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DOOM 3
A massive demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's (UAC) Mars Research Facility, leaving only chaos and horror in its wake. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of evil monsters.
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-08-12)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
38 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“*(Played with Dhewm3 source port)* Man I enjoyed this game more than I expected. The horror of the game (at least to me) works effectively, relying on darkness and jumpscare. Gameplay is fun too. I do miss the more…”
“Ah the Doom 3 shotgun the best melee weapon in gaming”
23 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“*(Played with Dhewm3 source port)* Man I enjoyed this game more than I expected. The horror of the game (at least to me) works effectively, relying on darkness and jumpscare. Gameplay is fun too. I do miss the more…”
“Honestly great doom, fun to shoot, good story and pretty tense, stressful so to say. I would recommend trying it despite how different it is.”
“this is the best horror game I've played so far (yeah horro game), the atmosphere is daunting the jumpscares surpising (most of the times), but I can se the critisism that for a doom game the combar feels a bit slow and…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Original version is better for the horror. The lighting engine was way ahead of its time”
“Best Horror Shooter ever given to us by developers! Best Locations / Setting Best Lightning / Sounddesign / Main Menu Song Best Super Turbo Turkey Puncher Minigame What else to say?”
“"WTF did I just play?" That about sums it up for me. The game, at its very core, is a very basic FPS. But the visuals make you feel like you're in hell. The subject matter is straight out of a Sci-fi horror movie and I…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Peak game. It has amazing production value, especially with the amount of work put into the voice acting (and sound design in general). The game's world feels fleshed out and well written, even though the protagonist is…”
“Best Horror Shooter ever given to us by developers! Best Locations / Setting Best Lightning / Sounddesign / Main Menu Song Best Super Turbo Turkey Puncher Minigame What else to say?”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“As a whole, Doom 3 cannot be called a bad game; it's just that it's not good either. A game with this much potential being this boring and lazy makes Doom 3 a singularly frustrating experience. The game engine with its…”
“Doom 3 first arrived in 2004 after a protracted development cycle. ID Software poured all of their efforts into the ID Tech 4 engine and in turn, rebooted the franchise. The result is an awkward middle child that sits…”
“Worst shotgun in videogame history”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Unfortunately, the weakest Doom title to date. The game itself is unfair (no, not hard, unfair… there is a big difference between both.) The level design is great… but mostly gets ♥♥♥♥♥♥ over by the shadows… The game is…”
“Played it the way it was suppose to, though I did increase the birhgntess by 400% uwu”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Every time I replay this game it gets better and better. Doom 3 is one of my favourite games. Starting with the horror elements. Unlike most people, I find Doom 3 to be very scary. There are dozens and dozens of tasteful jumpscares, the atmosphere is top-tier and the music is…”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played“Real cool to go back and play this. Wish I could use a controller but this came out on PC before all that. Great entry in the DOOM series. playing with the dark settings is the only way to go! Not allot to say, it is a classic. time tested still holds up. Good story and tons of…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“if this game does not piss me off it is pretty fun i could see myself coming back to this again once i forget about what pissed me off in the first place”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Horror · Action · FPS · Sci-fi · Dark · First-Person · Gore · Singleplayer · Classic · Shooter · Demons · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, French |
| Official site | http://www.doom3.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP (Does not support Windows Vista/7) Processor: Pentium®IV 1.5 GHz or Athlon® XP 1500+ processor or higher Memory: 384 MB RAM Graphics: 100% DirectX® 9.0b compatible 64MB Hardware Accelerated video card and the lateset drivers DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0b (included) Hard Drive: 2.2GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 400MB for Windows® swap file) Sound: 100% DirectX® 9.0b compatible 16-bit sound card and the latest drivers Multiplayer Requirements: Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported, Internet play requires broadband connection and latest drive