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Doom (1993)
First-Person Shooter
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Top Critic Avg: 86 /100 Critics Rec: 92%
Released
December 10, 1993
ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
Developer(s)
id Software
Publisher(s)
id Software
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Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993, DOOM pioneered and popularized the first-person shooter, setting a standard for all FPS games. An enhanced version was released on PC, consoles, and mobile devices in 2019. Now, you can get the enhanced version of the base game and the additional content here.
Story
You’re a marine—one of Earth’s best—recently assigned to the Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC) research facility on Mars. When the UAC’s teleportation gateway between the moons of Phobos and Deimos malfunctioned, something evil was created: a portal to H

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First-Person Shooter
Image from a Doom build that's been inspired by the original Doom Bible document.
Doom Rebuilt Using Original Design Document From 1992
Doom (1993)

A Doom modder is recreating the iconic FPS using the Doom Bible, a document that was written before the original game was released way back when.

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Image from a Doom 2 mod showing the Doom Eternal shotgun about to fire at a classic Cacodemon.
Doom 2 Mod Turns the Classic Game Into Doom Eternal
Doom 2

Some modders release an alpha version of a Doom 2 mod they're making, which inserts the models and mechanics from Doom Eternal into the classic game.

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The Doom logo with a hand holding a fake chocolate bar behind it.
Doom Now Runs Inside a Chocolate Bar, Sort Of
Doom (1993)

An electronics company gets Doom to run in a candy bar, following the trend of porting the game to a variety of quirky devices.

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Image from an upcoming Half-Life 2 mod showing an ominous red vortex over a series of buildings.
Upcoming Half-Life 2 Mod Turns The Game Into a Doom 2016-Style Shooter
Doom (1993)

After 18 years, Half-Life 2 fans are still modding the game, and one is currently in the works which turns Valve's IP into something akin to Doom.

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Boxart for the original Doom showing the Doomguy shooting at demons that have Microsoft Notepad icons for faces.
Doom Fan Gets the Game to Run in Notepad
Doom (1993)

Over the decades, people have managed to get the original Doom to run on all sorts of interesting devices, and a fan ports the game to Notepad.

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Screenshot from Fallout Bakersfield, a Doom-style recreation of the original Fallout game.
Fallout Fan Project Will Turn the Original Game Into a Doom-Style FPS
Fallout

The Fallout series officially turns 25 next week, and to honor this milestone, the original 1997 release is getting turned into a Doom-like shooter.

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Title screen for a Doom 2 mod called Thatcher's Techbase, showing Doom Guy shooting at a demonic Margaret Thatcher.
UK Politician Seen Playing Margaret Thatcher-Themed Doom 2
Doom 2

Doom and Doom 2 are notorious for being heavily modded by the community, and a Margaret Thatcher mod gets favored by a well-known UK politician.

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Image from Minecraft showing the original Doom playing on a screen.
Minecraft Player Creates a Way to Play Doom Without Mods
Doom (1993)

Using just the vanilla version of the title, a Minecraft player finds a way to get Doom to run on a huge screen within the game.

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An image of the Doomslayer from Doom stood in front of a John Deere tractor.
Hacker Jailbreaks John Deere Tractor, Installs Doom
Doom (1993)

Over the decades, Doom players have been finding unique devices that can run the game, and now one fan combines the classic FPS with farming.

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A photo of Doom co-creator John Romero holding up his right hand.
John Romero Says Doom Was The 90th Game He Made
Doom (1993)

John Romero is considered something of a pioneer for co-creating Doom, but it turns out it took him a long time before the iconic FPS emerged.

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cat from stray in doom using a mod
It Will Soon Be Possible to Play as the Cat From Stray in Doom
Doom (1993)

BlueTwelve Studio's newly released Stray catches the attention of the cat-loving gaming community, as well as inspiring a smorgasbord of mods.

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Image from Doom showing a hand reaching up to pet a Cacodemon.
Doom Mod Lets Players Pet and Befriend the Cacodemon
Doom (1993)

Doom is not exactly known for its non-aggressive action, but this add-on makes it possible to become friends with one of the game's enemies.

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Screenshot from Doom Eternal showing the Doomslayer's helmet.
Doom Eternal on Switch Is Getting a Limited Edition Physical Release
Doom (1993)

Doom Eternal was highly praised when it first released, and a new development shows the Switch port will be getting physical copies soon.

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Image from the original Doom showing an imp being shot by a shotgun.
It’s Now Possible to Play Doom Within Doom
Doom (1993)

Doom is the poster child of video game modding, and this one person manages to take the original and create an Inception-style amalgamation.

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Close-up image of a LEGO brick which is showing a blurry version of Doom.
It's Possible to Play Doom on a LEGO Brick
Doom (1993)

Since the Doom source code became available, many have attempted to port the game in numerous and weird ways, which includes on LEGO bricks.

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Image of a hand activating a Canon scanner that has Doom playing on the screen.
Doom Fan Gets the Game Running on an Old Scanner
Doom (1993)

There are so many weird and wacky devices that the original Doom can be played on, including this example of someone porting it to a Canon scanner.

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Screenshot from Doom showing the Doomguy fighting the Spider Mastermind.
It’s Now Possible to Play Doom in BIOS
Doom (1993)

There are so many ways people have been able to port and play the original Doom, including a method that opens the game before the main OS boots up.

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Image from Doom 2 showing a custom map with Pac-Man style items to collect.
Themed Doom 2 Mod Celebrates Pac-Man’s 42nd Birthday
Doom 2

Pac-Man celebrates turning more than four decades old, and these modders decide to honor the occasion through the medium of custom Doom 2 maps.

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