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DOOM: The Mess Hall

Project type

Level Design

Date

November 2025

A level made for the original DOOM. A showcase of level design skills.

DOOM: The Mess Hall Level Showcase (Click for Sound)

A small video preview surrounding the design of DOOM: The Mess Hall

Learning About DOOM's Level Design

After playing the entirety of DOOM, I began going through and making maps of the various levels in the game. This is a map of the first level. You can see all of it's main and hidden paths, including all of the items and enemies they entail.

Figuring Out the Game's Metrics

In order to build a level for a game, it's important to figure out the sizing and properties of the player and characters within said game. After extensive testing, here's what I found.

Planning Out the level - Map

This is the 2D map made to represent the eventual 3D level.

Planning Out the Level - Beat Map

This map was made to represent the different gameplay beats that would occur within the level, along with mapping out the level intensity.

Planning Out the Level - Molecule Diagram

This diagram was made to simplify the spatial relationships between the different areas in the level. To make it easier to visualize and read.

Greybox Level

Once the on-paper planning of the level was complete, it was time to start building the first version of the level that could be played. Playtesting went exceptionally well. The level was 90% where it needed to be. It's only critiques were that there needed to be more of a final challenge, and more reasons to go utilize the shortcuts back to previous areas.

Level Complete!

After making adjustments, such as adding more secrets and exploration, adding more tension filled moments, adding more signifiers, and adding a final boss, the level was complete!

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