Since the version of “GZDoom” included with the WAD was too modern to run on my computer, I ended up playing the “Hell On Earth Starter Pack” using “ZDoom” instead (it also seems to be compatible with Zandronum and a couple of other source ports too). However, due to it’s high difficulty (even on the “Hurt Me Plenty” setting), I’d recommend getting some practice on the classic official “Doom” games before playing it. So, you can play this game right now, even if you’ve never even seen a “Doom” game before. Interestingly, you don’t actually need a copy of “Doom II” or “Final Doom” to play this WAD, since it comes packaged with a copy of “ Freedoom” and the “GZDoom” source port (as well as the latest version of “Brutal Doom”). However, today’s article isn’t a review of “Brutal Doom”.Īfter seeing this footage of a new set of “Doom II” levels that has been specifically designed for “Brutal Doom”, I thought that I’d give the “ Brutal Doom – Hell On Earth Starter Pack” a try.

Personally, I played it for a while in 2013 ( and briefly again in 2015 too) but, once the novelty value wore off, I went back to playing the “ordinary” versions of the old “Doom” games. And, yes, this is much more difficult than it might sound.įans of “Doom” on the internet often either seem to absolutely love or absolutely hate “Brutal Doom”. And, yes, I’ve tried not to include screenshots of any of the really gruesome parts of the game in this review. “Brutal Doom” is probably the goriest computer game ever made. I’m not exaggerating about the “gruesome” part. In a nutshell, it makes the classic “Doom” games a lot faster, slightly more modern, somewhat more challenging, a bit more militaristic and a lot more visceral/intense/gruesome than traditional “Doom”.

If you’ve played any of the classic “Doom” games within the past six years, then you’ve probably heard of a famous mod called “Brutal Doom” before.

Brutal doom starter pack