DOOM Collection Arrives on Evercade as Limited Nexus Edition Celebrates Classic First-Person Shooters

One of gaming's most influential first-person shooters has returned to physical handheld hardware with the October 30 release of The DOOM Collection for Evercade. Developed through a collaboration involving Blaze Entertainment and id Software, the cartridge brings the original DOOM and DOOM II together with six additional mission packs and dedicated Deathmatch content. The collection includes officially licensed native ports rather than simply repackaging existing console emulations.

Players can revisit classic levels, explore additional campaigns and participate in supported local multiplayer activities. The release also introduces a limited DOOM-themed version of the Evercade Nexus handheld. Restricted to 3,000 units worldwide, the special edition features a distinctive console design inspired by the franchise, alongside the DOOM cartridge, a protective case, poster, comic, keyring and numbered certificate. The bundle was priced at $249.

99 in the United States, with pre-orders selling out before launch. Fortunately, the standard cartridge remains a separate product, priced at $29.99, meaning players do not need the limited console to enjoy the games. The DOOM Collection supports compatible Evercade hardware, although individual multiplayer features depend on the device being used.

Its arrival is particularly significant because DOOM helped establish the conventions of modern first-person shooters, influencing everything from competitive multiplayer to level design. Bringing the games to a contemporary cartridge-based platform provides another officially licensed preservation route. Whether the new hardware can reproduce the atmosphere of playing DOOM on an enormous beige computer in 1993 is another question.

The experience is considerably more portable, although fortunately the demons remain just as unpleasant.