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Games like Doom

2019PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified96 % positive9.99 €

You blast through hordes of demons on Mars and in Hell in this faithful, modernized port of the 1993 original. Fast movement, a brutal arsenal and secret-filled maps reward aggressive, skillful play.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Challenging difficulty

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In short: Games like Doom

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 II

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2023PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified95 % positive9.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Doom: good gunplay, a sci-fi setting and action-packed real-time combat.

You blast through fast, unforgiving firefights against the mechanical Strogg in this classic sci-fi shooter. The modern re-release adds upgraded visuals, fresh campaign content and online co-op to the frantic action.

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Descent II

Shooting and gunplay

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.

Disruptor

Shooting and gunplay

You fight as a LightStormer soldier against mutants, space marines and aliens threatening Mars, Earth and space stations. Psionic powers implanted in your brain turn you into a fast, versatile first-person shooter hero in dark sci-fi settings.

Quake 4

Shooting and gunplay

A linear sci-fi shooter on the Doom 3 engine where marine Matthew Kane takes the fight to the Strogg homeworld, featuring the infamous stroggification twist. Squad missions, vehicle sections and fast arena multiplayer round it out.

Quake II

Shooting and gunplay

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.

Blood II: The Chosen

Shooting and gunplay

A gory 1998 first-person shooter in which undead gunslinger Caleb battles the Cabal in a grim futuristic setting. Black humor, heavy violence and an offbeat weapon arsenal define the experience.

Zero Tolerance

Challenging difficulty

An early first-person shooter in which you clear an alien-infested space station room by room. You pick from a team of five characters with different strengths, and a fallen character is lost for good.

Quake

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

The House of the Dead

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic arcade light-gun shooter where you blast through a mansion full of zombies and mutants as an agent. Fast reflexes, branching paths and campy B-movie charm define this short, intense ride.

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