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DOOM 3 cover art

DOOM 3

id Software · Bethesda Softworks · 2012-10-15

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Action

Franchise: Doom · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Oct 15, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 15, 2012 (PlayStation 3), Oct 16, 2012 (Xbox 360), Jun 04, 2015 (Android)

A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM.

114
playing now
86%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (87 ratings)
58h
to beat · rushed 23h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

114 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Doom 3 is a 2004 first-person shooter survival horror game developed by id Software and published by Activision. It was originally released for Windows on August 3, 2004, before being adapted for Linux later that year, and ported by Aspyr Media for Mac OS X in 2005. Vicarious Visions ported the game to the Xbox, releasing it worldwide on April 4, 2005.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 114 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 562 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~70/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 500k–1000k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,499 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at IndieGala Store (2022-01-28) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 58 of 99 observed days · $3.01 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14414420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 21 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

175442026-08-06 21:00 — 93 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 49 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 84 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 111 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 69 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 117 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 135 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 73 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 125 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 133 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 69 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 97 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 117 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 69 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 91 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 111 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 58 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 88 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 123 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 54 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 62 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 94 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 72 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 62 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 81 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 54 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 44 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 86 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 54 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 114 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$20.04$1.152015-01-012026-08-292015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-04-04 — best price $10.492015-05-23 — best price $9.902015-07-26 — best price $2.732015-11-27 — best price $2.492016-04-04 — best price $9.992016-08-03 — best price $9.992017-01-24 — best price $9.992017-08-29 — best price $2.492018-01-29 — best price $4.992018-08-30 — best price $2.492019-04-01 — best price $4.992019-10-21 — best price $19.992020-01-23 — best price $1.492020-03-27 — best price $4.992020-07-09 — best price $4.992020-09-05 — best price $4.192020-11-03 — best price $4.992021-02-10 — best price $1.492021-06-10 — best price $4.992021-10-11 — best price $4.342022-02-02 — best price $4.992022-05-23 — best price $4.992022-09-21 — best price $9.992023-02-14 — best price $9.992023-06-30 — best price $3.392024-01-02 — best price $9.992024-05-02 — best price $9.992024-10-14 — best price $3.992025-02-21 — best price $3.492025-06-26 — best price $3.402025-11-13 — best price $3.992026-03-19 — best price $3.992026-07-15 — best price $3.992026-08-29 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6432852026-05-31 — 357 pageviews2026-06-03 — 321 pageviews2026-06-06 — 285 pageviews2026-06-09 — 340 pageviews2026-06-12 — 354 pageviews2026-06-15 — 337 pageviews2026-06-18 — 328 pageviews2026-06-21 — 345 pageviews2026-06-24 — 400 pageviews2026-06-27 — 353 pageviews2026-06-30 — 357 pageviews2026-07-03 — 400 pageviews2026-07-06 — 391 pageviews2026-07-09 — 612 pageviews2026-07-12 — 551 pageviews2026-07-15 — 499 pageviews2026-07-18 — 524 pageviews2026-07-21 — 517 pageviews2026-07-24 — 439 pageviews2026-07-27 — 423 pageviews2026-07-30 — 399 pageviews2026-08-02 — 436 pageviews2026-08-05 — 449 pageviews2026-08-08 — 570 pageviews2026-08-11 — 496 pageviews2026-08-14 — 387 pageviews2026-08-17 — 378 pageviews2026-08-20 — 381 pageviews2026-08-23 — 411 pageviews2026-08-26 — 391 pageviews2026-08-28 — 375 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
36.6%
earned "Neophyte"
7.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)6,16912%45
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)6,0174%44
Switch (Nintendo)4990%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FPSDarkGoreMarsActionDemonsHorrorSci-fiClassicShooter

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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