Doom clone

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English[edit]

Usage of the term "Doom clone" in comparison with "first-person shooter" online

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Doom clone (plural Doom clones)

  1. (video games, dated) A first-person shooter. [1990s]

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