doom eternal

This game may co ai co e o app op ia e fo all ages, o may o be app op ia e fo viewi g a wo k.

“Simila o DOOM f om 2016, DOOM E e al will co ai Blood a d Go e, I e se Viole ce a d S o g La guage”

Doom E e al

Doom E e al is a fi s -pe so shoo e game developed by id Sof wa e a d published by Be hesda Sof wo ks. The sequel o Doom (2016), a d he fif h mai game i he Doom se ies, i was eleased o Ma ch 20, 2020, fo Wi dows, PlayS a io 4, S adia a d Xbox O e, wi h a ve sio fo Ni e do Swi ch bei g eleased o Decembe 8, 2020, a d ve sio s fo PlayS a io 5 a d Xbox Se ies X a d Se ies S bei g eleased o Ju e 29, 2021. Se some ime af e he eve s of he 2016 game, he s o y follows he Doomslaye o ce agai , o a missio o e d Hell’s co sump io of Ea h a d foil he alie Mayk ‘s pla s o ex e mi a e huma i y.

Alo g wi h he si gle-playe campaig , a mul iplaye mode, Ba lemode, was i oduced. I his mode, playe s ca ei he play as he Doom Slaye o as a demo , a d figh u il ei he he Doom Slaye defea s he demo s, o vice ve sa. A o he mode, Ho de mode, was added i Oc obe 2021. The A cie Gods, a wo-pa s a dalo e campaig DLC se af e he eve s of he mai game, was eleased be wee Oc obe 2020 a d Ma ch 2021.

Doom E e al was eleased o a posi ive c i ical espo se, wi h p aise fo i s campaig , g aphics, level desig , sou d ack, a d comba mecha ics, hough some disliked he i c eased focus o s o y elli g a d i s pla fo mi g sec io s. Doom E e al eceived five omi a io s a The Game Awa ds fo 2020, i cludi g Game of he Yea a d Bes Ac io Game.

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Gameplayedi

Playe s o ce agai ake o he ole of he Doom Slaye who ba les he demo ic fo ces of Hell, f om a fi s -pe so pe spec ive. The game co i ues i s p edecesso ‘s emphasis o push-fo wa d comba , e cou agi g he playe o agg essively e gage e emies i o de o acqui e heal h, ammo, a d a mo . The playe has access o va ious fi ea ms, such as he Comba Sho gu , Supe Sho gu , Heavy Ca o , Rocke Lau che , Plasma Rifle, Chai gu , BFG 9000, a d Ballis a. Melee weapo s such as a chai saw, he C ucible Blade e e gy swo d, he Se i el A ge Hamme , a d a e ac able a m-blade called he Doomblade ca also be used. The a m-blade p ovides he oppo u i y fo a la ge va ie y of quick a d viole glo y kill execu io s, which d op ex a heal h. The Supe Sho gu is ow equipped wi h he Mea Hook, a a ged accesso y which g abs o o e emies a d sli gsho s he playe owa ds hem, fu c io i g as a g appli g hook, useful bo h i comba sce a ios a d e vi o me al aviga io . The Doom Slaye ‘s a mo ow i cludes a shoulde -mou ed Equipme Lau che wi h he abili y o lob g e ades a d ice bombs. I addi io , he e is he Flame Belch, a flame h owe ha se s e emies o fi e wi h i o d op a mo pickups. Fi ally, killi g e emies wi h he chai saw will d op ammu i io .1 New moveme mecha ics such as wall-climbi g, dash moves, a d ho izo al ba s o swi g f om have also bee i oduced.23

Like i s p edecesso , Doom E e al i vi es he playe o develop simple ac ics. As he game ge s ha de , he playe eeds o use he adva ages of figh a e as, a d hei bo uses, i mo e s a egic ways. They also eed o decide which e emy has o be killed fi s a d how o move o he ba lefield.456

