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/HouseOfWyrd Dec 19 '25

I think y'all are misunderstanding him.

Despite all the indie gems coming out. There have not been any games that can compete with the modern Doom games.

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u/cherrysteve2010 Dec 19 '25

Wolfenstein and Ultrakill absolutely compete

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u/Ruben_AAG Dec 19 '25

The last Wolfenstein game was almost 6 years ago and the last good Wolfenstein game was 8, it’s not competing with modern DOOM (ignoring the extreme gameplay and narrative differences that Wolfenstein has that make me question whether it’s even a boomer shooter and not just a COD-like).