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Doom Eternal
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<p><i>Doom Eternal</i> is a 2020 <a href="/facts/First-person_shooter/LQQX6yAw">first-person shooter game</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Id_Software/NsbHCMsV">id Software</a> and published by <a href="/facts/Bethesda_Softworks/T8dpn2M7">Bethesda Softworks</a>. The sequel to <i><a href="/facts/Doom_(2016_video_game)/tqCGk2hK">Doom</a></i> (2016), and the seventh game in the <a href="/facts/Doom_(franchise)/fkA6GKgJ"><i>Doom</i> series</a>, it was released for <a href="/facts/PlayStation_4/wMtdFnoP">PlayStation 4</a>, <a href="/facts/Google_Stadia/zwm4qRek">Stadia</a>, <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a>, and <a href="/facts/Xbox_One/Nom1XYbe">Xbox One</a> on March 20, 2020, with a <a href="/facts/Video_game_port/GrzV82qw">port</a> for <a href="/facts/Nintendo_Switch/UPy7Bcyu">Nintendo Switch</a> released on December 8, 2020, and versions for <a href="/facts/PlayStation_5/vJ2ahUoK">PlayStation 5</a> and <a href="/facts/Xbox_Series_X_and_Series_S/gkN9VjV2">Xbox Series X/S</a> released on June 29, 2021. </p><p>Set some time after the events of the 2016 game, the story follows the <a href="/facts/Doom_Slayer/GWqV5yYj">Doom Slayer</a> once again, on a mission to end Hell's consumption of Earth and foil the alien Khan Maykr's plans to exterminate humanity. Along with the single-player campaign, a multiplayer mode, Battlemode, was introduced. In this mode, players can either play as the Doom Slayer or as a demon, and fight until either the Doom Slayer defeats the demons, or vice versa. A <a href="/facts/Horde_mode/wVk4Q355">horde mode</a> was added in October 2021. <i>The Ancient Gods</i>, a two-part standalone campaign DLC set after the events of the main game, was released between October 2020 and March 2021. </p><p><i>Doom Eternal</i> received positive reviews from critics, who praised its campaign, graphics, level design, soundtrack, and combat mechanics, though some disliked the increased focus on storytelling and its platforming sections. <i>Doom Eternal</i> received five nominations at <a href="/facts/The_Game_Awards_2020/w3CWuAQE">The Game Awards 2020</a>, including <a href="/facts/The_Game_Award_for_Game_of_the_Year/cAXNoquS">Game of the Year</a> and Best Action Game, as well as a nomination for <a href="/facts/D.I.C.E._Award_for_Action_Game_of_the_Year/gYKBz980">Action Game of the Year</a> at the <a href="/facts/24th_Annual_D.I.C.E._Awards/zyPpVK0w">24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards</a>. A prequel, <i><a href="/facts/Doom%3a_The_Dark_Ages/U0hRf68n">Doom: The Dark Ages</a></i>, was released in 2025. </p>