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|introduction      = Doom 3 is a [[:Category:Sci-fi|sci-fi]] [[:Category:FPS|first-person shooter]] game developed by [[Company:Id Software|id Software]], and published by [[Company:Activision|Activision]].
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|release history  = Doom 3 was originally released as a PowerPC title, and was then ported as a Universl Binary. The game was released on the Mac App Store but then taken down as it was a 32-bit application and would no longer be supported on macOS 10.15 or later.
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|current state    = Doom 3 is currently only playable using the [https://dhewm3.org/ dhewm3] source port.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc73z5CjSRo|title=Doom 3 (dhewm3) Tutorial on M1 Mac - Big Sur (macOS 11.0) Catalina (macOS 10.15) x64|date=2020-11-30|snippet=}}</ref>
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{{ii}} Use [https://dhewm3.org/ dhewm3] source port.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc73z5CjSRo</ref>
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''

Revision as of 15:13, 11 March 2021

Doom 3
Doom 3 cover
Developers
id Software
Splash Damage
Resurrection of Evil Nerve Software
macOS Aspyr Media
Publishers
Activision
Japan CYBERFRONT Corporation
macOS Aspyr Media
Engines
id Tech 4
Release dates
macOS March 14, 2005
Reception
Metacritic 87
IGDB 86
Taxonomy
Series Doom
Resources
PCGamingWiki
WineHQ
Doom 3 on IGDB
Doom 3 guide on StrategyWiki
Doom 3 on MobyGames
Doom 3 on Wikipedia

This page is for the original release. For the BFG Edition, see Doom 3: BFG Edition.

Doom 3 was originally released as a PowerPC title, and was then ported as a Universl Binary. The game was released on the Mac App Store but then taken down as it was a 32-bit application and would no longer be supported on macOS 10.15 or later.

Doom 3 is currently only playable using the dhewm3 source port.[1]

Key points

General information

Doom Wiki

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
App Store (unavailable) Updated for Intel Mac compatibility. Removed in 2019.[2]
macOS
See PCGamingWiki for Windows and/or Linux availability.

References

  1. Doom 3 (dhewm3) Tutorial on M1 Mac - Big Sur (macOS 11.0) Catalina (macOS 10.15) x64 - last accessed on 2020-11-30
  2. What is left for FPS on macOS? - Inside Mac Games Forum - last accessed on 2020-11-28
    "Games like Doom 3, Prey, Quake 4, Rage and Duke Nukem: Forever have all been pulled from the Mac App Store last year."