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You’re a marine—one of Earth’s best—recently assigned to the Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC) research facility on Mars. When an experiment malfunctions and creates a portal to Hell, the base is overrun by blood-thirsty demons. You must shoot your way out to survive.

Release DateAug 3, 2007
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)96.9% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 3% / 96.8%  Top 3%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)94.3% Top 1% / 94.3%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)14.6K  Top 2% / 16.8K  Top 2%
Curators576 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time6 hours  Top 30%
Play Time per Dollar1.2 hour  Top 20%
Followers13.9K  Top 10%
Owners± 1.4M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 979.4K  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 2.6M  Top 5%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of DOOM (1993) steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows DOOM (1993)'s Steam rating and reviews from October 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 92.3% (November 2010) to 98.5% (October 2013).

With its 16.8K reviews Top 2%, DOOM (1993) is indisputably a major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for DOOM (1993) and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of DOOM (1993)'s Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (68%), followed by Spanish - Spain (7%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game is translated in 5 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying DOOM (1993) percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in DOOM (1993), comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 14 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 5.6 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 66 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by DOOM (1993) and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Iconic gameplay mechanics
  • Solid gunplay
  • Variety of enemies
  • Powerful weapons
  • Great level design
  • Influential to FPS genre
  • Very playable
  • Inventive
  • Great soundtrack
  • Relatively large levels for the era
  • Not all levels enjoyable
  • Confusing teleportation puzzles
  • Third episode considered 'not as good'
  • Some levels just sucked
  • Gate to limbo level was incredibly boring
  • Slough of Despair level wasn't fun
  • Pre-packaged dosbox version not recommended
  • Teleporting gets very confusing
  • Limited story
  • Some levels feel like mazes (though not frustrating)

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 96.9% rating  Top 3% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of DOOM (1993)'s review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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