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First-person shooter with agile gameplay and built-in editor
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Arch Linux
Arch Linux (recommended)
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About
The Doomsday Engine is a portable version of the classic first person shooters DOOM, Heretic, and Hexen. It lets you enjoy the original games using modern technology, including high-resolution OpenGL graphics, 3D models, and dynamic lighting effects. Data files from the original games are not included; you must acquire a copy of the original games from id Software and/or Raven Software. You may also use free alternatives such as https://freedoom.github.io/.
Additional information
Project
- Developer
- Jaakko Keränen
- License
- GPL-3.0+ (free software)What this license lets you do
- Homepage
- dengine.net
- From the project
- Report a bugDonateDocumentationContact
Install
- Available via
- Flatpak · Arch Linux (3) · Debian · Ubuntu · openSUSE · Solus
All 8 packagings
Flathub (Flatpak), AUR, AUR (Bin build), AUR (Git build), Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Solus
- Flatpak sandbox
- Wide access
Runs in a sandbox, but a broad part of it is open — typical for tools that need to manage your files or system. It shows what the app is able to do, not what it does.
What it can access
- Reads and changes your whole home folder
- Uses the internet
- Uses the older X11 display system, which doesn't isolate windows from each other
- Plays and records audio
About this data
- Sources
- Sources disagree on the name: doomsdayengine / doomsday
- Catalog data as of
- October 12, 2026
How each source lists it (8)
| Source | Name | Version | Built by | License | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flathub (Flatpak) | Doomsday Engine | 2.3.1 | Official build | GPL-3.0+ | Enhanced source port of Doom, Heretic, and Hexen |
| AUR | doomsday | 2.3.1-5 | — | GPL2 | An advanced Doom engine that supports DOOM, Heretic and Hexen. |
| AUR (Bin build) | doomsday-bin | 2.3.1-1 | Community repack | GPL2 | An advanced Doom engine that supports DOOM, Heretic and Hexen. |
| AUR (Git build) | doomsday-git | cmake.build.1.15.r4477.g3166d4bfd4-1 | — | GPL | Modern engine for DOOM and related games (git version, supports Wayland) |
| Debian | doomsday | 2.3.1+ds1-1+b4 | Distribution build | — | enhanced version of the legendary DOOM game |
| Ubuntu | doomsday | 2.3.1+ds1-1.1 | Distribution build | — | enhanced version of the legendary DOOM game |
| openSUSE | doomsday | 2.3.1 | Distribution build | BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND SUSE-GPL-2.0-with-linking-exception AND LGPL-3.0-or-later | The Doomsday Engine: DOOM/Hertic/Hexen port with pretty graphics |
| Solus | doomsday-engine | 2.3.1 | Distribution build | GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-or-later | A portable and enhanced source port of the Doom I/II engine |
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Components (2)
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