C ea ive di ec o Hugo Ma i has s a ed he e would be wice as ma y demo ypes as i he 2016 eboo . The e a e ew ypes of e emies, such as he Ma aude a d Doom Hu e , while o he s, such as he Pai Eleme al, A ach o o , a d A ch-vile, have bee ei oduced f om p evious Doom e ies. A ew sys em called Des uc ible Demo s is fea u ed, i which e emies’ bodies p og essively de e io a e as hey ake damage. Th ough his sys em, ce ai pa s of a demo ‘s a a omy ca be des oyed o elimi a e hei abili y o use hei s o ge a acks. The e is also a ew lives sys em. Du i g gameplay, playe s ca collec 1-up i ems (which look like g ee helme s) sca e ed a ou d he e vi o me . Whe he Doom Slaye pe ishes i comba , he will espaw whe e he died if he has spa e lives, i s ead of es a i g a he ea es checkpoi .

The game fea u es seve al asymme ic mul iplaye modes, i cludi g Ba lemode. This game ype is a 2v1 PvP mul i- ou d ma ch whe e wo playe -co olled demo s ake o o e fully loaded Slaye . The e a e five playable demo s a lau ch, wi h mo e o be i cluded i f ee upda es pos -lau ch. The cu e six available demo s a e he Ma aude , Ma cubus, Pai Eleme al, Reve a , A ch-vile, a d D ead K igh . I addi io o egula a acks, each demo has a summo i g wheel, which co ai s a selec io of fou addi io al abili ies. A addi io al mode, Ho de mode, was eleased o Oc obe 26, 2021, as a pa of upda e 6.66.

Also ew o he game is he hub a ea, called Fo ess of Doom, which playe s ca visi be wee missio s, co ai i g a umbe of ooms wi h upg ades a d gea locked behi d doo s. Playe s ca also u lock a bo us weapo , he U mayk , af e clea i g six challe gi g Slaye Ga es.7

Plo edi

Mai campaig edi

I 2163, fou ee yea s af e he eve s o Ma s, Ea h has bee ove u by demo ic fo ces, wipi g ou 60% of he pla e ‘s popula io , u de he ow-co up ed U io Ae ospace Co po a io (UAC). Wha emai s of huma i y has ei he fled Ea h o have joi ed he A mo ed Respo se Coali io , a esis a ce moveme fo med o s op he i vasio , which has go e i o hidi g af e suffe i g heavy losses. The Doom Slaye , havi g p eviously bee be ayed a d elepo ed away by D . Samuel Hayde , e u s wi h a sa elli e fo ess co olled by he AI VEGA o quell he demo ic i vasio by killi g he Hell P ies s: Deags Nilox, Ra ak, a d G av. The p ies s se ve a a gelic bei g k ow as he Kha Mayk who seeks o sac ifice ma ki d fo he ow ace’s su vival. The Slaye elepo s o a des oyed ci y a d kills Deag Nilox, bu he Kha Mayk a spo s he wo emai i g p ies s o u k ow loca io s.

Af e e ievi g a celes ial loca o f om he Se i el wo ld of Exul ia, he Slaye avels o Hell o e ieve a powe sou ce f om a exiled Se i el k ow as he Be aye , who gives him he powe sou ce a d a dagge ha he asks Slaye o use o kill he hea of his so , whose body was u ed o ha of a apocalyp ic demo , he Ico of Si . VEGA di ec s he Slaye o Deag Ra ak’s ci adel i he A c ic, whe e he Slaye kills him af e defea i g his cybe e ic Doom Hu e s. I espo se, he Kha Mayk moves Deag G av o a hidde loca io a d accele a es he i vasio of Ea h. Wi h o leads o fi di g he las Hell P ies , VEGA sugges s fi di g D . Hayde , who k ows his loca io . The Slaye goes o a ARC compou d whe e he e ieves Hayde ‘s damaged obo chassis a d he demo ic C ucible.

