DOOM is the most inspirational beloved FPS in the market. It doesn’t only make gunplay satisfying, but movement as well. The most empowering feeling is taking on a room of enemies or a horrifying threat with its fast-paced action. Keeping the momentum to dodge rain of bullets while returning them back to malicious senders raises such adrenaline. Outside of combat isn’t even bland with its rewarding secrets that give better loot like upgrades and new guns.
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This kind of formula should expand more for other franchises to utilize. This can range from their expansive levels, terrifying fiends, explosive shootouts, stellar movement, and enriching secrets. The more ways to uniquely improve DOOM’s addictive gameplay, the better.
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Project Warlock
Magical DOOM
Project Warlock
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October 17, 2018
Project Warlock follows DOOM’s inspirational formula with its empowering shootouts, enemy-filled arenas, and explorative maps. While the warlock is equipped with guns like shotguns and rocket launchers, he also uses spells that provide generous benefits like defense enhancement, explosive damage, or revealed secrets.
Once the warlock dedicates his life to destroying all sources of evil, he travels around the world like Egypt and Antarctica. No matter the location, he’s willing to leave no safe place for evil to manifest on his home planet.
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Strife: Veteran Edition
Story-Driven DOOM
Strife: Veteran Edition
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December 12, 2014
Strife: Veteran Edition forces a mercenary in a serious conflict between The Front resistance and The Order. DOOM 1 and DOOM 2 fans will find lots of familiarity with the game since it uses the same DOOM engine. It has a similar appearance and gameplay that even encourages exploration with secrets hidden in its world.
The major difference is its interactive plot, which gives the protagonist opportunities to respond and make moral choices. Some situations don’t always require violence and how the protagonist performs in different missions may raise or lower trust with people at the Tarnhill base. How the game ends rests solely on the mercenary’s choices.
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Void Bastards
Comicbook-Style DOOM
- Released
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May 28, 2019
- Developer(s)
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Blue Manchu
- Publisher(s)
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Humble Bundle
Void Bastards must fend for themselves to escape from their captivity within the Sargasso Nebula. The huge fleet gives each captor choices on the most effective desired route to flee from the invaded conflicts in space. Many enemies like space pirates, robots, janitors, and others will do whatever is necessary to stop the player.
Not only is it necessary to obliterate any obstacle in the way to freedom, but also to gather resources. Scavenging supplies, crafting gears, and maintaining oxygen are significant to progress further through the fleets. Each death of a prisoner will activate another to restart their escape attempt with different personality traits that may benefit or harm the run.
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Bulletstorm: Duke Of Switch Edition
DOOM Nukem
- Released
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February 22, 2011
- Publisher(s)
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Electronic Arts
Bulletstorm Duke of Switch Edition offers various ways to tear an enemy through shreds with its system. It gives enough options for different playstyles, whether to play normally by shooting at a distance like Call Of Duty or more creatively by mixing different ranges with guns, physical attacks, and a whip.
The best feature is its skillshot system, a rewarding mechanic that judges a player’s kills. Unique kills like environmental takedowns or headshots will reward points, giving players more access to various crazy weapons. It even has a ranking system for each level to judge the best havoc runs. Players that like nostalgia can even become Duke Nukem who has his own voice lines during the explosive action.
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Ziggurat 2
Wizard Of DOOM
Released: February 7 2022
Developer: Milkstone Studios
Publisher: Milkstone Studios
Ziggurat 2 shows how buffed soldiers aren’t the only badass warriors to tackle through waves of vicious enemies, but also wizards as well. The magical protagonist accepts different missions within the Citadel to complete their grand goal of eliminating all evils. The game improves a lot from the predecessor’s structure to create a smoother, better experience as a magic order brotherhood wizard.
The protagonist can utilize different weapons categorized in staves, wands, spells, and alchemy. He can even customize his perks and amulets for different buffs to enhance his current kit. Each mission site isn’t explored the same since they’re procedurally generated, forcing the protagonist to stay cautious when searching for their malicious targets.
