# Classic Boomer Shooter - Shooter Template | Summer Engine

## About this template

Boomer shooters reject everything the last 20 years of shooter design added. No reload animations. No cover system. No regenerating health. Players run at full speed, strafe around projectiles, and manage health by actively hunting pickups. The gameplay is fast, kinetic, and brutally direct.

Build a game in this tradition without rebuilding 1993 engine conventions. Describe your weapons, your enemy roster, your level aesthetic. Summer Engine sets up the sprite-adjacent or low-poly 3D renderer, the fast player controller, and the health pickup system. You focus on designing levels and enemies that are satisfying to rip through.

The boomer shooter revival proved the format has a real audience. Players who are tired of slow, realistic shooters want something that respects their time and rewards aggression. Great levels are the hard part. Great weapons are the memorable part. Both start with a conversation about what you want players to feel.

## Who it's for

* Solo devs who love the speed and simplicity of Quake or Doom and want to make their own version.
* Designers with a strong level design vision who want a shooter engine that gets out of the way.
* Teams building a retro FPS for a jam or as a side project alongside other work.
* Anyone making a stylized game that takes the boomer shooter feel and applies a new visual skin or setting.

## Highlights

* ### Episode One Release  
Build 9 levels across 3 episodes with a final boss. The classic release structure. Enough content for an initial launch with more episodes planned.
* ### Arcade Single Level  
Build one expertly designed level with a custom weapon and custom enemy set. A focused vertical slice for a game jam or festival demo.
* ### Mod-Ready Foundation  
Build a game with exposed modding tools so your community can create custom level packs, weapons, and enemies. The boomer shooter community loves this.

## Highlights

### Fast movement

Players move at high constant speed with no walk toggle or slow zones. Strafing and bunny hopping are intended movement techniques.

### Health pickups

No regenerating health. Players find medkits and health orbs in the level. Combat is aggressive because health is a finite resource to be found and managed.

### Diverse weapon roster

Players carry every weapon at once. Shotguns for close range. Plasma guns for medium. Rocket launchers for groups. Weapon switching is constant.

### Dense enemy encounters

Rooms contain many enemies at once. Players dodge between projectiles, prioritize threats, and use the environment to funnel enemies into kill zones.

## Features

* ### High-speed first-person controller  
Players run faster than modern shooters allow. Full air control lets players dodge in the air. No stamina, no slow zones, no speed penalties for firing.
* ### Multi-weapon carry system  
Players carry all weapons simultaneously and switch between them freely. Ammo is tracked per weapon type. Players juggle ammo management across their entire arsenal.
* ### Projectile-heavy enemy combat  
Most enemies fire visible projectiles that can be dodged. Enemy attack patterns are read and avoided through movement. Hitscan enemies are rarer and more threatening.
* ### Level structure and secrets  
Levels have a start point, key-locked doors, and an exit. Secret areas hide bonus ammo, health, and weapons. Finding all secrets is a secondary goal for completionists.

## Genre fit

* Shooter
* Action
* Retro
* First-Person
* Arcade
* Desktop
* Web

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