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This sandbox is being used to list [[Commercial games#Doom series|DOOM media]], sorted by in-universe chronological order.
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This sandbox is being used to list [[Commercial games#Doom series|DOOM media]], sorted by in-universe chronological order. Because of the ambiguity of when exactly most material in the franchise is set, and its many anachronisms, this list is separated into sections by each respective era, and makes use of a heavy amount of guesstimating.
  
These lists exclude:
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This lists exclude (unless stated why otherwise):
*''[[DOOM 3]]'' media and the [[Doom RPG|RPG series]]
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*''[[Master Levels for Doom II|Master Levels for DOOM II]]'', as its individual levels either contain no story at all or have stories merely for presentation and are not relevant to the ''DOOM'' timeline whatsoever.
*Media that could be set at any point in the timeline or their respective connected game's setting (such as the [[Doom comic]] and ''[[Master Levels for Doom II|Master Levels for DOOM II]]'')
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*Media within the [[:Category:Expanded universe|expanded universe]] ([[:Category:Tabletop_games|board games]], [[:Category:Doom_books|books]], [[:Category:Movies and shorts|films]], etc.).
*Media that is non-canon, unconfirmed canon, and/or set within its own contained universe (the [[Doom: The Boardgame|board]] [[Doom: The Board Game|games]], [[List_of_books#Fiction|novels]], and [[Doom (film)|two]] [[Doom: Annihilation|films]], etc.), unless stated why otherwise
 
  
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Whilst it's unconfirmed whether or not [[official add-ons|official add-ons]] are canon to the ''DOOM'' timeline, ones that do not contradict anything official will be included for the sake of completeness:
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*''[[No End in Sight]]'' appears to be set in an alternate reality that splits off from the timeline after either ''Thy Flesh Consumed'' or ''DOOM II'':
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:*The official story contradicts the ending of ''DOOM II'', as it infers that the invasion of Earth did not cease after the defeat of the Icon of Sin.
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:*The end slide implies that the ''DOOM'' series (or at the very least ''DOOM (1993)'') exists within this reality as a video game series.
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:*The end slide also suggests that the human race, apart from Doomguy, is now extinct, which contradicts official games set after ''DOOM II''.
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*''[[Deathless]]'' appears to have no story.
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*''[[REKKR]]'' is set in a universe unrelated to ''DOOM''.
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==[[DOOM]]==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Order !! Title !! Time Setting !! Release Date !! Type !! Notes
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! Title !! Time Period !! Release Date !! Type !! Notes
 
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| 0 || [https://wolfenstein.fandom.com/wiki/User:Rezalon/Sandbox1#Classic_timeline Classic Wolfenstein timeline] || WWII - Early 1990s || 05/05/1992 || [[Wolfenstein|Video Game series]] || The ''Wolfenstein'' and ''DOOM'' series are connected by shared entities
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| [[Double Impact]] || || 30/03/2011 || Official Add-On for ''[[The Ultimate DOOM]]'' || Set on [[Phobos]]<ref>As per [[Intermission screen]] background.</ref>.<br>''Double Impact'' takes place moments after the invasion began, long before [[Doomguy]] begins ''KDitD''.
 
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| 1 || [[The Ultimate Doom|The Ultimate DOOM]] || rowspan = "4" | May, 2020 || 30/04/1995 || Video Game || The definitive version of ''[[DOOM|DOOM (1993)]]'' as it contains additional [[episode]] ''[[Thy Flesh Consumed]]''
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| [[Knee-Deep in the Dead]] || || rowspan=3 | 10/12/1993 || [[Episode]] 1 of ''DOOM'' || Set on Phobos.
 
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| 2 || [[SIGIL]] || 31/05/2019 || rowspan = "2" | [[Official add-ons|Official Add-On]] for ''TUD'' || "Episode 5" of ''The Ultimate DOOM''
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| [[The Shores of Hell]] || || Episode 2 of ''DOOM'' || Set on [[Deimos]].
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| [[Inferno]] || || Episode 3 of ''DOOM'' || Set in [[Hell]].
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| [[Thy Flesh Consumed]] || || 30/04/1995 || Episode 4 of ''TUD'' || Set on [[Earth]].
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| [[SIGIL]] || || 31/05/2019 || Official Add-On for ''TUD'' || Quasi-official "Episode 5" of ''The Ultimate DOOM''.<br>Set in "darker shores of Hell".
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|}
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==[[DOOM II]]==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Title !! Time Period !! Release Date !! Type !! Notes
 
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| 3 || [[Double Impact]] || 30/03/2011 || Set during the events of ''The Ultimate DOOM''
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| [[Hell on Earth]] || || 30/09/1994 || ''DOOM II'' Campaign
 
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| 4 || [[Doom II: Hell on Earth|DOOM II: Hell on Earth]] || 30/09/1994 || Video Game
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| [[No Rest for the Living]] || || 26/05/2010 || Official Add-On for ''DOOM II'' || Set "on Earth after Hell's forces have (seemingly) been vanquished".
 
