Apex Legends vs Gloom

Apex Legends is a free-to-play battle royale built around squads of “Legends” with unique abilities, praised for its fast, fluid movement, gunplay, and ping communication system.

Gloom is a faithful recreation of the classic Doom experience, originally aimed at the Amiga 1200 in 1995. It captures the fast-paced, horror‑filled corridors and frantic combat that defined early first‑person shooters. Developed by Black Magic Software and published by Guildhall, Gloom offers both single‑player and split‑screen multiplayer modes, delivering nostalgic graphics and intense gameplay for fans of retro sci‑fi action.

• Excellent gunplay and movement
• Free to play
• Great non-verbal comms
• Strong hero design

• Authentic Doom‑style gameplay and level design.
• Split‑screen multiplayer adds local co‑op fun.
• Low system requirements run on virtually any PC.
• Faithful recreation of 1995 Amiga aesthetics.

• Squad play can frustrate solos
• Grindy cosmetics
• Steep aim skill ceiling

• Graphics are intentionally dated and may feel outdated.
• Limited to PC platform; no native Amiga release.
• Lacks modern quality‑of‑life features like save checkpoints.