- Steam celebrates all things boomer shooter with 'Boomstock 2025,' blasting up to 80% off the very best in retro-inspired FPS - 23 September 2025
Boomstock is here, baby, and if you are now wondering, "What is Boomstock?" I am happy to explain: It's "a celebration of booming and shooting," with new game announcements, updates, demos, and a very nice Steam sale on retro-inspired shooters... Read more.
- Grab these top tier boomer shooters up to 75% off in this Steam sale - 24 February 2024
When it comes to the best FPS games on PC, and that brand of classic style, fast-paced boomer shooters inspired by Doom and Quake in particular, it's tough to beat developer collective New Blood. Indeed, its 2018 pairing of Dusk and Amid Evil can be matched up closely to the arrival of that defining term for the genre, which has woven its way into the public consciousness to the point that Valve now recognizes the boomer shooter as its own standalone category. Now, to celebrate its tenth anniversary, a New Blood Steam sale gives you some of its best boomer shooters and beyond at big discounts. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Steam officially recognizes boomer shooters, so here are 6 of the best Doom meets dark fantasy as beloved FPS game gets prequel on Steam Fantastic retro FPS game Amid Evil gets expansion pack and VR edition
- The Final Update - 22 February 2024
CHAMPIONS! What a long road we have walked together. From our initial reveal... To our Early Access launch... And the seven FULL worlds of v1.0... Brought into Virtual Reality... And finally... The Black Labyrinth... The last seven years have been MAGICAL. This final update adds a Hordes of Evil Endless Arena to The Black Labyrinth, so that you may have one final romp with its enemies and punchify them into a fine red mist. On behalf of Leon, Simon, Andrew, the New Blood team and myself (Dave) We'd like to thank you for joining us on this journey to vanquish evil! You may rest now, Champions. THE UNIVERSE AWAITS. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34227/AMID_EVIL__CHAMPION_EDITION/ https://i.imgur.com/8VCMpn9.png
- Steam officially recognizes boomer shooters, so here are 6 of the best - 5 January 2024
Like it or not, 'boomer shooters' are here to stay. Steam now officially recognizes the moniker as the go-to description for the throwback FPS games, with Valve adding the term as a Steam category that developers and users can tag games with. It's a term that signifies a throwback to the heady days of classic, fast-paced shooters such as Doom, Quake, Hexen, and Heretic, typically matched with retro graphics reminiscent of the '90s and early '00s. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Doom meets dark fantasy as beloved FPS game gets prequel on Steam Fantastic retro FPS game Amid Evil gets expansion pack and VR edition
- The Amid Wizards Bundle - 2 December 2023
CHAMPIONS! Our friends over at Apogee have just released Wizordum! A game where much like AMID EVIL you also shoot magical things at magical enemies! Therefore it is only fitting we bundled it with AMID EVIL. GO FORTH AND CONQUER! (and save) https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/36914/Amid_Wizards/
- Retro FPS Amid Evil borrowed a famous anime attack to create one of the most satisfying videogame punches ever - 25 August 2023
Amid Evil might be an FPS with fantasy weapons roughly equivalent to Doom's archetypical arsenal, but its new expansion really wants you to punch things. It makes this clear in two different ways. First, it makes punching really fun... Read more.
- Hotfix - Build 2617 - 23 August 2023
There was a patch today with the following changes: Main game: Fixed codex description on Axe of the Black Labyrinth Fixed FATAL ERROR on quitting game with RT enabled Black Labyrinth: Removed 'continue' option in main menu if you haven't played the BL yet Made hard difficulty path a little easier to see Lowered Boss Bomb explosion radius Lowered Labyrinth Knights HP slightly Fixed Voidsplitter not 1-hitting Labyrinth Knights Fixed Thunder Spirit getting stuck sometimes Fixed Extra planet that would show up when swapping weapon sets Fixed destructible wall save bugs in all levels Fixed big door in 'the wall' that would sometimes close on the player Fixed gold key door in 'the wall' that would sometimes permanently lock Fixed moving spikes not saving in 'the hole' Fixed water slide effects not saving properly in 'the hole' Fixed falling pillars in 'the chamber' Fixed many out of bounds a…
- Doom meets dark fantasy as beloved FPS game gets prequel on Steam - 19 August 2023
Amid Evil The Black Labyrinth is the grand conclusion to one of the best throwback FPS games on Steam. The "expansion pack style DLC" for Amid Evil casts you back to the old-school days of Quake, Doom, and Hexen in a prequel to the base game that sees you attempting to reclaim the Axe of the Black Labyrinth. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Fantastic retro FPS game Amid Evil gets expansion pack and VR edition
- The Black Labyrinth is OUT NOW - 18 August 2023
SURPRISE, CHAMPIONS The Black Labyrinth is OUT NOW! After almost 3 years we couldn't hold it back any longer. And don't forget the NEW Soundtrack by Andrew Hulshult! https://i.imgur.com/YxF9FsK.jpg https://store.steampowered.com/app/2564010/AMID_EVIL__The_Black_Labyrinth__Official_Soundtrack/ In addition to the Black Labyrinth DLC expansion, the base game has also FINALLY been updated with the most requested feature of all time... AN ALTERNATE FONT And YES once you beat the Black Labyrinth you can play the original game with the new weapons from the expansion :) https://i.imgur.com/4vHsAXe.jpg This marks the end of a nearly six year journey since we first revealed AMID EVIL in 2017 For those of you who have been with us since then, thank you for your continued support, you are TRUE CHAMPIONS! And for those of you who are just joining us - we hope you enjoy the ride that is AMID EVIL. If…
- Retro shooter Amid Evil has announced new prequel DLC, The Black Labyrinth - 31 July 2023
Amid Evil joined New Blood Interactive’s slate of published games back in 2019, acting as a spiritual successor to prior shooters, Heretic. Developed by Indefatigable, the retro shooter was privy to plenty of praise, and keen fans can now rejoice; Amid Evil’s prequel DLC, The Black Labyrinth, which was teased two years ago , will now finally release on August 18. Revealed via a new release date reveal trailer , this prequel expansion will provide players with 11 new levels, new enemies, two new weapons, more traps, a dragon, and a new soundtrack. So, that’s plenty of content to sink your teeth into. Read more
- Amid Evil's expansion has magical spiked gauntlets that look absolutely bananas and I can't wait to punch somebody in the face with them - 28 July 2023
Back in 2021, New Blood Interactive said The Black Labyrinth , the prequel to its most excellent Hexen-esque fantasy FPS Amid Evil, would be out—as usual—"Soon™." Two years later, it actually is going to happen soon: New Blood announced today that the long-awaited expansion will finally go live on August 18... Read more.
