Doom Eternal

Doom Eternal is a first-person shooter, in which players control the Doom Slayer, who must battle the demonic forces of Hell. Like its predecessor, combat is fast-paced, requiring players to always stay on the move. The Slayer is equipped with a large variety of weapons, as well as throwables such as grenades and ice bombs. The Super Shotgun is equipped with a grappling hook, that grabs onto enemies and slingshots player towards them.

Some weapons in the game have secondary fire modes that alter their functions. As players progress, they will earn points to upgrade their weapons. Each weapon modification has a mastery skill that can be earned through completing a specific gameplay challenge. Additionally, the developers included the option to have a centered weapon view, which was traditional in the first two Doom games and was added as a post-release update to Doom 2016.

In 2163, fourteen years after the events on Mars, Earth has been overrun by demons, wiping out 60% of the planet's population. The Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC) has been fully corrupted into a demonic cult. What remains of humanity has either fled Earth or joined the Armored Response Coalition (ARC) resistance movement. The Doom Slayer, having previously been betrayed by Dr.

Samuel Hayden, returns with a satellite fortress controlled by the AI VEGA to quell the demonic invasion by killing the Hell Priests: Deags Nilox, Ranak, and Grav. The priests serve an angelic being known as the Khan Maykr, who seeks to sacrifice mankind for her own race's survival. The Slayer teleports to Earth and kills Deag Nilox, but the Khan Maykr transports the two remaining priests to unknown locations.

Doom Eternal was developed by id Software. Pre-production of the game began in 2016, while early production started in 2017. After Doom (2016) was met with a positive reception, the studio wanted to build on the positive momentum by working on a sequel and addressing the shortcomings of that game. During the marketing cycle, id Software frequently compared Eternal to Evil Dead II, where it significantly expanded on the foundation established by its predecessor.

Both Hugo Martin and Marty Stratton returned, with Martin as game director and Stratton as executive producer. The team size of Eternal was about 35% to 45% larger than that of its predecessor.

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 resources. Andrew Reiner from Game Informer wrote that the game had the best combat in the series, in particularly commending the diverse array of weapons for allowing players to approach targets in different ways.