I picked up Phoenix Point because I was feeling that XCOM itch and knew if it wasn't this I would start a Long War game of XCOM2 which would probably take 2 years to finish if I did at all.
Far Cry 5 is $6 and though I'm not particularly tempted I've heard good things.
Mad Max is $2 and if you haven't played it I would say it most certainly a bargain at that price. It is fairly boilerplate open world where you take towers and bases to gather resources for upgrades and eventually unlock tougher and tougher zones. The vehicle combat is really the standout and your car is the star of the show. Just tearing around the desert is fun in itself. Taking caravans is particularly cinematic and satisfying to eventually bag one that you just weren't quite able to before your latest upgrade. Unfortunately the base assault and dismounted fighting is pretty forgettable with batman arkham-style auto-target with quicktime blocking that doesn't change very much as you unlock new abilities. My 2nd favorite open world game after shadow of mordor/war.
And on to the list it goes. That said, I'm still uncomfortable with the term "boomer shooter." As an aging millennial, it seems like a term for FPS games that don't suck balls.
Yeah I'm not fond of the term "boomer shooter" either, but it's become synonymous with quality FPS games for the most part, so it's not all bad. Though a lot of the newer ones do seem to be falling into the whole ironic subversive nonsense, but yeah.... Forgive Me Father 2 definitely feels like it could have come right out of the 1990s alongside Shadow Warrior, Corridor 7 or Blood, but with a lot of the graphical elements of modern shooters.
It's also a little strange how broadly the term's applied. Seems like the most common denominator is simply "does not focus heavily on ADS". Even if ADS might be semi-present.