtlas7]

Thats a lot of

ER shooters. How many are actually good?

 

[IDKFA]

I'm looking forward to this one. A boomer shooter mixed with 40k

 

[VN1X]

I'm looking forward to this one. A boomer shooter mixed with 40k

Yeah can't wait for that one!

Also, bit disappointed to hear that WitchFire is going to be Early Access when it releases but especially so because it will be locked to EGS for, what I assume is, a full year to boot. Oh well, guess us Steamy-bois will get the proper version once it does finally hit Steam.

 

[daninthemix]

Avoid this one it is stuck in early access limbo.

Yeah this is super annoying. They released 5 great levels but clearly made enough money from Early Access that they lost all motivation to finish.

 

[VN1X]

Avoid this one it is stuck in early access limbo.

I mean the dev is still giving bi-weekly updates on Discord & Steam. That said there is a vocal minority in the community that is not happy with how long it's been in EA which is fair enough I guess.

Personally I don't mind. I own the game but will wait to give it some more time in the oven before diving in.

 

[JCK75]

My pining for old school gameplay is not the same as pining for old school graphics.

 

[Buggy Loop]

My pining for old school gameplay is not the same as pining for old school graphics.

F

 

[Juza]

Tried the demo, cool game

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[Buggy Loop]

HOLY SHIT just played Selaco and I'm blown away. It's SO GOOD!
Play Selaco now guys, this game SLAPS! Especially in 144FPS!

Yes the demo is amazing. It's really the spiritual successor to FEAR.

I saw banana peels in the demo but didn't much of it.. then i saw this..



holy shit

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

Yes the demo is amazing. It's really the spiritual successor to FEAR.

I saw banana peels in the demo but didn't much of it.. then i saw this..



holy shit

If you're interested in a more modern spiritual successor to fear check out Trepang2.

 

[Labolas]

I unironically think that Doom coming back the way it did, showed that there's still a market for this genre of shooter.

 

[Buggy Loop]

If you're interested in a more modern spiritual successor to fear check out Trepang2.

Wishlisted

I'll check demo soon.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

There's more of a glut of them than there ever was back in the day, but holy hell... so many of them are just plain awesome. There are a lot I'm really looking forward to, as well. Phantom Fury, Supplice, Cultic (the full game), and Selaco are probably my most anticipated. If Compound Fracture and Trepang2 count, those are on that list, too.

 

[64bitmodels]

i dont like how so many of them are just themed around going to some hellish place and shooting demons of some sort. i feel like we could have more variety in this genre settings wise, like yeah we get that doom is your inspiration but do something more interesting & unique with it

 

[jaysius]

At least people in their 70s have games to play.

Boomer shooter is a shitty genre name, it’s fucking stupid, and people should stop overusing it.

 

[64bitmodels]

Boomer shooter is a shitty genre name, it’s fucking stupid, and people should stop overusing it.

the entire concept being based on nostalgia is flawed. The gameplay is the only thing they should be taking from the classics and its why i agree with the 'abandon 90s polygon' aesthetic as that'd be a push in the right direction to make the games less of a DOOM clone and more of its own original thing that just so happens to expand on the gameplay of Quake and DOOM.

a shooter that does this right is ashes 2063, it has a wholly original setting and more of a unique atmosphere than just HELL, DEMONS, KILLING, GORE
As well as Prodeus, Doom Golden Souls 2, Doom 2016, and ULTRAKILL (that game extends to religion in general and isn't just hell. The enemies you kill aren't stereotypical demons but rather robots and divine beings. It's different enough from the other games to get a mention imo)

 

[JakeWolf]

Boomer shooter is a shitty genre name, it’s fucking stupid, and people should stop overusing it.

It's too late for that, just like ''Metroidvania''

 

[SmokedMeat]

Avoid this one it is stuck in early access limbo.

It’s also not that good.

