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.

  • SmugBedBug@lemmy.iswhereits.atEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Great article! All to say that if it wasn’t for indie devs, genres like this one would have stayed dead. I’m glad they brought it back. If there’s a market for it, they should make the game. AAA studios only want the highest ROI so they were always unlikely to take the risk on something like this.