ENGINE
DRIVERS
The bloody
path left in id
Software’s wake
KEY
Wolfenstein 3D engine
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Apex Engine
Saber3D Engine
UnknownDOOM 4
A cancelled,
story-driven reboot
sometimes dubbed
‘Call of Doom’.DOOM (2016)
Folded Quake-style
arenas into
single-player, with
terrific results.DOOM ETERNAL
Bolder, tougher,
and more tactical.DOOM
Still eminently
playable for its
pace and
whooshing
projectiles.DOOM II
More of a level pack
than a sequel;
dizzyingly creative
nonetheless.DOOM 3
The scariest and
slowest of id’s
catalogue.WOLFENSTEIN
3D
First-person
shooting with no
ceiling. Literally.QUAKE II
PC Gamer called
it “sensational
and subtle”.QUAKE III
ARENA
No single-player,
unless you count
the bots.QUAKE LIVE
The last word in
hyperspeed
deathmatch.QUAKE
Planned as a
Thor simulator,
but wound up as
an FPS.DARKNESS
Full-fledged
survival horror,
abandoned after 18
months.RAGE
World-leading tech,
tired wasteland
clichés.RAGE 2
Overseen by id,
built by Avalanche.QUAKE
CHAMPIONS
Tim Willits’ loving
tribute to mid-air
murder.DOOM
ETERNAL: THE
ANCIENT GODS- PART ONE
The fastest game
of chess ever.
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