- The Black Labyrinth Release Date - 28 July 2023
NEW WEAPONS NEW LEVELS NEW EVIL IT'S TIME TO ENTER... THE BLACK LABYRINTH AUGUST 18TH https://store.steampowered.com/app/1852860/AMID_EVIL__The_Black_Labyrinth/
- Black Labyrinth OST Preview - 21 July 2023
Wanderers, Champions, Watchers - Come one come all! And have a TASTE of the new original soundtrack for THE BLACK LABYRINTH. Andrew has been hard at work creating a unique and exciting OST for this expansion. And today in preparation for our release date trailer (dropping next week) he'd like to share with you... SPLITTING TIME Available now on all streaming platforms! Release date announcement next week. Be prepared. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1852860/AMID_EVIL__The_Black_Labyrinth/
- AMID EVIL VR IS OUT NOW - 20 April 2023
CHAMPIONS! PREPARE THYSELF. WITH A CRAZY DEEP BUNDLE AND DISCOUNT FOR AMID EVIL OWNERS https://store.steampowered.com/app/2320910/AMID_EVIL_VR/ https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/31989/AMID_EVIL_VR_BUNDLE/ AND THE BLACK LABYRINTH WILL BE OUT *THIS SUMMER* THE UNIVERSE AWAITS.
- Fantastic retro FPS game Amid Evil gets expansion pack and VR edition - 19 March 2023
Love retro FPS games that harken back to the glory days of Doom, Quake, Hexen, Heretic, and old-school Duke Nukem? Then you might already be familiar with throwback Amid Evil from the team at New Blood Interactive. Along with a big discount in the Steam Spring sale , there's even more on the way with the announcement of both an expansion pack style DLC and an Amid Evil VR release date that sees the shooter rebuilt from the ground up for virtual reality. Read the rest of the story...
- AMID EVIL VR: Gameplay Trailer + Release Date - 17 March 2023
On 4/20/23 it's time to strap on your VR headset and blaze evil, Champions. Available on both Steam VR and Oculus Quest, with a discount bundle for owners of AMID EVIL. Because We Love You and We Hate Money
- Complete Control - 22 November 2022
CHAMPIONS! In preparation for THE BLACK LABYRINTH and the upcoming console ports of AMID EVIL, we've released a long overdue controller overhaul and reworked all the menu code in the game! What does that mean? Well, all the game menus are now 100% controller compatible (no more mouse cursor) and we've also finally been STEAM DECK VERIFIED. And YES that's a brand new WEAPON WHEEL you see. https://media.giphy.com/media/6hwDuUQ176FBsAi3S0/giphy.gif It works with both controller (Hold RB) and KB + M (Hold Q) - try it out! There's also a new auto-switch weapon pickup option A new and improved key bindings menu And we finally overhauled (basically re-wrote) the CODEX! (ENJOY THE LORE) Volumetric fog has been optimized, so you should get quite a few extra frames in maps that use it. Keys have VFX to help them stand out a bit more now. And the AEWARLOCK cheat now adds mana. The Black Labyrinth…
- BUILD 2425 - 22 November 2022 - 22 November 2022
BUILD 2425 - 22 November 2022 This update contains the following changes: Entire menu code overhauled. The menu is now fully gamepad compatible. New option to auto-switch weapons on pickup. Please note: weapons won't auto-switch if you are currently firing your weapon. Bindings menu was updated Rebinding will now overwrite a previously bound key. 'Reset bindings' option is more robust. If you have any issues hit this button. Codex was completely overhauled and had a spell/grammar pass. Weapon wheel added. Defaults to Q on mouse/kb. Can be changed in the rebind options. Hold R1 for about half a second on gamepads to open it. Game changes: Volumetric fog was optimized, you should get quite a few extra frames in maps that use it. Keys have a VFX to help them stand out a bit now. AEWARLOCK cheat now adds mana. Animation bug fix for the Protector Enemies. Animation bug fix for the Solegionai…
- New BLACK LABYRINTH Gameplay - 21 September 2022
Enjoy, Champions! Coming SOON™ Wishlist NOW: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1852860/AMID_EVIL__The_Black_Labyrinth/
- Humble's Boomer Shooter bundle contains some throwback FPS classics - 8 March 2022
I'm not sure how I feel about the term "boomer shooter". Given that it refers to new first-person shooters which evoke games from the '90s, shouldn't they be millenial shooters? Fresh from killing napkins and mayonnaise, here come millenials to kill Shub-Niggurath. This is clearly me fighting a losing semantic battle, but in any case, Humble's Boomer Shooters Bundle has a lot of great games, including Dusk, Amid Evil, Ion Fury, HROT, and more for £9.05/$12. Read more
