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.

  •  HiT3k   ( @HiT3k@beehaw.org ) English
    7•1 year ago

    Sure wish id would capitalize and develop a true, in house successor to Quake. I actually like Quake Champions, but you can’t help wonder what it would be like to have id or Epic put the full force of their development talent behind an arena shooter for the modern era.

      •  Bayou_wulf   ( @Bayou_wulf@geddit.social ) English
        1•1 year ago

        No, I remember it. It took the RTCW:ET multiplayer and added a Quake 2 - Strogg and expanded it out into a full standalone game. The problem was when it came out and the - at-the-time death of PC gaming for Xbox360 and PS3. A free to play remaster would probably be popular.