Doom Eternal
Shares rank 20 of 24 first-person shooters by recommenders
Fast-paced, smooth shooter with a distinctive look, praised for its challenge rooms. One critic reported mouse latency and aiming problems.
Fast-paced, smooth shooter with a distinctive look, praised for its challenge rooms. One critic reported mouse latency and aiming problems.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fast, satisfying combat pace
“This is one of the few games where it's so fast/clicking my hands hurt, especially the challenge rooms”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Id Software devs form "wall-to-wall" union” “Eternal too, once you play these games the other games are slow in comparison imo.”
Comment from 12 Dec 2025 in “Id Software devs form "wall-to-wall" union” “I do really like the fast pace of Doom Eternal”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Brutalist Concrete Laptop Stand (2024)” Well received and sold well
“The last 2 doom games sold quite well and have a unique look and feel that is associated with idtech.”
Comment from 8 Jul 2026 in “Microsoft Fire IdTech Team at Id Software” “Doom 2016, Doom Eternal, and Doom TDA all were received very favorably at the time”
Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “John Carmack on the mistakes around Quake that ruined id software” “Their more recent works are amazing pieces of entertainment”
Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “John Carmack on the mistakes around Quake that ruined id software”
Other first-person shooters people recommend
The four most recommended other first-person shooters, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quake | 118 | 29 | 80% | 12 | 28 yrs8 owners | Approved |
| Doom by id Software | 102 | 24 | 81% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 | 51 | 12 | 81% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Quake III Arena | 49 | 3 | 94% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Doom EternalThis page | 6 | 2 | 75% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The last 2 doom games sold quite well and have a unique look and feel that is associated with idtech.”
“I have also been very impressed by the performance and fluidity of Doom and Doom Eternal.”
“are we really going to say the other two are up there? I don't think they'd even be in my top twenty.”
“Their more recent works are amazing pieces of entertainment”
“Doom 2016, Doom Eternal, and Doom TDA all were received very favorably at the time”
“Doom Eternal is now on GOG a couple of days ago”
“I do really like the fast pace of Doom Eternal”
“This is one of the few games where it's so fast/clicking my hands hurt, especially the challenge rooms”
“Eternal too, once you play these games the other games are slow in comparison imo.”
“Doom Eternal has some weird latency in the mouse and aiming doesn't feel right.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.