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DOOM 3
A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
62 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Doom 3 BFG edition is the updated version of Doom 3 and the Resurrection of Evil expansion pack, along with the bonus Lost Mission episode. This game also includes bonus ports of Doom 1 and 2 playable at the start of…”
“TL;DR : Good game, very different however from the rest of the series. Just played through both the original Doom 3 and the BFG edition. Both are great games. They are slower and more tactile than the rest of the…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
27 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“8 / 10 - game still nails the survival horror atmosphere and has memorable creepy moments all these years (like the Lost Soul introduction cutscene). I would recommend the game for nostalgic gamers, Doom collector fans,…”
“Doom 3 BFG edition is the updated version of Doom 3 and the Resurrection of Evil expansion pack, along with the bonus Lost Mission episode. This game also includes bonus ports of Doom 1 and 2 playable at the start of…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Doom 3 BFG edition is the updated version of Doom 3 and the Resurrection of Evil expansion pack, along with the bonus Lost Mission episode. This game also includes bonus ports of Doom 1 and 2 playable at the start of…”
“This game is ok nothing special but nothing bad if you love doom it might be worth playing but it also comes with a version of doom 1+2 so it's a really good value 7/10”
“Take the engines of either Half-Life or Halo and make Doom in them. that's Doom 3. Game really takes itself seriously and plays into the whole eldritch horror of what a demonic invasion would be, even has some jump…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Doom 3: BFG Edition feels like a much more atmospheric and story-focused take on DOOM. The darker tone, slower pacing, and creepy environments make it more of a horror experience compared to the older games, which is a…”
“Take the engines of either Half-Life or Halo and make Doom in them. that's Doom 3. Game really takes itself seriously and plays into the whole eldritch horror of what a demonic invasion would be, even has some jump…”
“Don't string me up doom fans but this is arguably the best doom in the series. It maintains the modernity of the new doom shooters, the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ headache level design of the ogs and a decent story, which all the others…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
“Great level design, sound design, storyline, combat balance and as an added bonus you can play this game at ridiculously high resolution and it still runs faster than lightning!”
“Extremely atmospheric, pretty fun too We ALL love a game with a free 'Tool' song at the end”
29 of the 103 reviews raise this · 21 of them still recommend the game.
“Doom 3 is a difficult game to review. Since playing it, I can see why it is the most divisive of the Doom games. Gets pretty repetitive after a few hours. Pick something up, and an enemy spawns behind you, walk past…”
“8 / 10 - game still nails the survival horror atmosphere and has memorable creepy moments all these years (like the Lost Soul introduction cutscene). I would recommend the game for nostalgic gamers, Doom collector fans,…”
“Played the BFG edition. Pretty decent horror FPS, it starts off good, gets repetitive mid way through but then the last quarter gets good again”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“8 / 10 - game still nails the survival horror atmosphere and has memorable creepy moments all these years (like the Lost Soul introduction cutscene). I would recommend the game for nostalgic gamers, Doom collector fans,…”
“Probably the black sheep of the Doom franchise, Doom 3 is surprisingly fun and engaging. While it does abandon the bright and colorful aesthetic of its predecessors, it does contain engaging gameplay, enjoyable weapons,…”
“I wish I could put this review at a 50/50 score with respects to negativity and positivity, as, in essence, this game is the pinnacle of average. The combat is just fine and nothing more, and, whilst I like using the…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“8 / 10 - game still nails the survival horror atmosphere and has memorable creepy moments all these years (like the Lost Soul introduction cutscene). I would recommend the game for nostalgic gamers, Doom collector fans,…”
“I wish I could put this review at a 50/50 score with respects to negativity and positivity, as, in essence, this game is the pinnacle of average. The combat is just fine and nothing more, and, whilst I like using the…”
“Nice to play an old game again. Controls are a bit dated now and monster spawning is a bit repetitive. The use of audio tapes and emails makes it feel like a modern game. If you like old space shooters, this one…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Used to work, recently started crashing before the window even opens. Can't figure out how to get the game running no matter what I do.”
“Game is crashing GPUs and giving BSOD on newer systems and drivers. Can cause UEFI not to recognize your GPU. Thanks Bethesda for the heart attack.”
“Dont buy Doom 3 BFG if you have windows 11, for some reason this game this game doesnt launch on windows 11 its start running then just ends, its got something to do with windows 11, graphics settings or something, i…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is very charming in it's presentation. It plays like a suspense shooter. There are little jump scares, and the combat stays fresh with the additional of new enemies often. If you'd played the later entries,…”
“No hablamos mal de DOOM 3 en esta casa, DOOM 3 no es solo un juego, DOOM 3 es una experiencia y estilo de vida, en DOOM 3 se apagan las luces, en DOOM 3 spawnean 1841384 enemigo por agarrar un PDA o abrir una puerta.…”
“Commits two cardinal sins for me. One, I never know where I'm supposed to go, and there's no map, markers, or arrows to follow. So, I spend more time running in circles totally lost than shooting bads. Two, wimpy guns.…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I remember back when Doom 3 was released it required a beefy gpu. Today I can run it on my Intel igpu. Blows my mind.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Unbelievable how well Doom 3 BFG still holds up. Even for its age it’s genuinely creepy at times, with great atmosphere, strong sound design, and mechanics that still feel solid. It’s honestly impressive how games used to be made; less noise, more focus, and you can feel the…”
— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played“you play it at DOOM III, Resurrection of Evil and The Lost Mission, then in multiplayer mode with your friends. and… it can run the classic DOOM series into too! (DOOM and DOOM II) all in one, what’s else? is perfect and genuinely poorn for DOOM connoisseurs.”
— a player, Steam review · 107 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 10:12 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | FPS · Horror · Action · Shooter · Classic · Sci-fi · First-Person · Singleplayer · Gore · Demons · Multiplayer · Dark (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German * , French * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * * |
| Achievements | 65 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.facebook.com/doom |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows vista/ Windows 7 Processor: 2.0 GHz dual core Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT / ATI Radeon HD 5750, 512 MB video RAM Hard Drive: 11 GB Sound: Windows compatible sound card