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Doom 3

id Software, Aspyr Media

2004•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 37 hours

Taste attributes: actionhorrorscience fictionanimalslegalmonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancerobots/ai/spacefastunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA fantastical shooter that is unsavoury, straightforward and fast. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

83 / 100

450 ratings

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About This Game

Doom 3 is a first-person shooter with survival horror elements. Played mostly from a first-person perspective, it sends the player through the corridors and facilities of a research base, fighting waves of enemies while managing limited resources. A signature design choice forces the player to choose between holding a weapon or a flashlight, encouraging a slower, tense pace built around darkness and ambush. The game uses a story-driven structure supported by radio messages, audio logs, and data devices that unlock areas and reveal information. It also includes a separate deathmatch-focused multiplayer mode.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Doom 3 is set on Mars in 2145, where a powerful corporation runs a research facility experimenting in areas such as teleportation, biological research, and advanced weapons, often outside legal and ethical limits. The player takes the role of a newly arrived space marine assigned to routine duties at the base. When a teleportation experiment loses containment, a gateway to Hell is torn open and the facility is overrun, transforming much of the personnel into hostile creatures. Cut off and outnumbered, the marine must fight through the base to survive, uncover what the experiments unleashed,...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionHorrorScience fictionAnimalsLegalMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/danceRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questDeep rivalryFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

GhostsHuntingExplorationTower defenseBloodyGravitySharkTurn-based

Where to play

Details

Developers: id Software, Aspyr Media
Publishers: Activision, Aspyr Media
Released: 3 August 2004
Series: Doom
Platforms: Xbox, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 24h rushed, 37h normally
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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