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DOOM II is hard to replace: few games combine shooter, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical in quite the same way. We analyzed over 2,000 titles across 14 gameplay attributes and found 62 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III and Ready or Not lead the list, with Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield reaching a 97/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes DOOM II special.

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

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Year 2020Dev ELDRAZI-17

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The closest game to DOOM II is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Call of Duty®: Black Ops III and Ready or Not follow close behind.

#1Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield97 #2Call of Duty®: Black Ops III94 #3Ready or Not95 #4Black Mesa92 #5Battlefield 291

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Games like DOOM II

62 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

#1Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield

97

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 2.1KIGDB82· 3

Year 2003Dev Red Storm Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, while skipping deep RPG systems

#2Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

94

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeRangedTacticalDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 42KRAWG👍 84%· 1.9KMC81OC79· 99

Year 2010Dev Raven Software · Square EnixPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, historical setting and online features, while skipping deep RPG systems

Steam Xbox Nintendo

95

Ready or Not

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalRangedMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 78%· 329KRAWG👍 81%· 175IGDB84· 2OC82· 59

Year 2023Dev VOID InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep simulation and horror tension, while skipping deep RPG systems

92

Black Mesa

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeTacticalDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 142KRAWG👍 90%· 1.1KMC86IGDB88· 3OC85· 16

Year 2020Dev Crowbar CollectivePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Linux

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and horror tension, while skipping deep RPG systems

#5Battlefield 2

91

Battlefield 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeFirst Person

IGDB93· 4

Year 2005Dev Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

#6Halo 5: Guardians

93

Halo 5: Guardians

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

IGDB84· 19OC84· 123

Year 2015Dev 343 Industries · Microsoft StudiosOn Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

#7TimeSplitters 2

90

TimeSplitters 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

IGDB95· 2

Year 2002Dev Free Radical Design · Eidos Interactive

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, historical setting and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep RPG systems

#8Transformers: War for Cybertron

93

Transformers: War for Cybertron

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalSci-Fi

Steam👍 90%· 1.6KIGDB71· 8

Year 2010Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

93

SWAT 4

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalFirst Person

IGDB85· 2

Year 2005Dev Irrational Games · Vivendi UniversalOn PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, while skipping deep RPG systems

91

Titanfall 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 280KIGDB89· 23OC87· 140

Year 2016Dev Respawn Entertainment · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, historical setting and PvP competition, while skipping deep RPG systems

91

Delta Force

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 673

Year 1998Dev NovaLogicOn PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings historical setting and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

94

PAYDAY 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerTacticalMeleeRangedFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 672KRAWG👍 62%· 2.2KMC79IGDB75· 17

Year 2013Dev 505 GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Xbox · Linux

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, stealth mechanics and online features, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Steam Epic Xbox

92

Hitman 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 75KIGDB82· 14OC83· 143

Year 2018Dev IO Interactive · WB GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

#14Star Wars: Battlefront II

91

Star Wars: Battlefront II

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeTacticalSci-FiSpaceFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 54KIGDB76· 5

Year 2005Dev Pandemic Studios · LucasArtsOn PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and historical setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

#15Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2

93

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeRangedFirst Person

Steam👍 85%· 6.0KRAWG👍 73%· 317MC78IGDB82· 5

Year 2008Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, offline and online features, while skipping deep RPG systems

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to DOOM II?: The closest game to DOOM II is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield, scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. They share 8 gameplay attributes, including shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like DOOM II?: The three closest games to DOOM II are: 1. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield (97/100, 8 shared attributes) 2. Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (94/100, 11 shared attributes) 3. Ready or Not (95/100, 11 shared attributes). All share DOOM II's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 62 candidates across 14 dimensions.
Is Call of Duty®: Black Ops III similar to DOOM II?: Yes, very much so — Call of Duty®: Black Ops III scores 94/100 similarity to DOOM II. They share 11 attributes, including shooter and first-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Shooter games are similar to DOOM II?: The best Shooter games similar to DOOM II are Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III, Ready or Not and Black Mesa. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key DOOM II attributes like shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus.
How is similarity to DOOM II calculated?: We compare DOOM II against every game in our catalog using 14 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the DOOM II experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.
Are there free games similar to DOOM II?: Yes — War Thunder and Black Squad are free and score well on similarity to DOOM II. They're a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.