DOOMis the most inspirational beloved FPS in the market. It doesn’t only make gunplay satisfying, but movement as well. The most empowering feeling is taking ona room of enemies or a horrifying threatwith its fast-paced action. Keeping the momentum to dodge rain of bullets while returning them back to malicious senders raises such adrenaline. Outside of combat isn’t even bland with its rewarding secrets that give better loot like upgrades and new guns.
This kind of formula should expand more for other franchises to utilize. This can range from their expansive levels, terrifying fiends, explosive shootouts, stellar movement, and enriching secrets. The more ways to uniquely improveDOOM’saddictive gameplay, the better.
Project WarlockfollowsDOOM’sinspirational formula with its empowering shootouts, enemy-filled arenas, and explorative maps. While the warlock is equipped with guns like shotguns and rocket launchers, he also usesspells that provide generous benefitslike defense enhancement, explosive damage, or revealed secrets.
Once the warlock dedicates his life to destroying all sources of evil, he travels around the world like Egypt and Antarctica. No matter the location, he’s willing to leave no safe place for evil to manifest on his home planet.
Strife: Veteran Editionforces a mercenary in a serious conflict between The Front resistance and The Order.DOOM 1andDOOM 2fans will find lots of familiarity with the game since it uses the sameDOOMengine. It has a similar appearance and gameplay that even encourages exploration with secrets hidden in its world.
The major difference is its interactive plot, which gives the protagonist opportunities to respond and make moral choices. Some situations don’t always require violence and how the protagonist performs in different missions may raise or lower trust with people at the Tarnhill base. How the game ends rests solely on the mercenary’s choices.
Void Bastardsmust fend for themselves toescape from their captivity within the Sargasso Nebula. The huge fleet gives each captor choices on the most effective desired route to flee from the invaded conflicts in space. Many enemies like space pirates, robots, janitors, and others will do whatever is necessary to stop the player.
Not only is it necessary to obliterate any obstacle in the way to freedom, but also to gather resources. Scavenging supplies, crafting gears, and maintaining oxygen are significant to progress further through the fleets. Each death of a prisoner will activate another to restart their escape attempt with different personality traits that may benefit or harm the run.
Bulletstorm Duke of Switch Editionoffers various ways to tear an enemy through shreds with its system. It gives enough options for different playstyles, whether to play normally by shooting at a distance likeCall Of Dutyor more creatively by mixing different ranges with guns, physical attacks, and a whip.
Thebest feature is its skillshot system, a rewarding mechanic that judges a player’s kills. Unique kills like environmental takedowns or headshots will reward points, giving players more access to various crazy weapons. It even has a ranking system for each level to judge the best havoc runs. Players that like nostalgia can even become Duke Nukem who has his own voice lines during the explosive action.
Developer: Milkstone Studios
Publisher: Milkstone Studios
Ziggurat 2shows how buffed soldiers aren’t the only badass warriors to tackle through waves of vicious enemies, but also wizards as well. The magical protagonist accepts different missions within the Citadel to complete their grand goal of eliminating all evils. The game improves a lot from the predecessor’s structure to create a smoother, better experience as a magic order brotherhood wizard.
The protagonist can utilize different weapons categorized in staves, wands, spells, and alchemy. He can even customize his perks and amulets for different buffs to enhance his current kit. Each mission site isn’t explored the same since they’re procedurally generated, forcing the protagonist to stay cautious when searching for their malicious targets.
PowerSlave Exhumedtakes theDOOM’ssimplicity with plot by having aliens invade Egypt to revive an ancient evil for world domination. Hearing this distress would bring a mercenary to investigate and thwart the global threat. The protagonist will explore the city of Karnak to purify its ancient lands of worship from the alien insects.
He only starts with a machete, but will gain other weapons to strengthen his firepower. He also can use ancient amulets to utilize powerful spells like lasers and flames. Some amulets can even grant him utilities outside of combat, expanding the explorative city like swimming underwater and phasing through magical energy fields.
Warhammer 40,000: Boltguntakes heavy inspiration from the originalDOOMwith its presentation and gameplay. The leading space marine is set out on planet Graia to stop the suspicious group, which involves ripping them to colorful 2D pixels. The obedient soldier has to march through the environment to take out any hostile threats in his way.
The game offers enough tools for the space marine to handle anyone, including a chainsaw blade and shotgun. Taking out rooms of enemies is best solved by using unpredictable movements while precisely targeting their heads.The marine can even use different powerupsto enhance his killing capabilities, but they don’t always grant invincibility. These tools are best used wisely rather than carelessly for the Imperium.
City of Brassis great for players looking for a challenge that always gets them on their toes. Players play as amischievous thief who aims for richeswithin the city’s center. What’s different about this adventure is how the city shifts its layout, forcing gameplay adaptation within various city districts.
The thief will face many cursed enemies and traps with his trusty whip and scimitar sword. Tactical environmental use and improvisation in ever-changing districts will greatly benefit the thief within the arena of cursed creatures. Players who aren’t into the high challenge can still play with its accessible custom settings to ease or complicate the cursed adventure under the player’s ideals.
The Immortal Redneckis forced toexplore ancient Egyptafter being mummified for an unknown reason. His only solution is to blast every enemy and avoid traps in different pyramids to uncover his mysterious predicament.
These pyramids use certain magic to change their design, forcing the redneck to adapt when preparing different runs. Not only does he own many guns, but he can even change his class and skillset for various playstyles. Using the power of the gods like intelligent Thoth and supportive Sekhmet can bless his adventure with different perks when facing many cursed beings and bosses, along with possible consequences.
Turbo Overkillmakes Johnny Turbo return to his home city, Paradise. He comes back to the city infected by the Syn virus, which turned the cyberpunk inhabitants into violent cyber mutants. This forces the protagonist to take on one more mission to get his peace: eliminate the virus at any cost.
The fast-paced combat emphasizes movement and cyber tech, allowing the protagonist toequip augments for enhanced perks. He can dash, slide, and chainsaw blade his way through levels, including enemy bodies. Equipped with customizable guns like dual pistols and machine guns, he’ll do whatever he can to clean up every city sector.