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| 5 || [[No Rest for the Living]] || || 26/05/2010 || Official Add-On for ''DOOM II'' || Set "on [[Earth]] after [[Hell|Hell]]'s forces have [seemingly] been vanquished".
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| [[The Plutonia Experiment]] || || rowspan = "2" | 17/06/1996 || rowspan = "2" | [[IWAD]] of ''[[Final Doom|Final DOOM]]'' || Set on Earth and in Hell after the latter's invasion of the former.
 
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| 6 || [[The Plutonia Experiment]] || || rowspan = "2" | 17/06/1996 || rowspan = "2" | [[IWAD]] of ''[[Final Doom|Final DOOM]]'' || Set after Hell's invasion of Earth
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| [[TNT: Evilution]] || || Set on [[Io]] after the [[UAC|UAC's]] reformation in ''Plutonia''.
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|}
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==[[Doom 64|DOOM 64]]==
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! Title !! Time Period !! Release Date !! Type !! Notes
 
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| 7 || [[TNT: Evilution]] || || Set after the [[UAC|UAC's]] reformation mentioned in ''Plutonia''
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| [[Doom 64|DOOM 64]] || "Years" after ''TUD'' || 31/03/1997 || Video Game || The [[Doom 64 (2020 version)|2020 release]] is the definitive version as it contains ''The Lost Levels'' campaign
 
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| 8 || [[Doom 64|DOOM 64]] || "Years" after ''TUD'' || 31/03/1997 || Video Game || The [[Doom 64 (2020 version)|2020 release]] is the definitive version as it contains ''The Lost Levels'' campaign
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| [[The Lost Levels]] || || 20/03/2020 || Campaign of ''DOOM 64''
 
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| 9 || [[The Lost Levels]] || || 20/03/2020 || Campaign of ''DOOM 64''
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| [[Doom VFR|DOOM VFR]] || rowspan = "2" | October, 2149 || 01/12/2017 || rowspan = "5" | Video Game || Takes place shortly before and during ''DOOM (2016)''
 
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| 10 || [[Doom VFR|DOOM VFR]] || rowspan = "2" | October, 2149 || 01/12/2017 || rowspan = "5" | Video Game || Takes place shortly before and during ''DOOM (2016)''
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| [[Doom (2016)|DOOM (2016)]] || 13/05/2016
 
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| 11 || [[Doom (2016)|DOOM (2016)]] || 13/05/2016
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| [https://quake.fandom.com/wiki/Quake_Champions Quake Champions] || rowspan = "2" | || Early Access 23/08/2017 || Although set outside of time and space, from [[Doomguy|Doomguy's]] perspective this takes place after ''DOOM (2016)''
 
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| 12 || [https://quake.fandom.com/wiki/Quake_Champions Quake Champions] || rowspan = "2" | || Early Access 23/08/2017 || Although set outside of time and space, from [[Doomguy|Doomguy's]] perspective this takes place after ''DOOM (2016)''
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| [https://quake.fandom.com/wiki/Quake_III_Arena Quake III Arena] || 02/12/1999 || Set after ''Champions'' in the ''Quake'' timeline
 
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| 13 || [https://quake.fandom.com/wiki/Quake_III_Arena Quake III Arena] || 02/12/1999 || Set after ''Champions'' in the ''Quake'' timeline
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| [[Doom Eternal|DOOM Eternal]] || 2151 || 20/03/2020
 
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| 14 || [[Doom Eternal|DOOM Eternal]] || 2151 || 20/03/2020
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| [[The Ancient Gods, Part One|The Ancient Gods: Part One]] || || 20/10/2020 || DLC for ''DOOM Eternal''
 
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===Notes===
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==References==
*There are multiple contradictions from official and semi-official sources as to when the original ''DOOM'' games take place:
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<references />
:*The manual for the [[SNES]] port of ''DOOM'' claims that the Instruction Booklet was published on 15/03/2022
 
