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DOOM Eternal
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DOOM Eternal is a significant improvement on the reboot, and one of the best first-person shooter campaigns in years. A ceaseless nightmare that is bursts at the seams with thunderous action.
Game Info
Developed by id Software, DOOM Eternal is the direct sequel to DOOM (2016). Experience the ultimate combination of speed and power with the next leap in push-forward, first-person combat. As the DOOM Slayer, return to take your vengeance against the forces of Hell. Set to an all-new pulse pounding soundtrack composed by Mick Gordon, fight across dimensions as you slay new and classic demons with powerful new weapons and abilities.
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Average Score
Total Reviews: 153
Editors' Choice, Best Shooter (2020)
Gold TIER
36% of scored reviews fell within the range of 86 to 92 / 100
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GENRES:
- Shooter
DEVELOPER(S):
- id Software
PUBLISHER(S):
- Bethesda Softworks
SERIES/FRANCHISE:
- DOOM
GAME MODES:
- Multiplayer, Single player
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RATING & REVIEWS
Ratings & Reviews
153
Critic Reviews
89
Average Critic Score
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CRITIC REVIEWS
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High Score
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Median Score
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Low Score
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GameCentral (Metro GameCentral)
March 17, 2020
8/10
A significant improvement on the reboot and while there are still a few flaws the core combat is some of the best in any first person shooter this generation.
James Davenport (PC Gamer)
March 17, 2020
94/100
“Doom Eternal is a ceaseless, panicked nightmare that pushes you to point and click with more skill and style than ever before..”
Mick Fraser (God is a Geek)
March 17, 2020
9.5/10
Doom Eternal is loud, brash, hellishly violent, and 100% entertainment. It might not be the perfect video game, but it absolutely is the perfect Doom game.
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Score Ranges
Read the Reviews (153 total)
| Outlet | Author | Score | Date | Quote | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33bits | Rubén Rionegro | 95 / 100 | 03-26-2020 | DOOM Eternal is a true masterpiece capable of creating a school and revolutionizing the way FPS are approached. Id Software takes the ideas from the 2016 game and gives it a twist to create the ultimate shooter, more and better in this case. It’s hard to go back to playing a traditional first person shooter after playing this marvel. | Read review |
| 3DNews | Иван Бышонкoв | 8 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | DOOM Eternal is, probably, the fastest and most brutal shooter on the market. But reworked combat system, a lot of (not so fluent) platforming elements and some other small issues here and there are keeping the sequel from beating the almost perfect DOOM 2016. | Read review |
| ACG | Jeremy Penter | Recommended | 03-17-2020 | Fast paced with a unique combination of combat and platforming. While not perfect, it is a fantastic ride. | Read review |
| AnaitGames | Víctor Manuel Martínez García | 9 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | If Doom 2016 was a truly next gen incarnation of id Software’s seminal first person shooter, Doom Eternal is the ultimate and most brutal version possible –a true spectacle in every way. | Read review |
| Areajugones | Antonio Vallejo Taslimi | 8 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | DOOM returns to offer us another installment loaded with wonderful and vertical battles full of rawness and to rhythm of heavy metal. Although they have impressed us again in the shooter aspect, DOOM Eternal adds more content to the game, as well as parts of the platform, which we do not see clearly its contribution and make us miss the simplicity of this franchise. | Read review |
| Ars Technica | Kyle Orland | Recommended | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal is a thrilling return to form and a high-water mark for fast-paced twitch shooting. Buy it. | Read review |
| Atomix | Alejandro Nevarez | 95 / 100 | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal is the perfect evolution of the classic FPS series from id Software. Finally, Bethesda is delivering a game that we deserved. We have a GOTY contender. | Read review |
| Attack of the Fanboy | Diego Perez | 4.5 / 5 stars | 03-30-2020 | All in all, Doom Eternal is one of the most confident games I’ve ever played. | Read review |
| AusGamers | Kosta Andreadis | 9.5 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | Eternal is as much a statement of renewed intent as it is a brilliant slice of first-person action from id. A studio that has taken the simplicity and peerless feel of DOOM 2016, Quake III Arena, and other past glories and expanded that into an experience that also captures the wonder of exploring new alien worlds and locations. To ‘Rip and Tear’ through. | Read review |
| BaziCenter | Kasra Karimi Tar | 9.5 / 10 | 03-22-2020 | Doom Eternal is not only a superb shooter, but carries the DNA of some of the best works by Id Software, and takes the studio back to the good old days of the 90s. | Read review |
