Doom
2016 first-person shooter video game
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Summary
Doom is a video game[1]. Doom ranks in the top 0.01% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,633 views/month, #2 of 19,301).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: The Game Awards − Best Audio Design[3], The Game Awards − Best Action[4], Steam Award for Boom Boom[5]
- Instance of: esports discipline[6]
- Composer: Mick Gordon[7]
- Publisher: Bethesda Softworks[8]
- Genre: first-person shooter[9]
- Follows: Doom 3[10]
- Followed by: Doom Eternal[11]
- Performer: Mick Gordon[12]
- Developer: id Software[13], Bethesda Game Studios[14]
- Part of the series: Doom[15]
- Software version identifier: 6.66[16]
- Commons category: Doom 2016[17]
- Platform: PlayStation 4[18], Microsoft Windows[19], Xbox One[20], Nintendo Switch[21]
- Game mode: multiplayer video game[22], single-player video game[23], co-op mode[24]
- Language of work or name: English[25], Russian[26]
- Software engine: id Tech 6[27]
- Distribution format: optical disc[28], digital distribution[29], digital download[30], Nintendo Switch game card[31]
- Review score: 85/100[32], 87/100[33], 79/100[34], 86/100[35], 92%[36], 83/100[37]
- Input device: computer mouse[38], keyboard[39]
- Country of origin: United States[40]
- Publication date: May 13, 2016[41], November 10, 2017[42]
- Translator: Softclub[43]
- Characters: Doomguy[44]
- Distributed by: Steam[45], Humble Store[46], Nintendo eShop[47], Google Stadia[48], PlayStation Now[49], Microsoft Store[50], PlayStation Store[51], GOG.com[52]
- Narrative location: Mars[53], Hell[54]
Why It Matters
Doom has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Doom is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
FAQs
What awards did Doom receive?
Honors received include The Game Awards − Best Audio Design[3], The Game Awards − Best Action[4], and Steam Award for Boom Boom[5].