Upo uploadi g Hayde ‘s mi d i o he fo ess, he eveals Deag G av is hidi g o Se i el P ime, he o ly way o ge he e bei g a po al loca ed i he los ci y of Hebe h i Ma s’ co e. The Slaye avels o a facili y o Phobos whe e he uses he BFG 10000 o shoo a hole i he su face of Ma s o each Hebe h. Af e eachi g Se i el P ime, flashbacks eveal he Slaye o be Doomguy. Fou d badly wou ded by Se i els some ime af e Doom 64, Doomguy was b ough befo e he Deags a d fo ced o figh i a gladia o ial a e a. Imp essed by Doomguy’s u hless ess i ba le, he Deags i duc ed him i o he Se i els, while he Kha Mayk i qui ed i o Doomguy’s k owledge of he demo s.

I he p ese , he Slaye fi ds Deag G av i he a e a, defea s his gua dia , he Gladia o , a d kills him, bu is excommu ica ed f om he Se i els fo mu de i g Deag G av o sac ed g ou d a d e u s o he fo ess. Upo he Slaye ‘s e u , he fo ess is shu dow emo ely by he Kha Mayk o p eve fu he i e fe e ce i he pla s. She eveals he i e io s o esu ec he wo ld-ea i g supe -demo , he Ico of Si , o co sume ma ki d. I s uc ed by Samuel Hayde , he Slaye uses he demo ic C ucible’s la e A ge e e gy o eac iva e he fo ess a d avels o he Se i el homewo ld of A ge D’Nu o e ieve his ow C ucible f om his ime i he Se i els. Fu he flashbacks eveal ha du i g he ill-fa ed ba le of A ge D’Nu , a ogue Mayk k ow as he Se aphim imbued Doomguy wi h supe huma abili ies by pu i g him i he Divi i y Machi e, a sfo mi g him i o he Doom Slaye . Af e e ievi g he hil of he Slaye ‘s C ucible, i is evealed ha he Kha Mayk had made a pac wi h Hell o p oduce A ge e e gy, which is c ea ed h ough he mass sac ifice of huma souls. I e u fo p ovidi g wo lds fo Hell o i vade, he Mayk s eceive a sha e of he A ge e e gy p oduced by Hell, which allows hei ow dime sio , U dak, o su vive.8

Hayde di ec s he Slaye h ough Hell’s massive ci adel, Nek avol, u il he fi ds a po al leadi g o U dak. He fi ds he Kha Mayk a d hal s he awake i g ce emo y by usi g he Be aye ‘s dagge o des oy he Ico ‘s hea . F ee f om Mayk co ol, he Ico of Si awake s a d elepo s o Ea h. Wi h he dime sio al ba ie des oyed, he demo s b eak hei allia ce wi h he Mayk s a d i vade U dak. The Slaye kills he Kha Mayk befo e e u i g o Ea h o co f o he Ico of Si , al hough VEGA is lef behi d o e su e he po al s ays ope a d i doi g so, lea s ha he is he mi d of The Fa he ; he c ea o of he Mayk ace. Af e a i e se ba le ac oss he ci yscape, he Slaye kills he Ico of Si by s abbi g he Ico ‘s exposed b ai wi h he C ucible, pu i g a e d o Hell’s i vasio of Ea h. As he Slaye walks away, Ki g Novik, ule of he Se i els, s a es how his figh is e e al.

The A cie Gods – Pa O eedi

Despi e havi g defea ed he Ico of Si a d hal i g Hell’s i vasio of Ea h, he Doom Slaye ‘s vic o y did o come wi hou cos . The dea h of he Kha Mayk a d Hell’s co ques of U dak have give he demo s a cha ce o domi a e all dime sio s a d ei i ia e hei i vasio of Ea h. To p eve his, he Slaye , alo g wi h Samuel Hayde a d ARC scie is s, emba k o a missio o fi d a d libe a e he Se aphim. The Slaye avels o he UAC A la ica Facili y, whe e he Se aphim’s co ai me pod esides. He uploads Hayde ‘s co scious ess i o he pod, a d i is evealed ha he a d he Se aphim a e o e a d he same.

