GZDoom (Series) AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Game Emulators

The best Game Emulator alternative to GZDoom is LZDoom, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to GZDoom and four of them are Game Emulators so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Game Emulator alternatives to GZDoom are Doomsday Engine, Risen3D and Odamex.

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ZDoom is a family of enhanced ports of the Doom engine for running on modern operating systems. It runs on Windows, Linux, and OS X, and adds new features not found in the games as originally published by id Software.

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GZDoom alternatives page was last updated May 15, 2023
  1. LZDoom icon
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    LZDoom is based on an older version of GZDoom. It does not provide all features currently supported by GZDoom but in turn is capable of running the hardware renderer on older hardware which does not support modern OpenGL features.

    11 LZDoom alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Doomsday Engine icon
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    id Software's Doom pioneered the modern first-person shooter genre. Released in 1993, it was a quantum leap in game engine technology with fluid and — at the time — incredibly realistic 3D graphics.

    9 Doomsday Engine alternatives
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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Risen3D is an advanced Doom port by Graham Jackson based on Jaakko Keranen's Doomsday port. Risen3D should be used as a stand alone port as it does not require any of the Doomsday binaries.

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Windows

    Risen3D Features

    1.  Portable
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  4. Odamex icon
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    Odamex is a free, cross-platform modification of the Doom engine.

    A copy of Doom, Doom II, Freedoom or Chex Quest is recommended to play it. If you do not own Doom, it can be purchased on GOG or Steam.

    9 Odamex alternatives
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    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Odamex Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Single player
    3.  Player vs Player
    4.  Multiplayer
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