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Doom 3

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First release
Aug 03, 2004
Developer
id Software
Engine
id Tech 4
Genres
Shooter · Action, Science fiction, Horror, Survival
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox, Mac, Linux

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.

Also known as Doom III, DOOM³, DOOM 3

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Storyline
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, and stop the invasion from spreading beyond Mars.Read more

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, and stop the invasion from spreading beyond Mars.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Aug 03, 2004
Linux
Oct 04, 2004
Mac
Mar 14, 2005
All 5 release dates
Mac
Mar 15, 2005
Xbox
Apr 03, 2005
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
24h
Main + Extras
37h
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
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At a Glance

Critic Score
86
Main Story (IGDB)
24h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
37h
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Overview

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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 8,479 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 1 Nov

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