Doom 64 vs Quake 4
Doom 64 is an FPS horror game from Midway Games (1997) while Quake 4 is an FPS horror game from Raven Software (2005).
Quick answer: Doom 64 rates higher, 7.5 to 7.4 on the GamingPickz Score, and Doom 64 is the cheaper at $4.99.
What each one is
Doom 64 is filed under FPS and Horror. In contrast, Quake 4 under FPS and Horror.
Play the enhanced version of the original game released on the Nintendo 64 in 1997. Years have passed since you stopped Hell’s invasion of Earth. Quarantined for humanity’s safety, the UAC research facilities on Mars were abandoned and forgotten...until now.
As part of the elite Rhino Squad, you must spearhead Earth’s military invasion of a hostile alien homeworld. But, in this desperate war for humanity’s survival against an unrelenting enemy, you may discover that the only way to defeat them...is to become one of them.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
Following the Doom Marine 's success at thwarting Hell in Doom , Doom II: Hell on Earth , and in the Final Doom storyline, a quarantine is established on the U. A. C. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception By the time Doom 64 was released, the original Doom had been converted to nearly every platform capable of running it. Critics agreed that Doom 64 was by far the best-looking Doom to date, exceeding even the PC version. They were enthusiastic about the level designs, deeming them imaginative and much more challenging than those of the original Doom . (Wikipedia)
Plot
Corporal Matthew Kane prepares to take out the Strogg Nexus with his Rail Gun. The Quake 4 single player mode continues the story of Quake II by pitting the player against cyborg alien race known as the Strogg . The game follows the story of a Marine Corporal named Matthew Kane who is joining the elite Rhino Squad. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Critical reception Reception Quake 4 s PC version received a "Silver" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom. Quake 4 received generally favorable reviews regarding the PC version of the game, with game database Metacritic giving the game an aggregate review score of 81/100. Websites and magazines such as IGN and UGO praised its… (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Doom 64 | Quake 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.5/10 | 7.4/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (93%, 8,793) | Very Positive (88%, 3,977) |
| Critic aggregate | 76/100 | 81/100 |
| Price | $4.99 | $14.99 |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | playable | playable |
| Released | 1997 | 2005 |
| Developer | Midway Games | Raven Software |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Doom 64 vs Quake 4, 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.
Genre and premise
Doom 64FPS horror gameQuake 4FPS horror gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Doom 64Action, FPS, ClassicQuake 4FPS, Action, ShooterThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Doom 64 ✓Score 7.5 · 93% on Steam · 76 criticQuake 4Score 7.4 · 88% on Steam · 81 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Doom 648,793 reviewsQuake 43,977 reviewsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Doom 64 ✓$4.99Quake 4$14.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Doom 64PlayableQuake 4PlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Doom 64 takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueDoom 64 and Quake 4 on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
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.
- Nintendo
- Xbox
Every point links to that game's entry. The value map and the reception map are fixed views of the same data.
How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
- Placed by the published method, not by us. Every coordinate is computed from the axis definitions and weights printed on this site. Nobody moves a point. See the axes.
- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The cheaper right now: Doom 64 ($4.99)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Doom 64 (8,793 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
ActionFPSClassicRetroGoreShooterViolentFirst-Person
Where they differ
1990'sCult ClassicDemonsPixel GraphicsGreat SoundtrackOld School
MultiplayerDarkArena ShooterAliensAdventureModdable
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Doom 64 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Quake 4 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Doom 64 | Quake 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | R7 240 | — |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core i5-750 | — |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | — |
| Install size | — | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Doom 64 · Quake 4.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 6 accessibility features for Doom 64 and 0 for Quake 4. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
If you like one, also try
Common questions
How different are Doom 64 and Quake 4 in scope?
Doom 64 has drawn 8,793 Steam reviews. Quake 4 has drawn 3,977 Steam reviews.
Is Doom 64 or Quake 4 better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Doom 64 rates higher (7.5 to 7.4). 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, Doom 64 or Quake 4?
Doom 64 is cheaper right now at $4.99, against $14.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Should I get Doom 64 or Quake 4?
Doom 64 rates higher, 7.5 to 7.4 on the GamingPickz Score, and Doom 64 is the cheaper at $4.99. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
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.
Related comparisons
All comparisonsHow 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.