Field guide · Hand drawn & comic book FPS games on PC

Hand drawn and comic book FPS games on PC: illustrated shooters

By Ekin, a solo developer in Istanbul (Whale Development Studios), maker of Iron Curtain Call. Published 8 November 2026; every price, release date and platform below was checked on 8 November 2026 against the US Steam store and the sources at the end.

Hand drawn classic cartoon rubber hose characters inside a Cold War carnival stage in Iron Curtain Call
Every character and boss in Iron Curtain Call is inked in rubber hose rubber hose style. Free demo on Steam.
The short answer

The ten hand drawn and comic book shooters at a glance

In an era where dozens of Unreal Engine shooters share the same photorealistic concrete and tactical rifles, hand drawn and comic book FPS games stand out within a single frame: 2D illustrated enemy sprites, rubber hose rubber hose ink lines, halftone comic panels and crosshatched shadows. As a solo developer in Istanbul drawing and building Iron Curtain Call around rubber hose rubber hose ink inside a sixties Cold War Soviet puppet regime, I compiled the ten best hand drawn and comic book shooters on Steam.

If you want hand drawn rubber hose rubber hose cartoon animation in a first person shooter, play the free Steam demo of my game Iron Curtain Call (releasing 11 March 2027) and MOUSE: P.I. For Hire ($29.99). If you want 2D hand drawn comic strip crime and Lovecraftian sprites you can play today, start with Fallen Aces ($14.99, free demo on Steam), Forgive Me Father ($19.99) and Forgive Me Father 2 ($24.99, free demo). And if you want full graphic novel cel shading and comic panel framing, play Void Bastards ($29.99), XIII ($12.99), The Darkness II ($29.99) and MULLET MADJACK ($19.99, free demo).

At a glance

The ten hand drawn and comic book shooters at a glance

US Steam store prices, release dates, platforms and free demo availability checked on 8 November 2026.
GameIllustration & ink techniqueSetting & combat hookFree demo on SteamUS priceOut
Iron Curtain CallMy game2D rubber hose rubber hose ink & greasepaintsixties Soviet satire, parry, kick & grappleYes, free: Mission 1, about 15 to 20 minutesNot priced yet11 March 2027Free demo since 28 October 2026
MOUSE: P.I. For HireMonochrome rubber hose rubber hose animationrubber hose detective noir & jazz gunplayNo$29.9916 April 2026
Fallen Aces2D rubber hose pulp crime comic strip spritesImmersive sim brawling, stealth & thrown pipesNo$14.9914 June 2024Early Access
Forgive Me Father2D hand drawn comic book Lovecraft spritesBoomer shooter gunplay & madness skillsNo$19.997 April 2022
Forgive Me Father 2High contrast dark comic ink & lightingSequel with dark tome loadout customizationNo$24.9924 October 2024
XIII ClassicBelgian BD comic frames & onomatopoeiaConspiracy espionage FPSNo$12.9911 June 2020First released in 2003
Void Bastards2D comic sprites & halftone sound bubblesTactical roguelite spaceship boardingNo$29.9928 May 2019
The Darkness IIHand painted graphic novel crosshatchingDual guns + two demon tentaclesYes, free$29.999 February 2012
Borderlands 2Heavy black ink outlines on 3D geometryCo op sci fi Western looter shooterNo$19.9917 September 2012
MULLET MADJACK2D nineties VHS anime sprites10 second timer arcade building sprintYes, free$19.9915 May 2024
Game by game

Each game, how its illustration style is built and how it plays

Each card covers what the game shares with this guide’s theme, how it plays and its verified US Steam store facts on 8 November 2026.

Iron Curtain Call

My game

Play it if you want my game.

I am building Iron Curtain Call so that every clockwork soldier, propaganda poster and towering ministry boss looks hand inked with rubber hose rubber hose pens and theatrical greasepaint. Those 2D illustrated characters live inside full 3D stages where you swing on a grappling hook, parry incoming shots, kick tin guards into stage hazards and dual wield vintage steel.

Developer and publisher
Whale Development Studios
Out
11 March 2027
Free demo out
28 October 2026
On Steam
Windows and macOS (demo on Windows, macOS and Linux)
US list price
Not priced yet
Demo
Yes, free
Gameplay trailer · 1:00 · Twelve chapters in sixty seconds. YouTube · Video page

Download the free Steam demoPlay 60 seconds in your browser, no download

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire

Play it if you want monochrome retro noir.

Fumi Games’ MOUSE: P.I. For Hire draws every gangster, rodent detective and Tommy gun reload as a black and white rubber hose film reel backed by a live big band jazz orchestra.

Developer
Fumi Games
Publisher
PlaySide
Released
16 April 2026
On Steam
Windows
US list price
$29.99
Demo
None on Steam

Fallen Aces

Play it if you want retro sunday crime strips.

Fallen Aces turns rubber hose pulp crime comics into an interactive first person city: every mobster, uppercut and Tommy gun is a hand drawn 2D sprite, and cutscenes play out as inked comic panels. Try its free demo on Steam.

Developers
Trey Powell and Jason Bond
Publisher
New Blood Interactive
Entered Early Access
14 June 2024
On Steam
Windows
US list price
$14.99
Demo
None on Steam

Forgive Me Father

Play it if you want lovecraftian comic sprites.

Byte Barrel’s Forgive Me Father frames every reload, cultist headshot and weapon evolution inside bold comic book ink lines and floating sound effects.

Developer
Byte Barrel
Publisher
Fulqrum Publishing
Released
7 April 2022
On Steam
Windows
US list price
$19.99
Demo
None on Steam

Forgive Me Father 2

Play it if you want sharper ink & free demo.

Forgive Me Father 2 upgrades the series’ hand drawn 2D sprites with dynamic 3D lighting and a free playable demo on Steam.

Developer
Byte Barrel
Publisher
Fulqrum Publishing
Released
24 October 2024
On Steam
Windows
US list price
$24.99
Demo
None on Steam

XIII Classic

Play it if you want belgian graphic novel classic.

The original XIII (11 June 2020) turns sniper headshots and guards tumbling down stairs into live three panel comic strips across the top of your screen.

Developer
Ubisoft Paris Studio
Publisher
Microids
Released
11 June 2020
On Steam
Windows
US list price
$12.99
Demo
None on Steam

Void Bastards

Play it if you want British comic comic panels in space.

Void Bastards renders every derelict ship boarding like a page out of classic British sci fi comics: flat 2D illustrated citizens, halftone dot shadows and visual sound bubbles that let you track footsteps through doors.

Developer and publisher
Blue Manchu
Released
28 May 2019
On Steam
Windows and macOS
US list price
$29.99
Demo
None on Steam

The Darkness II

Play it if you want top cow graphic novel ink.

The Darkness II wraps its 3D city blocks in hand painted ink lines and crosshatched shadows lifted directly from Top Cow’s comic book pages.

Developer
Digital Extremes
Publisher
2K
Released
9 February 2012
On Steam
Windows and macOS (demo on Windows)
US list price
$29.99
Demo
Yes, free

Borderlands 2

Play it if you want heavy ink cel shaded classic.

Borderlands 2 popularized hand inked textures and thick black silhouette outlines across AAA shooters and still runs natively on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Developer
Gearbox Software
Publisher
2K
Released
17 September 2012
On Steam
Windows, macOS and Linux
US list price
$19.99
Demo
None on Steam

MULLET MADJACK

Play it if you want hand drawn 90s ova anime.

MULLET MADJACK swaps Western comic books for hand animated nineties VHS anime sprites at 100 miles an hour, with a free demo on Steam.

