DOOM 2016
DOOM 2016 is a PC action game developed by id Software. It centers on movement and immediate actions, enemy and hazard responses, and stage objectives, with controls and information arranged around keyboard and mouse, with a controller where the game supports one.
- AI score · out of 10
- 9.0 / 10
About this game
DOOM 2016 is a PC action game centered on movement and immediate actions, enemy and hazard responses, and stage objectives. Stages build pressure through routes, enemy patterns, and changing objectives, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Animation, hits, camera behavior, and readable hazards determine whether feedback remains dependable, while resolution, graphics settings, frame rate, aspect ratio, audio, text scaling, and hardware performance need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that camera behavior, collision rules, input mapping, and repeated ground after failure can raise the entry barrier. Platform conditions also include OS and hardware requirements, installation media, patches, drivers, DRM and launchers, key binding and controller support, save locations, mod compatibility, servers, and era-specific OS compatibility affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
DOOM is id Software’s first-person shooter series about fighting demons with powerful weapons. Most entries favor constant movement and quick weapon changes, though DOOM 3 takes a slower, horror-focused approach. Later games make attacking part of survival, turning enemies into sources of health, armor and ammunition.
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Windows PCAI review
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Outstanding PC campaign combat with weaker side modes.
DOOM on Windows PC restores an aggressive arena-shooter rhythm. Constant movement, weapon switching and close-range glory kills make ammunition, armor and positioning part of every demon encounter. Secrets across the Mars facilities and hell spaces give the campaign moments of route planning between its explosive fights. Heavy weapon audio and exaggerated animation make the action feel forceful. The campaign is the clear center of the package: a contemporary PC review finds the conventional multiplayer and SnapMap creation tools less distinctive, while some hell imagery feels familiar. A separate PC port test documents extensive graphics options, field-of-view and colorblind settings, rebindable keyboard controls and smooth play on its specified hardware. Those measurements are evidence for that test configuration, not a promise of universal frame rates. This PC judgment is independent of the existing PlayStation 4 review. It is a strong choice for players seeking intense solo shooting who are comfortable with its extravagant violence.
Strengths
- Aggressive combat, exploration and flexible PC settings.
Weaknesses
- Less distinctive multiplayer and familiar hell imagery.
Who it is for: PC players seeking a vigorous solo shooter.
Play notes: Performance applies to the cited test rig, not every PC.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Excellent solo pacing is broader than, but not matched by, the auxiliary modes. | Reviewed | 8.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Combat renews classic arena shooting with a strongly contemporary rhythm. | Reviewed | 9.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Presentation amplifies action more consistently than it surprises with new visual ideas. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension PC-specific flexibility and measured response support the fast campaign without claiming universal frame rates. | Reviewed | 9.2 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- id Software
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
- Release date
- 2016
- Platforms
- Windows PC
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- ReplayableSolo-friendlyPlatformingLinear LevelsMain Story Under 10 HoursDodge3D GraphicsThird PersonFast-pacedReal-time Combat
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2016
- PlayStation 4Worldwide2016
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