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Here are our best picks for the 5 best indie first-person shooters.
First-person shooters are one of the most beloved genres. It has undergone an immense revolution since the release of the classic Doom. Similarly, the Indie development scene has seen a massive surge in the first-person shooter category. However, there is a vast catalog of indie FPS games that have never received their deserved spotlight.
Here are the five best indie first-person shooters with a pure adrenaline rush that you can play.
1) Dusk
David Szymanski’s magnum opus, Dusk, is a retro-based first-person shooter. It puts the recent FPS games to shame. Reminiscent of the 90s shooters Quake and Blood, it masterfully inherits the classic gameplay elements and forms a unique personality.
It puts you in a world where cultists are on the loose, and you must stop them from completing their rituals. Progress the game to unlock a variety of weapons, and go wild around the world as you bunny hop and run while killing everyone. It has no major objective, and the sole thing you should care about is murdering everyone you set your sights on.
Whether you’re using melee weapons or a trusty old shotgun, Dusk provides a versatile and positively erratic gameplay that will have you on the edge of your seat.
2) Ultrakill
Ultrakill is an ultra-violent first-person shooter based on the famous and peculiar poem Dante’s Inferno. The gameplay loop is hellish and revolves around our character, V1, drinking blood to heal himself. Spiraling down the layers of hell, every enemy has their own lore. Hakita’s creativity speaks volumes as the level and enemy designs gradually improve with every passing level. It effortlessly encapsulates the essence of classic Doom shooting elements and the style meter from Devil May Cry.
Ultrakill is easy to play but hard to master, making it a cult-classic game among speedrunners. With multiple and creative maps and techniques to play, every playthrough feels unique and has a ton of weapons to master. The impact it has made in the first-person shooter indie community is something that will be studied for years to come. Additionally, the soundtrack is phenomenal, which progressively becomes better as you play the game.
3) Mullet Mad Jack
Now, who doesn’t want to take down billionaire corporations that do nothing but leech off the middle class? Mullet Mad Jack is set in the far future, where robots are the new norm. The robot billionaires named Robillionaires are corrupted elites who try to take over the world, and then there’s our protagonist, Mad Jack, who decides to break the silence.
The fast-paced gameplay is infused with trippy UI, providing a unique yet otherworldly experience. Storming through the giant building where Robblionaires live, you must kill everyone in the time limit that increases after killing their guards. If the timer runs out, Mad Jack will run out of dopamine rush and will be deemed useless. Ultimately, your main objective is to save a girl whom the billionaires have kidnapped.
With retro arcade aesthetics and an anime art style, Mullet Mad Jack is a different experience from your average FPS games.
4) Bright Memory: Infinite
A Chinese indie breakthrough game, Bright Memory: Infinite, is like Mullet Mad Jack, battling futuristic soldiers and mythic creatures as you progress through the game. If you’re an ancient Chinese mythology enthusiast, you will meet some of the most infamous creatures laced in the world.
Featuring stylish and fluid gameplay, you can juggle enemies to pull off unique moves. Additionally, you can deflect bullets that make up a huge part of the game’s badass-ness. Fast-paced gameplay, along with supreme melee mechanics, makes it a unique entry from the rest. One of the best indie first-person shooters to date.
5) Turbo Overkill
An indie game with a jaw-dropping cyberpunk world. Turbo Overkill is an unfiltered FPS experience that cranks every gameplay element mentioned in this list to the maximum. While the shooter mechanics are quite similar to other games, it introduces a unique mechanic: Chainsaw Leg.
The world is under the control of a rogue AI, and you’re everyone’s last hope. With an emphasis on movement, the movement loop is lightning fast as you dash and chainsaw-kick through the enemy hordes. Turbo Overkill is an example of an FPS made right, and surprisingly, it has no cons. A perfect first-person shooter indie game.
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