DOOM

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 222k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

id Software · FPS · May 13, 2016

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
54
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio9 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy DOOM?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 99 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 222k player reviews · updated

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
75% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
99 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The music bangs harder than a lot of metal albums, with the gameplay also allowing you to achieve a flowstate-like haze, as you dash around destroying demons.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat can be pretty versatile, if you want it to be much more fast paced, more glory kill focused or just Rambo it you can do it.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Campaign levels, besides the story part of them, were amazing to traverse.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is great, gameplay feels smooth, and even though it’s constant action, it doesn’t feel overwhelming or tiring.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even years after its release, the visuals still look fantastic thanks to the detailed environments, impressive lighting, and well-designed enemies.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The difficulty is ideally balanced, challenging enough to keep me on edge without ever feeling unfair or frustrating.

+3 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay99 reviews
Combat98 reviews
Story74 reviews
Audio56 reviews
Graphics54 reviews
Difficulty24 reviews
Performance19 reviews
Optimization15 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Multiplayer
97% still recommend
Crashes
60% still recommend
Bugs
60% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Color Alternatives
  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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