| Bazimag | Mahdi Eftekhari | 8.5 / 10 | 03-22-2020 | DOOM Eternal is a worthy sequel for Doom 2016; Even though its evolution is not as It should have been. Despite all the improvements, the game has a few flaws that don’t let the game be a completely flawless shooter. That being said, DOOM Eternal is not only one of the best first-person shooters of 8th generation, but is one of the best first-person shooters ever created and just like the previous installment is different than other titles in its genre. Fast and delightful gameplay alongside eye-catching visuals and great soundtrack, have brought an immensely thrilling experience that you can’t find anywhere else. | Read review |
| Cerealkillerz | Gabriel Bogdan | 8 / 10 | 03-23-2020 | Doom Eternal enters the FPS-Arena with lots of gameplay/enemy variety und a lot more fast paced action. Sadly that is everything good the game brings to the table. The game doesn’t do much to overtrump its predecessor and the game could live without a lot of the new features better, especially the battlemode multiplayer. If you looking for just some more Doom, you’ll still get some fun out of it. | Read review |
| CGMagazine | Zubi Khan | 9 / 10 | 03-20-2020 | Ultimately, Doom Eternal is a violent and visceral tribute to single-player shooters, one that rewards skilled players and punishes those who may think they already know everything there is to know about the first-person shooter genre. | Read review |
| Cheat Code Central | Cheat Code Central | 3.5 / 5 stars | 03-20-2020 | It’s weird to feel so disappointed by something so awesome. DOOM Eternal is a constant state of whiplash between being in absolute awe at the game’s mechanical brilliance, only to be snatched in the extreme opposite direction by stale storytelling and environmental padding. | Read review |
| Checkpoint Gaming | Elliot Attard | 8 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | Very few games are able to make me feel as powerful as this one does. So bust out you gun, sharpen your blade, and get ready to wipe demon juice off the soles of your feet. | Read review |
| Chicas Gamers | Curro Medina | Recommended | 03-25-2020 | DOOM Eternal is everything you can ask of a sequel, it has everything that the previous game brought and enough changes and additions to make it bigger and better than that. You can spend hours dismembering demons without getting tired and enjoying every minute. | Read review |
| COGconnected | Paul Sullivan | 96 / 100 | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal is a phenomenal game. | Read review |
| Critical Hit | Darryn Bonthuys | 9.5 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | DOOM Eternal is the most metal game in all of creation. It is rage and fire, the purity of armed combat dialled up to eleven and unleashed on a horde of eyeballs that simply aren’t ready for the retina-searing action that’s about to burn a new circle of hellish good fun into those ocular organs. Long live the Doom Slayer, long live the king of first-person shooters. | Read review |
| Cubed3 | Athanasios | 10 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | The concept of “push-forward combat” is even better this time around, forcing you to be in the moment every moment. | Read review |
| Cultured Vultures | Jimmy Donnellan | 10 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | DOOM Eternal is a bloody masterpiece of glorious violence that may well be the best the series has ever been. | Read review |
| Daily Mirror | Lloyd Coombes | 5 / 5 stars | 03-17-2020 | By placing the Doomslayer, and by extension, the player, into the centre of a blood-spattered heavy metal symphony and encouraging them to conduct with a chainsaw, id and Bethesda have conjured a game of the year contender. | Read review |
| Daily Star | Dom Peppiatt | 5 / 5 stars | 03-17-2020 | id Software’s magnum opus, an epic of the video game world that’ll be talked about for years to come, Doom Eternal is a triumph. | Read review |
| DASHGAMER.com | Dan Rizzo | 9.5 / 10 | 03-24-2020 | I highly suggest any gamer out there to experience the nonsense that exudes nothing but jaw dropping, trigger-happy action. …] There will be a rhythm to get a hold of once jumping into the deep end of the title, but once you have it down-pat, DOOM Eternal will be one of the most memorable experiences in gaming, you will have this generation. | Read review |
| Destructoid | Chris Carter | 8.5 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal keeps the strong foundation built back in 2016 intact, while adding some of its own panache in the process. I think we can officially declare that the last iteration wasn’t just a lone fluke, and that Doom is back in the shooter spotlight where it belongs. | Read review |
| Digital Chumps | Ben Sheene | 9.5 / 10 | 04-02-2020 | DOOM Eternal is one of the most exhilarating first-person shooters in recent years. Hesitation is punished but fleet-footed and aggressive players who love a challenge are rewarded with the viscera of a demon bloodbath and spectacularly hellish worlds. | Read review |
| Digital Trends | Gabe Gurwin | 4.5 / 5 stars | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal is a bigger and even better version of its predecessor, recognizing exactly why fans loved that game so much while giving them even more reasons to love the sequel. | Read review |
| DualShockers | Logan Moore | 9 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | DOOM Eternal is a drastic improvement over its predecessor in every way and sees the Doom Slayer reclaiming his throne in the shooter genre. | Read review |
| Easy Allies | Ben Moore | 4.75 / 5 stars | 03-27-2020 | Doom Eternal is a masterful shooter that’s willing to push players to new heights. | Read review |
| Echo Boomer | David Fialho | Recommended | 03-23-2020 | DOOM Eternal is an absolute blast! | Read review |
