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2016 Classic 19.99 € 👍 96 % Overwhelmingly positive, 207,279 reviews on Steam

The genre-defining first-person shooter: blisteringly fast demon-slaying through maze-like Martian bases and hellscapes packed with secrets, driven by a pounding metal soundtrack.

What defines Doom:

  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Doom are Quake, Dusk and Prodeus. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Doom special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Quake

95 %

1996 PC 9.99 € 👍 97 % Overwhelmingly positive, 14,400 reviews on Steam

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Action-packed real-time combat

id Software's landmark shooter sends you through grim, gothic Lovecraftian mazes full of monsters, with lightning-fast movement, frantic gunplay and a brooding industrial soundscape by Trent Reznor. Its multiplayer also made history.

Dusk

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

Dusk is a fast, 90s-style boomer shooter with eerie atmosphere and maze-like levels full of secrets. It focuses on fluid movement and punchy weapons against hordes of cultists and worse horrors.

Prodeus

Sci-fi setting

Prodeus is a fast, brutal retro-style first-person shooter in the vein of Doom and Quake, blending chunky low-res visuals with modern lighting and effects. Gory weapons, high speed and dark sci-fi levels drive the experience.

Quake II

Sci-fi setting

A landmark sci-fi shooter: a lone marine fights through the industrial hellscape of Stroggos against a cybernetic alien army. It delivers fast gunplay, interconnected hub levels, a pounding metal soundtrack, and influential deathmatch multiplayer.

Aliens versus Predator

Sci-fi setting

A classic first-person shooter with three separate campaigns as Marine, Predator or Alien. Each species has its own abilities and weapons, giving a very different feel from tense horror to stalking prey.

Descent II

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic six-degrees-of-freedom shooter where you pilot a ship in every direction through twisting alien mines full of hostile robots. Key hunting, new weapons and disorienting 3D navigation make for intense action.

Ultrakill

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

Ultrakill is an extremely fast retro first-person shooter that blends style-ranking from character action games with brutal carnage. You heal by bathing in enemy blood and must fluidly chain weapons, movement and combos.

Unreal

Lots to discover

A 1998 classic first-person shooter in which you crash-land on an alien world and explore striking landscapes and ancient architecture while fighting the brutal invaders who enslaved a peaceful race. It stresses atmosphere and discovery alongside the gunplay.

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2

Sci-fi setting

A fast, brutal retro-style FPS set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, where you play as a Space Marine or Sister of Battle and mow down hordes of heretics with heavy weapons. The sequel adds more enemies, more weapons and new ways to purge foes.

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