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Valve Makes "Boomer Shooter" An Official Genre On Steam (www.gamespot.com)

submitted 10 months ago by nanoUFO@sh.itjust.works to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

I disagree, it's informative.

Maybe Doom-like is better, since "clone" implies they didn't add anything. It has worked really well for rogue-like, and souls-like has also evolved a bit to not just be "like dark souls," but any game with a focus on hard boss fights.