With literally hundreds of video games launching on Steam each yr, at times it can be tough to find the specific activity you might be seeking for–specially when that sport falls into a greater style like to start with-man or woman-shooters. Valve has produced it a lot easier for retro-minded shooter supporters to uncover their upcoming game, as the label “boomer shooter” has been included to Steam’s database.

The time period “boomer shooter” refers to any FPS which bears a resemblance to the original Doom’s structure–whether the game in query is an first early ’90s typical like Doom or a contemporary indie title like Turbo Overkill or Dusk. As of this producing, a complete of 64 games slide into the class, a checklist which involves Star Wars: Dark Forces, Ion Fury, Warhammer 40K: Boltgun, and more.

The time period “boomer shooter” grew to become a working joke within just the staff powering the aforementioned Dusk, which introduced in 2018. Andrew Hulshult, who composed new music for Dusk and other comparable titles like Amid Evil and Prodeus, said on X that the staff observed it becoming employed to explain the primary Doom, so they “ran with it since it was funny.”

The Boomer Shooter label is now lively on Steam, alongside with its personal individual web site for effortless entry to each individual video game. Together with the titles talked about earlier mentioned, the website page also lists a handful of future titles, which include Agent 64: Spies Never Die–a tribute to retro FPS Goldeneye 64–and Mouse, which pulls from the now-public Steamboat Willie period of Mickey Mouse.