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Doom

by id Software · published by Imagineer

Released December 10, 1993 on Linux.

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About Doom

In the future, humans have left Earth and settled throughout the galaxy. On Mars, the Union Aerospace Corporation has established a radioactive waste facility and allowed the military to conduct teleportation experiments on the nearby moons of Deimos and Phobos. Hours ago, the base on Mars began receiving incoherent distress messages from Phobos, while Deimos has disappeared completely. With all attempts to establish contact failing, you and your team have been dispatched to investigate. Upon arrival, you secure the perimeter as the rest of your team enters the facility. As you stand guard, your radio crackles with the sound of gunfire, cracking bones and blood-curdling screams and eventually falls silent. Alone, with no way off the planet or means to defend yourself other than your trusty pistol, there’s only one way out - into the complex of death and the horrors that await you within. If you plan to get out of here alive you must fend off the hordes of demonic imps, haunting spectres and your undead, former comrades waiting to tear you limb from limb. So, grab the nearest shotgun and blast your way out of this fragging madness!

The player takes the role of a marine (unnamed to further represent the person playing), "one of Earth's toughest, hardened in combat and trained for action", who has been incarcerated on Mars after assaulting a senior officer when ordered to fire upon civilians. There, he works alongside the Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC), a multi-planetary conglomerate and military contractor performing secret experiments on interdimensional travel. Recently, the teleportation has shown signs of anomalies and instability, but the research continues nonetheless. Suddenly, something goes wrong and creatures from hell swarm out of the teleportation gates on Deimos and Phobos. A defensive response from base security fails to halt the invasion, and the bases are quickly overrun by monsters; all personnel are killed or turned into zombies A military detachment from Mars travels to Phobos to investigate the incident. The player is tasked with securing the perimeter, as the assault team and their heavy weapons are brought inside. Radio contact soon ceases and the player realizes that he is the only survivor. Being unable to pilot the shuttle off of Phobos by himself, the only way to escape is to go inside and fight through the complexes of the moon base.

Release dates by platform

Linux1994

Reviews & players

Player score851002 ratings on IGDB

Doom FAQ

When did Doom come out?

Doom was released on December 10, 1993 for Linux.

Is Doom on PlayStation 5?

No. Doom has not been announced for PlayStation 5. It is available on Linux.

Is Doom on Xbox Series X|S?

No. Doom has not been announced for Xbox Series X|S. It is available on Linux.

Is Doom on Nintendo Switch 2?

No. Doom has not been announced for Nintendo Switch 2. It is available on Linux.

Is Doom on PC?

No. Doom has not been announced for PC. It is available on Linux.

Who is making Doom?

Doom is developed by id Software and published by Imagineer.

Is Doom multiplayer?

Yes. Doom supports single player, multiplayer, and co-operative.

Doom series

26 games in release order

Full timeline
  1. Doom1993
  2. Doom II: Hell on Earth1994
  3. Doom 641997
  4. Doom 32004
  5. Doom RPG2005
  6. Doom2006
  7. Doom Resurrection2009
  8. Doom II RPG2009
  9. Doom II2010
  10. Doom 32012
  11. Doom2016
  12. Doom VFR2017
  13. Doom2019
  14. Doom II2019
  15. Final Doom2019
  16. Doom Eternal2020
  17. Doom 642020
  18. Mighty Doom2023
  19. Doom2024
  20. Doom II2024
  21. Master Levels for Doom II2024
  22. No Rest for the Living2024
  23. Sigil2024
  24. TNT: Evilution2024
  25. The Plutonia Experiment2024
  26. Doom: The Dark Ages2025

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