Doom 3: BFG Edition
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| id Software | |
| Publishers | |
| Activision | |
| Engines | |
| id Tech 4 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 18, 2012 |
| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| DooM mods and fangames (series) | |
| Doom (1993) | 1993 |
| Doom II: Hell on Earth | 1994 |
| Final Doom | 1996 |
| Doom 3 | 2004 |
| Doom 64 EX (unofficial port) | 2008 |
| Doom 3: BFG Edition | 2012 |
| Doom (2016) | 2016 |
| Doom VFR | 2017 |
| Doom I Enhanced | 2020 |
| Doom II Enhanced | 2020 |
| Doom Eternal | 2020 |
| Doom 64 | 2020 |
| Doom RPG (Unofficial Port) | 2022 |
| Doom II RPG (Unofficial Port) | 2023 |
| Doom + Doom II | 2024 |
| Doom: The Dark Ages | 2025 |
Key points
- Includes Doom 1 and 2 along with their respective expansions
- Doom 1 and 2 are censored and contain unique IWADS
- Mods for the original Doom 3 are not compatible with the BFG Edition and vice versa.
- This is a console port, therefore there are not many video options
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for Doom series
- Differences between Doom 3 and Doom 3 BFG Edition
Availability
- All versions require Steam.
Content of DOOM 3 BFG
DOOM 3 BFG includes:
- Doom (Ultimate DOOM)
- Doom II: Hell on Earth
- No Rest for the Living
- DOOM 3 Ressurection of Evil
- DOOM 3 The Lost Mission
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Instructions |
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Linux/Mac/Windows 64 bit Suppport
RBDOOM-3 adds Linux and Mac support as well as soft shadows. Requires the Steam Release of Doom 3 BFG Edition
Doom 3 BFG Mod Launcher (by motorsep)
This tool comes with a build of RBDOOM3BFG for Windows and also a tool which extracts all the content of Doom 3 BFG so it is in a moddable structured directory, doing this will allow you to use some Doom 3 (2004) mods and install texture mods
Texture Mod (tested with BFG Edition and working)
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/208200/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/208200/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Spanish |
Issues fixed
OpenGL Startup Fix
| Instructions |
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Game crashes on Loading Screen
| Instructions |
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System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | Vista, 7 | Vista, 7 64-bit | ||
| Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz Dual Core | 2.4 GHz Dual Core | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 11 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | GeForce 9800 GT Radeon HD 5750 512 MB of VRAM | GeForce GTX 260 Radeon HD 5850 768 MB of VRAM |
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/208200/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (208200) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.