:*Based on [[Tom Hall]]'s comments on Doomguy being [[Commander Keen]]'s grandson, that would set the original ''DOOM'' games, at the earliest, in the mid-2030s (assuming Keen [aged 8 in the early 1990s] and his future child each had a child at the age of 18)
 
:*According to the Death Certificate that came with the "[[Daisy]], The Pet Rabbit" doll sold by [[John Romero]], ''[[Inferno]]'' of the original ''DOOM'' takes place on 29/05/2020
 
::*The SNES manual date may still be accurate as it is more than likely, in-universe, it was published ''after'' the events of the original ''DOOM''
 
::*If assuming Doomguy is Keens's ''son'' rather than his grandson, the 2020s timeframe is still accurate
 
*Whilst it's unconfirmed whether or not Official Add-Ons are canon to the ''DOOM'' timeline, ones that do not contradict anything official will be included for the sake of completeness
 
:*''[[No End in Sight]]'' appears to be set in an alternate reality from ''DOOM'', or one that splits off from the timeline after ''DOOM II''
 
::*The end slide states that the ''DOOM'' series (or at the very least ''DOOM (1993)'') exists within this reality as a video game series
 
:::*The end slide also suggests that the human race, apart from Doomguy, is now extinct, which contradicts official games set after ''DOOM II''
 
::*The official story contradicts the ending of ''DOOM II'', as it states that the invasion of Earth did not cease after the death of the Icon of Sin
 
:*''[[REKKR]]'' is set in a universe unrelated to ''DOOM''
 

Revision as of 10:56, 14 April 2023

This sandbox is being used to list DOOM media, sorted by in-universe chronological order. Because of the ambiguity of when exactly most material in the franchise is set, and its many anachronisms, this list is separated into sections by each respective era, and makes use of a heavy amount of guesstimating.

This lists exclude (unless stated why otherwise):

Whilst it's unconfirmed whether or not official add-ons are canon to the DOOM timeline, ones that do not contradict anything official will be included for the sake of completeness:

  • No End in Sight appears to be set in an alternate reality that splits off from the timeline after either Thy Flesh Consumed or DOOM II:
  • The official story contradicts the ending of DOOM II, as it infers that the invasion of Earth did not cease after the defeat of the Icon of Sin.
  • The end slide implies that the DOOM series (or at the very least DOOM (1993)) exists within this reality as a video game series.
  • The end slide also suggests that the human race, apart from Doomguy, is now extinct, which contradicts official games set after DOOM II.
  • Deathless appears to have no story.
  • REKKR is set in a universe unrelated to DOOM.

DOOM

Title Time Period Release Date Type Notes
Double Impact 30/03/2011 Official Add-On for The Ultimate DOOM Set on Phobos[1].
Double Impact takes place moments after the invasion began, long before Doomguy begins KDitD.
Knee-Deep in the Dead 10/12/1993 Episode 1 of DOOM Set on Phobos.
The Shores of Hell Episode 2 of DOOM Set on Deimos.
Inferno Episode 3 of DOOM Set in Hell.
Thy Flesh Consumed 30/04/1995 Episode 4 of TUD Set on Earth.
SIGIL 31/05/2019 Official Add-On for TUD Quasi-official "Episode 5" of The Ultimate DOOM.
Set in "darker shores of Hell".

DOOM II

Title Time Period Release Date Type Notes
Hell on Earth 30/09/1994 DOOM II Campaign
No Rest for the Living 26/05/2010 Official Add-On for DOOM II Set "on Earth after Hell's forces have (seemingly) been vanquished".
The Plutonia Experiment 17/06/1996 IWAD of Final DOOM Set on Earth and in Hell after the latter's invasion of the former.
TNT: Evilution Set on Io after the UAC's reformation in Plutonia.

DOOM 64

Title Time Period Release Date Type Notes
DOOM 64 "Years" after TUD 31/03/1997 Video Game The 2020 release is the definitive version as it contains The Lost Levels campaign
The Lost Levels 20/03/2020 Campaign of DOOM 64
DOOM VFR October, 2149 01/12/2017 Video Game Takes place shortly before and during DOOM (2016)
DOOM (2016) 13/05/2016
Quake Champions Early Access 23/08/2017 Although set outside of time and space, from Doomguy's perspective this takes place after DOOM (2016)
Quake III Arena 02/12/1999 Set after Champions in the Quake timeline
DOOM Eternal 2151 20/03/2020
The Ancient Gods: Part One 20/10/2020 DLC for DOOM Eternal

References

  1. As per Intermission screen background.