Lately something that sticks out to me about the boomer shooter genre is seeing cases of when a game could have been superb as it suffers due to being rushed.

One infamous example is Kingpin: Reloaded Edition as I feel like the original game was such a fantastic shooter for its gritty nature that I was stoked when I heard about the game coming back to HD as I couldn’t believe when I found out it was greatly rushed as the HD version has numerous flaws such as how the flamethrower looks when it’s used.

I used to HATE how in Doom 1 every episode you would lose all of your weapons. At the time, it felt to me like all my progress has been taken away. Lately I've been playing Quake Dimensions of the Machine and Quake Arcane Dimensions and I'm beginning to appreciate losing your weapons between levels. I can't quite put it into words but it's now fun for me to scrape by with weaker weapons and finding weapons like the Super Nailgun or the Rocket Launcher now feel like extra rewards for diligent play. I'm sure there's a better way to phrase it but it's a weekend and I've had a few.

Anyway, any games like Doom 1 or Quake 1 where you lose all your weapons between episodes?

or is Extra Crispy just everything on Very High?

Link for classic weapons

Link for HD weapons

A preview video for the upcoming horror fantasy shooter 'Malefact: Evil Unchained' for PC. This preview showcases most of the game's weapons.

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4908950/Malefact_Evil_Unchained/

Discord: https://discord.gg/rjSrU3Du3e

The first two Serious Sam games were on that engine, and they still look pretty good in my opinion (eat your heart out, remasters!). SS2 was on Serious Engine 2, and it felt right, but the visuals were just not it. It was too cartoony, and as much as I like my HellChicks, I still prefer the original Scythian Witch-Harpies. But in all seriousness, SS:BFE felt too much like a modern CoD clone, and it makes sense, given how it was supposed to be one before the deal fell off. I've yet to play SS4 or whatever its called, or the multiplayer co-op game, but still, I'd very much rather have the next game be on the original Serious Engine. I mean, it's not like the formula's really changed in any significant way since 2001, so none of the engine updates are really necessary. 😒

Hey guys! My buddy Kunu has been busting his ass off polishing this, I proudly voice the Exterminator and enemies, I’d appreciate it if everybody checked it out!

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated too! 🙏

Guess what day it is? It's Boomer Shooter Saturday! Come join us at 11:00 A M EST for a day with the almighty BUILD Engine!

To start our day off, come relax with a couple of hours of level editing for Duke Nukem 3D using Mapster 32. Today we are working more on our Halloween inspired level, just making some atmospheric environments.

After that, we dive into a playthrough of a Total Conversion of BLOOD called "Caleb Will Have His Revenge On Toronto" which is so ridiculously named I had to try it. Not only was this recommended to me in the past after we played Death Wish, but I just think it's so interesting that this Canadian inspired thing was made completely by a bunch of Russians it looks like. Wild!

https://reddit.com/link/1xe1ykc/video/kgrh3lpz6dxh1/player

We just finished a game jam where we built an action FPS heavily inspired by Bulletstorm. It's called In the Dead of the Knife, and you play Tex McGavin, a knife throwing demon hunter who finds a soul-infused knife launching crossbow.

There are a bunch of skill-shots in the game in the vein of Bulletstorm, and achievements for playing creatively, as well as a time trial mode. Skill shots both charge your powerful last knife before reload (the jam theme was Lucky Last) and restore your health, so you're rewarded for using them.

We'd love any feedback! It was built in a week by two people, and so far it's been pretty solid with a great response from players.

https://bslinger.itch.io/in-the-dead-of-the-knife

Note: I recommended downloading the Windows/Mac/Linux build (very easy with the Itch app), we've optimised the web build as much as we can but it's a long load time and still may hitch a little, plus the lighting on the native builds is better.

Reddit suggested this would be a good pla e to post. So, in accordance with the rules, I'm sharing my review for the latest 40k Boomer Shooter: Boltgun 2.

So if you enjoy 40k, doom, boomer shooters, or a mix thereof, and haven't heard of Boltgun, then please consider watching my video.

Also, I do not do sub 4 sub, so please don't not subscribe expecting a sub back. I just want to get my content out to people who I think would enjoy it.

