VietDOOM

When creating VietDoom, the author, Sergeant Mark IV, was inspired by games like NAM and Rising Storm: Vietnam, as well as war films like Apocalypse Now. The mod completely reimagines Doom, turning it into a dark and brutal military campaign set in Vietnam in the late 1960s.

The player is no longer the all-powerful Doomguy, but a regular soldier caught in the hell of the jungle. Gameplay is built on realism and survival: weapon reloading, bandages, bleeding, thirst, hunger, limited ammunition, fighter classes, and high TTK. Every firefight feels dangerous, and any mistake can cost you your life.

The mod offers rich, detailed levels with jungles, rivers, villages, and rare urban locations. The environment is partially destructible: houses, fences, and vegetation can be destroyed, and fire from napalm and flamethrowers spreads across trees and structures, creating thick smoke and chaos on the battlefield.

VietDoom features vehicles, particularly tanks and helicopters, which you can control in key missions. Enemies behave tactically: they flank you, set up ambushes, use cover, grenades, machine guns, and armored vehicles. Allied soldiers and bots can support you in certain missions.

The campaign offers missions in jungles and villages, with rare forays into the city. The musical accompaniment emphasizes the atmosphere of war and is no less memorable than the levels themselves. As you progress, Doom demons are organically woven into the storyline, intensifying the nightmare feeling.

VietDoom is an extremely difficult, not fully polished project, but also one of the most atmospheric and ambitious mods for Doom. It doesn't spare the player, crushing them with tension and exhaustion, but in return offers the rare feeling of real war and complete immersion.