Now that DOOM: Eternal has finally released, gamers get to experience one of the best single-player campaigns of this generation. The visuals and the sheer speed of the game are pushing PCs and current generation consoles to their absolute limits.
DOOM: Eternal, like its predecessor, is a brutal shooter that does away with modern gameplay mechanics like cover shooting and stealth in favor of old school run and gun. However, that doesn’t mean these games are mindless shooters. In fact, there’s a great deal of emphasis on strategy and tactics involved in moving around the environment taking down enemies and quickly and as skilfully as possible while keeping adrenaline at an all-time high.
Unfortunately, like all good single-player campaigns, they have to come to an end, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some great alternatives to DOOM: Eternal out there.
Updated January 10th, 2021, by Jack Pursey: The latest entry into the most influential FPS series of all time, DOOM: Eternal has become one of the series’ most beloved and critically acclaimed entries; the game’s developer id Software was a deserving winner of the Game Critics Awards’ Best PC Game and Best Action Game accolades in 2019. In an era dominated by third-person adventure games, fans of old-school action-FPS shooters like DOOM: Eternal may be feeling shortchanged. To help such players find more excellent shooters to play in 2021, we have decided to expand this list.
15 Left 4 Dead 2
One of the many Valve series that have fans begging for a third entry, Left 4 Dead 2 capitalized on the influx of zombie films and games of the late 2000s and early 2010s with its action-heavy shooter.
Although the game has a thoroughly enjoyable single-player campaign, it’s the multiplayer modes that made Left 4 Dead 2 stand out. The game was also highly regarded for its enemy variety which demands that players are on their toes as each comes with its own set of strengths and weaknesses.
14 Unreal Tournament 3
Developed by Epic Games, Unreal Tournament 3 was ahead of its time, especially for consoles, in the sense that it focused primarily on online play. Like the rest of the series, Unreal Tournament 3 adopts tried and trusted game modes like capture the flag and deathmatch.
One change from the previous iterations of the series, however, is that the single-player campaign has a more in-depth story. Rather than simply being based around the Tournament Grand Championship like previous games, Unreal Tournament 3‘s single-player features a Necris attack on a human colony.
13 Painkiller
Released in April 2004, Painkiller is the oldest entry on this list. Polish developer People Can Fly teamed up with DreamCatcher Entertainment to release a DOOM-clone with an emotional story centered around the death of the protagonist and his wife. The playable character, Daniel, must fight through hordes of monsters as he attempts to leave purgatory and join his wife in heaven.
Like most games on this list, Painkiller has a multiplayer mode that features deathmatch and capture the flag objectives.
12 Bioshock
With an eye-watering score of 96, Bioshock is the joint 23rd highest-rated game in Metacritic’s history. 2K Games’ memorable adventure has a far more survival horror element to it than the DOOM series, as players struggle to stay alive from the numerous tough enemies and Big Daddy’s.
Bioshock‘s experience is far more story-driven and immersion focused than the action-packed DOOM series, but Bioshock should still appeal to fans of the franchise with its excellent FPS combat that requires a more tactical and methodical approach.
11 Titanfall 2
Created by the team of Respawn Entertainment and EA, the first Titanfall game had some excellent ideas but struggled to keep the interest of many players months after its launch. Titanfall 2 looked to continue this trend of having a disappointing player base, as the game’s release went under the radar due to EA’s odd decision of releasing it just one week after Battlefield 1.
Despite the slow start, Titanfall 2‘s reputation grew through constant praise from active players, and the fast-paced shooter is going strong today over four years after its release.
10 Bulletstorm
Developed by People Can Fly, the same studio that created Gears of War: Judgment and co-developed the first three games in the Gears series, Bulletstorm is unsurprisingly a violent and brutal first-person shooter that harks back to classic 90s shooters like DOOM and 90s action films.
First released in 2011 on last-gen machines, Bulletstorm was remastered for the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in 2017 and the Nintendo Switch in 2019. The game boasts an incredible arsenal of fantastically violent weapons that encourages players to get creative in the most hilariously sadistic ways possible.
9 Shadow Warrior 2
Released in 2017 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the PC, Shadow Warrior 2 is an old-school shooter that can be played cooperatively or in a single player. It’s a violent fast-paced shooter where players take control of an assassin that can kill and dismember his enemies.
Just like DOOM: Eternal, Shadow Warrior is all about taking down enemies as quickly and as violently as possible. The weaponry, from the use of blades to guns, are amazing to use and is easily a match for DOOM in the blood and guts department.
