Favorite DOOM Wads

[kaleb.]

my fav are mainly the ones i played a lot as a kid, and still routinely play again over and over again.

• Scythe
• Speed of Doom
• Whispers of Satan
• Dark7
• 2002 A Doom Odyssey
• Action Doom
• Doom The Way Id Did, Doom 2 The Way Id Did
• Equinox
• Plutonia 2
• Unloved
• Assault on Tei Tenga
• Phobos: Anomaly Reborn

[Lippeth]

On 2/12/2022 at 5:40 PM, Doomkid said:

..In the realm of SP, Cleimos is one of the most enjoyable Dooming experiences I’ve had in recent memory, but the pacing and presentation is very much from an older school of thought. It has more in common with old DOS dungeon crawlers than modern wads, which I know doesn’t have the broadest appeal, but it’s a well built wad for sure!

The dungeon crawler description piqued my interest and I gave this a shot, and was so immersed in its narrow and cryptic layout that I beat it in one long sitting. I really enjoy wads that almost require turning off auto-run. Since Cleimos requires Doom ver. 1.2 to display the correct text, is there a less grey method of obtaining that version or downgrading in some way? I'd also love more recommendations for wads like Cleimos.

[valkiriforce]

@Lippeth There's also Cleimos 2, which is a megawad for Doom 2. It features all the same levels from the first one and adds more levels to the set.

[Maximum Matt]

On 2/13/2022 at 10:40 AM, Doomkid said:

Cleimos

Deep cut

On 2/13/2022 at 10:00 AM, gwain said:

octavarium

 

On 2/13/2022 at 4:22 PM, The BMFG said:

black hole sun

I gotta check THESE ones out

[The BMFG]

1 minute ago, Maximum Matt said:

I gotta check THESE ones out

 

[NiGHTS108]

Sunlust

By Ribbiks + Dannebubinga 

[Hawk of The Crystals]

The search button as well as personal favorites.

 

DOOM2.WAD

[Kuro_mahoh]

Requiem, The Darkening 1 & 2, strange aeons, beyond reality, Ancient Aliens, and Icarus.

There are many more I love but these are my some of my top wads I love

[LadyMistDragon]

Memento Mori 2, 

Skulltiverse

1000 Lines 3

Alien Vendetta

Ancient Aliens 

180 Minutes Por Vivre

Eternal Doom

Deus Vult

Base Ganymede

New Doom Community Project

Doom Way Id Did

The Eye

Tartarus

Grove

 

 

 

 

 

To be honest, I haven't really played that many megawads though.

 

[Bri]

Plutonia, Sunlust and Alien Vendetta. I really need to play more, lol.

[Skronkidonk]

On 2/11/2022 at 11:36 AM, HansGrosse said:

What's your favorite WAD?

Alien Vendetta
Alien Vendetta
Alien Vendetta
Have I nailed it in your head enough?

[ReaperAA]

EDIT: 11 March 2024

 

These are my favorite wads as of now:
 

Quote

Eviternity II

Eviternity

Heartland

Ancient Aliens

Valiant

Struggle: Antaresian Legacy

Sunlust

Faithless/ Faithless Trilogy

TNT2: Devilution

TNT: Revilution

Resurgence

Speed of Doom

Plutonia 2

1000 Lines 3 CP

Machete

Japanese Community Project

Good Morning Phobos

Going Down

Overboard

 

Edited March 11 by ReaperAA

[NinjaDelphox]

BTSX2
Eviternity
BTSX1
Hell Revealed II
TNT: Revilution
 

[jazzmaster9]

Back to Saturn X ep1

Double Impact

Scythe 2

Epic 2

Ultimate Torment and Torture

Doom 2 the way id did

[Thelokk]

Addendum: I just got around to finishing Doom Zero and it's PHENOMENAL. Straight into my top 5, for sure - seen few tackling Doom gameplay from that same perspective.

Edited February 15, 2022 by Thelokk

[Sneezy McGlassFace]

lilith

*snickers*

 

 

[Doomlover77]

Here’s some of my favourite Doom & Doom2 wads. They are in my collection. 
 

Super Sonic Doom

School Doom 2 (POTD)

Townhouses (D. T. Legna) 

Hartlepool 6th Form College 

007 License To Spell Doom

Campe

Island (Sean Mathews)

Lost Civilisation. 

Dawn of Reality 

Hellfire Series

Lo3d (Antaran)

Final Fantasy Doom (Ramon Mujica)

St John’s College Doom2 

Trinity College Doom

H_hotel (Brian Plumb)

Xeno11 (Daniel Griffiths)

Massmouth series by Cyb

Ghouls Forest 3 ! 

Dwango series ! How can i not include them ?

Houses series by Michael Lundy. Houses14 is excellent and the rest also plays well. 
Crystal Maze by Ultimate Doomer

Fragport by Ultimate Doomer

 

Edited February 15, 2022 by Doomlover77

[Andromeda]

17 hours ago, Maximum Matt said:

octavarium

I can vouch for Ol' No Name (Octavarium is the author lol) as well, it's pretty good!

Edited February 15, 2022 by Andromeda

[Frankouu]

Ancient Aliens easily #1

Eviternity was also great.

[Doomdude89]

https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/Ports/megawads/nova

One of my all time favorites

[DoomBoomer]

Doom The Way id Did and Fava Beans are my favorites. I have played many wads, but so far only these 2 have become my absolute favorites.

[Zaxxon]

In no particular order:

 

SIGIL - https://doomwiki.org/wiki/SIGIL

 

Coffee Break - https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/Ports/a-c/cafebrk1

 

Fava Beans - https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom/0-9/01fava

 

Memento Mori - https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/themes/mm/mm_allup

 

No Rest For the Living - https://doomwiki.org/wiki/No_Rest_for_the_Living

 

Flashback to Hell - https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/Ports/d-f/fth666

 

Oblivion - https://www.wad-archive.com/wad/Oblivion-1

 

The Abyss - https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/megawads/abyss24a

 

Perdition's Gate - https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Perdition's_Gate

 

Dinner - https://www.wad-archive.com/wad/Dinner

 

2002 A Doom Odyssey - https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom/Ports/megawads/2002ado

 

...and many more to be added, when i get to them.

 

 

 

 

[kinker31]

Mock 2: The Speed of Stupid. Sorry people, there's just no competition.

 

As for actual, serious maps, either Oblige/Obsidian-generated maps for when I just wanna casually kill shit, or if I wanna play an actual megawad, an even toss between the RAMP community project, Doom Classic Complete, or the Slaughterfest wads.

[CacoKnight]

I need to get better to really enjoy Eviternity, Eviternity II, Syringe, Valiant.. naming some among my favorites but still too hard for me so, for now:

 

2022 A Doom Odyssey

Abscission

Akeldama

Ancient Aliens

Arrival

Dimension of the Boomed

No Rest for the Living

Edited April 1 by CacoKnight

[Donowa]

favorite wad (not factoring in replayability): auger;zenith

favorite wad (with replayablity): going down

[lamento_mori]

My personal favorites are:

 

AUGER;ZENITH

Alien Vendetta

Back to Saturn X

Doom: The Golden Souls

Extermination Day / Hell on Earth Starter Pack

Phobos: Anomaly Reborn

 

Edited March 29 by lamento_mori

[Dylan Jarvis]

Scythe 1 and 2, Epic 2, Valiant, Going Down, Sunlust, Hell Revealed 1 and 2, Ancient Aliens, Alien Vendetta. Pretty much all the ones that everyone mentions.