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DOOM 3

id Software · Bethesda Softworks · 2012-10-15

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Action

Franchise: Doom · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person

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.

DOOM 3 is an Action game released in 2012, priced at $9.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 12541 reviews) and an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000.

42
playing now
86%
positive of 13k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (87 ratings)
61
Nexus mods (74k downloads)
58h
to beat · rushed 23h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

42 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 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.

Trailer

DOOM 3 trailer thumbnail

Doom 3 E3 Trailer (HD)

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 42 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 4% of 27,712 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 502k–1.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,541 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 53 of 90 observed days (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

87262026-09-15 12:00 — 36 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 61 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 26 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 51 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 87 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 41 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 32 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 67 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 49 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 43 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 64 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 47 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 33 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 47 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 58 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 36 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 51 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 51 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 38 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 68 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 80 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 54 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 42 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
35550Oct 2012Aug 2026Oct 2012 — avg 355 · peak 817Mar 2013 — avg 93 · peak 216Aug 2013 — avg 150 · peak 569Jan 2014 — avg 115 · peak 284Jun 2014 — avg 116 · peak 239Nov 2014 — avg 77 · peak 170Apr 2015 — avg 67 · peak 138Sep 2015 — avg 84 · peak 189Feb 2016 — avg 140 · peak 307Jul 2016 — avg 131 · peak 358Dec 2016 — avg 87 · peak 223May 2017 — avg 63 · peak 121Oct 2017 — avg 66 · peak 141Mar 2018 — avg 68 · peak 144Aug 2018 — avg 99 · peak 248Jan 2019 — avg 74 · peak 167Jun 2019 — avg 87 · peak 195Nov 2019 — avg 91 · peak 344Apr 2020 — avg 140 · peak 286Sep 2020 — avg 62 · peak 118Feb 2021 — avg 76 · peak 162Jul 2021 — avg 65 · peak 129Dec 2021 — avg 70 · peak 146May 2022 — avg 50 · peak 101Oct 2022 — avg 78 · peak 183Mar 2023 — avg 63 · peak 144Aug 2023 — avg 73 · peak 158Jan 2024 — avg 72 · peak 157Jun 2024 — avg 67 · peak 151Nov 2024 — avg 59 · peak 137Apr 2025 — avg 68 · peak 138Sep 2025 — avg 50 · peak 102Feb 2026 — avg 74 · peak 159Jul 2026 — avg 65 · peak 120Aug 2026 — avg 79 · peak 174
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

6262852026-05-31 — 357 pageviews2026-06-04 — 311 pageviews2026-06-08 — 469 pageviews2026-06-12 — 354 pageviews2026-06-16 — 330 pageviews2026-06-20 — 285 pageviews2026-06-24 — 400 pageviews2026-06-28 — 366 pageviews2026-07-02 — 370 pageviews2026-07-06 — 391 pageviews2026-07-10 — 604 pageviews2026-07-14 — 578 pageviews2026-07-18 — 524 pageviews2026-07-22 — 451 pageviews2026-07-26 — 414 pageviews2026-07-30 — 399 pageviews2026-08-03 — 507 pageviews2026-08-07 — 487 pageviews2026-08-11 — 496 pageviews2026-08-15 — 398 pageviews2026-08-19 — 436 pageviews2026-08-23 — 411 pageviews2026-08-27 — 359 pageviews2026-08-31 — 351 pageviews2026-09-04 — 351 pageviews2026-09-08 — 321 pageviews2026-09-12 — 318 pageviews2026-09-16 — 320 pageviews2026-09-20 — 362 pageviews2026-09-24 — 350 pageviews2026-09-28 — 331 pageviews2026-10-02 — 334 pageviews2026-10-06 — 310 pageviews2026-10-10 — 333 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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSDarkGoreMarsActionDemonsHorrorSci-fiClassicShooter

Census log

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

Players also track

How to Survive 2Dead AgeDying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded EditionHunt: Showdown 1896Remnant: From the AshesScornDOOM EternalDays Gone

Similarity via IGDB.

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