| EGM | Michael Goroff | 8 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | As long as Doom Eternal didn’t stray too far from its predecessor, it was going to be a good game. But id Software comes surprisingly close to muddying everything with new mechanics. The flamethrower and rechargeable chainsaw give you more options during battle, but they can also feel like unnecessary additions. Still, a deeper lore, a banging soundtrack, and plenty of demons to gib leave Doom Eternal in a happy place—relatively speaking. | Read review |
| Eurogamer | Edwin Evans-Thirlwell | Recommended | 03-17-2020 | An even faster and bloodier but slightly wayward follow-up to a thunderous shooter reboot. | Read review |
| Everyeye.it | Alessandro Bruni | 9.2 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | In short, Doom Eternal is confirmed as the worthy heir of its predecessor, as well as an absolute must have for first-person shooter enthusiasts. | Read review |
| Expansive | Brad Baker | Recommended | 03-18-2020 | Just thinking about the game’s rip-roaring heavy metal soundtrack, hordes of enemies, killer arsenal set, and speedy action is making my heart pump. DOOM Eternal takes what you loved about the 2016 reboot, and makes it louder, faster, more graphic, intense and involving. | Read review |
| Explosion Network | Dylan Blight | 9.5 / 10 | 03-22-2020 | DOOM Eternal is easily one of this generation’s best FPS’s as it rips and tears its way to outdo the first game in every way possible. | Read review |
| FingerGuns | Sean Davies | 10 / 10 | 03-26-2020 | Polished to the nth degree, visually sublime and with a soundtrack that’ll get your heart racing, it’s a thrilling game from bloody beginning to gory end. | Read review |
| Flickering Myth | Shaun Munro | 8.5 / 10 | 03-20-2020 | Doom Eternal is just about everything fans could want a Doom sequel to be; muscular, intense, and compulsively addictive, complete with one of the best single-player FPS campaigns in years. | Read review |
| Game Debate | Chad Norton | 9 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | DOOM Eternal is an absolutely insane roller coaster ride of emotions, and is a truly fantastic game. | Read review |
| Game Informer | Andrew Reiner | 9.3 / 10 | 03-18-2020 | The 2016 game now looks like a primer for a much more elaborate battle against the forces of hell | Read review |
| Game Rant | Dalton Cooper | 4.5 / 5 stars | 03-28-2020 | Doom Eternal is a non-stop thrill ride, barraging players with incredible fast-paced action from the opening mission to its blood-soaked finale. Fans of the franchise should be thrilled with it, and anyone looking for a meaty FPS to fill their time can’t go wrong with this game. | Read review |
| Game Revolution | Michael Leri | 5 / 5 stars | 03-17-2020 | The Doom Slayer has faced many nightmarish opponents and toppled them all, yet his greatest victory might be slaying the impossibly high expectations set by his genre-defining precursors. | Read review |
| Gameblog | Jonathan Bushle | 8 / 10 | 03-20-2020 | DOOM Eternal is a good sequel to the 2016 game, and adds interesting platform phases. | Read review |
| GameCrate | Nicholas Scibetta | 9 / 10 | 03-24-2020 | It’s very easy to ignore the few rough patches in DOOM Eternal. This is a fantastic FPS with tons to do. It’s also one of the most over-the-top and insane games ever made. | Read review |
| Gamefa | Aria Moghadam | 9 / 10 | 03-23-2020 | DOOM Eternal is one of the finest and most amazing first person shooter games of this generation. It’s not just a good game, but a huge DOOM universe, full of demonic creatures, blood and metal tracks. Though sometimes it can be a little overcomplicated, but the final result is a fast, exciting and super fun experience that can both satisfy the old fans and attract the new ones. | Read review |
| GameGrin | Simon Brown | 8.5 / 10 | 03-21-2020 | A great, if disjointed, continuation of the demon killing franchise. Visually stunning, tight controls and satisfying combat make for an exciting and enjoyable experience. | Read review |
| GameMAG | GameMAG | 9 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal is all about luxury fights, incredible graphics, gorgeous landscapes, interesting levels, a powerful soundtrack and a complex lore that will really surprise the fans. id Software reminded us of what a proper single-player shooter is. The project only lacks an interconnected world and a variety of real bosses. May be we can get this in the next game? | Read review |
| GamePitt | GamePitt | 10 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | DOOM Eternal is one of the most intense, satisfying, and brutal first-person shooters I’ve played this generation – I love it! id Software and Bethesda have taken everything which was great about DOOM (2016) and built upon the foundations in order to deliver a truly outstanding game which both looks and plays like perfection. The wide range of easy-to-understand upgrades, returning and new foes to slaughter, simply gorgeous visuals, disgusting death-blows, and adrenaline-pumping combat, all come together to create one hell of an amazing game. The only thing that could make this game any better would be more cowbell! | Read review |
| Gameplanet | Baz Macdonald | 9 / 10 | 03-24-2020 | Doom Eternal has taken what were already some pretty innovative new approaches to gameplay, and either refined, expanded, or built upon them in a way that elevates this visceral, kinetic and exhilarating approach to combat up several hundred notches. | Read review |
| GamePro | Hannes Rossow | 90 / 100 | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal is a brutal shooter gem that requires a lot of comprehension, but never takes itself too seriously. | Read review |
| Gamers Heroes | Blaine Smith | 9 / 10 | 03-20-2020 | Doom Eternal is completely badass. The soundtrack, the level design, the combat – it all comes together to create a package of adrenaline-fueled rage and destruction. Put simply, it’s the best first-person shooter of this generation. | Read review |
