GZDoom (Series) Alternatives

GZDoom is described as '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' and is a first-person shooter in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to GZDoom for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and Steam apps. The best GZDoom alternative is Quake. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try idTech4A++ or Anarch. Other GZDoom like games are Doom, Doomsday Engine, Crispy Doom and DOOM Retro.

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  1. SPRAWL 96 icon
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    SPRAWL 96 is a celebration of our retro shooter SPRAWL, released for the first anniversary of SPRAWL's release. It’s also our way of giving thanks and giving back to the communities which made SPRAWL possible.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  3. dhewm3 icon
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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

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Wrack: Exoverse is the follow-up to the 2014 first-person shooter Wrack. It was a very fast-paced, arcade-style game with heavy influences from classic shooters like Doom and Quake.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    kisa19xx
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    This isn't a source port for Doom.

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    • Wrack: Exoverse is Paid and ProprietaryGZDoom is Free and Open Source
  5. DUSK icon
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    Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

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    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. ECWolf icon
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    ECWolf is an advanced source port for Wolfenstein 3D, Spear of Destiny, and Super 3D Noah's Ark based off of the Wolf4SDL code base. ECWolf pulls a substantial amount of code from ZDoom and aims to provide a wide array of mod editing capabilities without the need to modify...

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    Comments about ECWolf as an Alternative to GZDoom
    Thatstinkyguy
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    ECWolf is a great source port, but it's for Wolf3D and other games that use that ID Tech code base. It's not compatible with Doom.

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    • ECWolf is Free and ProprietaryGZDoom is Free and Open Source
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