The Se aphim u s ou o be suffe i g f om a a sfigu a io e mi al ill ess a d asks he Slaye wi h e ievi g he Fa he ‘s Life Sphe e f om he Blood Swamps of Hell, loca ed wi hi he I gmo e’s Sa c um, i o de o combi e i wi h VEGA a d e u he Fa he o physical fo m. Af e figh i g his way h ough he Blood Swamps a d passi g he T ial of Maligog, he Slaye fi ds he sphe e. Howeve , he chooses o des oy i a he ha ha d i o he Se aphim ( hus, p eve i g he Mayk s f om eve bei g able o h ea e Ea h agai ) a d i s ead e ieves he Da k Lo d’s Life Sphe e wi h he i e of esu ec i g a d he des oyi g him, which i u will des oy all demo s ou side of Hell by ex e sio .

The Slaye e u s o U dak, which has bee co up ed by he demo s’ occupa io a d eaches he Lumi a ium whe e a yo e who has a Life Sphe e may ac iva e i . Howeve , he Slaye is co f o ed by he Se aphim, co sumed by he dege e a ive a sfigu a io , a d defea s him befo e he is elepo ed away by he Fa he . Despi e bei g wa ed ha b i gi g he Da k Lo d i o physical fo m is i eve sible, he Slaye p oceeds o summo him, whom he la e ma ifes s i o a fo m ide ical o he Slaye .

The A cie Gods – Pa Twoedi

Havi g summo ed he Da k Lo d i o exis e ce, he Doom Slaye a emp s o kill him bu fails as blood ca o be shed i he Lumi a ium. The Da k Lo d ells he Slaye he will be wai i g i Hell’s capi al ci y of Immo a fo hei fi al co f o a io .

I o de o each Immo a, he Fa he i fo ms he Slaye ha he mus ac iva e he Ga e of Divum, he o ly po al capable of eachi g he ci y. The Fa he se ds he Slaye o A ge D’ u o ecove a W ai h C ys al, which is eeded o powe he po al. The Slaye heads fo he c ys al’s loca io i side he Wo ld Spea , a massive c ys alli e alie ship ha had la ded o he pla e lo g ago. O he way, he Slaye e cou e s he Be aye , who has eassumed his o igi al ame, Vale , af e he defea of he Ico of Si . Vale gif s he Slaye wi h a Se i el Hamme e e gy weapo o eplace his los C ucible. The Slaye ligh s he To ch of Ki gs o ally he emai i g u co up ed Se i el fo ces, he e e s he Wo ld Spea a d ecove s he W ai h C ys al.

Re u i g o Ea h wi h he C ys al, he Slaye ac iva es he Ga e of Divum. T aveli g o Immo a, he Slaye is g ee ed by he ci y’s fo midable defe ses co sis i g of a massive wall a d a a my of demo s. He is assis ed by a a my of Se i els led by Vale , as well as ma y of he emai i g Huma fo ces, who also elepo i a d assaul he ci y. While Hell’s mai fo ces a e occupied wi h hem, he Slaye b eaches Immo a a d follows he Da k Lo d’s ail o a o he po al.

Telepo ed o a a e a, he Da k Lo d a d he Slaye figh . The Da k Lo d eveals ha he was he ue c ea o of he mul ive se a d ha Jekkad (la e k ow as Hell) was he fi s dime sio . The Mayk s, i cludi g he Fa he , be ayed him a d ew o e his o y o show he Fa he as he fi s bei g, which, i u , led o he e aged Da k Lo d i flue ci g Samu Mayk o u Doomguy i o he Doom Slaye , whose o igi al pu pose was o (u i e io ally) co ibu e o he des uc io of he Mayk s a d he Fa he , fulfilli g he Da k Lo d’s eve ge. The Slaye , ow emai s he o ly bei g ha ca h ea e he Da k Lo d a d he wo e e i o a duel. The Slaye s abs he Da k Lo d i he ches , killi g him. Wi h he Da k Lo d’s dea h, all demo s ou side of Hell a e i s a ly des oyed, fi ally savi g Ea h, U dak, a d he A ge a f om he demo ic i vasio . Bei g also o e of he Da k Lo d’s c ea io s, he Slaye falls u co scious befo e bei g sealed i side a s o e sa cophagus a he I gmo e Sa c um by he Se aphs.