| Gamersky | 棘皮动物的野望 | 8.5 / 10 | 03-23-2020 | Overall Doom Eternal looks gorgeous, shoots sweetly and contains tremendous fun when played against other bloodthirsty players. But it is still lack of some polish on multiplayer gameplay contents. | Read review |
| GamesBeat | Dean Takahashi | 90 / 100 | 03-17-2020 | Just when you thought power fantasies couldn’t get any better, Doom Eternal comes along with its universe of blood and gore to put you in a state of flow. | Read review |
| GameSkinny | David Jagneaux | 9 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal absolutely delivers on all-fronts by blasting us with one of the most intense and satisfying single-player shooter campaigns in years. | Read review |
| GameSpew | Richard Seagrave | 10 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | As the credits rolled after a final boss fight to remember, all we had in our minds was “that was epic”. And that’s exactly what DOOM Eternal is: epic. | Read review |
| GameSpot | Phil Hornshaw | 8 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal intensifies the battles with Hell’s hordes by requiring you to constantly calculate the best ways to rip, tear, and stay alive. | Read review |
| GamesRadar+ | Josh West | 3.5 / 5 stars | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal is a smart iteration of what came before it that occasionally stumbles under its own desire to evolve | Read review |
| GameWatcher | Bogdan Robert Mateș | 8.5 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | Hell hath no fury like a Doom Slayer pissed off | Read review |
| GameXplain | GameXplain | Recommended | 03-17-2020 | Video Review | Read review |
| GameZone | Cade Onder | 7.5 / 10 | 03-23-2020 | Doom Eternal’s issues feel like a victim of ambition. They wanted to double down on the balls to the walls craziness and instead of saying no to some ideas, it feels like they crammed absolutely everything into the game. While Eternal manages to still be very fun and a worthy entry in this legendary franchise, it needs to realize there is such a thing as too much of a good thing sometimes. | Read review |
| Gaming Nexus | Sean Colleli | 9 / 10 | 04-07-2020 | DOOM Eternal is gorgeous to behold, a technological tour-de-force and an exciting new chapter in the Doom narrative, but it’s not quite as fun to play as DOOM 2016. The problem is not that DOOM Eternal is too hard, rather it is too hard unless you play by its specific rules, which, for all its mechanical complexity, makes its combat chess less freeform and satisfying than its predecessors. | Read review |
| GamingBolt | Will Borger | 9 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | DOOM Eternal is a worthy sequel to a storied franchise, a celebration of all things DOOM, and one of the finest single-player first-person shooters ever made. Rip and tear, Slayers. | Read review |
| GamingTrend | Austin Fern | 90 / 100 | 03-30-2020 | DOOM Eternal is drastically better than DOOM (2016), which was already an incredible game. Some players may not enjoy just how much more complex DOOM Eternal is, but I find it addicting. This is one of the best shooters I’ve ever played. | Read review |
| GBAtemp | Jakub Kowalski | 9 / 10 | 03-26-2020 | DOOM Eternal is a game I’ve been looking forward to since before it was even announced. The cliffhanger ending of DOOM 2016 left me wanting more, I waited and hoped for story DLC which never materialised, and now in 2020… my patience has been rewarded. DOOM Eternal was everything I wanted and more. I can wholeheartedly recommend it, although that goes without saying. After all, it’s DOOM | Read review |
| Geek Culture | Jake Su | 9.5 / 10 | 04-04-2020 | One of the best first-person shooters ever made, DOOM Eternal etches its name into the annals of history for eternity. | Read review |
| Geeks Under Grace | Maurice Pogue | 8 / 10 | 04-16-2020 | DOOM Eternal puts forth almost too much effort toward surpassing the world-famous 2016 entry, resulting in a great game that could have been better. | Read review |
| Generación Xbox | Pedro del Pozo | 10 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | If you like shooters, do not hesitate, if you like good graphics, do not hesitate, even if the first was somewhat tedious, do not hesitate, because they have solved it. | Read review |
| Giant Bomb | Brad Shoemaker | 4 / 5 stars | 04-10-2020 | It may not reach the sublime heights of its predecessor, but Doom Eternal is bursting at the seams with hellacious action. | Read review |
| God is a Geek | Mick Fraser | 9.5 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal is loud, brash, hellishly violent, and 100% entertainment. It might not be the perfect video game, but it absolutely is the perfect Doom game. | Read review |
| GotGame | Daniel Ladiano | 9.5 / 10 | 04-07-2020 | Doom Eternal is an intense journey. The smart changes to the combat, new emphasis on exploration, bombastic new toys to play around with, and overall beautiful sheen of bloody paint make it a marvel to behold. When Doom (2016) originally came out, it was heralded as one of the best first person shooters in the last decade. And yet Eternal tops it in every single way. | Read review |
| Guardian | Jay Castello | 5 / 5 stars | 03-19-2020 | The latest addition to the demon-slaying franchise is a gorgeously designed gore fest that delivers relentless fun | Read review |
| GuiltyBit | Marcos Casal | 9.7 / 10 | 03-25-2020 | Doom Eternal is the manual for making a sequel as it should always be. A perfect level design, graphic performance and gunplay that make it one of the best shooters out there. | Read review |
