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::*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
 
::*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
 
::*If assuming Doomguy is Keens's ''son'' rather than his grandson, the 2020s timeframe is still accurate
*Whilst it's unconfirmed whether or no 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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*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, as DOOM exists within it as a video game
 
:*[[No End in Sight]] appears to be set in an alternate reality from DOOM, as DOOM exists within it as a video game
  

Revision as of 05:51, 23 September 2020

This sandbox is being used to list DOOM media, sorted by in-universe chronological order.

These lists exclude:

  • Media that could be set at any possible point in the timeline (ie: media without a set time frame), and/or media that could be set at any possible point during their respective connected media's setting (eg: the Doom comic, Master Levels for DOOM II)
  • Media that is non-canon, unconfirmed canon, and/or set within its own contained universe (the board games, novels, and films)

Classic timeline

This list excludes:

Order Title Time Setting Release Date Type Notes
0 Classic Wolfenstein timeline WWII - Early 1990s 05/05/1992 Video Game series The Wolfenstein and DOOM series are connected by shared entities
1 The Ultimate DOOM May, 2020 30/04/1995 Video Game The definitive version of DOOM (1993) as it contains additional episode Thy Flesh Consumed
2 SIGIL 31/05/2019 Official Add-On for TUD "Episode 5" of The Ultimate DOOM
3 Double Impact 30/03/2011 Set during the events of The Ultimate DOOM
4 DOOM II: Hell on Earth 30/09/1994 Video Game
5 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".
6 The Plutonia Experiment 17/06/1996 IWAD of Final DOOM Set after Hell's invasion of Earth
7 TNT: Evilution Set after the UAC's reformation mentioned in Plutonia
8 DOOM 64 "Years" after TUD 31/03/1997 Video Game The 2020 release is the definitive version as it contains The Lost Levels campaign
9 The Lost Levels 20/03/2020 Campaign of DOOM 64
10 DOOM VFR October, 2149 01/12/2017 Video Game Takes place shortly before and during DOOM (2016)
11 DOOM (2016) 13/05/2016
12 Quake Champions Early Access 23/08/2017 Although set outside of time and space, from Doomguy's perspective this takes place after DOOM (2016)
13 Quake III Arena 02/12/1999
14 DOOM Eternal 2151 20/03/2020

Notes

  • There are multiple contradictions from official and semi-official sources as to when the original DOOM games take place:
  • 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, Episode 3: 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, as DOOM exists within it as a video game

DOOM 3 timeline

This list assumes that DOOM 3 and the RPG series somehow fits into the timeline; as a result, this timeline may be less accurate than the above timeline, but may also help pinpoint when the original games take place. This timeline has yet to be updated.

Order Title Time Setting Release Date Type Notes
0 Classic Wolfenstein timeline WWII - Early 1990s 05/05/1992 Video Game series Both series are connected by locations and characters' relatives
1 DOOM 3 Begins on 15/11/2145 03/08/2004 Video Game
2 DOOM Resurrection 15/11/2145 26/06/2009 Video Game Set during the events of DOOM 3
3 DOOM 3: The Lost Mission 15/11/2145 16/10/2012 Expansion Set during the events of DOOM 3
4 DOOM RPG Late 2145 13/09/2005 Video Game Set after the events of DOOM 3
5 DOOM II RPG 2146 23/11/2009 Video Game
6 DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil 17/03/2147 04/04/2005 Expansion
7 The Ultimate DOOM 2148 30/04/1995 Video Game The definitive version of DOOM (1993) as it contains additional episode Thy Flesh Consumed
8 SIGIL 2148 31/05/2019 Official Add-On for TUD "Episode 5" of The Ultimate DOOM
9 Double Impact 2148 30/03/2011 Official Add-On for TUD Set during the events of The Ultimate DOOM
10 DOOM II: Hell on Earth 2148 30/09/1994 Video Game
11 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".
12 The Plutonia Experiment 17/06/1996 IWAD of Final DOOM Set after Hell's invasion of Earth
13 TNT: Evilution 17/06/1996 IWAD of Final DOOM Set after the UAC's reformation mentioned in Plutonia
14 DOOM 64 "Years" after DOOM 3 31/03/1997 Video Game The 2020 release is the definitive version as it contains The Lost Levels campaign
15 The Lost Levels 20/03/2020 Campaign of DOOM 64
16 DOOM VFR October, 2149 01/12/2017 Video Game Takes place shortly before and during DOOM (2016)
17 DOOM (2016) October, 2149 13/05/2016 Video Game
18 Quake Champions Early Access 23/08/2017 Video Game Although set outside of time and space, from Doomguy's perspective this takes place after DOOM (2016)
19 Quake III Arena 02/12/1999 Video Game
20 DOOM Eternal 2151 20/03/2020 Video Game

Notes

  • If going by Tom Hall's comments on Doomguy being Commander Keen's grandson, that would mean both Keen and his child each would have had to have had a child in their sixties at the least, which is relatively unlikely
  • If assuming Doomguy is merely a descendant of Keen and not his grandson, the 2145 timeframe is still accurate