# Doom Eternal

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Doom Eternal and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Fast-paced, smooth shooter with a distinctive look, praised for its challenge rooms. One critic reported mouse latency and aiming problems.

## Why people recommend it

- Fast, satisfying combat pace (3 comments): "This is one of the few games where it's so fast/clicking my hands hurt, especially the challenge rooms" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46290566)) "Eternal too, once you play these games the other games are slow in comparison imo." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46247598)) "I do really like the fast pace of Doom Eternal" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47676487))
- Well received and sold well (3 comments): "The last 2 doom games sold quite well and have a unique look and feel that is associated with idtech." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48830777)) "Doom 2016, Doom Eternal, and Doom TDA all were received very favorably at the time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48663581)) "Their more recent works are amazing pieces of entertainment" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48663859))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Quake](https://hackerapproved.com/p/quake.md): 118 recommend
- [Doom by id Software](https://hackerapproved.com/p/doom.md): 102 recommend
- [Unreal Tournament 2004](https://hackerapproved.com/p/unreal-tournament-2004.md): 51 recommend
- [Quake III Arena](https://hackerapproved.com/p/quake-iii-arena.md): 49 recommend
- [Half-Life](https://hackerapproved.com/p/half-life.md): 42 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Doom Eternal", https://hackerapproved.com/p/doom-eternal/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).