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PowerSlave Exhumed
DOOM To Insects
PowerSlave: Exhumed
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September 19, 1996
PowerSlave Exhumed takes the DOOM’s simplicity with plot by having aliens invade Egypt to revive an ancient evil for world domination. Hearing this distress would bring a mercenary to investigate and thwart the global threat. The protagonist will explore the city of Karnak to purify its ancient lands of worship from the alien insects.
He only starts with a machete, but will gain other weapons to strengthen his firepower. He also can use ancient amulets to utilize powerful spells like lasers and flames. Some amulets can even grant him utilities outside of combat, expanding the explorative city like swimming underwater and phasing through magical energy fields.
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Loyal To DOOM
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May 23, 2023
- Developer(s)
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Auroch Digital
- Publisher(s)
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Focus Entertainment
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun takes heavy inspiration from the original DOOM with its presentation and gameplay. The leading space marine is set out on planet Graia to stop the suspicious group, which involves ripping them to colorful 2D pixels. The obedient soldier has to march through the environment to take out any hostile threats in his way.
The game offers enough tools for the space marine to handle anyone, including a chainsaw blade and shotgun. Taking out rooms of enemies is best solved by using unpredictable movements while precisely targeting their heads. The marine can even use different powerups to enhance his killing capabilities, but they don’t always grant invincibility. These tools are best used wisely rather than carelessly for the Imperium.
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City of Brass
Cursed DOOM
The City of Brass
- Released
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September 18, 2017
- Developer(s)
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Uppercut Games
- Publisher(s)
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Uppercut Games
City of Brass is great for players looking for a challenge that always gets them on their toes. Players play as a mischievous thief who aims for riches within the city’s center. What’s different about this adventure is how the city shifts its layout, forcing gameplay adaptation within various city districts.
The thief will face many cursed enemies and traps with his trusty whip and scimitar sword. Tactical environmental use and improvisation in ever-changing districts will greatly benefit the thief within the arena of cursed creatures. Players who aren’t into the high challenge can still play with its accessible custom settings to ease or complicate the cursed adventure under the player’s ideals.
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The Immortal Redneck
Egyptian DOOM
Immortal Redneck
The Immortal Redneck is forced to explore ancient Egypt after being mummified for an unknown reason. His only solution is to blast every enemy and avoid traps in different pyramids to uncover his mysterious predicament.
These pyramids use certain magic to change their design, forcing the redneck to adapt when preparing different runs. Not only does he own many guns, but he can even change his class and skillset for various playstyles. Using the power of the gods like intelligent Thoth and supportive Sekhmet can bless his adventure with different perks when facing many cursed beings and bosses, along with possible consequences.
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Turbo Overkill
Cyberpunk DOOM
- Released
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August 11, 2023
- Developer(s)
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Trigger Happy Interactive
- Publisher(s)
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Apogee
Turbo Overkill makes Johnny Turbo return to his home city, Paradise. He comes back to the city infected by the Syn virus, which turned the cyberpunk inhabitants into violent cyber mutants. This forces the protagonist to take on one more mission to get his peace: eliminate the virus at any cost.
The fast-paced combat emphasizes movement and cyber tech, allowing the protagonist to equip augments for enhanced perks. He can dash, slide, and chainsaw blade his way through levels, including enemy bodies. Equipped with customizable guns like dual pistols and machine guns, he’ll do whatever he can to clean up every city sector.
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Crysis Remastered Trilogy
Super DOOM
Crysis Remastered Trilogy revolves around mankind’s fight against the Cephalopods, aliens that challenge for dominant reign over Earth. The advanced creatures force the humans to rely on the protagonist’s nanosuit, armor that enhances the user’s strength and combat capabilities while providing other perks like camouflage cloak, enhanced defense, or higher speed.
The nanosuit gives the user variable approach options for different mission areas. While the safer option includes annihilating enemies silently, the quicker option is blasting bullets at the opponents. It may seem harder, though using the suit’s abilities like power jump and power speed lets the user feel like a super-powered Doomguy.
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