Game profile
DOOM Eternal
A blisteringly fast shooter where constant movement and aggression are the only way to survive. Tearing demons apart in a perfectly tuned combat rhythm sits at the heart of it all.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Shooter / Action, set in a science fiction world. Visually it is deliberately stylised rather than photorealistic, and the overall tone stays dark throughout. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. Sessions of an hour or two sit at the sweet spot here.
It is genuinely demanding, and repeated failure is part of how it is designed. Story exists mostly as background texture rather than a reason to keep going. It is a single player experience from start to finish. It is available broadly, on 4 platforms. It sits in the mid price bracket.
What stands out
- Extremely fast-paced gameplay
- Brutal Glory Kills
- Demanding boss fights
This fits you if
- you are after a proper adrenaline rush
- you want real resistance and are fine with dying a lot
- you play alone and want a complete experience without other people
- you prefer a darker, heavier tone
Look elsewhere if
- you want to relax and not be punished for mistakes
- you want something light and easy going
- you specifically want an open world to roam
- you want to play it side by side with someone
How long is DOOM Eternal?
About 22 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 4 weeks, or 11 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 86 out of 100, which puts it above 66 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 387 overall. That is mid-table for this database. Not a standout at the top, but solidly rated.
For comparison, Shooter averages 81 points across the database, so this one sits 5 points above its own genre. The figure rests on 784 collected ratings.
Released in 2020, so it has 6 years behind it. Usually cheap by now and the rough edges are long fixed.
The facts
- Release year
- 2020
- Genres
- Shooter, Action
- Playtime
- approx. 22 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Demanding, punishing
- Story weight
- Background flavour
- Play with
- Solo
- Setting
- Sci-fi, Fantasy
- Visual style
- Stylised
- Price bracket
- Mid price
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
- Critic rating
- 86 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOOM Eternal | 2020 | approx. 22 hrs. | 86 | Mid price |
| DOOM: The Dark Ages | 2025 | approx. 20 hrs. | 87 | Full price |
| Returnal | 2021 | approx. 20 hrs. | 90 | Mid price |
| Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon | 2023 | approx. 20 hrs. | 87 | Full price |
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- 72/100 Atomic Heart Shared: Shooter, Action, Sci-fi
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