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Tag: DOOM 2016

Forms in Light
Three cacodemons hover above a river of lava in a screenshot from DOOM.

Building Danger

By Justin Reeve • October 16th, 2024

By treating enemies as architectural elements, Doom creates rich and engaging gameplay that goes beyond the static design of its levels.

Feature Story
A hi-res telescopic image of the red planet Mars.

Blue Keys on a Red Planet

By Hilver • September 16th, 2022

The DOOM games show the limits of lifeless worlds as game settings, but it is no coincidence that each time id Software had to reinvent the series for a new generation they returned to Mars.

Interlinked
In key art from the Doom series, the marine protagonist squares off against a large demon, legions of fighters gathering behind each combatant.

Catharsis through Carnage

By Phoenix Simms • August 3rd, 2022

Despite DOOM being about ripping and tearing your way through various hellscapes this iconic first-person shooter is (paradoxically) pure escapism and catharsis.

Feature Story
On the Doom cover art, the game's protagonist is standing on a ridge using a machine gun to fight off hellish monsters.

DOOM Retrospective

By David Shimomura • July 25th, 2022

DOOM didn’t invent the first-person shooter. But DOOM did invent the Doomclone. Without DOOM are we certain we’d see the advent of so many imitators?

Letter from the Editor
A narrow view of the Doomslayer in a hallway full of dead demons with a cacodemon looming behind.

Unwinnable Monthly – July 2022

By David Shimomura • July 17th, 2022

We ripped and tore and this is what was done.

Doom Eternally Better

By Stephen Wilds • May 20th, 2020

Doom Eternal goes a long way to ensure players of every ability can tackle the hordes of Hell.

When Narrative Plays Second Fiddle

By Khee Hoon Chan • February 21st, 2017

“Inventive gameplay is still what sets videogames apart from other mediums.”

Doom credits Feature Image

DOOM’s Credits: A Cut Above the Rest

By Matt Sayer • July 11th, 2016

DOOM knows hot to keep you glued to your seat, even after the game’s over.

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