⬆️ Doomworld Community Top WADs of All Time (resurrected)

[tonytheparrot]

Speed of Doom - 10 points

Sunlust - 9 points

Valiant - 8 points 

Scythe 2 - 7 ponts

Going Down - 6 Points

Plutonia 2 - 5 points

Alien Vendetta - 4 points

180 minutes pour vivre - 3 points

Tangerine Nightmare - 2 points

Ray Mohawk 2 - 1 point

[rzh]

5 points for each:

 

TNT - Evilution

The Plutonia Experiment

A.L.T.

Mano Laikas - A Road to Gamzatti

Mass Extinction

No End in Sight

Epic 2

Favillesco Alpha Episode 1

Perdition's Gate

REKKR

Nihility: Infinite Teeth

[Foodles]

Scythe 2 - 9 points

Super Sonic Doom - 8 points

Eternal Doom IV: Return from Oblivion - 8 points

Avactor - 6 points

Jade Earth - 5 points

Eviternity - 5 points

Sunder - 5 points

Epic 2 - 3 points

Hell Revealed - 3 points

Memento Mori - 2 points

The city of the Damned - Apocalypse - 1 point

 

 

[TJG1289]

Time for an update! I realized a while ago I forgot to put Lost Civilization on here, and the new Dean of Doom ep reminded me about that. 

 

Ancient Aliens - 8

Eviternity - 6

Going Down - 6

Doom: The Golden Souls 2 - 5

Struggle - Antaresian Legacy - 5

Lost Civilization - 5

Valiant - 4

JPCP - 4

DBP37: Auger;zenith - 3

DBP26: The City of Damned Children - 3

Super Sonic Doom - 2

Brutal Doom: Hell on Earth Starter Pack (Extermination Day) - 2

Heartland - 1

Void - 1 

 

Old list: 

Spoiler

 

Ancient Aliens - 7

Eviternity - 7

Going Down - 6 

Doom: The Golden Souls 2 - 6

Struggle - Antaresian Legacy - 5

Valiant - 4

Japanese Community Project (JPCP) - 4

DBP26: The City of Damned Children - 3

Three Is A Crowd - 3 

Super Sonic Doom - 2

Brutal Doom: Hell on Earth Starter Pack (Extermination Day) - 2

Heartland - 2

Pirate Doom - 2

Void - 1

Order of the Odonata - 1

 

 

[m8f]

Big update time! I added number of maps to the tally so megawads can be distinguished from smaller works. It doesn't represent the size of a WAD accurately because certain single maps have bigger area than some megawads, but it's good enough. As always, if you spot any mistakes, please let me know!

 

Top 10 non-megawads (< 27 maps):

1. Sunder

2. SIGIL

3. Pirate Doom

4. Vanguard

5. Deus Vult II

6. No Rest for the Living

7. Hell Ground

8. Suspended in Dusk

9. Lunatic

10. Stardate 20X6

Top 10 single-map WADs:

1. Disturbia

2. Miasma

3. Breach

4. Tech Gone Bad

5. ZDoom Community Map Project II

6. Hurt

7. Nuts

8. Arcadia Demade

9. Phobos Mission Control

10. Brigandine

 

Nefelibeta, tonytheparrot, rzh, Foodles, thank you for voting!

 

TJG1289, thanks for the update!

 

Nefelibeta, you still have 4 points left.

Spoiler

I don't see anything wrong with casting a single point to your own work.

 

[MtPain27]

On 4/14/2021 at 12:45 PM, MtPain27 said:

1. Valiant (skillsaw) - 9

2. Ancient Aliens (skillsaw et al) - 9  

3. Speed of Doom (Joshy & Darkwave0000) - 7

4. Eviternity (Dragonfly et al) - 6

5. Alien Vendetta (Anders Johnsen, Brad Spencer, Kim Andre Malde, et al) - 6

6. Going Down (mouldy) - 5

7. TNT: Revilution (Various) - 5

8. Heartland (skillsaw) - 3

9. Struggle: Antaresian Legacy (antares031) - 3 

10. Japanese Community Project (Tatsurd-cacocaco & the Japanese Doom Community) - 2

 

**All placements are subject to change, but this is a good approximation of my top 10 wads as of 4/14/2021. 

 

Nearly a year later, it's time to update, because I've made some substantial changes and additions...I can no longer limit myself to ten wads, newcomers to my list are in bold:

 

