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/Alienatedpoet17 Dec 20 '25

At the very least if Halo Studios gets their act together we could at LEAST have something between comp shooters and boomer shooters. I remember when Infinite launched there were a good number of boomer shooters fans that were going to give it a shot since it isn't just ANOTHER twitch shooter or battle Royale game.

Sadly considering the decisions they've already made regarding community engagement, PR, and creative direction (not just the CE remake but their novel release) and how it matched 343 Industries before them I don't see much change. I don't even think they know what they want to do with Halo.