| Hardcore Gamer | Kevin Dunsmore | 4 / 5 stars | 03-23-2020 | When everything comes together, Doom Eternal’s combat, mobility and levels combine to create one of the most satisfying gameplay loops and FPS campaigns in years. The Doom Slayer came, he sawed and he lived up to his reputation. | Read review |
| Heavy | Collin MacGregor | 9 / 10 | 03-24-2020 | DOOM Eternal is an adrenaline shot of pure, hyper-intense action that will constantly keep you on your toes. | Read review |
| Hobby Consolas | Alberto Lloret | 92 / 100 | 03-26-2020 | DOOM Eternal is an example of how to make a great sequel. Doesn’t break with the 2016 game and allows us to embody a character that is a demon killer. It makes us feel powerful and is one of the most brutal games we’ve enjoyed in a long time. | Read review |
| IGN | Ryan McCaffrey | 9 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal is one of the best first-person shooter campaigns in years. Its brand of fun remains unmatched in FPSes. | Read review |
| IGN Spain | IGN Spain | 8.7 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | Despite not being very convinced by its triple system of obtaining combat resources, Doom Eternal is as frantic as you might expect. A long campaign with inspired arenas… not accompanied by an interesting story despite the narrative efforts. | Read review |
| Impulsegamer | Paul Stuart | 4.2 / 5 stars | 03-25-2020 | Doom Eternal does its legacy proud. Unabashedly difficult, frantic, and single player-centric, it knows what it is…and does it well. | Read review |
| INDIANTVCZ | Filip Kraucher | 10 / 10 | 03-23-2020 | DOOM Eternal is the culmination the 20 years of FPS shooting game design. It offers an intense and mainly original action experience. It is also a game that is not unnecessarily massive and offers a comprehensive package of challenges for which everyone will find time and have a pleasant time during playing. It offers even more difficulty options for those who are willing to pass through more than one hell gate. In addition, it offers rewarding gameplay, excellent audio-visual and perfect optimization. This is a masterpiece in the field of FPS games. | Read review |
| Jump Dash Roll | Matt Jordan | 9 / 10 | 03-19-2020 | Gory and gorgeous, Doom Eternal has upped the ante with a more thoughtful approach to its fast-paced combat. | Read review |
| Just Push Start | Grant Gaines | 4.5 / 5 stars | 03-20-2020 | The best praise I can give DOOM Eternal is that it feels exactly the way I thought it would be based on the trailers. It’s fast, crazy and you can go from slicing demons head off to chainsawing an enemy in half in the span of four seconds. The campaign does a good job of highlighting these mechanics, with Battlemode offering plenty of replayability, making DOOM Eternal an easy choice for anyone looking for an action-packed adventure or something to unwind with during this stressful time. | Read review |
| JVL | Malcolm89 | 9 / 10 | 03-25-2020 | Enjoyable and bloody, Doom Eternal has everything for him to the delight of the players. | Read review |
| KeenGamer | Hrvoje Smojlic | 8.9 / 10 | 03-24-2020 | Hell on Earth might be just another day in the life of the Doom Slayer but Doom Eternal isn’t just another plain old, tired shooter. It’s bigger, bolder and more unapologetic than its predecessor in the best possible sense, bringing a bunch of improvements while still retaining that old school feel we all know and love. | Read review |
| Kotaku | Heather Alexandra | Recommended | 03-24-2020 | The ripping and tearing is as good as it has ever been. | Read review |
| Leadergamer | Alper Dalan | 8 / 10 | 03-26-2020 | Apart from the platform elements, it is a magnificent blood bath. | Read review |
| LevelUp | Luis Sánchez | 8.5 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal is one of the best FPS that exists today. We can even say that it far exceeds the original. However, not everything shines with the same intensity; the story is confusing and unnecessary, the platform sections are tedious, the new visual identity is generic. In general, you can notice a change of direction towards a game as a service for the wrong reasons. Doom Eternal finds himself caught in the eternal conflict of finding his own identity. | Read review |
| Luis Alamilla | Luis Alamilla | 9 / 10 | 03-28-2020 | Video Review | Read review |
| Metro GameCentral | GameCentral | 8 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | A significant improvement on the reboot and while there are still a few flaws the core combat is some of the best in any first person shooter this generation. | Read review |
| MMORPG.com | Chris Bowman | 9 / 10 | 03-27-2020 | When it comes to first-person shooters, Doom Eternal is one of those games that you can get lost in. The combination of graphics, story, and intense action is enough to keep you playing for hours, pushing for “one more try” after a demon inevitably eats your lunch. | Read review |
| MSPoweruser | Lewis White | 9.5 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal is the true return of id Software’s iconic first-person shooter series. If you thought that Doom 2016 was the ultimate return of classic FPS gameplay, look again. Compared to Eternal, 2016’s hardcore combat was just baby steps. This is the return of Doom: Long Live Doom Eternal! | Read review |
| New Game Network | Ben Thomas | 69 / 100 | 04-01-2020 | Doom Eternal’s core shooting is strong thanks to grand weapons and enemy variety, but it buries the action under irksome resource management and stilted combat arenas. The bland multiplayer and silly platforming only hurt it more, driving this sequel below previous games in the series. | Read review |
