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This forum is for classic-style and “boomer” shooters — including the 1990s–early 2000s games and modern titles that deliberately revive that formula.

Typical core traits: fast movement and high skill ceiling, weapon pickups instead of (or alongside) limited loadouts, little to no regenerating health, high enemy density, arena or level-based action, and a strong focus on pure shooting and mobility over tactical cover or cinematic set pieces.

Typical examples: Doom, Quake, Duke Nukem 3D, Unreal Tournament, Serious Sam, Blood, Heretic/Hexen, Painkiller, and modern games in the same spirit such as Metal Eden, Bulletstorm, Dusk, Ultrakill, Ion Fury, Prodeus, Amid Evil, Boltgun, Turbo Overkill, etc. Pretty much any Arena Shooter.

Borderline / early-2000s or newer games: Post here if the game prioritizes old-school arcade-like speed, resource management via pickups, and frenetic action over modern systems. Release date does not decide placement — style does.

Cross-posting is fine for games that truly sit in the middle.