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Alien Rage - Unlimited vs DOOM

Alien Rage - Unlimited is an FPS game from CI Games (2013) while DOOM is an FPS horror game from id Software (2016).

Alien Rage - Unlimited

2013 · CI Games

5.8GamingPickz Score

$19.99

Steam: Mixed

DOOM

2016 · id Software

8.6GamingPickz Score

$19.99

Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

What each one is

Steam files Alien Rage - Unlimited under FPS. In contrast, it files DOOM under FPS and Horror.

Alien Rage - Unlimited

Unleash a fury of powerful weapons as you blast your way through armies of Alien forces hell-bent on taking you down! Battle through 14 intense levels and prepare to face a barrage of beastly-sized bosses that will test your every skill. Each of your 10 weapons comes with two firing modes and you’ll need all of them!

Description from its Steam store page

DOOM

Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

Alien Rage - UnlimitedDOOM
GamingPickz Score5.8/108.6/10
Steam ratingMixed (68%, 3,581)Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 221,344)
Critic aggregate52/10085/100
Price$19.99$19.99
Install size55 GB
Steam Deckplayableverified
Released20132016
DeveloperCI Gamesid Software

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Alien Rage - Unlimited vs DOOM, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    Alien Rage - UnlimitedFPS game
    DOOMFPS horror game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    Alien Rage - UnlimitedAction, Shooter, FPS
    DOOMFPS, Gore, Action

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    Alien Rage - UnlimitedScore 5.8 · 68% on Steam · 52 critic
    DOOMScore 8.6 · 96% on Steam · 85 critic

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    Alien Rage - Unlimited3,581 reviews
    DOOM221,344 reviews · 1 add-on · 55 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    Alien Rage - Unlimited$19.99
    DOOM$19.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Alien Rage - UnlimitedPlayable
    DOOMVerified

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

DOOM takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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01000100PlayersPopularity

Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: DOOM (GamingPickz Score 8.6)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: DOOM (verified)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: DOOM (221,344 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

ActionShooterFPSFirst-PersonSci-fiMultiplayerSingleplayerDifficult

Where they differ

Alien Rage - Unlimited is also

AliensArcade

DOOM is also

GoreGreat SoundtrackDemonsFast-PacedHorrorAtmospheric

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Alien Rage - Unlimited is demanding, for players who want a challenge. DOOM is demanding, for players who want a challenge.

System requirements, side by side

Alien Rage - UnlimitedDOOM
Minimum GPUNVIDIA GTX 670 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB
Minimum CPUIntel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320
Minimum RAM8 GB
Install size55 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Alien Rage - Unlimited · DOOM.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Alien Rage - Unlimited and 4 for DOOM. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Alien Rage - Unlimited and DOOM in scope?

Alien Rage - Unlimited has drawn 3,581 Steam reviews. DOOM has drawn 221,344 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 55 GB.

Is Alien Rage - Unlimited or DOOM better?

By the GamingPickz Score, DOOM rates higher (8.6 to 5.8). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, Alien Rage - Unlimited or DOOM?

Alien Rage - Unlimited is cheaper right now at $19.99, against $19.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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