Archive EntryPreservation Record

DOOM Eternal

Shelf markLIB-0212

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2023Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: DOOM Eternal
Release: 2020 (March 20) · 2020 (Nintendo Switch digital, December 8) · 2023 (Limited Run Games #154)
Developer: id Software · Panic Button
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks · Limited Run Games
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Region: Region-free · Switch Limited Run #154 · HAC-P-A6SVA
Medium: Nintendo Switch game card · Limited Run Games edition
Subjects: First-Person Shooter · Action · DOOM · Lineage · Limited Run Games · Preservation

Archival Status

Custody: Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy: Nintendo Switch game card in retail case · Limited Run Games #154 edition
Filed: October 5, 2026

Curator Notes

DOOM Eternal follows the Doom Slayer to an Earth overrun by Hell, adding a dash, a shoulder-mounted flamethrower, and a wrist blade to the 2016 game’s combat. It released on March 20, 2020. Panic Button’s Nintendo Switch version was digital-only at launch on December 8, 2020, adding gyro aiming. Limited Run Games produced its physical edition as Switch Limited Run #154, taking pre-orders in 2022. The filing follows DOOM (2016) in the DOOM lineage.

Collection Documentation

The retained object is Switch Limited Run #154, Limited Run Games’ standard physical edition of DOOM Eternal, with a reversible cover. Dedicated artifact views of the individual copy have not yet been filed; the gallery below is held open for that documentation.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware: Nintendo Switch; compatible Nintendo Switch family hardware
Original Hardware: Nintendo Switch
Playback Compatibility: Nintendo Switch software is region-free. The retained game card is the primary access copy and runs on any Nintendo Switch console.
Preservation Concerns: Game cards are flash media; long-term charge retention, contact wear, and loss of the small card from its case are the principal risks. The base campaign is on the card; The Ancient Gods expansions are paid downloads, and later updates and online content depend on Nintendo’s servers.
Edition History: Released March 20, 2020 on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One; Nintendo Switch eShop December 8, 2020. Limited Run Games issued the physical edition (HAC-P-A6SVA) as Switch Limited Run #154 in standard, SteelBook, Special, and Ultimate editions.
Access Status: Limited Run Games’s physical edition was a limited production and now circulates through the secondary market. The digital Switch edition was issued separately on the Nintendo eShop.

Connections

Archival Lineage: LIB-0211DOOM (2017)
LIB-0212DOOM Eternal (2023)this filing
LIB-0086DOOM: The Dark Ages (2025)
Series: DOOM
Editorial Record: Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

Reference photography of the preserved copy held by Bloodsoaked Media. Each view records the edition, materials, and condition of the work in custody.

Space is reserved for official artwork verification, collection photography, scans, and supplementary archival media. Nothing is forced into the record until documentation is filed.

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

Oct 5, 2026
Collection Documentation entered
Oct 5, 2026
Connections established
DOOM recorded.
Oct 5, 2026
Official artwork entered
Official Nintendo Switch front cover filed under the Library accession path.
Oct 5, 2026
Curator Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Filed into the Library
Accessioned as LIB-0212.
Oct 5, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Published to the public shelf