DOOM — Shareware Episode

MS-DOS (PC) · 1993 · by id Software

DOOM is a seminal first-person shooter developed by id Software and released in 1993. This entry features Episode 1, "Knee-Deep in the Dead," which id Software intentionally distributed as free shareware to popularize the title worldwide. Playing as an unnamed space marine stationed on Phobos, you must navigate nine labyrinthine military installations overrun by demonic forces, collecting keycards, armaments, and health supplies along the way. Combat relies on rapid movement and careful weapon selection against various hostile monsters. On this page, the game launches through the original 1995 installer routine and saves its configuration directly in your local browser storage afterwards for seamless return sessions.

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Controls

Arrow keys to move, Ctrl to fire, Spacebar to open doors, number keys to switch weapons.

License & source: Shareware — Episode 1 "Knee-Deep in the Dead". The shareware license in the package encourages copying and free distribution of this episode. Package taken from the official idgames archive. Source

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