Developme edi

Publishe Be hesda Sof wo ks a ou ced he game a E3 2018, wi h he fi s gameplay foo age bei g u veiled a QuakeCo 2018. The game was se o be eleased fo Mic osof Wi dows, PlayS a io 4, Ni e do Swi ch a d Xbox O e.9 I 2019, i was a ou ced ha Doom E e al would come o Google’s S adia s eami g pla fo m.10 The game was developed by id Sof wa e wi h he Ni e do Swi ch ve sio bei g developed by Pa ic Bu o .11 Doom di ec o s Hugo Ma i a d Ma y S a o bo h e u ed, wi h Ma i as game di ec o a d S a o as execu ive p oduce .

The game is he fi s o be developed wi h he id Tech 7 e gi e. Acco di g o S a o , he eam aimed a maki g a Doom u ive se, fea u i g la ge a d mo e va ied locales, i cludi g Hell o Ea h, fo playe s o explo e.12 U like i s p edecesso , id Sof wa e developed he game’s mul iplaye compo e i -house, as opposed o bei g ou sou ced o he p evious game’s mul iplaye develope Ce ai Affi i y,1314 wi h he goal of maki g he expe ie ce mo e social a d co ec ed wi h he si gle-playe campaig . The eam decided o emove he S apMap mode a d eassig i s esou ce o develop pos -lau ch campaig dow loadable co e .15 While o igi ally scheduled fo a elease o Novembe 22, 2019, Doom E e al’s elease was la e pushed back o Ma ch 20, 2020, wi h a Ni e do Swi ch po comi g a a la e da e, which o Novembe 30 was evealed o be Decembe 8, 2020.16171819

Aes he ically, he game aims a havi g a close esembla ce o he o igi al Doom games, wi h he e emies’ desig s havi g bee modified f om hose i he 2016 game o ma ch he desig s of he o igi al games.20 Addi io ally, he develope s i cluded he op io o have a ce e ed weapo view, which was adi io al i he fi s wo Doom games a d was added as a pos – elease upda e o Doom 2016.21 Games ci ed as i flue ces o he gameplay i clude a cade-s yle ac io games such as Devil May C y a d Bayo e a as well as chess.22 Acco di g o Ma i , o e face hey imp oved o was based o he co ove sy ha a ose f om a video pos ed by Polygo of gameplay f om he 2016 game. I ha video, he pe so behi d he gameplay did o appea o g asp some of he basic mecha ics of Doom o eve FPS gameplay, which led o some i he playe commu i y idiculi g he si e.23 Ma i said hei eam s udied ha video a d believed ha he pe so co olli g he game was s uggli g agai s he desig of he game, a d fo Doom E e al wa ed o make su e i was playable by eve yo e a d o jus skilled playe s a d ook some of hose desig fac o s i o accou .24 O Augus 6, 2020, Be hesda Sof wo ks a ou ced ha ex -ge ve sio s fo PlayS a io 5 a d Xbox Se ies X we e also i developme , wi h ow e s of he exis i g PS4 a d Xbox O e ve sio s of he game bei g able o upg ade o he ex -ge ve sio s of he game a o addi io al cos .25

The game is dedica ed o id p og amme S ephe Ash, who died du i g developme i 2019.26

