The port is a technical miracle: this hyperfast shooter runs at 60 frames on Switch without betraying its choreography of violence. Visually trimmed, but the combat stays that lethal dance of chainsaw, flamethrower and glory kills.
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Category
First-Person Shooter1 player18+
Description
The Slayer tears through the demon hordes overrunning Earth in a torrent of violence. Published by Bethesda, released worldwide in 2020. Lightning-fast first-person action, Glory Kills to recover resources, platforming stretches and a heavy-metal score.
Doom Eternal review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Mick Gordon pushes the sonic aggression even further than the previous outing: saturated industrial metal, drop-tuned riffs and distorted Gregorian chants hammer in lockstep with your glory kills. The music reacts to the fury of combat, swelling as the Slayer unleashes his rage. It's a score built as an instrument of catharsis, brutal and precise, and it has become a touchstone for the genre.
Gameplay
"Masterful"
Picking up the controller reveals a stunningly readable choreography: chainsaw, flamethrower and Glory Kills feed a resource loop that forces constant motion. Everything rests on precise aiming and reading the arena. Visually trimmed but locked at 60 frames, the essence survives. This violent ballet remains one of the most demanding and exhilarating shooters around, undimmed today.
Combat turns into a violent dance where every major demon, from Marauders to Barons, forces you to juggle chainsaw, flamethrower and relentless mobility. Reading openings, managing resources and holding tempo make these fights puzzles of perpetual aggression, propelled by deafening metal and an exhilarating sense of motion.
Is Doom Eternal still worth playing in 2026?
Doom Eternal pushes the 2016 reboot's philosophy to the extreme: everything faster, higher, louder. First-person combat becomes a resource-management dance where every Glory Kill, every chainsaw, every flamethrower feeds the aggression. The platforming divides players, but it airs out an otherwise dizzying rhythm. On Switch, the port impresses technically, even if visual concessions must be accepted. The result remains one of the most demanding and exhilarating shooters around. For anyone after pure, nervy action, it has lost none of its power and rewards mastery.
