No, Doom does not take place in 2022

Does 1993’s original Doom take place in 2022? There’s a rumour going round that this is the case, with the evidence pointing to reference material mentioning the first Doom’s setting – however, according to one of the game’s creators, this isn’t the case at all.

It’s now the far-off futuristic year of 2022, and we’re starting to catch up to a lot of older movies, TV shows, and games set in the future. We’ve already passed Blade Runner (2019) and the tabletop game Cyberpunk 2077 was originally based on (2020) – and now, according to internet legend, we’re in the year of Doom.

Supposedly, the original Doom’s storyline takes place in March 2022, which of course is spreading around the internet. The source of this date can be traced back to the manual for the SNES version of the game, which clearly shows March 15, 2022, on the cover. However, this date is not mentioned in the PC version of Doom.

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