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DOOM

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2016

Should you play it?

Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.

What works
  • Fast-paced and satisfying combat
  • Excellent level design with secrets
  • High replay value with upgrades and challenges
  • Great soundtrack and audio design
  • Well-optimized graphics and performance
Things to keep in mind
  • Multiplayer less engaging and somewhat dead
  • Story is minimal and optional
  • Some repetitiveness in arena combat
  • No physical activity involved
  • Requires constant attention and focus

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • DOOM Eternal

  • Bloody Good Time

  • DOOM + DOOM II

  • Seraph

  • DEATHLOOP

  • [REDACTED]

  • 420BLAZEIT 2: GAME OF THE YEAR -=Dank Dreams and Goated Memes=- [#wow/11 Like and Subscribe] Poggerz Edition

  • Resident Evil 4 (2005)

  • Descent
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • [REDACTED]

  • Rogue Shooter: The FPS Roguelike

  • Gem Defender: Soyjak Survivors
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Escapism

    Painkiller: Black Edition
  • Fantasy

    DOOM 64
  • Sensation

    DOOM Eternal

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

DOOM: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Domination, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competence

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  • Competition

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  • Creativity

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  • Domination

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    "Competitive multiplayer includes power struggles and wars for dominance, with some players seeking superiority."

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  • Escapism

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    "Players use the game as a stress-relief outlet, immersing in fast-paced demon-slaying action and heavy metal soundtrack to escape real life."

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  • Expectation

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  • Experimenting

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  • Exploration

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  • Expression

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  • Fantasy

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  • Intimacy

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  • Leadership

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  • Relaxation

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    "Fast-paced, intense combat creates adrenaline and tension rather than relaxation."

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  • Sensation

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  • Status

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  • Story

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  • Strategy

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    "High suspense and thrill from intense combat, risk of death, and challenging encounters."

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