8 Quake 4
Released in 2005 for the PC and the Xbox 360 as a launch title, Quake 4 was built using the same engine – id Tech 4 – that was used in DOOM 3. While the game was developed by Raven Software who is better known now for their Call of Duty titles, DOOM developers id Software oversaw the game’s development.
Quake 4 is another lightning-fast science fiction horror shooter that feels and plays like it was born of the same DNA as the DOOM series and is perfect for fans of that game.
7 Prey (2006)
The original Prey which was released in 2006 on the Xbox 360 and the PC was developed by 3D Realms and built on the DOOM 3 engine. It’s another science fiction horror shooter with a good campaign that’s perfect for fans of the DOOM series.
Prey is violent, gory, and has great gameplay and level design and alien invasion premise. The weapons in the game are equally as inventive, exploding alien crab-like creatures in place of grenades, and other organic weapons that players can get disgustingly creative with.
6 Serious Sam 3
Developed by the independent studio Croteam, Serious Sam 3 released on the PC, Xbox 360, and the PlayStation 3 in 2011, 2012, and 2014 respectively. Stylistically the game is a nod to classic fast-paced 3D shooters and the classic B-movie action films released by Cannon in the 1980s.
Serious Sam’s humor won’t resonate well with everyone, but the action is right up there with the DOOM series. Fans of the id Software’s shooter will feel right at home destroying waves of monstrous and demonic enemies like the Beheaded Kamikaze, Scrapjack, and the Beheaded Rocketeer – all of which wouldn’t look out of place in a DOOM title.
5 Syndicate 2012
Released in 2012 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and the PC, Syndicate is a cyberpunk first-person shooter and a reboot of the original real-time strategy series of the same name from the 1990s. While there are no demons, monsters, or other forms of hellspawn to deal with, the incredibly stylish, violent, and fast-paced gunplay makes Syndicate an easy recommendation.
Just like DOOM, Syndicate’s shooting is impactful, fast, and strategic in a way that only quick thinking prevails. Most importantly the suped-up arsenal which can despatch enemies in a variety of gruesome ways will more satisfy that same power fantasy that DOOM: Eternal Players crave.
4 The Darkness II
Released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the PC in 2012, The Darkness II is the sequel to the 2007 hit first game developed by Starbreeze Studios. The Darkness II was created by a different studio Digital Extremes and its approach to the gameplay is significantly different from the first game. While Starbreeze’s efforts were more in line with the action-adventure genre, The Darkness II is a more pure shooting experience from start to finish.
Based on the comic book series of the same name, players take on the role of the demonically possessed mobster Jackie Estacado. The gunplay is solid but it’s Jackie’s Darkness powers that take center stage. DOOM fans will certainly appreciate the variety of ways he can tear his enemies limb from limb up in close and personal ways.
3 Wolfenstein The New Order And The New Colossus
Wolfenstein: The New Order and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus was released in 2014 and 2017 respectively. Thematically, Wolfenstein and DOOM are very different one is set in an alternate universe where the Allies lost the Second World War, and DOOM is a sci-fi horror shooter set on Mars.
However, Wolfenstein, like DOOM, has an old-school sensibility and an attitude that fans of both series will love and enjoy. The level design in the Wolfenstein series allows for a lot of replayability and methods of attack, the boss fights are epic, and they are gory enough to satisfy the most bloodthirsty DOOM fans out there.
2 Killing Floor 2
Killing Floor 2 was released on the PC and PlayStation 4 in 2016 and the Xbox One in 2017. Just like DOOM: Eternal, it’s an insanely violent and bloody retro-style shooter that requires its players to fight strategically and react very quickly to the waves of zombies and monsters trying to kill them.
The story isn’t anything to write home about but for fans of the DOOM series this is par for the course, they are in this for the fast-paced and gory action and the heavy metal soundtrack. Killing Floor 2 also brings its own unique mechanics to the table with its character customization and co-op gameplay.
1 Rage 2
Released in 2019 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the PC, Rage 2 is a Mad Max-inspired post-apocalyptic shooter that was co-developed by DOOM developers id Software and Just Cause developers Avalanche Studios.
While there is some justified criticism aimed toward Rage 2’s characters and its story, and neither id nor Avalanche are great storytellers. However, fans of these kinds of games don’t play for the complex narratives, they just want to shoot things in the face, and in that respect, Rage 2 can’t be faulted.
Open-world mechanics aside, the game’s shooting mechanics and fantastic arsenal feel like a DOOM title. In fact, it’s fair to say that the true stars of Rage 2 are the weapons each of which can be upgraded and features a powerful secondary fire that can blast enemies all over the map.
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