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Dhewm3
Dhewm 3 is a source port of the original Doom 3 (not Doom 3 BFG, for that you may want to try RBDoom3BFG). It's known to work on Windows, Linux, macOS,…
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Official site: github.com
About Dhewm3
Dhewm 3 is a source port of the original Doom 3 (not Doom 3 BFG, for that you may want to try RBDoom3BFG). It's known to work on Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and AROS, but it should work on (or be easily portable to) any system that supports OpenGL 1.4 with ARB shaders, SDL and OpenAL.
Compared to the original version of Doom 3, Dhewm 3 has many bugfixes, supports EAX-like sound effects on all operating systems and hardware (via OpenAL Softs EFX support), has much better support for widescreen resolutions and has 64bit support.
It only supports old Mods if they either don't require their own game DLL or have been ported to Dhewm 3 - see the Mods page for more information.
Mod-binaries who are supported, are bundled with Dhewm 3. External data is still required.
Note that while the Doom 3 source code has been released under GPL, you still need to legally own the game and provide Dhewm 3 the game data to play. See the How to Install section for more information.
How to install Dhewm3
- Click Download — the project's official release page opens in a new tab.
- Download the latest .AppImage file.
- Make it executable: right-click › Properties › Permissions › Allow executing as program, or run chmod +x the-file.AppImage in a terminal.
- Double-click the file to run Dhewm3 — there's nothing to install, and you can delete the file to remove it.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dhewm3 free to download?
Yes. The Download button sends you to github.com, the developer's official site, where Dhewm3 is available to download. Appimo doesn't host or modify any files.
Is Dhewm3 safe?
Dhewm3 downloads directly from the developer. As always, scan the installer with your antivirus and choose Custom setup to skip any bundled extras.