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, Steam and Flatpak apps. The best GZDoom alternative is Doom. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Anarch or Crispy Doom. Other GZDoom like games are Quake, Chocolate Doom, DOOM Retro and Project Warlock.

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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 Jun 30, 2023
  1. 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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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Odamex Features

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

    11 dhewm3 alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    dhewm3 iconGZDoom Icon

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  3. Wrack: Exoverse icon
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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.

    48 Wrack: Exoverse alternatives
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    • Windows

    Wrack: Exoverse Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Sci-fi
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    Comments about Wrack: Exoverse as an Alternative to GZDoom
     
    kisa19xx

    This isn't a source port for Doom.

    Negative commentAug 24, 2021
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    • Wrack: Exoverse is Paid and ProprietaryGZDoom is Free and Open Source
    • Wrack: Exoverse is MultiplayerGZDoom is not according to our users
  4. 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.

    46 DUSK alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows

    DUSK Features

    1.  Moddable
    2.  Single player
    3.  First person view
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  5. 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...

    9 ECWolf alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ECWolf Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Single player
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    Comments about ECWolf as an Alternative to GZDoom
     
    Thatstinkyguy

    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.

    Negative commentJun 30, 2023
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    • ECWolf is Free and ProprietaryGZDoom is Free and Open Source
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