10 Forgotten FPS Games From the 1990s

Released in 1994, Heretic was created by Raven Software using the same engine as Doom, but it pushed the first-person shooter genre forward. It was innovative for its time, introducing inventory management and allowing players to look up and down – features Doom lacked. The game takes place in a fantasy world where players battle undead creatures to close a gateway to Hell. While building upon Doom‘s foundation, Heretic offered improvements, and it proved popular enough to spawn sequels. However, it eventually became less well-known than Doom. In 2025, Bethesda brought it back into the spotlight with a re-release alongside Hexen, making it playable on today’s computers and including new content.








