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1997PC

You hack and blast your way through over-the-top demon levels as Lo Wang, mixing sword slashes with an arsenal of ridiculous guns. The Build engine's multi-level rooms and sharp, irreverent humor make every stage a playful romp.

  • Interconnected level design
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Dense, handcrafted world
  • Lots of humour

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Duke Nukem 3D

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1996PEGI 16PC

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A cult classic boomer shooter starring a wisecracking action hero blasting aliens through interactive, maze-like city levels packed with secrets. Its crude satirical humor, inventive weapons and destructible environments made it an icon of 90s FPS design.

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Heretic

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Heretic is a classic first-person shooter that takes the Doom engine into a dark fantasy world. Instead of guns you wield wands, crossbows and magical artifacts against undead and demons while hunting keys and exploring maze-like levels.

Quake II

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A landmark sci-fi shooter: a lone marine fights through the industrial hellscape of Stroggos against a cybernetic alien army. It delivers fast gunplay, interconnected hub levels, a pounding metal soundtrack, and influential deathmatch multiplayer.

Hexen: Beyond Heretic

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A dark fantasy first-person shooter where you pick a fighter, mage or cleric, each with a unique arsenal, and fight through interconnected hub worlds. Switch puzzles and backtracking matter as much as the combat.

Doom

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You blast through hordes of demons on Mars and in Hell in this faithful, modernized port of the 1993 original. Fast movement, a brutal arsenal and secret-filled maps reward aggressive, skillful play.

Ion Fury

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A fast, 90s-style Build engine shooter with huge, twisty levels packed with secrets, explosive weapons and a wisecracking heroine in cyberpunk Neo DC. No regenerating health, just run and gun.

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

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A classic late-90s first-person shooter where you play the dinosaur hunter Turok through huge, sprawling levels filled with prehistoric beasts, aliens and outlandish weapons. Hunting for keys and secrets matters as much as the shooting.

Prey

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A linear sci-fi shooter in which you play Cherokee mechanic Tommy aboard a giant alien mothership. Portals, shifting gravity and spirit walking create inventive puzzles and firefights.

Rise of the Triad: Dark War

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A fast, over-the-top retro shooter built on a Wolfenstein 3D-style engine, with jump pads, multi-level maps and absurd weapons. It is tongue-in-cheek and relentlessly high-paced.

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