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 Linux, Mac, Windows, Microsoft Edge and Opera 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.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  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
    RBDOOM-3-BFG screenshot 1
     
  4. U

    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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Firefox
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