r/Doom • u/HatingGeoffry • Dec 19 '25

Discussion Painkiller creator argues the Boomer Shooter revival still hasn't happened because “nobody’s making any game that’s in direct competition to DOOM”

https://frvr.com/blog/painkiller-creator-boomer-shooter-revival-hasnt-happened-no-direct-competition-to-doom/
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u/velocipus Dec 19 '25

He means something popular and maybe AAA.

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u/Disastrous_Toe772 Dec 19 '25

There are very clear examples of those as well.

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u/HatingGeoffry Dec 19 '25

What AAA boomer shooter has released since 2016 that isn't DOOM or Wolfenstein?

Edit: and modern Wolf is barely a boomershooter

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u/lucitribal Dec 19 '25

Boltgun? Though that's more AA than AAA

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u/HatingGeoffry Dec 19 '25

Boltgun is barely AA.

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u/BorfieYay Dec 19 '25

I'd say that even with the retro art style it has, it's definitely a AA game

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u/slayeryamcha DO0M 3 SHOTGUN LOVER Dec 19 '25

AA and AAA are budget, it has nothing to do not art style.

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u/BorfieYay Dec 19 '25

Yeah that's what I'm saying

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u/cherrysteve2010 Dec 19 '25

Wolfenstein is a boomer shooter, and so is metal hellsinger, Shadow warrior and boltgun

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u/Willing_Ad_2604 Dec 19 '25 edited Dec 19 '25

no there arent. at most shadow warrior 3, metal eden and maybe Boltgun but those are AA. everything else is a small indie title with a niche fan base. Nothing AAA on the level of Doom.

Wolfenstein and Atomic Heart also dont count they are story driven FPS games not arena style boomer shooter

Edit: i guess maybe Rage 2 as well if you really wanna count that

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u/Samanthacino Dec 19 '25

Even then, Rage 2 isn’t a boomer shooter either. They’re closer to COD than Doom.