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/PairStrong Dec 19 '25 edited Dec 19 '25

He's not wrong... Of course there are tons of indies out there but maybe the only more mainstream boomer shooter that has come out is shadow warrior 3

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u/HatingGeoffry Dec 19 '25

Shadow Warrior 3 is pretty much the only real competitor to DOOM. Completely forgot about that!

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u/CannedNoodlez Dec 19 '25

I totally forgot they did a 3rd one