LZDoom AlternativesGame Emulators and other similar apps like LZDoom

LZDoom is described as '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' and is a Game Emulator in the gaming software category. There are more than 10 alternatives to LZDoom for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best LZDoom alternative is idTech4A++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LZDoom are Crispy Doom, GZDoom, Chocolate Doom and DOOM Retro.

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LZDoom alternatives page was last updated Apr 13, 2025
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  1. idTech4A++ icon
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    idTech engine games For Android. An idTech games runtime libraries collection on Android.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    idTech4A++ Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Controller Support

    idTech4A++ VS LZDoom

     
    • idTech4A++ is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to LZDoom.

    • idTech4A++ is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to LZDoom.

    • idTech4A++ is Free and Open SourceLZDoom is also Free and Open Source
  2. Crispy Doom icon
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    Crispy Doom is a source port developed by Fabian Greffrath forked from Chocolate Doom which provides a higher display resolution, removes the static limits of the Doom engine, and offers further optional visual, tactical and physical enhancements while remaining fully compatible...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Crispy Doom VS LZDoom

     
    • Crispy Doom is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to LZDoom.

    • Crispy Doom is Free and Open SourceLZDoom is also Free and Open Source
  3. GZDoom icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    GZDoom Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Moddable
    4.  Works Offline

    GZDoom VS LZDoom

     
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    1998 saw the public release of the Doom source code by its original authors, id Software. Since then, a large number of Doom "source ports" have been created by programmers, who have extended the code, adding new features and removing some of the limitations of DOS...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS

    Chocolate Doom VS LZDoom

     
  5. DOOM Retro icon
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    DOOM Retro is the classic, refined DOOM source port for Windows PC. It represents how I like my DOOM to be today, in all its dark and gritty, unapologetically pixelated glory. I have strived to craft a unique and cohesive set of compelling features, while continuing to uphold my...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    DOOM Retro Features

    1.  GPLv3

    DOOM Retro VS LZDoom

     
  6. Zandronum icon
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    Zandronum is a multiplayer oriented port, based off Skulltag, for Doom and Doom II by id Software.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Zandronum Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Online Gaming
    4.  Free to play

    Zandronum VS LZDoom

     
  7. 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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    dhewm3 VS LZDoom

     
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Doomsday Engine VS LZDoom

     
  9. LZWolf icon
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    LZWolf is a fork of Blzut3's ECWolf project, combining Wolf4SDL with the philosophies of projects like ZDoom to create a mod-friendly source port for Wolf3D games.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

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  10. Risen3D icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Risen3D Features

    1.  Portable

    Risen3D VS LZDoom

     
  11. 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.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Odamex Features

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

    Odamex VS LZDoom

     
  12. 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...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    ECWolf Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Single player

    ECWolf VS LZDoom

     
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