1. Valiant - 7 

    Lost Civilization (Jaska) - 7

3. Speed of Doom - 6

4. Ancient Aliens - 5

5. Tangerine Nightmare (franckFRAG, Datacore, et al) - 4

6. Alien Vendetta - 3

    Eviternity - 3

    Scythe 2 (Erik Alm) - 3

    Struggle: Antaresian Legacy - 3

    TNT: Revilution - 3

11. Down the Drain (Benjogami) - 2

     Going Down - 2

     Grove (B.P.R.D.) - 2

     Heartland - 2

15. Good Morning Phobos (sincity2100) - 1

     Nova III (Various) - 1

     Nova II (Various) - 1

   

[Pixel Fiend]

 

I have an idea how to stir up something interesting here. The recent years saw an increase in creativity by talented mappers which is not reflected in the list. The thread was published in 2019. The idea presented below would quickly populate the list with fresh masterpieces such as Fractured Worlds and Judgment which unbelievably received only a single vote.

 

Proposition:

 

Doomworld Community Top WADs of All Time (Phase 2)

 

- Everyone who has or hasn't already voted gets an opportunity to allocate another 55 points to (Phase 2) vote.

- The batch of points for (Phase 2) must be allocated to wads that are not older than 2019

- Voters are only allowed to edit the vote once a year with the vote in question attached in the post as a quote

 

- Remove the possibility to edit (Phase 1) votes for some time to avoid overload but new voters for are still able to allocate 2 batches of 55 points.

 

or:

 

- Voters are not allowed to edit in (2019+) wads to their (Phase 1) votes

- Voters are not allowed to transfer (2019+) wads from their (Phase 1) votes to the (Phase 2) votes 

 

The second option seems like too much hassle actually, many would overlook such rule.

It could be beneficial for the sake of clarity to close this thread and set a new one for Phase 2 where the voting takes place and the second batches of points are added to the existing tally if you go for such thing.

 

If you'd like me to rework some banner for the existing thread in some way then let me know if I can help.

 

 

Edited April 3, 2022 by game

[NiGHTS108]

Sunlust - 10

Struggle: Antaresian Legacy - 9

Tangerine Nightmare - 8

Plutonia 2 - 7 

Speed Of Doom - 6

Haste - 5

Micro-Slaughter - 4

Rowdy Rudy II: Powertrip! - 3

Italo-Doom - 2

Heartland - 1

[m8f]

MtPain27, thanks for the update!

NiGHTS108, thanks for voting!

 

game, I'm afraid that segmenting the votes will defeat the purpose of "Top WADs of All Time". We already have "favorite 1990 WADs"/"best GZDoom maps"/"top WADs of the past 4 years"/etc which specialize in their own category. Adding another specialized thread will dilute the big picture, in my opinion. I see the solution to recent WADs being underrepresented here as more people, especially newcomers, voting and updating their votes. Mappers, don't be shy about asking fans of your maps to vote here! The rules are made so they have to vote for something else also, so it's good for everyone.

 

Personally, I too would love to see the more recent WADs getting more activity here. The static top is boring, and I don't believe that the skill of the community doesn't grow. Before I made the graph in the OP, I expected it to be more or less an upward staircase. I made years 2020 and later bold in the tally so they stand out at least a little bit.

 

The banner looks fantastic. If you happen to make one for this thread, I'll put it in the OP without any hesitation.

[Nefelibeta]

Yeah, always hated it to see mainstream wads dominating the whole thread while less well-known wads just getting abandoned. Every wad needs some love. ;D

[baja blast rd.]

56 minutes ago, m8f said:

Personally, I too would love to see the more recent WADs getting more activity here. The static top is boring, and I don't believe that the skill of the community doesn't grow. Before I made the graph in the OP, I expected it to be more or less an upward staircase. I made years 2020 and later bold in the tally so they stand out at least a little bit.

 

Mapping has gotten substantially better. But I think the main obstacle to new wads making it to the top is diffusion. Prior to around 2018, that wasn't a big factor; even as recently as 2016, there were few enough wads that everyone could play and agree on a limited number that stood above the rest. 

 

But take 2021, which everyone agreed was an amazing year as a whole. Since the upper echelon of content is 15-20 wads instead of a handful, people's playing will be a lot more scattered, and even when this thread's voting catches up to properly account for 2021 wads, it's unlikely any given wad will have been played widely enough to crack the list's top-20 or even top-30. That is relevant because those upper portions of the list are dominated by wads that have been played extremely often. Being a very good wad isn't enough to get there; you need cultural ubiquity. 