 

[SmokedMeat]

i dont like how so many of them are just themed around going to some hellish place and shooting demons of some sort. i feel like we could have more variety in this genre settings wise, like yeah we get that doom is your inspiration but do something more interesting & unique with it

 

[Supple]

It's too late for that, just like ''Metroidvania''

Eh, Metroidvania actually made sense during the time Jeremy Parish coined it. Boomer Shooter does not.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Boomer shooter is a shitty genre name, it’s fucking stupid, and people should stop overusing it.

Retro FPS would be more apt.

 

[Germuso]

Isn't wrath team making the new Phantom fury?

Edit: ArnoldWrong.gif

 

[64bitmodels]

in the case of that it seems more inspired by early 2000s shooters with the whole city setting and physics focus. i like it

 

[Rei dos Vermes]

I tried a lot, even Ion Fury but it just didnt click with me, then I tried Prodeus and its as if i was playing back in 1995 with full excitement, death match included.

Prodeus is such a great game! The "Marksman" map is on my top 10 of the best level designs ever. It's truly remarkable!

 

[EverydayBeast]

Really like doom 2016 bringing back that arena style factor was great.

 

[ryantetric]

Boomer shooter is a shitty genre name, it’s fucking stupid, and people should stop overusing it.

Agreed. It makes no fucking sense. Just call them retro FPSs like it should be.

 

[Shtef]

Dread templar is really fun game, yes there are some annoying things like enemies getting stuck inside you, but overall i am really enjoying it.

 

[raduque]

I am yet again reminded how salty I still am that we never got more SiN Episodes. I bought it retail. I still have the discs! So mad.

Oh, and I still have to finish Ion Fury some day.

 

[SweetShark]

Dread templar is really fun game, yes there are some annoying things like enemies getting stuck inside you, but overall i am really enjoying it.

Started yesterday "Dread Templar" and reached the 1st Boss already. The gameplay 'wants' to be fun, but the enemies are booooooring!

 

[DGrayson]

It's too late for that, just like ''Metroidvania''

Not for me. These games are Retro Shooters that's it. No other name exists.

 

[SweetShark]

Started yesterday "Dread Templar" and reached the 1st Boss already. The gameplay 'wants' to be fun, but the enemies are booooooring!

And update for the game:
I reached Episode 5 and...the game became a lot better!!!
The enemies are no longer boring as first. They have some specific quirks that make them challenging.
Plus the secrets...OH GOD THE SECRETS ARE GOOD!!!

Highly recommend it now, you just need to tolerate the first 2 boring episodes...

 

[BennyBlanco]

I like how OP said he doesnt like a bunch of games that dont usel pixel art then went on to say he wishes games looked more like rogue legacy 2, which actually uses pixel art

 

[Evil Calvin]

Can you add the game names to your descriptions? My work blocked the videos so no idea what games you are talking about.

 

[Evil Calvin]

Yeah this is super annoying. They released 5 great levels but clearly made enough money from Early Access that they lost all motivation to finish.

What the name?

 

[Havoc2049]

This looks like it could be awesome.

 

[Soodanim]

I'm glad this was bumped, but I still fucking hate the term boomer shooter and die a little inside when I see stores promoting that as a named class of game.

 

[Shtef]

Yup, for non native English speakers its confusing, i had to google what boomer means.
We should change the thread title to retro shooters.

 

[winjer]

The curious thing is that Baby Boomers had nothing to do with the FPS we are now emulating.
For example, John Carmack was born in 1970, so he is a GenX. And most people who played his games at the time were GenX and Millennials.
There might have been some Baby Boomers that played these games, or even helped making a few. But they were the exception.

 

[Buggy Loop]

This looks like it could be awesome.

Wow, probably gonna be the best warhammer game ever. That’s what a space marine game should be like.

Only thing remaining is to hear the soundtrack. We have any idea who does it?

 

[Madflavor]

I can confirm Ion Fury is a badass game and one of the best old school style FPS I've played. Shelly is my kind of girl:




Can't wait for it's sequel coming out this year: