Iron Curtain Call
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Release calendar · 21 boomer shooters

Upcoming boomer shooters in 2027, in date order

By Whale Development Studios, the studio behind Iron Curtain Call. Published 5 November 2026. Every date, platform and demo below was read on the US Steam store on 5 November 2026, and we read the list again every month; the sources are listed at the end.

Iron Curtain Call in first person: a white rubber hose cartoon glove lands a WALLOP! punch on a golden robot in a theatre, the Care Package rocket launcher in the other hand
Iron Curtain Call, chapter 12, Curtain Call. A real gameplay frame; the comic word is the game’s own.
The short answer

21 boomer shooters, 6 with a date.

On 5 November 2026, Steam showed 21 boomer shooters with a 2027 release date or window: 6 name a day or a month, and 15 only a quarter or the year. In date order, the ones with a day or a month are Pluffy Nightmare (February 2027), Iron Curtain Call (ours, 11 March 2027), Gridpaper (1 April 2027), TECTON (April 2027), Rush Hollow (27 July 2027) and BREACHPOINT (September 2027).

Iron Curtain Call is the one drawn like a 1930s rubber hose cartoon: a fast shooter where punching a robot gives you health and burning one gives you armor, out on 11 March 2027. Its demo is free on Steam now.

8 of the 21 have a free demo on Steam today, and macOS is on the Steam page of 1 of them. Every table below has a column for both.

The calendar

Every 2027 boomer shooter, by date.

A game is here if it is on our calendar of 2027 shooters (its Steam page shows a 2027 date and it plays as a first person shooter) and its own Steam tags carry Boomer Shooter. The style words come from each game’s Steam tags. Read on 5 November 2026; a click on a name opens its Steam page. The full calendar of every 2027 shooter is in our upcoming FPS games guide.

February 2027 1 games

GameReleaseStyleRuns onFree demo nowDeveloper
Pluffy NightmareFebruary 2027roguelike, boomer shooter, hero shooterWindowsYes, freeMarquito Perro

March 2027 1 games

GameReleaseStyleRuns onFree demo nowDeveloper
Iron Curtain CallOur game11 March 2027boomer shooter, cartoon, comedyWindows and macOSYes, freeWhale Development Studios

April 2027 2 games

GameReleaseStyleRuns onFree demo nowDeveloper
Gridpaper1 April 2027Early Accessboomer shooter, on rails, platformingWindows and LinuxYes, freefouriersoft
TECTONApril 2027science fiction, single player, boomer shooterWindowsNoRebar Games

July 2027 1 games

GameReleaseStyleRuns onFree demo nowDeveloper
Rush Hollow27 July 2027boomer shooter, platforming, parkourWindowsNoLITTLEjSmalls

September 2027 1 games

GameReleaseStyleRuns onFree demo nowDeveloper
BREACHPOINTSeptember 2027arena shooter, boomer shooter, PvPWindows and LinuxNoFLI3S

Only a quarter or the year 15 games

These boomer shooters give only a quarter or the year so far.

GameReleaseStyleRuns onFree demo nowDeveloper
DEEPWARDQ1 2027boomer shooter, fast paced, horrorWindowsYes, freeECHOFALL GAMES
GraveheartQ1 2027boomer shooter, comedy, retroWindowsYes, free9000 Legends
Idol ShellQ1 2027boomer shooter, retro, single playerWindowsNoRetroywn
INFINITE CHUMPQ1 2027boomer shooter, roguelike, retroWindowsYes, freePICKLEHOUSE
It Could Be WorseQ1 2027arena shooter, boomer shooter, cyberpunkWindowsYes, freeGasoline Taste Studios
Jetstream BlitzQ1 2027arena shooter, boomer shooter, PvPWindowsNoStudio HB
ZondbelandQ1 2027boomer shooter, fast paced, retroWindowsNoGrishko Game Play
HandFootQ2 2027boomer shooter, puzzle, horrorWindows and LinuxYes, freeDanko Entertainment
Neon FragmentsQ2 2027boomer shooter, story driven, single playerWindowsNoDormroom Studios
petrichorQ2 2027boomer shooter, horror, science fictionWindowsNooscail
VanslingerQ2 2027boomer shooter, fantasy, horrorWindowsNoLukasz Sopata
Impact Trial: HyperchaosQ3 2027bullet hell, survival, boomer shooterWindowsNoManuel Bacallado
The Voodoo SoldierQ3 2027boomer shooter, fast paced, arena shooterWindowsNoKevenson Draws
Everything is Gun!Q4 2027boomer shooter, fast paced, single playerWindows and LinuxNoIncineration Productions
ValianceQ4 2027boomer shooter, fantasy, fast pacedWindowsNoMaira Games
Our game

Why Iron Curtain Call is on 11 March 2027

Iron Curtain Call

Our game

Play it if you want an old school speed shooter that looks like a 1930s cartoon, and you would rather try it free than read about it.

Iron Curtain Call is a fast first person shooter drawn like a 1930s rubber hose cartoon. It is 1965, World War III has broken out, and you dash, double jump and grapple through arenas full of wind up tin robots run by a customer service machine called the Supreme Chancellor.

The loop pulls you close, the way the best boomer shooters do: a Knuckle Sandwich punch gives you health, the Can Opener cracks a robot open for ammo and the Hot Take shoulder flamethrower feeds your armor. Robots burst into bolts, springs and scrap; there is no blood.

The free demo is Mission 1, Welcome to Rubbleton: about 15 to 20 minutes, from a crashed cargo plane and the 6:15 express to the first boss, Major Disaster.

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

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Iron Curtain Call in first person: a white cartoon glove holds a typewriter submachine gun as a grinning steam train marked 6:15 bursts out of a brick tunnel
Chapter 1, Rubbleton: the 6:15 express, in the free demo.
Questions

Questions players ask

What boomer shooters come out in 2027?

The boomer shooters with a 2027 release day or month on Steam on 5 November 2026, in date order: Pluffy Nightmare (February 2027), Iron Curtain Call (ours, 11 March 2027), Gridpaper (1 April 2027), TECTON (April 2027), Rush Hollow (27 July 2027) and BREACHPOINT (September 2027). 15 more give only a quarter or the year; they are at the end of the calendar.

What is a boomer shooter?

A name players use for new first person shooters made in the spirit of the 1990s ones, like DOOM and Quake: fast movement, a big arsenal, maze like levels and a lot of enemies at once. The word first meant shooters that people who grew up in that decade would love. Iron Curtain Call takes that speed and dresses it as a 1930s cartoon.

Which upcoming boomer shooters have a free demo?

8 of the 21 upcoming 2027 boomer shooters on this page had a free demo on Steam on 5 November 2026: Pluffy Nightmare (February 2027), Iron Curtain Call (ours, 11 March 2027), Gridpaper (1 April 2027), DEEPWARD (Q1 2027), Graveheart (Q1 2027), INFINITE CHUMP (Q1 2027), It Could Be Worse (Q1 2027) and HandFoot (Q2 2027).

Which upcoming boomer shooters will run on Mac?

1 of the 21 listed macOS on Steam on 5 November 2026: Iron Curtain Call (ours, 11 March 2027). Our upcoming Mac games list has every shooter and action game with a 2027 date for Mac.

When does Iron Curtain Call come out?

Iron Curtain Call comes out on 11 March 2027 on Steam, for Windows and macOS. Its free demo has been out since 28 October 2026.

How often is this list updated?

Every month, with our full calendar of 2027 shooters: we read each game’s Steam page again, move the dates that moved, and add the shooters that got a 2027 date since.

Sources

Every date, platform and demo on this page comes from these Steam store pages, read on 5 November 2026. Dates move; the store page always has the final word.

  1. Iron Curtain Call, Steam store page
  2. Pluffy Nightmare, Steam store page
  3. Gridpaper, Steam store page
  4. TECTON, Steam store page
  5. Rush Hollow, Steam store page
  6. BREACHPOINT, Steam store page
  7. DEEPWARD, Steam store page
  8. Graveheart, Steam store page
  9. Idol Shell, Steam store page
  10. INFINITE CHUMP, Steam store page
  11. It Could Be Worse, Steam store page
  12. Jetstream Blitz, Steam store page
  13. Zondbeland, Steam store page
  14. HandFoot, Steam store page
  15. Neon Fragments, Steam store page
  16. petrichor, Steam store page
  17. Vanslinger, Steam store page
  18. Impact Trial: Hyperchaos, Steam store page
  19. The Voodoo Soldier, Steam store page
  20. Everything is Gun!, Steam store page
  21. Valiance, Steam store page
  22. Shooter game: Boomer shooter, Wikipedia

Why wait for 2027? The first mission is free.

Mission 1 of Iron Curtain Call is free on Steam today. Play it, and if the war wins you over, wishlist the full war: it arrives on 11 March 2027.

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