"Doom clone" meaning in All languages combined

See Doom clone on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Doom clones [plural]
Etymology: So called from the similarities with Doom (1993), an early popular game in this style. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Doom clone (plural Doom clones)
  1. (video games, dated) A first-person shooter. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-Doom_clone-en-noun-NKrL~DFE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Video game genres Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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