Oppressive horror atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“tension isn’t about jump scares. It’s about waiting. It’s about isolation.”
Steam review · 5.6 h played ↗
DOOM 3
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Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%id Software2007Horror · FPS · Action
The verdict
A slow, dark horror-shooter take on Doom with excellent lighting and atmosphere, but a weak shotgun, repetitive ambushes and a long runtime. Skip it if you want fast classic Doom.
Great for
Fans of slow, tense sci-fi horror shooters like Dead Space or Half-Life who accept a non-classic Doom
Main risk
Repetitive corridors and spawn-behind-you ambushes get tedious, and it doesn't play like classic Doom
What players love
Stunning lighting and visuals for its age
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I love the way it incorporates really realistic shadows into this lived in sci-fi aesthetic”
Steam review · 18.5 h played ↗
Flashlight-or-weapon mechanic adds tension
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The original flashlight mechanic is a MUST because choosing between your weapon and flashlight adds so much tension.”
Steam review · 23 h played ↗
Original beats BFG Edition
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I am recommending the ORIGINAL Doom 3. BFG edition is the enemy, do not believe its lies.”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Effective jump scares and tension
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“I felt the jumpscares in this game scarier than the ones in the Dead Space franchise”
Steam review · 9.8 h played ↗
Great sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“you can hear enemies before encountering them and you can recognise what type of enemies those are and where they are”
Steam review · 29.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive corridors and encounters
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“It's a tedious slog through the same looking grey tight corridors.”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
Bad shotgun and weak gunplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“I know for a fact the shotgun is CAPABLE of killing an imp with one shot yet you'll likely need to shoot it up to five times because of how abysmal the spread is.”
Steam review · 9.7 h played ↗
Not a real Doom, too slow
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Everything you liked about the previous titles is gone”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Too dark, unusable flashlight
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“flashlight is the worst idea ever (no gun with flashlight) and YOU CANT SEE.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Cheap monster-closet spawns behind you
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the constant cheap hits and bullshit monster closets turn this game into a slog to complete”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Too long and drags on
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“it's too long.”
Steam review · 8.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable2.2 GB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft® Windows® 2000/XP (Does not support Windows Vista/7)
ProcessorPentium®IV 1.5 GHz or Athlon® XP 1500+ processor or higher
Memory384 MB RAM
Graphics100% DirectX® 9.0b compatible 64MB Hardware Accelerated video card and the lateset drivers
Storage2.2GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 400MB for Windows® swap file)
OSMicrosoft® Windows® 2000/XP (Does not support Windows Vista/7)
ProcessorPentium®IV 1.5 GHz or Athlon® XP 1500+ processor or higher
Memory384 MB RAM
Graphics100% DirectX® 9.0b compatible 64MB Hardware Accelerated video card and the lateset drivers
Storage2.2GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 400MB for Windows® swap file)
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