DOOM 3 similar games & best alternatives

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DOOM 3

PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360 • 2012

Should you play it?

A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM.

What works

  • Includes doom 1, 2, and 3 with expansions
  • Improved graphics and performance in bfg edition
  • Immersive horror atmosphere and story
  • Long gameplay with multiple campaigns
  • Classic fps gameplay with satisfying combat

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited multiplayer and cooperative play
  • Bfg edition removes mod support and some original features
  • Some find shotgun and weapon balance lacking
  • Repetitive level design and dark corridors
  • No subtitles and some localization issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Bendy and the Dark Revival

  • Night At the Gates of Hell

  • DOOM 64

  • INCISION

  • Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

  • Alien: Rogue Incursion VR

More expressive

Games that feels like DOOM 3 but with more self-expression and customization

  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut

  • Dead Space™ 2

  • Prey

  • KINGDOM of the DEAD

  • Killing Time: Resurrected

  • DOOM Eternal

More social

Games that feels like DOOM 3 but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Resident Evil Revelations

  • System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

  • Quake 4

  • Turok 2: Seeds of Evil

  • Blood™ Fresh Supply

  • RAGE

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • DOOM: The Dark Ages

  • DOOM Eternal

  • Quake II RTX

  • Wolfenstein 3D

  • DOOM

Similarity map

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with DOOM 3. These titles are not in What to play next.

DOOM 3: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026