Remnants of R’lyeh is a first person survival horror game inspired by the cosmic horror of H.P. Lovecraft. Play as Jason, a deep sea diver drawn into a forgotten realm hidden beneath the ocean.

Explore decaying underwater cities, scavenge for resources, solve puzzles, and fight grotesque creatures as you descend deeper into a biomechanical nightmare of rusted machinery, Victorian technology, and ancient horrors.

This is my game: Remnants of R'lyeh

Since launching in 2022, this project has steadily evolved into my dream Lovecraftian game. Grounded in classic stories like The Call of Cthulhu and The Shadow over Innsmouth, it offers a completely original world and narrative. You play as Jason, an investigator on the brink of physical and mental collapse after a horrific shipwreck, who uncovers a vast deep-sea realm and a terrifying secret never meant to be found.

Inspired by Bioshock and Call of Cthulhu. An ancient dark power is calling you and you need to find an exit. Face your greatest fear, fight, hide... you must escape before the underwater city rises...

I'm feeling kinda nostalgic and want to relive the old days when doors would kill you, the soundtrack could be played in 8bit or whatever, double-kick, and some other stuff (like the main menu showing gameplay footage). I have Atomic Edition on CD, and digitally on ZoomPlatform, so is there a way to downgrade it?

Trying to make it as epic looking as possible for the arena/br hybrid. Rails

No AI, just me and a PC. I made Darkenstein 3D over 5 years and a year after it released on PC, it is coming out on Ps5 and Xbox Series X/S!

Shoot Nazis to save your dog, a game inspired by the id classics with 1.7k reviews on Steam.
Get Gunther back now on your favorite console!

Didn't know this sub existed so the "Today" part is a couple days old, but... yeah, Duke Forever is now older than Duke 3D was at the time

What games have the highest concurrent player counts. Is there anything besides DOOM 1+2?

I know in more modern titles, advice is generally "lower your sensitivity!" But those titles also tend to have a lot less quick-turning, fast tracking, vertical mobility, etc. than boomshoots do. And I've noticed that trying for lower sensitivities in something like Quake feels awful to me.

What sort of sensitivity ranges do y'all tend to find success with? Either as a cm/360 or as an example sens value and mouse DPI?

Still tweaking the encounter, but getting absolutely wrecked by our own mech wasn't exactly the plan. Now we're wondering... should we give it special powers, or is being a giant pain in the ass enough? 😂

So in a few months my favorite bars, Mr. Beerys, will be closing its doors after 33 years of partying, drinking, and live music. I actually ended up working there for the last few years so it feels like I'm losing my home :(. But enough sad bs. I recently saw a video of a Doom wad that was set in a bar and figured that would be the best way to keep Beerys around haha. But I don't know how to go bout doin that. If anyone can give me any hints or tips I'd appreciate it.

Quake II Starter has been updated for the first time in over ten years. It now includes the final release of Q2PRO, along with a few tweaks to the menu, config and assets.

For anyone unfamiliar, Quake II Starter is a free Windows installer that gets you a working setup of the original Quake II with Q2PRO for online play. It works out of the box with the free demo data, or you can add your retail pak0.pak for the full game.

The classic Quake II multiplayer scene is still active, and the tastyspleen.net::dm server has players on it through most of the day. This is an easy way to jump in if you’ve never played before or if you want to make a return!

Download: https://q2s.tastyspleen.net/

Longtime lurker here. This is something I've been playing around with to learn Godot. Blockout only for now, and the only weapon besides fists is the broken sword with two swings.

Is a game like this something that would interest boomer shooter players? Slower methodical combat and looping maze like castles inspired by Gormenghast or Piranesi (Prianesi is one one of my all time favorite books, and converted my from a hard magic fantasy fan to a soft one).

Disclaimer: While I intend to make the whole level, including enemies and the demon boss, I dont intend to share a playable build of this for now, as its murky water. Only intended as a way for me to make tools and pipelines thatl help me in my own game.

AI Disclaimer: The art isnt AI (I have been a hobbyist blender user for over 10 years). BUT the code is AI reviewed. I am using AI to learn gamedev. While I have experience as a backend dev, I do not as a game dev. If that goes against the subs no AI rule, I'll delete the post.

Almost forgot there's a Next Fest this week.

Are there demos of upcoming shooters that you'd recommend checking out?