Every Skulltag review page is either Hands-on tested or Researched. The badge at the top of each page tells you which.
Hands-on tested means
- We installed it on at least one of: Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam Deck.
- We ran it long enough to form an opinion (not a five-minute smoke test).
- The page shows the exact date we last verified, the platforms we tested on, and a score on a 0–10 scale.
Researched means
- We have not personally installed it on our rig (yet).
- The facts on the page (version, license, download URL, system requirements, features) come from the official source — documented in the Sources list at the bottom.
- There is no score. Scoring something we haven’t run would be dishonest.
Our test rig
Test-rig specifications:
Windows Rig (Acer Nitro 5)
- Model: Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-57)
- OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (Build 19045)
- CPU: 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11400H @ 2.70 GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads)
- RAM: 16 GB DDR4
- GPU: Dedicated NVIDIA GeForce RTX + Intel UHD Graphics
- DirectX Version: DirectX 12
macOS Rig (Apple MacBook Air M2)
-
Model: Apple MacBook Air (M2, 2022)
-
OS: macOS 15 Sequoia
-
CPU: Apple M2 (8-core CPU: 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
-
GPU: Integrated 8-core Apple GPU
-
RAM: 16 GB
How we score (when we score)
A score is a single number on a 0–10 scale. Weights:
- Does it work out of the box? — install friction, dependency mess, first-launch experience.
- How does it run? — frame stability, input latency, audio sync.
- Mod compatibility (source ports) / quality of content (mods, WADs).
- Project health — last release, active development, responsiveness to bug reports.
We don’t aggregate user reviews. We don’t average historical scores. We don’t report a fake “based on N reviews” number. The score is one team’s opinion, dated.
When we retest
A page gets a last-verified date stamp at the top. We aim to retest when a major version ships or the page’s last-verified date is more than 12 months old. If you spot something stale, tell us.
The ledger — every review, on the record
// 14 published reviews — 13 hands-on · 1 researched. Computed live from the same fields the reviews display; blanks mean exactly what they say.
| Review | Type | Status | Tester | Score | Tested version | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brutal Doom | Mod / WAD | Researched | — | — | 21 (stable) · 22 Test 6 (current test build - April 1, 2026) | — |
| Chocolate Doom | Source port | Hands-on tested | Kristel | 7.0 | 3.1.1 | 2026-07-03 |
| Crispy Doom | Source port | Hands-on tested | Kristel | 8.5 | 7.1.0 | 2026-07-06 |
| DOOM Retro | Source port | Hands-on tested | Kristel | 8.5 | 6.3 | 2026-07-20 |
| Doomsday Engine | Source port | Hands-on tested | Kristel | 8.0 | 2.3.1 | 2026-07-03 |
| DSDA-Doom | Source port | Hands-on tested | Kristel | 8.5 | 0.29.4 | 2026-07-07 |
| Eternity Engine | Source port | Hands-on tested | Kristel | 8.0 | 4.06.00 | 2026-07-17 |
| GZDoom | Source port | Hands-on tested | Kristel | 9.0 | 4.14.2 | 2026-07-02 |
| How to Play Classic Doom on Mac | Guide | Hands-on tested | Kristel | — | — | 2026-07-07 |
| How to play Doom co-op online in 2026 | Guide | Hands-on tested | Kristel | — | — | 2026-08-08 |
| Odamex | Source port | Hands-on tested | Kristel | 7.0 | 12.3.0 | 2026-07-30 |
| PrBoom+ | Source port | Hands-on tested | Kristel | 8.0 | 2.6.66 | 2026-07-21 |
| Woof! | Source port | Hands-on tested | Kristel | 8.0 | 15.3.0 | 2026-07-17 |
| Zandronum | Source port | Hands-on tested | Kristel | 7.5 | 3.2.1 | 2026-08-09 |