DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One
DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One
Game
Game2020
DOOM Eternal
Developer id Software
Doom Eternal is a 2020 first-person shooter game developed by id Software and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the sequel to Doom (2016), and the seventh game in the Doom series. The story follows the Doom Slayer once again, on a mission to end Hell's consumption of Earth and foil the alien Maykrs' plans to exterminate humanity. Doom Eternal introduces several new weapons and enemy types, and has a large focus… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
494 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
81
LovedLoved
292 positive · 68 negative
95% range 77–85%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 292 | 68 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 34 | 7 | 63 |
| Lemmy * | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 2 | 5 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
122,790 of 134,988 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
84% recommend · 181 yes, 35 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 216 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (199,015 of 217,780 positive).
Many players praise the game's fast, fluid combat and adrenaline-pumping gameplay. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find it less enjoyable than DOOM 2016 due to forced mechanics and platforming. [4][5][6] Several players criticize the mandatory Bethesda account requirement for single-player. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [7]
very good game, but ♥♥♥♥ bethesda with this online account requirement, every time my internet connection drops the games gets paused and a pop up message apears saying that online features will not work until I get online again...Bethesda....♥♥♥♥ you! I am playing single player mode! ♥♥♥♥ your online features, I am playing s-i-n-g-l-e p-l-a-y-e-r mode and this kind of warning should not be interrupting my game …
- [1]
The Pinnacle of Arcade Violence, Polished to a Glorious Edge DOOM Eternal It proves that id Software understands something fundamental: a true evolution isn't about adding more, but about demanding more from the player. This is a game that completely rebuilds its predecessor's formula into a frantic, strategic, and breathtakingly fluid ballet of destruction. It plays unlike anything else. …
- [4]
DOOM Eternal is gorgeous to behold, a technological tour-de-force and an exciting new chapter in the Doom narrative, but it's not quite as fun to play as DOOM 2016. The problem is not that DOOM Eternal is too hard, rather it is too hard unless you play by its specific rules, which, for all its mechanical complexity, makes its combat chess less freeform and satisfying than its predecessors.
- [3]
DOOM Eternal proves that gameplay is king. The story is fine, but the real soul of this franchise is its fluid combat, insane optimization, and nonstop adrenaline. Every one of the 9 weapons feels unique, forcing you to constantly switch, adapt, and stay aggressive. Compared to DOOM (2016), which felt more strategic, this is pure joy being fast, brutal, and unbelievably smooth. The blood and gore are insane, the …
- [2]
We need more games like this, this is just fun and adrenaline rush and makes you feel like a badass.
Summarised from 34 of the 327 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
DOOM Eternal sits at 81% positive across 360 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Doom Eternal received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received "mighty" approval, being recommended by 95% of critics. Several reviewers praised the combat for being both approachable and deep, others perceived it to be a more challenging game when compared with its predecessor, though some noted that the gameplay became much more rewarding once they had mastered the combat. Phil Hornshaw from GameSpot noted that players had to "constantly calculate the best ways to [..] stay alive" by analyzing the battlefield and engaging their targets strategically to maximize the Slayer's…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 494 · most liked firstDoom Eternal, it's sequel, is the game every reviewer uses for PC benchmarking because how tightly optimized the game is. This studio is the gold standard. Like this feels like a crime.
positive · AI labelView post →gamers and gamer adjacents, i am trying to find a new game to immerse in. here are my last 5 games, all beloved: Doom Eternal Ori And The Blind Forest Ori And The Will Of The Wisps Metroid Dread Zelda: TOTK i have Hollow Knight and BOTW and have been considering Diablo 4. Any suggestions?
neutral · AI labelView post →> Doom 2016 launches "Their next game will absolutely be Quake!" > Doom: Eternal launches "Their next game will absolutely be Quake!" > Doom: The Dark Ages launches "Their next game will absolutely be Quake!" > Doom: Infinite Warfare launches "Their name game will...."
neutral · AI labelView post →very good game, but ♥♥♥♥ bethesda with this online account requirement, every time my internet connection drops the games gets paused and a pop up message apears saying that online features will not work until I get online again...Bethesda....♥♥♥♥ you! I am playing single player mode! ♥♥♥♥ your online features, I am playing s-i-n-g-l-e p-l-a-y-e-r mode and this kind of warning should not be interrupting my game session on game that was not free, but it gets so frustrasting that I stopped…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do not force me to log in to an additional account just to play a game in single player that I have already paid for. --- I’m updating this because a few people seem to think the issue is simply that I don’t want to make another account. That isn’t really the point. This is a single-player game I have already paid for. I should be able to install it and play it without being forced to log in to a separate company account. What happens if I want to play offline? What happens if the login…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lemmy is God!. Playing Doom Eternal and the UAC avatar told me some truth.
