Comparison of source ports
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Below is a rough comparison of the source ports that are currently most popular.
Contents
Comparison by general information
Name | Latest version | Latest release date (yyyy-mm-dd) | Origin |
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Chocolate Doom | 3.0.1 | 2020-06-25 (3 years ago) | Doom/Heretic/Hexen source code |
Doomsday | 2.3.1 | 2021-02-04 (3 years ago) | Doom/Heretic/Hexen source code |
Doom Legacy | 1.48.14 | 2023-12-29 (2 months ago) | DOSDoom |
Doom Retro | 5.3 | 2024-03-03 (25 days ago) | Chocolate Doom |
3DGE | 3DGE/Version | EDGE | |
Eternity | 4.02.00 | 2021-01-27 (3 years ago) | SMMU |
GZDoom | 4.11.3 | 2023-10-26 (4 months ago) | ZDoom |
Odamex | 10.4.0 | 2023-08-10 (7 months ago) | ZDoom 1.22 via csDoom |
PrBoom+ | 2.6.66 | 2023-06-20 (9 months ago) | PrBoom |
ReMooD | 0.9a | 2016-08-23 (7 years ago) | Doom Legacy |
Risen3D | 2.2.35 | 2021-12-17 (2 years ago) | Doomsday |
Zandronum | 3.1 | 2021-12-13 (2 years ago) | ZDoom and GZDoom via Skulltag |
ZDaemon | 1.10.24 | 2023-11-21 (4 months ago) | ZDoom 1.22 via csDoom |
ZDoom | 2.8.1 | 2016-02-22 (8 years ago) | Doom/Heretic/Hexen source code |
Name | Latest version | Latest release date (yyyy-mm-dd) | Origin |
Comparison by license, platform and supported games
Note that the "Games supported" list below refers to the latest versions of the games. Earlier versions may not function correctly or at all. The latest versions of the games are: Doom games v1.9, Heretic v1.3, Hexen v1.1, Strife v1.31 and Hacx v1.2. There is only one version of Chex Quest 1. Patches for upgrading old versions are listed in the game patch article.
Also note that the Chex Quest column below refers to Chex Quest 1 and not 2 or 3.
OS availability | Games supported | |||||||||
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Name | License | Windows | Linux | MacOS | Chex | Doom | Heretic | Hexen | Strife | Hacx |
Chocolate Doom | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Doomsday | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes |
Doom Legacy | GPL, DSL (via Heretic) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Yes | C++[1] | - | - |
Doom Retro | GPL | Yes | - | - | Yes | Yes | - | - | - | - |
3DGE | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | WIP | - | - | Yes |
Eternity | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | WIP | WIP | WIP | Yes |
GZDoom | DSL (open), BSD, Build | Yes | Yes | WIP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Odamex | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Planned | - | - | - |
PrBoom+ | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[2] | Yes | - | - | - | Yes[2] |
ReMooD | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes | Planned | Planned | - | - |
Risen3D | GPL | Yes | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | - | - |
Zandronum | DSL, custom | Yes | Yes | Yes | WIP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - |
ZDaemon | DSL (closed) | Yes | Server | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Partial | - | - |
ZDoom | DSL (open), BSD, Build | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Name | License | Windows | Linux | MacOS | Chex | Doom | Heretic | Hexen | Strife | Hacx |
OS availability | Games supported |
Comparison by features
Special features | |||||||
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Name | Multiplayer | Renderer | Uncapped framerate | Limit-removing | Console | Custom content | Map Scripting |
Chocolate Doom | C/S | Software | No | - | - | - | None |
Doomsday | C/S | OpenGL | Yes | Yes | Yes | DED | InFine, XG |
Doom Legacy | C/S | Software, OpenGL | ? | Yes | Yes | - | FraggleScript |
Doom Retro | - | Software | No | Yes | - | - | None |
3DGE | Local only (splitscreen) | OpenGL | Yes | Yes | Yes | DDF, COAL | RTS |
Eternity | (W)LAN | Software | Yes | Yes | Yes | EDF | ACS |
GZDoom | (W)LAN | Software, OpenGL | Yes | Yes | Yes | DECORATE | ACS, FraggleScript |
Odamex | C/S | Software | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ACS |
PrBoom+ | P2P | Software, OpenGL | Yes | Yes | - | - | None |
ReMooD | Local only (0.8a), C/S (1.0a) | Software | No | Yes | Yes | REMOODAT | FS, RS |
Risen3D | Local only | OpenGL, Direct3D | Yes | Yes | Yes | DED | SCP, InFine |
Zandronum | C/S | Software, OpenGL | Yes | Yes | Yes | DECORATE | ACS |
ZDaemon | C/S | Software | No | Yes | Yes | DEHSUPP | ACS |
ZDoom | P2P | Software | Yes | Yes | Yes | DECORATE | ACS, FraggleScript |
Name | Multiplayer | Renderer | Uncapped framerate | Limit-removing | Console | Custom content | Map Scripting |
Special features |
Comparison by compatibility
Name | Vanilla Doom accuracy |
Vanilla Heretic accuracy |
Vanilla Hexen accuracy |
Vanilla Strife accuracy |
Boom- compatible |
Demo format |
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Chocolate Doom | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | - | Doom 1.9 |
Doomsday | Average | High | High | - | Partial | Own |
Doom Legacy | Very low | - | - | - | Partial | |
Doom Retro | Low | - | - | - | - | None |
3DGE | Low | Very low | - | - | Yes | None |
Eternity | High | Average | - | - | Yes | Own, Doom 1.9 and Boom 2.02 (experimental) |
GZDoom | Low | Low | Low | Low | Mostly | Own |
Odamex | High | - | - | - | Mostly | |
PrBoom+ | Very high | - | - | - | Yes | Doom 1.2, 1.9, Boom 2.02, own, misc[3] |
ReMooD | Average | Exists | - | - | Partial | Doom 1.9 (1.0a), Doom Legacy (1.0a), Own (1.0a) |
Risen3D | Average | - | - | - | Mostly | Own |
Zandronum | Low | Low | Low | Low | Mostly | Own |
ZDaemon | Average | Average | Very low | - | Mostly | Own |
ZDoom | Low | Low | Low | Low | Mostly | Own |
Name | Vanilla Doom accuracy |
Vanilla Heretic accuracy |
Vanilla Hexen accuracy |
Vanilla Strife accuracy |
Boom- compatible |
Demo format |