20 Games like DOOM on PlayStation that you should try

Genre puts it alongside DOOM, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings fantasy world and an isometric view.

With DOOM it shares punishing difficulty, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat: roguelike runs and strong narrative focus.

The thread back to DOOM runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on setting: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

Shelved next to DOOM for good reason: punishing difficulty, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world and pixel art.

It comes from the same genre as DOOM and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is game mode and tone: competitive edge and PvP competition.

The genre is the same as DOOM’s, and with it punishing difficulty, ranged combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world.

What brings it close to DOOM is shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, and the two track each other on combat, game mode and setting. To that it adds co-op play and a first-person view. They part company on tone: this one brings strong narrative focus.

Its point of contact with DOOM is shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. To that it adds a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. They part company on tone: this one brings strong narrative focus.

On paper it is what DOOM is — punishing difficulty, ranged combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: a cartoon aesthetic and 2D presentation.

With DOOM it shares shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with horror tension and strong narrative focus.

Same family as DOOM: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: an isometric view.

The genre is the same as DOOM’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is a space setting and online features.

It comes from the same genre as DOOM and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is stealth mechanics and pixel art.

On paper it is what DOOM is — punishing difficulty, melee combat and a sci-fi setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and fantasy world.

Shelved next to DOOM for good reason: punishing difficulty, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: a casual, approachable feel and offline play.