[Pixel Fiend]

I made you the banner. Turned out nice, maybe you'll like it, but If you want it improved somehow then let me know. I'm happy to help.

 

Wads referenced in the picture: Sunder, Sunlust, Sigil, Eviternity, Abandon, Judgment, Scythe 2, Ancient Aliens, Doom 1, Doom 2

 

Thanks for acknowledging my idea for expanding the voting system.

Well, might take some time before we actually see the newer creations appear in the tally otherwise.

 

If anyone wants to boost their favourites but runs out of points to allocate, feel invited to mention them in my thread instead:

 

 

Edited April 3, 2022 by game

[whybmonotacrab]

It's almost been a year. Tastes have changed a little, but mostly I just want to give a nudge to some newer wads.

Sunlust - 10

Valiant - 8

Paradise - 8

Eviternity - 7

Scythe 2 - 7

Hell Ground - 7

Judgment - 2

Antaresian Reliquary - 2

Fractured Worlds - 2

Micro Slaughter Community Project - 1

Cydonia - 1

[m8f]

whybmonotacrab, thanks for the update!

 

Tally updated.

[LadyMistDragon]

Ah, hell, I'll update this, this time with more generosity! (I'm still in the middle of Hellbound though!)

 

9 points to 180 Minutes Por Vivre

9 points to Alien Vendetta

8 points to Ancient Aliens

7 point to Eviternity

6 points to Memento Mori II

4 points to Eternal Doom

4 points to Going Down

3 points to Doom: The Way Id Did

2 points to Memento Mori 

2 points to 1000 Lines Community Project 3

1 point to Arrival

1 point to Back to Saturn X, Episode 1

 

 

[Pixel Fiend]

New top quality content - vote suggestions

 

JUDGMENT (2 votes)

IRKALA (0 votes)

HELL REVEALED III (0 votes)

DREAMCATCHER APPARATUS (0 votes)

FRACTURED WORLDS (2 votes)

HASTE (1 vote)

ATMOSPHERIC EXTINCTION (1 vote)

LITERALISM (1 vote)

FUNNELCAKE APPARITIONS (1 vote)

ARCEON (0 votes)

EX INFERIS (0 votes)

VRACK BOTANICALS (0 votes)

[baja blast rd.]

Should let people vote for what they want to vote for. The idea shouldn't be for people to convince others to boost things. 

 

 

 

This post sponsored by Nuts.

[Ex Inferis]

What are the rules on voting for your own mapset?

[m8f]

LadyMistDragon, thanks for your update! 9+9+8+7+6+4+4+3+2+2+1+1=56, so the last entry (Back to Saturn X, Episode 1) is not counted.

 

Tally updated. Also, I put the spreadsheet online so you can sort and filter WADs to your heart's content. The online spreadsheet will not be updated regularly.

 

 

2 hours ago, Ex Inferis said:

What are the rules on voting for your own mapset?

You can submit a single (1) point for your work (per mapset), and only if:

1. You honestly like your work.
2. Your work is not present in the list at the moment.
3. Your work has a project page that I can link to (forum post, idgames page, GitHub, etc).

Some people may be against allowing voting for your own maps. My motivation is the following. This thread is about personal opinions. An author is also a player, and they can enjoy their own creation as much as they enjoy the others'. There's nothing wrong in liking your work, there's nothing wrong in being proud of it, and there's nothing wrong in expressing that. The 1-point and no-presence limitations are here because the thread is "Community Top", so other people are needed to push an entry to the top.

[Ex Inferis]

Ok, here goes then:

 

Ex Inferis: 1

Newgothic Movement I: 6

Newgothic Movement II: 6

Sunder: 6

Resurgence: 5

Sunlust: 5

Stardate 20x6: 5

Speed of Doom:  5

Hell Revealed II:  4

Slaughterfest 2012: 4

Slaughterfest 3: 4

Micro Slaughter Community Project: 4

 

Just want to make you aware that last time i voted as Nazgul9. I've updated my username since.

[m8f]

Ex Inferis, thanks for the update! I've left your old name, I'll change it if you want.

 

Tally updated.

 

Edit: bonus info: 49.64% of total points are given to Doom II 32-map megawads. 63.79% if also counting Final Doom and considering everything with 27 maps or more a megawad.

Edited May 3, 2022 by m8f

[Ex Inferis]

9 hours ago, m8f said:

Ex Inferis, thanks for the update! I've left your old name, I'll change it if you want.

