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Games like Heretic

1994PC

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.

Interconnected level design
Fantasy setting
Shooting and gunplay
Dense, handcrafted world

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Hexen: Beyond Heretic

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1995PEGI 16PC, Steam Deck playable86 % positive

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.

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Hexen II

Dense, handcrafted world

A dark fantasy first-person shooter built on the Quake engine, with four character classes, light RPG leveling and hub-based worlds full of puzzles, keys and backtracking.

Witchaven

Fantasy setting

A retro medieval fantasy first-person shooter where you play the knight Grondoval, fighting through a wicked witch's fortress with sword and spells. Light RPG elements and melee-focused combat give this build-engine-era game its own flavor.

Quake

Fantasy setting

This remaster bundles both classic mission packs and two new MachineGames episodes, letting you blast through demonic dimensions at the original's relentless pace. The fast, unforgiving core shooting stays intact, now with modern rendering.

Amid Evil

Fantasy setting

A fast retro-style boomer shooter that swaps guns for inventive magical weapons like staves and blades across surreal fantasy realms. Colorful, dreamlike levels reward hunting for secrets.

Blood: Fresh Supply

Fast pace

A brutal retro first-person shooter from 1997 in updated form: as undead gunslinger Caleb you blast through hordes of cultists with shotguns, dynamite and occult weapons. Fast, gory level design full of secrets and dark humor.

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter

Action-packed real-time combat

A classic late-90s first-person shooter in which you play a time-travelling warrior hunting dinosaurs through sprawling jungle levels, searching for keys and secrets. A wild arsenal and maze-like level design define the experience.

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

Dense, handcrafted world

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.

Quake

Fast pace

id Software's landmark shooter sends you through grim, gothic Lovecraftian mazes full of monsters, with lightning-fast movement, frantic gunplay and a brooding industrial soundscape by Trent Reznor. Its multiplayer also made history.

Doom II: Hell on Earth

Fast pace

The legendary shooter classic sends you and your Super Shotgun through maze-like levels packed with demons that have overrun Earth. Blistering, relentless combat, hidden secrets and nasty new foes like the Arch-vile keep it a genre benchmark to this day.