Musicedi

Mick Go do e u ed as he compose . I Ja ua y 2019, he pu ou a call fo me al sc eame s o pa icipa e i a eco di g sessio o co ibu e o he sou d ack.27 The heavy me al choi i cluded James Rive a of Hels a , To y Campos of S a ic-X, Sve de Caluwé of Abo ed, James Do o of Black C ow I i ia e, a d Na u e Ga ga baigal of Te gge Caval y.28 Ga ga baigal died be wee he eco di g a d he game’s elease.29 Ok avis E ic Hollaway also added vocals.3031

Sou d ack dispu eedi

The sou d ack was eleased fo dow load o Ap il 19 fo buye s of he collec o ‘s edi io .ci a io eeded I he hou s followi g he sou d ack’s elease, fa s o iced diffe e ces be wee he sou d ack album a d he music i he game, such as he la ge amou of comp essio o he ack BFG Divisio 2020 compa ed o he 2016 ve sio .32 Go do co fi med o Twi e ha he o ly mixed a small umbe of he acks, such as Mea hook a d Comma d a d Co ol. Me ada a seems o sugges ha mos of he sou d ack was mixed by Chad Mossholde , id’s audio di ec o .3233 Fo his easo , Go do s a ed ha he doub ed he would wo k wi h id agai .34

I May 2020, Ma y S a o eleased a s a eme o Reddi , sayi g ha Go do was give ex e sive ime o mix he acks. Whe Go do did o comple e he mixi g befo e he sou d ack elease deadli e, S a o sugges ed collabo a i g wi h Mossholde , which Go do ag eed o. Go do se Mossholde abou 12 fi ished acks. Mossholde mixed a d edi ed he emai i g so gs oge he f om i -game asse s, which we e mo e heavily comp essed o compe sa e fo he o he i -game audio. S a o la e w o e ha id would use a diffe e compose i fu u e.35

I Sep embe 2020, compose A d ew Hulshul a ou ced he would compose music fo The A cie Gods campaig expa sio alo g wi h David Levy.3637 Hulshul had p eviously composed music fo Quake Champio s, a o he id game.38

Releaseedi

The Ma ch 20, 2020, elease da e fo Doom E e al came o coi cide wi h ha of Ni e do’s A imal C ossi g: New Ho izo s. Due o he dema d expec ed fo bo h games, a d i ligh of he COVID-19 pa demic, GameS op decided o begi selli g Doom E e al o e day ea lie , o he 19 h, o mi imize c owdi g.3940 The s a k co as i o e be wee bo h games, combi ed wi h hem bei g eleased o he same day, p omp ed fa s of bo h se ies o celeb a e he coi cide ce by c ea i g ligh -hea ed c ossove a fea u i g he Doomguy a d A imal C ossi g’s Isabelle as bes f ie ds.4142

Doom E e al is i cluded i Xbox Game Pass as of Oc obe 1, 2020.43

Dow loadable co e edi

Befo e he game’s elease, i was a ou ced ha wo campaig add-o s we e pla ed o be eleased du i g he fi s yea af e lau ch. Access o hese expa sio s is i cluded wi h he pu chase of he game’s Deluxe Edi io .44

O May 8, 2020, wo sc ee sho s we e published i he game’s official Twi e accou , easi g sce es f om he upcomi g fi s s o y DLC.45 O Augus 7, 2020, a ease aile fo he fi s pa of he campaig DLC was eleased.46 I he ease , he ame of he DLC, o be eleased i wo pa s, was evealed o be The A cie Gods a d a da e was se fo a full aile fo Pa O e o be eleased o Augus 27, 2020, du i g he fi s igh of Gamescom. I said aile , he elease da e fo he fi s expa sio was evealed as Oc obe 20, 2020.47

The A cie Gods: Pa O e co i ues he s o y sho ly af e he eve s of he mai campaig . Al hough he Doom Slaye was able o save Ea h f om he demo ic i vasio , his vic o y did o come wi hou cos . Hell’s i vasio of U dak has caused a imbala ce of powe ha equi es he ue ule of he u ive se o se hi gs igh . The Doom Slaye is ec ui ed o help e ake U dak f om demo co ol. The A cie Gods is a s a dalo e expa sio , o equi i g he base game o play.48

O Ma ch 7, 2021, i was a ou ced ha a ease aile fo he A cie Gods: Pa Two DLC would be eleased o Ma ch 15.49 The ease i u a ou ced a full aile fo elease wo days la e o Ma ch 17, which a ou ced he expa sio ‘s elease o he Ma ch 18.

