The Doom series is undoubtedly one of the most successful shooter games. There are also other dark and worthwhile shooter games. We look at six exciting alternatives!
#1 Turbo Overkill
In Turbo Overkill you play a mercenary who is a mix of man and machine: one of his legs has a built-in chainsaw. The game’s setting is a brightly lit dystopian metropolis.
#2 Mullet MadJack
What looks like a 90s anime quickly turns out to be a real action game: In Mullet MadJack you only have ten seconds per level to eliminate your opponents.
#3 Cultic (Chapter One)
Cultic is characterized by its retro atmosphere. The setting is rural America in the 1960s. You fight against a cult that has infested the city.
#4 Sprawl
In Sprawl you play as a soldier who fights against a totalitarian military regime, whose soldiers are of course in the majority. The game’s setting is a dark cyberpunk metropolis.
#5 Deadlink
In Deadlink you don’t play an ordinary soldier, but take on the role of an agent who takes on the largest and most corrupt corporations. From the Head Quarter you control robots that fight.
#6 HROT
HROT takes you to Czechoslovakia in 1986. The game is characterized by its oppressive atmosphere, as there had recently been a major catastrophe. As a member of the civil defense, you now fight against soldiers, mutants and other creatures.