| Nexus | Sam Aberdeen | 10 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | DOOM Eternal is a hyper-violent, loud, and menacing masterpiece that has, yet again, reclaimed its throne as the king of the shooter. | Read review |
| Niche Gamer | Fingal Belmont | 8 / 10 | 03-22-2020 | The annoying self-aware memes can be ignored, and if you don’t care for Doom guy depicted in third person cutscenes, they are easily skipped. Doom Eternal lives up to its name in proving that it is going to be here for a long time. | Read review |
| NoobFeed | Adam Siddiqui | 80 / 100 | 03-22-2020 | DOOM Eternal takes everyone players loved about DOOM and gives us more. With the Doom Slayer ripping and tearing through hordes of demons in various closed arenas. DOOM Eternal provides classic FPS action for the modern age that demands precision and mobility as the demons of Hell try to tear the flesh from your bones. But despite the strong campaign issues with how the lore is delivered and lacking multiplayer options hinder this incredible title. | Read review |
| OnlySP | Mike Cripe | 4 / 5 stars | 03-17-2020 | DOOM Eternal is as much of a benchmark in design for id Software and Bethesda as it is the entire genre of FPS games as a whole. | Read review |
| Oyungezer Online | Onur Kaya | 9 / 10 | 03-18-2020 | It won’t be an exaggeration if I say DOOM Eternal has the best FPS mechanics of all time. | Read review |
| Pardis Game | Alireza Razmjoei | 9.5 / 10 | 03-27-2020 | DOOM Eternal is the smartest FPS game in recent years and it is a fantastic technical achievement for id Software and the whole gaming industry | Read review |
| Paste Magazine | Garrett Martin | 8 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | I ran, I jumped, I killed. And I died. A lot. And these days, that’s enough. | Read review |
| PC Gamer | James Davenport | 94 / 100 | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal is a ceaseless, panicked nightmare that pushes you to point and click with more skill and style than ever before. | Read review |
| PC Invasion | PC Invasion | 9 / 10 | 03-20-2020 | Doom Eternal does a lot of things, but it’s really a masterclass in modern action game design. It improves upon its predecessor in nearly every way and has some of the most visceral, furious combat that gaming has to offer. | Read review |
| PCGamesN | Richard Scott-Jones | 9 / 10 | 03-13-2020 | Id stumbles very occasionally in its ambition to expand on 2016, but you won’t care when you’re enjoying the best combat in shooters. Pure, animalistic catharsis. | Read review |
| PCMag | Tony Polanco | 4.5 / 5 stars | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal tops its predecessor by featuring larger maps filled with secrets, more ultra-violent weapons, and a huge variety of demons to slay. It is 2020’s most extreme, first-person shooter. | Read review |
| PCWorld | Hayden Dingman | 4.5 / 5 stars | 03-20-2020 | Doom Eternal kicks ass. It’s smarter than it looks, faster than it looks, and somehow even more fun than it looks. A triumph—except for the platforming. | Read review |
| Player.it | Daniele Di Egidio | Recommended | 03-22-2020 | A title filled with violence to the brim that flows fluidly, with FINALLY difficult fights in a landscape of games for softhearts. | Read review |
| Player.One | Vincent Arogya | 9 / 10 | 03-30-2020 | Ultimately, once you have completed the game, what’s going to stay with you is the wholesome experience of shredding through endless demons, and not a few ups here and downs there. | Read review |
| Player2.net.au | Paul James, Dylan Burns | Recommended | 03-18-2020 | A far more brutal experience than its predecessor, Doom Eternal isn’t for the weak, but master the ruleset and you’re in for a hell of a time. | Read review |
| PlayStation LifeStyle | Chandler Wood | 9.5 / 10 | 03-20-2020 | DOOM Eternal is simply a really good game. It provides players with a brutal and extreme power fantasy while also presenting a challenge, a tightrope act of balancing that few games can ever accomplish with a masterful hand. There’s an almost tactical feel to the encounters as you manage health, shields, ammo, and movement around the arena, yet those tactics never slow the pace of gameplay. It’s got a solid single-player campaign that somehow weaves in engaging live-service elements that serve to enhance the experience instead of ever distracting from it. id Software lovingly recaptures the spirit of classic DOOM while making a game that feels perfectly at home at the tail end of this console generation. | Read review |
| PlayStation Universe | John-Paul Jones | 9.5 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | A triumphant celebration of blood, sweat and fury, DOOM Eternal is a genre and generation defining FPS that through some occult ritual, somehow manages to comprehensively blow its 2016 GOTY contending predecessor completely out of the water with remarkable ease. This one is for the Slayers. | Read review |
| Polygon | Chris Plante | Recommended | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal’s power fantasy is funny, playful, and a welcome break | Read review |
| Post Arcade (National Post) | Chad Sapieha | 8 / 10 | 03-23-2020 | Id Software’s latest shooter is truly a gamer’s game, fully focused on glorified violence and addictive action | Read review |
| PowerUp! | Leo Stevenson | 10 / 10 | 03-18-2020 | New mechanics, incredible movement and verticality and brutal gunplay combine with flawless level design, top-notch pacing, a spectacular soundtrack and immaculate visuals to make DOOM Eternal essentially perfect. | Read review |
| Press Start | James Berich | 10 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal is a bigger and better sequel in practically every way. | Read review |