Recep io edi

Doom E e al eceived ge e ally favo able eviews, acco di g o eview agg ega o Me ac i ic.505152 C i ics p aised he campaig , g aphics, level desig , comba , sou d ack, a d imp oveme s ove i s p edecesso , while some disliked he i c eased focus o s o y elli g a d lo e, a d he pla fo mi g sec io s.65

Phil Ho shaw of GameSpo gave he game a 8 ou of 10, p aisi g he game’s comba a d pla fo mi g, bu c i icizi g he game’s s o y, calli g i ove ly se ious a d co fusi g.57 A d ew Rei e of Game I fo me c i icized he game’s mul iplaye , calli g i a huge s ep back fo he e i e se ies. He also c i icized he puzzles, sayi g he fel hey we e ou of place. He did, howeve , p aise he game’s comba , pa icula ly he game’s expa ded a se al, as well as he sou d ack, calli g i ca chy. He gave he game a sco e of 9.25 ou of 10.56

O i s i i ial elease, he ve sio of he game offe ed via he Be hesda Lau che appea ed o have bee i e ded o ship wi h he De uvo digi al igh s ma ageme (DRM) p o ec io sof wa e, bu i was o se up p ope ly, leavi g he game DRM-f ee.18 Howeve , his was pa ched soo af e wa ds. Also, o May 14, 2020, he game was pa ched o Wi dows o i clude De uvo a i-chea ech ology, which ope a es by i s alli g a ke el-mode d ive .66 Some we e co ce ed his would ope up hei compu e s o secu i y vul e abili ies, while o he s claimed pe fo ma ce losses caused by he pa ch. This led o use s o eview bomb he game o S eam ove he decisio .67 O May 20, id we o eco d s a i g ha hey would emove De uvo a i-chea upo he game’s ex pa ch due he followi g week, a d would e-evalua e how hey would impleme a i-chea i g measu es i he game.68 The followi g week, he a i-chea sof wa e was co fi med o be emoved f om he game.69

Accoladesedi

Doom E e al was omi a ed fo Mos Wa ed Game a he 2018 Golde Joys ick Awa ds.73 A Game C i ics Awa ds 2019, he game wo he awa ds fo Bes PC Game a d Bes Ac io Game.74 I was also omi a ed fo Game of he Yea alo g wi h fou o he awa ds a he 2020 Game Awa ds, i cludi g Bes Ac io Game, Bes Sco e a d Music, a d Bes Audio Desig .75

Salesedi

The game had 100,000 co cu e use s o S eam o lau ch day, mo e ha double ha of 2016’s Doom.76 The game doubled he lau ch weeke d eve ue of 2016’s Doom.77 I Eu ope, he game debu ed a umbe 2 i he UK cha s a d umbe 2 i he Swi ze la d cha s behi d A imal C ossi g: New Ho izo s, al hough Doom E e al’s physical sales we e 33% less ha i s p edecesso – a likely side-effec of he social dis a ci g p ocedu es impleme ed i wake of he COVID-19 pa demic.7879

I No h Ame ica, he game was he six h-bes -selli g game of Ma ch 2020, hough his does o i clude digi al sales.80 Supe Da a es ima ed ha , as of Ma ch 2020, he game had sold 3 millio digi al copies wo ldwide, bea i g 2016’s Doom’s 957,000 u i s of lau ch mo h sales. This made E e al he fou h-highes -g ossi g co sole game of Ma ch 2020.81

I Ge ma y, he game sold 100,000 u i s as of May 2020.82