Games like Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
If you like Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (shooter, retro and warhammer 40k), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
- In common: action
When you fancy a classic shooter built around exploring: you can save anywhere and warp instantly to portals you've already visited.
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire
- In common: action and short sessions
- Difference: more story
When you want fast firefights in half-hour levels and a campaign you can finish in roughly 10-16 hours.
DOOM
- In common: action
When you're fired up and want an adrenaline rush: each level is a succession of intense fights.
DOOM Eternal
- In common: action
- Difference: more progression
When you're fired up and want to let off adrenaline. Each level is 45 minutes to an hour of pure action.
Shadow Warrior
- In common: action
When you fancy a long, irreverent shooter: Destructoid took around 16 hours to finish it and Roobla around 12.
ULTRAKILL
- In common: action and short sessions
- Difference: more competitive
When you're fired up and want a rush of adrenaline in 10-20 minute levels.
Titanfall 2
- In common: action
- Difference: more story
When you want high-quality action with no commitment: one or two afternoons and you're done.
Half-Life
- In common: action
- Difference: more story
When you fancy a classic campaign at your own pace: you can save anytime and progress in hour-long chunks.
Half-Life: Opposing Force
- In common: action
When you've already played Half-Life and want to return to that world for a couple of afternoons, with more shooting and fewer puzzles.
Wolfenstein: The New Order
- In common: action
- Difference: more story
When you fancy a shooter campaign with a proper beginning and end: Game Informer puts it at around 20 hours.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
A retro shooter with a '90s look set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe: as a Space Marine you work through three chapters of eight levels hunting coloured keys, switching between eight guns and a chainsword and tearing apart heretics and daemons.
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