| pressakey.com | Tobias Heinen | Recommended | 03-31-2020 | This speed, so much more enemies and the scope: id Software has done more in all aspects than its predecessor. The player is demanded as much every second as it was in DOOM 2016 for the final… and that already in the tutorial. The choice of the right weapon against the Cacodemon hovering above me, the dodge set to the left to avoid the approaching Pinky and the firing of the flamethrower must go into your blood to have any chance at all against the deluge of demons pouring over the Slayer. There’s so much going on on the screen at the same time that my computer should have been down on its knees by now. But it keeps on rattling happily. | Read review |
| PSX Brasil | Ivan Nikolai Barkow Castilho | 95 / 100 | 03-27-2020 | DOOM Eternal offers a solid, challenging and addictive single-player campaign. The new mechanics for movement are good and make the gameplay even more frantic. The storyline can be a little confusing if you are unaware of the previous games, but fans will enjoy it. The multiplayer mode, however, leaves something to be desired | Read review |
| Push Square | Liam Croft | 9 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | DOOM Eternal delivers one of the best FPS campaigns of all time. | Read review |
| Rectify Gaming | Dave Rodriguez | 9.5 / 10 | 03-27-2020 | Doom Eternal rips and tears any fears of the sophomore slump with an incredible new chapter. | Read review |
| Reloading BR | Felipe Mesquita | Recommended | 04-02-2020 | With a more arcadey touch to its game design and a bigger focus on the lore and narrative surrounding the DOOM Slayer, I’m not sure if this new direction represents something marginally worse or better than DOOM 2016. But after killing thousands of demons, I can definitely attest that DOOM Eternal is, very much like its predecessor, one of the most fun and impressive shooters of the generation. | Read review |
| Rely On Horror | Avery Xavier Chu | 8.5 / 10 | 04-02-2020 | The premise of the Doom Eternal is simple. Demons start cropping up and it’s your job to shoot them. The series’ soft reboot Doom (2016) set the… | Read review |
| Rock, Paper, Shotgun | Matt Cox | Recommended | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal is a lot like the last game, but better. | Read review |
| Rocket Chainsaw | Adam Ghiggino | 4.5 / 5 stars | 03-18-2020 | It looks great, plays like silk and it’s just fucking metal. | Read review |
| Saudi Gamer | صالح بازرعة | 9 / 10 | 03-23-2020 | Great experience no less than the previous entry, a combat system delivers high excitement that it’ll make you play non-stop. Expected overall improvements but other things could’ve been better like complicated upgrading systems and controls, and some of the bosses fights. | Read review |
| Screen Rant | Christopher Teuton | 4.5 / 5 stars | 03-19-2020 | DOOM Eternal is a fantastic game, taking all of the elements which made DOOM 2016 such a surprisingly enjoyable reboot of the franchise and implementing dozens of new concepts in a way which makes the entire experience feel fresh all over again. | Read review |
| SECTOR.sk | Matúš Štrba | 9 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal will rip and tear your expectations, because this is one of the best FPS games in a long time. | Read review |
| Shacknews | Josh Hawkins | 8 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | As a whole, Doom Eternal is a solid game, and a great sequel. | Read review |
| Sirus Gaming | Erickson Melchor | 8.4 / 10 | 04-07-2020 | Doom Eternal remains a must-have for players who enjoy the challenge. It is unapologetic when it comes to making the player suffer, but victory through adversity appeal with a certain group of gamers, me included. So, in the words of the Slayer himself, “Rip and tear… until it’s done.” | Read review |
| Skill Up | Ralph Panebianco | Recommended | 03-23-2020 | Doom Eternal is amazing. I love it. You should buy it. But it has some things that make it imperfect, things that Doom 2016 seemed to ‘fix’. It’s weird that these things should be broken again. | Read review |
| Slant Magazine | Steven Scaife | 3.5 / 5 stars | 03-19-2020 | There’s something primal and thrilling to id Software’s further embrace of video-gamey conventions. | Read review |
| SomHráč.sk | Jozef Moravec | 99 / 100 | 03-22-2020 | Doom Eternal is a simply amazing pure action game. Once it grabs you, it won’t let you go until the very end. | Read review |
| SpazioGames | Domenico Musicò | 9.1 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal is a mad and frantic trip to hell, the best game in the series and a new height of excellence for the FPS genre. | Read review |
| Stevivor | Jay Ball | 9 / 10 | 03-18-2020 | I can’t emphasise how much fun Doom Eternal is to play and that’s what really counts. | Read review |
| TechRaptor | Robert Scarpinito | 9 / 10 | 03-22-2020 | Doom Eternal is pure, unadulterated mayhem that indulges in its own brutality, creating a sinfully fun first-person shooter. The multiplayer may be nothing to write home about, but the campaign deserves your undivided attention. | Read review |
| Telegraph | Tom Hoggins | 4 / 5 stars | 03-26-2020 | Older readers may remember the notoriety of the original Doom, one of the forerunners of the first-person shooter that sent players to hell and back, turning demons into kibble at the end of a floating shotgun. | Read review |
| The Angry Joe Show | Joe Vargas | 10 / 10 | 03-31-2020 | Video Review | Read review |
| The Digital Fix | Posted by Stephen Hudson | 9 / 10 | 03-18-2020 | Despite its rather lacklustre story, and irritating platforming mechanics, Doom Eternal takes all the best elements from its prequel, polishes, refines and adds a mixture of new strategy, combat and gunplay elements to produce one of the most enjoyable FPS on the market today. | Read review |
