fhDOOM Alternatives

fhDOOM is described as 'Modernized DOOM3/idTech4 engine: ported to modern OpenGL (core profile), enhanced visual effects, improved performance, improved editor, more to come' and is an app. There are four alternatives to fhDOOM for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted and Microsoft Edge apps. The best fhDOOM alternative is dhewm3, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like fhDOOM are RBDOOM-3-BFG, UQE Doom 3 and D3wasm.

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  1. dhewm3 icon

    dhewm3

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    dhewm 3 is a Doom 3 GPL source port, known to work on at least Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • dhewm3 is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to fhDOOM.

    • dhewm3 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to fhDOOM.

    • dhewm3 is Free and Open SourcefhDOOM is also Free and Open Source
  2. RBDOOM-3-BFG icon

    RBDOOM-3-BFG

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    RBDOOM-3-BFG is based on DOOM-3-BFG and the goal of this port is to bring DOOM-3-BFG up to the latest technology in 2021 making it closer to Doom 2016 while still remaining a DOOM 3 port regarding the gameplay.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  4. UQE Doom 3

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    UQE Doom 3 is a source port for Doom 3 that primarily focuses on quality of life improvements such as wide-screen support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. D3wasm icon

    D3wasm

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    D3wasm is an experiment to port the id Tech 4 engine (aka. “Doom 3 Engine”) to Emscripten / WebAssembly and WebGL, allowing to run games such as Doom 3 inside modern Web Browsers.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Firefox
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    • D3wasm is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to fhDOOM.

    • D3wasm is Free and Open SourcefhDOOM is also Free and Open Source
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