GTA 5 mod imports DOOM2.wad and turns the game into a Doom-style first-person experience
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PC Gamer reported that a mod called Doom 2 in GTA 5 Hell On Earth (D2IGTA5HOE) imports DOOM2.wad into Grand Theft Auto V, adding demons, a first-person view, a minigun and a BFG. The article by Joshua Wolens, published 9 October 2026, describes this mod as effectively making GTA 5 into Doom. Wolens wrote he is modding GTA 5 every day as part of a project to transform or break the game, and said the D2IGTA5HOE mod "does all those things." The PC Gamer piece does not provide confirmed distribution or installation details for the mod.
- What happened: PC Gamer reported that a mod named Doom 2 in GTA 5 Hell On Earth (D2IGTA5HOE) imports DOOM2.wad into Grand Theft Auto V and adds demons, a first-person perspective, a minigun and a BFG.
- Why it matters: PC Gamer described the mod as turning GTA 5 into Doom, presenting the modification as a substantive transformation of GTA 5's experience.
- Context: The report is by Joshua Wolens for PC Gamer, published 9 October 2026, and is part of Wolens' ongoing series of daily GTA 5 mod experiments.
- What next: PC Gamer did not report confirmed availability, distribution method, installation instructions, or platform/compatibility details for the D2IGTA5HOE mod.
What changed
- A mod called Doom 2 in GTA 5 Hell On Earth (D2IGTA5HOE) was reported by PC Gamer to import DOOM2.wad into Grand Theft Auto V.
- PC Gamer said the mod makes the game play in first-person, adds demons, and provides weapons such as a minigun and a BFG.
- The coverage appears as part of Joshua Wolens' ongoing series of daily GTA 5 mod experiments.
Limits
- PC Gamer's article does not supply confirmed details about where or how the mod is distributed, how to install it, or which platforms or GTA 5 editions it supports.
- The report describes the mod's effects as observed by the author but does not provide technical or developer confirmation within the article.