Bethesda Announces New Doom Game for Mobile

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If Bethesda’s reboot of the Doom series is a little too intense for some gamers, then maybe the newly announced Doom game for mobile platforms will be more to their liking. Mighty Doom will soon let players slaughter adorable versions of Doom’s freaky demons on smartphones as they control an equally adorable version of the iconic Doom Slayer, now dubbed the Mini Slayer.

The first Doom game was released way back in 1993. It was the brainchild of industry legends John Carmack and John Romero using the same engine that powered Wolfenstein 3D. It spawned a stream of sequels and spin-offs, including Doom 2: Hell on Earth, Doom 64, and eventually Doom 3, released 11 years after the original. The franchise went dormant for a while after that, seeing only the occasional re-release and ill-fated outlier like 2009’s Doom 2 RPG, developed by series creators Id Software. It wasn’t until 2016’s Doom and 2020’s Doom Eternal brought a whole new “Push Forward” combat design philosophy to the series that the Doom Slayer was once again on top of the gaming world.

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Now, Bethesda and developer Alpha Dog are bringing the Doom Slayer to smartphones with Mighty Doom, set for release on March 21. Alpha Dog is a mobile game studio that was acquired by Bethesda software’s 2019. Its previous works include Wraithborne and MonstroCity: Rampage. Mighty Doom was first teased in August 2021 and is being designed as a mobile game from the top down, while also offering players the chance to control the Doom Slayer from the top-down perspective. Players will navigate hallways and take out Hell’s legions with run-and-gun play that promises ease of use with one-finger control.

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