Doom 3 Disappears From Steam in Shady Move

You used to be able to get Doom 3 for cheap on Steam, on account of the game being pretty damn old. But ever since the release of its updated sibling, Doom 3 BFG edition, the original is nowhere to be found. You can't buy it.

Well, you can, technically, but only as part of the mega-expensive id Software bundle which includes every game the publisher has ever released. So, no thanks.

The removal has rightly been seen by many as a low move, since there are a number of fantastic mods available for the old game that won't work on the new one. Not to mention the fact the old game was cheaper, and did a lot of things the new update adds—like attach a flashlight to your gun—for free.

Responding to a query from Rock Paper Shotgun, id & Bethesda's PR rep says "DOOM 3 and Resurrection of Evil are now only available through the BFG Edition, which also includes the Lost Mission. If you already own the original versions of DOOM 3 and Resurrection of Evil, you will still be able to access them from within your Steam library."


Wrong answer. Or, to be more precise, wrong non-answer. The right answer would have been either "oh, whoops, mistake, let's fix that", or "hey, you got us, nice work, ok we're putting it back".

Mod-ern Warfare: Non-BFG Doom 3 Yanked From Steam [Rock Paper Shotgun]