positive · AI labelView post →Happy 5th Anniversary to Doom Eternal! @crimsongodot.bsky.social and I cooked up this collab piece to celebrate our favorite game!
neutral · AI labelView post →Having beaten Pragmata and now going through the post game content, I'm confident in believing that it's basically slower and more whimsical Doom Eternal.
neutral · AI labelView post →Anyone else get bored once they reach the final boss?. For some reason as soon as I get to the "end" of the game, I completely lose motivation to play. This happened with DOOM: Eternal, Sekiro, Bloodborne, Paper Mario TTYD, Cassette Beasts, Shovel Knight, Oblivion, Baldur's Gate, God of War, Mass Effect... Pretty much every game I've ever played. It's like the fun part was the journey, and I've seen everything the game has to offer, and I just don't really enjoy the ending process. Feels like a…
neutral · AI labelView post →I am looking for any DOOM and DOOM Eternal enjoyers to brighten up my Bluesky feed 😁 Artists, players, streamers, memers and everything in between! If you do DOOM, hit us up!
neutral · AI labelView post →Today alone I've seen several people claim Doom Eternal was widely hated and nearly killed the series. The highest-rated, biggest-selling game in the series was clearly what sank it. Yeah. That sounds like a totally rational person would say.
positive · AI labelView post →The Pinnacle of Arcade Violence, Polished to a Glorious Edge DOOM Eternal It proves that id Software understands something fundamental: a true evolution isn't about adding more, but about demanding more from the player. This is a game that completely rebuilds its predecessor's formula into a frantic, strategic, and breathtakingly fluid ballet of destruction. It plays unlike anything else. https://youtu.be/K6TyJ6JfCFI The core philosophy is pure genius: you are a weapon, and the arena is your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rollerdrome (my GOTY 2022) and some other games are leaving Game Pass at the end of the month. If you haven't yet, do yourself a favour and *play Rollerdrome* - it's like if DOOM Eternal and Tony Hawk had a beautiful baby. (Read more: Eurogamer)
neutral · AI labelView post →Steam Age Check Locks Out 65% of Adult Australians [2026]. "Steam started blocking Australian users from viewing or buying 18+ rated games on September 9, 2026, unless they attach a valid credit card to their account. Valve’s rollout affects hundreds of mature-rated titles, including Cyberpunk 2077 and Doom Eternal, and it doesn’t matter whether the account is brand new or fifteen years old with a library full of paid-for adult games. Without a credit card on file, those store pages, search…
neutral · AI labelView post →Thought of the moment: XCom 2 is the Doom Eternal of squad tactics games. A more popular, involved and technical sequel that a subset of people will loudly declare a key example of Objectively Bad Game Design That Nobody Really Likes.
neutral · AI labelView post →DOOM Eternal is gorgeous to behold, a technological tour-de-force and an exciting new chapter in the Doom narrative, but it's not quite as fun to play as DOOM 2016. The problem is not that DOOM Eternal is too hard, rather it is too hard unless you play by its specific rules, which, for all its mechanical complexity, makes its combat chess less freeform and satisfying than its predecessors.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't even play this due to the issues with the DRM requiring an external bethesda account, haven't been able to bypass this to just play offline. I don't know how this is allowed still for a singleplayer game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played with the Pope. Very Christian game. Nice relaxing music in the background for praying. 10/10, would pray again.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DOOM Eternal (made in-game for NVIDIA) #VirtualPhotography #DOOM
neutral · AI labelView post →I interviewed the developer of Don’t Stop Girlypop to talk about Queer Art, making a glittery pink DOOM Eternal inspired shooter, and AI in game development. youtu.be/J7Sk60UDL0k?...
neutral · AI labelView post →[SOLVED] [Bazzite] Most Steam games refuse to run from secondary drive. Both drives formatted BTRFS. Windows has never been installed on either drive.. Edit: Thank you, u/[email protected], and everybody else who gave some solid advice. >The problem is the drive is mounted with the noexec flag, which is why nothing on it will run. You’ll need to change /etc/fstab to fix that. I used Gnome Disks to add the exec flag and now everything seems to be working. -- I have a desktop PC, not a…
neutral · AI labelView post →I beat Doom Eternal! . Exhilarating combat . Great pacing . Satisfying gameplay loop . Solid level design . Lousy upgrades and progression system What a fantastic game. If it had cooler and more unique ways to build your playstyle it would be perfect.
positive · AI labelView post →From my DOOM Eternal Archives! Not-shown-before Future Hell Development from early pre production for the base game! Much later and after very different iterations we wound up with the DLC: Ancient Gods Part 2 level Immora (A techno metropolis) Artstation: www.artstation.com/artwork/Ov63k8?
