DOOM Eternal similar games & best alternatives

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DOOM Eternal

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.

What works

  • Fast-paced, skill-based combat
  • Highly replayable with dlc and modes
  • Excellent graphics and optimization
  • Engaging heavy metal soundtrack
  • Deep weapon and upgrade systems

Things to keep in mind

  • Some players find platforming and bosses frustrating
  • Story and lore can be confusing or weak
  • Battlemode multiplayer is unbalanced and unpopular
  • Minor bugs and glitches reported
  • Some mechanics may overwhelm new players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Bayonetta

  • DOOM

  • Dead Space™ 2

  • SUCCUBUS

  • Ziggurat 2

  • Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

Less status-driven

Games that feels like DOOM Eternal but with less focus on status and recognition

  • DOOM: The Dark Ages

  • Wolfenstein: The New Order

  • Witchfire

  • Hard Reset Extended Edition

  • Dead Space

  • Shadow Warrior

More social

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

  • Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

  • Killing Floor 2

  • Borderlands 2

  • Space Hulk: Deathwing Enhanced Edition

  • Borderlands 3

  • Shatterline

Less exploratory

Games that feels like DOOM Eternal but with less exploration of areas and secrets

  • F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

  • Vanquish

  • Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition

  • Metal: Hellsinger

  • Deadlink

  • KIBORG

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • DOOM

  • DOOM: The Dark Ages

  • DOOM 3

  • RAGE

  • Quake II

Similarity map

How to compare these games

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with DOOM Eternal. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • 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).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • 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 Eternal. These titles are not in What to play next.

DOOM Eternal: 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 Status, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026