Doom (series)

Doom
Logo of Doom (2016).
Genres	First-person shooter Survival horror
Developers	id Software Other Midway Games (1993–1997) Nerve Software (2005)
Publishers	GT Interactive (1993–1996) Activision (2004–2005) Bethesda Softworks (2010–present)
Creators	John Carmack Tom Hall John Romero
Platforms	List MS-DOS Microsoft Windows Mac OS OS/2 Linux NeXTcube IRIX Solaris RiscPC AmigaOS BeOS Acorn Archimedes AROS Atari Jaguar PlayStation PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PocketStation Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One Sega 32X Sega Saturn Super NES Nintendo 64 3DO Game Boy Advance Tapwave Zodiac Shield Portable TR-DOS iOS BlackBerry OS Windows Mobile
Platform of origin	MS-DOS
First release	Doom December 10, 1993
Latest release	Doom May 13, 2016

Doom (stylized as DOOM) is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by id Software. The series focuses on the exploits of an unnamed space marine operating under the auspices of Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC), who fights hordes of demons and the undead in order to survive.

Doom is considered to be one of the pioneering first-person shooter games, introducing to IBM-compatible computers features such as 3D graphics, third-dimension spatiality, networked multiplayer gameplay, and support for player-created modifications with the Doom WAD format. Since the release of Doom in 1993, the series has spawned numerous sequels, expansion packs, and a film.

Since its debut, over 10 million copies of games in the Doom series have been sold.

The Doom video games consist of first-person shooters in which the player controls an unnamed space marine also referred to as Doomguy. The player has to battle the forces of Hell, consisting of demons and the undead. In the games, the player's character will often go back and forth through hell. Doom II follows after the events in Doom, the player once again assumes the role of the unnamed space marine. After returning from Hell, the player finds that Earth has also been invaded by the demons, who have killed billions of people.

The development of the original Doom started in 1992, when John Carmack developed a new game engine, the Doom engine, while the rest of the id Software team finished the Wolfenstein 3D prequel, Spear of Destiny.

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