neutral · AI labelView post →Numskull Pinky Doom Eternal in-Game Collectible Replica Posable Toy Figure is $14.87 on Amazon or $11.15 if you have a listed coupon amzn.to/3nVt5y7 #ad
neutral · AI labelView post →If you're expecting a proper run-and-gun, Doom-style, shooter game, this ain't it. Apparently the developers, decided that it would be "fun" to only allow a narrow style of game-play, which is essentially that you only get to use guns in short windows, ~30 seconds at a time, because running out of ammo is the constant here. You're forced into melee distance to chainsaw enemies, you get a little ammo, you get another 30 seconds of guns, you run out of ammo, ad nauseum. This is essentially the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Doom Eternal is $9.99 on US PSN buff.ly/423Idig Switch Digital $10 Walmart buff.ly/4jSXtEW also on PS+ Extra/Game Pass Standard
neutral · AI labelView post →You could make a first person Mega Man game and have it just be a copy of Doom Eternal and it'd fuck considerably hard
neutral · AI labelView post →Glad you guys liked this one. I REALLY like DOOM Eternal. F-k ID software and how they treated Mick Gordon, but aside from that, great game and greater music. Butters up the sweaty boomer shooter ADHD brain I have. Just wanted to yap about DOOM Eternal to be honest. lol
positive · AI labelView post →Doom: The Dark Ages is id Software’s ‘biggest launch’ ever, Bethesda says. The publisher claims the game has reached 3 million players "7x faster" than Doom Eternal. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/doom-th...
neutral · AI labelView post →I hated Doom Eternal. I rarely 'hate' a game, being a person who loves the art of games design and who explores games of all standards for their gems of joy. But I hated Eternal.
negative · AI labelView post →If you're looking for more Doom 2016 this isn't it. This is run n' gun resource management simulator. Must use this gun for this mob and shoot at this part of their body specifically. Juggle up to six cooldowns while jump dashing to this launcher and vaulting on this pole to evade the imp's fireballs and the caco vomit and that hell knight charging at you. I played on Ultra-Violence as I do with every DOOM game and had a terrible time. I just wanted to BLAST demons in the face in peace. I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing Doom Eternal and man i forgot how much aura this game has
positive · AI labelView post →bought a doom game, got platformer that wants me to juggle a dozen weapons every combat encounter. 2016 was better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →MS shot itself in the foot: MS gutted the team, then the game didn't come out right and this resulted in bad sales. Here are the Steam sales numbers: * [DOOM (2016)](https://gamesensor.info/app/379720): 5.4M * [DOOM Eternal](https://gamesensor.info/app/782330): 4.7M * [DOOM: The Dark Ages](https://gamesensor.info/app/3017860): 1.2M
neutral · AI labelView post →BE3, Bethesda's E3 showcase event, in LA, circa 2019. Two years before the Xbox acquisition. Folks playing DOOM Eternal six months before the game launched. Immaculate vibes
neutral · AI labelView post →DOOM Eternal is $3.99 on Steam buff.ly/c2i1MSm $9.99 XBL Game Pass discount buff.ly/UzfW9F9 Deck playable also on Game Pass Standard/PS+ Extra
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't care what anyone says. Between DOOM 2016 and The Dark Ages. This one has reached the PEAK of gameplay of the series. Exquisite levels of speed and brutality, when playing on ultra violence every encounter is like dancing with death and yet when you master it. You feel like a god. And by the end the demons will fear you. For they cannot stop you. Fun exploration, great moments, tense and rewarding gameplay and you have imo; A fantastic entry overall. Hell on earth has never been this…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game but didn't like it as much as DOOM 2016. Too much platforming and the need to constantly swap weapons kinda kills it for me at times. But when the gameplay loop is working it SMACKS. Incredible soundtrack as well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →HALO might be INFINITE but DOOM IS ETERNAL 4.6 hours in, and I'm already convinced this is one of the greatest FPS games ever made. The first DOOM I ever played was one of the classic games on the PlayStation 1. I was just a kid, and despite everything being little more than a collection of angry pixels, I fell in love with the series. When DOOM 2016 launched, I never got the chance to play it. It sat in my digital library for years, collecting virtual dust until I finally gave it a shot…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I started to consume concrete after finishing this game. 100% recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After Doom Dark Ages this game feels and plays like a breath of fresh air
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Happy 5th anniversary to Doom Eternal, have some of my favorite fanart throughout the years. This game really made a huge impact on my life. #doom #doometernal
positive · AI labelView post →DOOM ETERNAL is not just the best Doom game, it's one of the best games ever made. Sleek, tightly tuned, unrelenting, and brutal as hell. Mick Gordon's soundtrack is all bangers. We will never see the Doom franchise hit this height again - and it never needs to. Happy 6th, DOOM ETERNAL.
