Brutal Doom: Kickass Edition Mod is a free-to-use mod that reworks and increases the difficulty for the Brutal Doom Mod, itself an add-on for the classic action game Doom. In this game, the developers focused on simply making the game even harder. It adds new monsters, improves their movement and behavior characteristics, and introduces a new set of weapons for the all-new level of action players can expect.

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A more brutal Doom experience

For those unfamiliar, Brutal Doom was among the first and most popular mods created specifically for the original Doom game. With Brutal Doom: Kickass Edition Mod, this familiar experience is recreated on a higher difficulty setting and with even better graphics. It builds on the open-source GZDoom, making it an enjoyable retro experience for modern systems. It sticks to the classic pixelated art style yet it sports smoother anima. 

It then works with new and old monsters, introducing new ones while reworking some of the older ones. Players might get caught off-guard with the first few tries, as the monsters are no longer the blocky linear ones featured in the original games. Most of them now have a strategic approach, increasing the jump scare factor. Additionally, the damage and move speeds are also increased in most cases.

The extreme difficulty is made enjoyable with the introduction of new weapons as well as the rework implemented on most existing weapons. To avoid spoilers, it's better for you to discover and test them out, seeing how these weapons fare against the new opponents. Lastly, in terms of content like story and stages, there are no new materials to expect. It faithfully rebuilds the original stages seen in Brutal Doom.

Test your Doom skills

By keeping the original retro graphics of the original Doom games, Brutal Doom: Kickass Edition Mod manages to give fans an incentive in revisiting a classic mod for a classic shooter. Its value lies in the overhauled monster system, which makes the game immensely more challenging. Developers then balance it using rebalanced weapons as well as introducing more powerful ones later on.