| The Games Machine | Gian Filippo Saba | 9.4 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | It doesn’t matter who you are, when you play Doom Eternal you will feel as badass as his Doom Slayer. With a fast paced and gory gameplay, this incredible FPS is a must buy to anyone old enough to hold a Shotgun in hand and shoot demons in the face! | Read review |
| The Outerhaven Productions | Conner B | 4.5 / 5 stars | 03-23-2020 | Rip and tear until it’s done in what is by far the best 1st person shooter out right now. id Software took all the good bits from Doom 2016 and expanded on them in the most glorious way possible. A must-play shooter of this generation. | Read review |
| TheSixthAxis | Miguel Moran | 10 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal doesn’t just set the bar, it breaks it. Many of the best games of the FPS genre do what has already been done, and can do it really, really well, but Doom Eternal does what no other game has done before, crafting a fast-paced power fantasy that sets your brain cells on fire. It’s an addictive exploration of the mythic Doomslayer character that delivers hours of blood-drenched fun, dozens of memorable collectibles, and a fan-pleasing story book-ended with gorgeous worlds and unforgettable music. Doom Eternal is a ripping, tearing masterpiece. | Read review |
| Thumbsticks | Tom Baines | 3 / 5 stars | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal features all the raw, raucous action of the 2016 reboot, but for reasons we can’t comprehend, is dragged out to an interminable length. Technically solid, blistering in parts, but lacking in soul. | Read review |
| TrueGaming | TrueGaming | 9.5 / 10 | 03-22-2020 | DOOM Eternal came to be one of the best if not the best FPS of the generation, its visually stunning and increasingly challenging, not to mention the possessive soundtracks that pushes you to smile while you Rip and Tear. | Read review |
| Twinfinite | Tom Hopkins | 4.5 / 5 stars | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal is far more than gore, double jumps, and brutal executions. It’s an impeccably designed game that perfectly balances every single aspect of its action to create one of the most challenging, exhausting, and consistently fun shooters in years. | Read review |
| Unboxholics | Γιάννης Φανίδης | Recommended | 03-23-2020 | A truly excellent sequel for DOOM (2016) that tries new things. It doesn’t invest so much in the dark atmosphere and the horror elements but instead it tries to integrate even faster gunplay with new platforming mechanisms. | Read review |
| Use a Potion | Use a Potion | 9.7 / 10 | 03-18-2020 | DOOM Eternal offers more of the same brilliant and brutal action that made the series so beloved to begin with, but also evolves upon the traditional formula by bringing bigger and more open-levels to the fray that encourage a lot more acrobatic manoeuvres from the player. It comes together perfectly to make for a fantastic first-person shooter that not only lives up to the DOOM name, but boasts a more fleshed-out and expansive experience than any other release in the series before it. It’s fcking awesome. | Read review |
| USgamer | Mike Williams | 4 / 5 stars | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal mostly manages to avoid the bloat that plagues other sequels, but it also roughs up that perfect pacing with more lore, sometimes muddy platforming, and more collectibles to find. | Read review |
| VG247 | Kirk McKeand | Recommended | 03-17-2020 | This is the strongest Doom has ever been. | Read review |
| VGChartz | Paul Broussard | 8 / 10 | 03-25-2020 | A blast to play. | Read review |
| VGN | VGN | 9.2 / 10 | 03-24-2020 | DOOM Eternal is as satisfying to play as bewitching to admire and hypnotic to listen to, and in fact it is a candidate for arrogance to be one of the best first-person shooters available in this generation. DOOM is back, long live DOOM! | Read review |
| VideoGamer | Josh Wise | 8 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | It’s only when you stop playing, feeling somehow frazzled, energised, and jittery, that you realise the game has as much in common with the audiovisual arts as it does with a double-shot of espresso. | Read review |
| WayTooManyGames | Leonardo Faria | 10 / 10 | 03-20-2020 | To sum things up, Id Software had a colossal challenge trying to improve upon what was already perfect, but Cacodemons be praised, they did it. Doom Eternal is one of the most technically advanced games from this entire generation, a masterful achievement in graphics, framerates, gameplay, and sound. It is a game that is hell-bent on giving you a gigantic smile at all times, making you feel like a brutal god of destruction, a force to be reckoned with, someone to be feared. | Read review |
| Wccftech | Chris Wray | 8.5 / 10 | 03-17-2020 | Doom Eternal is a brilliant game, one that is a worthy successor to the previous release. While the game does stumble here and there, trying to be something that it really shouldn’t be, the outstanding gameplay more than makes up for any issues. Going by the campaign alone, Doom Eternal is well worth your time and money, particularly so if you liked Doom. I’m not sold on the multiplayer, as it feels just a bit too threadbare. | Read review |
| We Got This Covered | David Morgan | 4.5 / 5 stars | 03-27-2020 | Doom Eternal’s “play cool or die” philosophy shakes up retro shooter norms for the better. It’s the confident sequel we all knew it would be, but it tries to be even more than that. In almost every way, it succeeds at both. | Read review |
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