Doom clone

English

Etymology

So called from the similarities with Doom (1993), an early popular game in this style.

Noun

Doom clone (plural Doom clones)

  1. (video games, dated) A first-person shooter. [1990s]
  2. (slang) games that uses same art-style as the first Doom like 2.5D worlds or digitalized frames or mimic the gameplay

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