No worries, just keeping the record straight :)

Edited May 3, 2022 by Ex Inferis

[Thelokk]

10 points - Japanese Community Project

9 points - Doom Zero

8 points - Old Still Life

7 points - Eternal Doom

6 points - BTSXE1

5 points - Sunlust

4 points - Ozonia

3 points - Syringe

2 points - Atmospheric Extinction

1 point - Sunder

[Keykhosrau]

Too many to choose from. Gonna give votes based on what personally clicked with me and nostalgia.

 

Favourites:

 

Doom: The Golden Souls - 5

Doom: The Golden Souls II - 5

The Plutonia Experiment - 5

Plutonia MIDI Pack - 5

DOOM:ONE - 5

Going Down - 5

Sunder - 5

 

Honourable Mentions:

 

Nuts 3 - 2

Mock 2: The Speed of Stupid - 2

Fava Beans - 2

Cyberdreams - 2

Maps Of Chaos - 2

Okuplok Slaughter Map - 2

Ultimate Simpsons Doom - 2

Doom Center - 2

Alpha Invasion - 2

It Only Gets Worse - 2

[TasAcri]

I'll just add 10 points to my favorite WAD ever, Knee-Deep in ZDOOM.

[doombedoom]

Darkening E2 - 5 pts

Scythe 2 - 5 pts

Plutonia 2 - 5 pts

Requiem - 4 pts

Memento Mori 2 - 4 pts

Darkening E1 - 4 pts

IC2005 - 4 pts

Ultimate Simplicity - 3 pts

Phobos: Anomaly Reborn - 3 pts

Chex Quest 3 - 3 pts

Batman Doom - 3 pts

Zen Dynamics - 2 pts

All Hell Is Breaking Loose - 2 pts

Dark7 with MPK - 2 pts

10 Sectors - 2 pts

Crusades - 1 pts

The Slayer - 1 pts

No End In Sight - 1 pts

Deus Vult - 1 pts

[m8f]

Thelokk, Keykhosrau, doombedoom - thank you for voting!

 

TasAcri - you cannot vote for a single WAD - it would be too easy! The rule is at least 10 WADS.

 

Tally updated.

[Bep]

5 points to each:

 

1. Hell Revealed II
2. Community Chest 1
3. 10 sectors
4. 2002: ADO
5. Eternal Doom
6. DBP 11: Lilywhite Lilith
7. Nihilty: Infinite Teeth
8. Bloody Steel
9. Doomworld Mega Project 2016
10. HFFM
11. Erkattäññe

[m8f]

Bep, thank you for voting!

 

Tally updated.

 

                                           

Edit:

 

The Doom Hell Episode: Community Project - Ultimate City Way (UAC)

 

This title is basically top 10 words from WAD titles from the list:

`--> sed "s/[ ():']/\n/g" words.txt | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | sed -r '/^.{,2}$/d' | sort | uniq -c | sort -nr | head -10 | nl
     1	    68 the
     2	    45 doom
     3	    15 hell
     4	    14 episode
     5	    13 community
     6	    11 project
     7	     7 ultimate
     8	     7 city
     9	     5 way
    10	     5 uac

Edited May 10, 2022 by m8f : calculated top 10 words

[doombedoom]

Would like to update my votes:

5 points: Darkening E2, Scythe E2, Plutonia 2

4 points: Requiem, Memento Mori 2, IC2005

3 points: Darkening E1, Ultimate Simplicity, Phobos: Anomaly Reborn, Chex Quest 3, Batman Doom

2 points: Zen Dynamics, All Hell Is Breaking Loose, Dark7 with MPK, 10 Sectors

1 point : No End In Sight, Eternal Doom IV: Return From Oblivion, Crusades, The Slayer, Deus Vult

 

Shootout (0 point):

Temple of Chaos 2 - Warped Reality, For Whom The Bell Tolls, Sine Die, The Classic Episode E2, Brotherhood of Ruin, Hi-Tech Hell 2 - Alien Tech, Operation Overlord, Cheogsh, Thunderpeak, XXXI Cybersky, The Dying End, KZDoom7, Phobia, Decade, HacX, The Darkest Hour, New Doom Community Project 2

 

Mention (0 point):

Heretic, Strife, Epic 2, Cyberdreams, Equinox, Doom the Way Id Did, Doom the Way Id Did - The Lost Episodes

 

Thank you for maintaining this, m8f