From an inside joke to a legitimate Steam tag, the boomer shooter has come a long way. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. PC ...

Fear not. A boomer shooter is not a game that involves shooting baby boomers. It doesn't even refer to games played by boomers since there weren't any (even Pong came during Generation X).

The term “boomer shooter” first came about during the development of one of the best modern examples of the genre, 2018's Dusk, says composer Andrew Hulshutt.

The boomer shooter moniker simply refers to retro shooters (Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein) and the waves of modern games, usually indies, built in that style (Dusk, HROT, Turbo Overkill.) ...

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The term "boomer shooter" became a running joke within the team behind the aforementioned Dusk, which launched in 2018. Andrew Hulshult, who composed music for Dusk and other similar titles like ...

The “boomer shooter” renaissance has brought about a new wave of first-person shooters that play like the ‘90s-era classics, and Humble’s new Best of Boomer Shooters: Bigger and Boomer ...

Ion Fury is the latest in a long and enjoyable line of boomer shooters I’ve ticked off lately. The two of us were bound to intersect – me, a 36-year-old with a professional sideline in harping ...

3D Realms will release Phantom Fury, the boomer shooter with lots of similarities to the Duke Nukem series of games on April 23 for the PC via Steam and GoG.com with console versions coming later.

Developer Fatbot Games has announced a new Quake-era-themed boomer shooter called Gravelord, mixing in tarot cards that are played during the fast-first-person-shooter gameplay in order to add a ...