positive · AI labelView post →I recently fell in love with Doom: The Dark Ages (my first Doom game!) and quickly proceeded to play both 2016 and Eternal. I'll just say this right away: Doom 2016 literally walked so Doom Eternal could run. 2016 is a great game (I had previously watched two full playthroughs), but I really did not enjoy playing it myself. The point of this review isn't to dunk on 2016, but it's easy to see how its foundation led to the next game's success. Both games demand constant movement and while I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to love Doom The Dark Ages, which I accidentally keep calling Doom Eternal. It's a much better game than Doom Eternal in every respect, but I think id took the lesson "a story should be happening around doomguy that he doesn't care about" away from "doomguy, THE PLAYER, doesn't care"
neutral · AI labelView post →We need more games like this, this is just fun and adrenaline rush and makes you feel like a badass.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wow just WOW! I already thought DOOM (2016) was a masterpiece, but this game surpasses it. Both the toys, the amount of monsters and the cutscenes are many times better than in the previous game. What i like most about this game are the toys, the secrets, the design of the monsters and the bosses and the levels Overall a 10/10 game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Having to play around restrictions is a good thing, and makes the game interesting, and that's why Doom Eternal is a billion times better than 2016
positive · AI labelView post →- enter the game - hear some hardcore music - shoot the monster - strafe - fly - kill - win very recommended
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →1. Annoying Combat Loop & Tiny Ammo Pools In DOOM 2016, you felt like an unstoppable powerhouse ripping through demons with whatever gun felt good in the moment. In Eternal, your ammo capacity is ridiculously tiny. You run out of bullets constantly. Every 8 seconds, you are forced to stop what you're doing, pull out the chainsaw on a random fodder demon, wait for the fuel/ammo animation, flame belch for armor, and repeat. Instead of an aggressive shooter, it plays like a rigid rhythm-puzzle…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best FPS Campaign Available. For some reason DOOM 2016 just didn't live up to the hype for me, but this exceeded it and then some.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[GOG] DOOM Eternal ($9.99 / 75% off). The GOG version of DOOM Eternal does not require a BethesdaNet account for offline play. The startup login popup can be skipped by [double-clicking Esc button](https://support.gog.com/hc/articles/35107673039389).
neutral · AI labelView post →DOOM Eternal is what happens when a game actually respects your brain instead of treating you like an idiot. The combat is brutal, the soundtrack goes insanely hard, and every fight forces you to lock in. If you think this game is bad because it's "too hard," that's a skill issue. Stop crying and learn the mechanics. Absolute masterpiece. Rip and Tear.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best FPS game ever made by humans, I think some aliens also were involved in the development, some demons, and some maykrs. If you ever wondered about the limits of your fingers - try this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PEAK. GOAT. RAW. FIRE. It takes the foundations of 2016, and pushes it into a whole other level of satisfaction I like to call crackhead-coded game design, perfecting every facet of its design. Exploration and level design, combat mechanics and enemy designs, the storytelling, the soundtrack (♥♥♥♥ Marty Stratton), and many of its smaller intricacies turn it into an inarguably not only one of the greatest first person shooters of all time, but one of the greatest games of all time period.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DOOM Eternal proves that gameplay is king. The story is fine, but the real soul of this franchise is its fluid combat, insane optimization, and nonstop adrenaline. Every one of the 9 weapons feels unique, forcing you to constantly switch, adapt, and stay aggressive. Compared to DOOM (2016), which felt more strategic, this is pure joy being fast, brutal, and unbelievably smooth. The blood and gore are insane, the world design and graphics are beautiful, and exploration never feels boring. The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After finishing this game, i reached a conclusion that this one isn't really for me. Don't get me wrong. It's a good game, beautiful even. It's just, too fast for my slow brain. I prefer doom 2016 where it's more slow and grounded. In short, buy this game if you like it fast, or buy the 2016 if you like it slower but still brutal
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →$6 for my 2023 game of the year is insane. If you like games like Doom Eternal this is a must play!
neutral · AI labelView post →[archive] Outfit August - 2020 edition. Day 17: Mars Mission It was 2020 and DOOM Eternal had release just a few months prior, quickly launching itself to my game of the year. So Mars Mission could only mean Demon Slaying to me 😂 #outfitaugust2020 #art
positive · AI labelView post →Additional Onimusha thought: While many have invoked Sekiro (and they're not wrong - it kinda feels like the melee of that expanded in all directions), the general structure and vibe of the game feels like a melee counterpart to Doom Eternal/Dark Ages. Same counter-heavy, push-forwards combat flow!
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