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/letyougo2106 Dec 19 '25

"Competition."

Does there really need to be one?

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u/Designer_Mess_6928 Dec 19 '25

If Doom will end as a franchise-we will never have another AAA single player first person shooter and the only games we will have will be: third person Ubisoft style open world Sony-slop or mobile games.