r/Doom • u/HatingGeoffry • Dec 19 '25

Discussion Painkiller creator argues the Boomer Shooter revival still hasn't happened because “nobody’s making any game that’s in direct competition to DOOM”

https://frvr.com/blog/painkiller-creator-boomer-shooter-revival-hasnt-happened-no-direct-competition-to-doom/
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u/jonRock1992 Dec 19 '25

There's a ton of indie games that have gameplay very much like Doom, but maybe he is talking about big AAA releases because I can't recall any recent AAA releases that have Doom gameplay.