- December 10, 1993
- id Software
Doom
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About Doom
Doom is a single player and multiplayer shooter game with horror and science fiction themes. It was developed by id Software and was released on December 10, 1993. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and positive reviews from players.
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 a…





Games Like Doom
Looking for games like Doom? Here are top shooter recommendations with a horror and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Orestruck: Space Miner, Fantasy Shootoff or Mythic Zombies.
Critic Reviews
Game News

Fallout veteran's new BioShock-esque RPG is "first and foremost a dialogue and conversation-rich" game – and devs say if you don't like that, "might we recommend Doom?"

There's an unexpected Easter egg in Doom's armor that links him to Shang-Chi

Proving Doom can actually run on anything, one programmer has made a working build for Commodore 64

Is Morrowind the new Doom? After getting a dual-screen port, the fan-favourite Elder Scrolls is now running in browsers

Early '90s animation tools were so primitive that Doom's lead artist says he pretty much did the whole thing with 'the undo key'

Doom Co-Creator John Romero to Headline Gamescom Asia x Thailand Game Show 2026

PAX Aus 2026 Guest Lineup Includes Former WWE superstar Austin Creed, Doom Composer Mick Gordon, and More

“Current and Former” Employees Disagree With DOOM Co-Director’s About id’s Current State
Frequently Asked Questions
Doom is a shooter game with horror and science fiction themes. Common tags for Doom include science.
Doom is available on iPhone, Windows, PC, Mac OS and others.
Doom was released on December 10, 1993.
Doom was developed by id Software.
Doom has received positive reviews from players.
Doom is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.
Similar games include Orestruck: Space Miner, Fantasy Shootoff, Mythic Zombies, Blood Moon Horror, Scathe and others.