Developer
HAMMER95
Publisher
Epopeia Games and HAMMER95
Released
15 May 2024
On Steam
Windows
US list price
$19.99
Demo
Yes, free
Where my game fits

Why I chose 1930s rubber hose ink for Iron Curtain Call

As a solo developer, hand inked 2D animation inside 3D arenas solves two problems at once:

Unmistakable silhouettes in fast combat. Thick black ink lines and pie cut eyes mean every enemy telegraph is readable in a split second so you know when to parry or kick.

Satire that hits harder than realism. Drawing a sixties Cold War Soviet puppet state as a theatrical rubber hose rubber hose cartoon lets the propaganda and mechanical bosses go all the way over the top.

Playable right now on Steam or in your browser. Download the free Steam demo on Windows, macOS or Linux, or try the 60 second browser build with zero install.

Questions

Questions players ask about hand drawn and comic book FPS games

Which hand drawn and comic book FPS games have a free demo on Steam?

Four shooters in this guide offer a free playable demo on Steam right now: Iron Curtain Call (plus a 60 second browser trial), Fallen Aces, Forgive Me Father 2 and MULLET MADJACK.

Which FPS games use rubber hose rubber hose cartoon animation?

Iron Curtain Call (free demo on Steam, releasing 11 March 2027) and MOUSE: P.I. For Hire ($29.99) both use rubber hose rubber hose ink animation in a first person shooter.

Which hand drawn or comic book FPS games run on macOS and Linux?

Iron Curtain Call (free demo) and Borderlands 2 ($19.99) support Windows, macOS and Linux on Steam, while Void Bastards ($29.99) supports Windows and macOS.

What PC and indie games are coming out in 2027?

More than one page can hold: Steam shows a lot of PC and indie games with a 2027 date, and dates keep moving. What we checked on Steam on 7 November 2026 are the shooters and the Mac action games, in two dated lists: upcoming FPS games and upcoming Mac games. Iron Curtain Call, our own cartoon noir shooter, is due 11 March 2027 on Windows and macOS, and its free demo is on Steam now.

What games release on 11 March 2027?

Among the shooters we checked on Steam on 7 November 2026: Blood of Rations (11 March 2027) and Iron Curtain Call (My game, 11 March 2027). We only checked shooters, so this is not the full set for that day; Steam’s own Coming Soon page has the rest.

What is a good new single player FPS I can play for free right now?

Iron Curtain Call has a free demo on Steam (Mission 1, about 15 to 20 minutes) and a free 60 second browser trial with no download. It is a single player cartoon noir shooter, and it is our game, so weigh that. For other free shooters, our list of free FPS demos on Steam holds the best rated ones.

Sources and when we checked them

Every release date, US list price, platform flag and demo entry on this page was read from the official US Steam store API and Wikipedia/Wikidata on 8 November 2026.

  1. Iron Curtain Call, Steam store page
  2. MOUSE: P.I. For Hire, Steam store page
  3. Fallen Aces, Steam store page
  4. Forgive Me Father, Steam store page
  5. Forgive Me Father 2, Steam store page
  6. XIII Classic, Steam store page
  7. Void Bastards, Steam store page
  8. The Darkness II, Steam store page
  9. Borderlands 2, Steam store page
  10. MULLET MADJACK, Steam store page
  11. Rubber hose animation, Wikipedia
  12. Cel shading, Wikipedia
  13. Mouse: P.I. for Hire, Wikipedia
  14. Forgive Me Father, Wikipedia
  15. XIII (2003 video game), Wikipedia
  16. Void Bastards, Wikipedia
  17. The Darkness II, Wikipedia
  18. Borderlands 2, Wikipedia
  19. Mullet MadJack, Wikipedia

See the ink in motion: free Steam demo & 60 second browser trial

Download the free Steam demo on Windows, macOS or Linux, launch the 60 second browser build with no install, or wishlist Iron Curtain Call ahead of 11 March 2027.

Download the free Steam demoWishlist and Follow on SteamPlay 60 seconds in your browser, no download