The Weirdest Official Doom Game Is Now Playable on Windows

The creators of the Doom series have presented a lot of official and unofficial historical retrospectives, but they often leave out the strangest official game of all time: Doom RPG.

The 2005 game was left unchronicled by Id Software's museum at E3 2019. Id once again proved itself a master of technically impressive gaming on a power- limited platform with this game. It's not uncommon for platforms to be limited on a power or compatibility basis, as is the case with the pre- iPhone wave of candy bar phones. You might think that "turn-based Doom" sounds weird, but it's a clever and fun series twist to the first person-shooter formula.

The abandonment to old phones has changed thanks to the reverse-engineering efforts of GEC. Inc., a Costa Rica–based collective of at least three developers. The group released a Windows version of the game based on their work on the original game's BREW version.

It's time for T9.

Without the game's original files, the free download Windows port won't work. Other major community efforts that are related to reverse engineering of classic games are usually the same. It's not possible to get legitimate access to the game in 2022. Id Software has never rereleased the game outside of its original platforms due to the fact thatEA Mobile got a stake in the game.

You can dump the original game's data into GEC.inc's custom asset-translation if you have a preserved, working phone with a purchased copy of the game's BRew port. The process is painless and leads to instant game play on Windows.

The port's interface is bare bones, made up of menus that require a keyboard to pick through, and it's not compatible with mice or touchpads. It's difficult to remember that this game was designed for the T9 button array. If you prefer a gamepad over the usual WASD options, it is possible to bind an Xinput gamepad via its default menus.

Instead of swords and sorcery, this game fills your adventuring backpack with axes and shotguns. Every foe in the room does the same thing after you either take a single step or use a single weapon. Free actions include turning a different direction or exchanging weapons.