Doom

Doom Guía y cronología

When the forces of Hell break through, Doom answers with relentless movement, heavy weapons and demons that leave little space to hesitate. Its shooters range across science-fiction facilities and stranger battlegrounds, expanding the mythology around their central fighter. The immediate experience remains a struggle to keep moving and survive the next encounter.

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Timeline guide

DOOM: choose your first descent into Hell

Choose Classic for the early shooters. For the Slayer route, select Modern Doom and Release order, beginning at DOOM (2016), then Eternal and The Ancient Gods. Doom 3 is a different version route within that group.

Entries
11
Released
11
Span
1993-2025

The broad Modern group starts earlier than the Slayer games, so selecting it alone does not make Doom 3 required before 2016.

Overview & recommendation

DOOM's constant is fighting through demonic forces, but its eras change the pace, atmosphere and story framing. A player looking for the Slayer's modern action does not need to complete every previous experiment first.

The Dark Ages returns to an earlier period of that Slayer story despite arriving later. That makes it a prequel to compare with the modern pair, not proof that publication and internal chronology are identical.

Choose a version route: the classics, Doom 3 with Resurrection of Evil, or 2016 into Eternal and its expansions. Use release progression for a first look at the Slayer games, then explore their earlier-set prequel.

Classic play and several modern contexts Two browsing groups, more than one version question

Classic and Modern are broad product groups. Modern contains both Doom 3's approach and the Slayer-era releases, whose detailed relationship should not be settled by the group name alone.

  • Classic Doom (4 entries)

    The classic DOOM shooter releases, a distinct play-history route with qualified relationships to later versions.

  • Modern Doom (7 entries)

    A broad modern collection containing Doom 3's route and the Slayer-era games. The Dark Ages is earlier-set; the group does not resolve every version relationship.

A chosen route through the combat 11 entries

The named starting points distinguish the experience you want. Keep Eternal's Ancient Gods parts with Eternal, with Part One before Part Two.

  1. 1
    1993DoomGame · 1993
  2. 2
    1994Doom II: Hell on EarthGame · 1994
  3. 3
    1996Final DoomGame · 1996
  4. 4
    1997Doom 64Game · 1997
  5. 5
    2004Doom 3Game · 2004
  6. 6
    2005Doom 3: Resurrection of EvilGame · 2005
  7. 7
    2016Doom (2016)Game · 2016
  8. 8
    2020Doom EternalGame · 2020
  9. 9
    2020Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part OneGame · 2020
  10. 10
    2021Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part TwoGame · 2021
  11. 11
    2025Doom: The Dark AgesGame · 2025

Frequently asked questions 7 answers

Must Doom 3 be played before the 2016 game?

Not for the suggested Slayer route. They have different version context despite sharing the Modern browsing group.

Is The Dark Ages set after Eternal because it came out later?

No. It is a prequel to 2016 and Eternal.

Are The Ancient Gods parts standalone starting games?

They are Eternal's expansion material. Keep their sequence and base-game context rather than starting there.

How many Doom games are there?

There are 11 Doom games released between 1993 and 2025.

What is the chronological order of Doom?

In chronological (in-universe) order, Doom begins with Doom (1993) and ends with Doom: The Dark Ages. The full chronological list of 11 games is above.

What is the release order of Doom?

By release date, Doom starts with Doom (1993). The most recent release is Doom: The Dark Ages (2025).

What is the newest Doom release?

The newest released game is Doom: The Dark Ages (2025). See where it falls in the chronological and play order lists above.

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