OK Boomer Shooter: How indie games breathed new life into a dying genre - eviltoast
Games like 'Dusk', 'Amid Evil', and 'Into the Pit' are shining examples of a new FPS subgenre: the "boomer shooter" inspired by games like 'Doom' and 'Quake'.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ninja/post/10393

“Boomer shooter” is the latest term to follow the likes of “Roguelike” or “Soulslike” in the realm of hyperspecific gaming subgenres. It applies to first-person shooters that intentionally harken back to the classic PC games of the late ‘90s like Doom and Quake.

  • DonnieNarco@lemmy.oneEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I was gifted a very unique game in this style, called “Forgive Me Father”. I believe it was created by a single person and is extremely well designed and scary. If you haven’t checked that out, I would highly suggest it.

    • MrEUser@lemmy.ninjaOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      It was one of my first posts. I am excited about about Forgive me Father II. The story and the art are well done (putting it mildly). I’m trying to get an interview with the dev so I can write an article on the second one and stream it on release.

  • ampersandrew@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I’m looking for shooters to catch up more to the 6th gen style. I miss 007: Agent Under Fire with moon gravity and Q Claw. I miss Halo. I miss Metal Arms. I miss split-screen and LAN multiplayer.