DOOM

DOOM

Steam Deck Verified

id Software · FPS · May 13, 2016

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $3.99.

96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
221k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 83 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 221k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story is nothing special-to me it felt like they cooked it up real fast just to have something.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay-wise, this is as good as it gets (disclaimer: I haven’t played Eternal or Dark Ages yet, so this is based on what I’ve played so far).
83 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
One of the best FPS game I ever played
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Amazing game, banger of a soundtrack.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are quite adequate for the year it was released.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
The game is insanely well-optimized and runs flawlessly on PC.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters98 reviews
Gameplay83 reviews
Performance64 reviews
Audio62 reviews
Graphics55 reviews
Optimization17 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat104 reviews
91%
Multiplayer33 reviews
97%
Interface7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty32 reviews
94%
Crashes11 reviews
55%
Bugs9 reviews
78%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $3.99 (−80%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $3.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
54
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.