The fact you have to look up a walkthrough to even progress apart from running around aimlessly is horrible. Couldn't even get out of the first house

Somehow wound up in the backrooms, which while fun when it initially happens was rather annoying after realizing there was no escape.

One star because the bit I saw was impressive mapping. The other star is because they got this to work in Doom.

My House isn't just a map; it's a mind-bending journey through the twisted labyrinth of Mackola's creativity. The symbolism, from the sinks to the dark world, is a testament to the chaotic nature of the Shovelware experience. The random skulls, evil dog encounters, and the greyscale journey culminating in a showdown with Shrek (standing in for Duds__) in a Shovelware graveyard create an immersive experience. This map is more than a tribute; it's a psychedelic trip into Mackola's world. Rating it is an insult; it transcends conventional scoring, deserving recognition as a unique expression of gaming art.

Score: Scale not high enough, transcends convential scoring

We booted up the .wad instead of the .pk3 or whatever because we don't know anything about doom. We got all the keys in the house and finished the level. After playing like 7 more levels of regular doom 2 we figured something was up and realized we were doing it wrong.

As someone with no real experience with doom or doom mods I thought it was pretty cool. I was mostly just found the atmosphere, architecture, stange geometry stuff very engaging. Very fun to explore. We did use a guide, I don't think we would have seen much at all if we were trying to figure it out on our own. It was fun though. I didn't really try to follow the narrative at all, and im not interested in the meta fictional stuff surrounding the game. This was cool though. Got me to play some doom, which is actually fun, and I'd be interested seeing what other weird mod stuff exists.

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of Doom II mods, but it is very rare that one becomes distinguished enough to attract attention outside of the Doom community. MyHouse.wad is a simple map of the house of a childhood friend of the author. There's definitely nothing else here. The less you know about this game going in, the better. I will say that this is not a traditional mod, and even if you don't care for Doom, it's still worth your time, as the normal monster hunting gameplay isn't the focus here, it's the level design. Even if it's very obtuse as to what you're supposed to be doing, casual exploration can be just as rewarding as actually making progress. Good luck.

My pasta?
CREEPY
My spaces?
LIMINAL
My pyro?
CYNICAL
My gaming?
RETRO
My doom?
MODDED
My house?
OF LEAVES
My sex?
GAY

playing doom WADs to me is like playing some random browser-based game
i dont expect much of it, i know its not gonna be a huge time sink
but i know i'll probably be entertained by it (at least for a little bit) and if i'm not, i can just drop it and literally forget about it
and honestly
thats exactly what this was
but longer, and more involved (i looked up the originating forum thread and read through it all after i played through it once)
this game has a backstory if you search for it, but it doesn't really "explain" the whole plot of the game, which i think is done on purpose because it very much feels like a personal, private project made public
i dont really have much else to say without spoiling this game (and honestly i'm not even sure there's much to talk about regarding the quality of the story since it plays more like an autobiography than a story)
if you have a few hours free, don't want to commit several days into something, and know how to set up gzdoom (it's not hard at all trust me), give this a try
even if it doesn't intrigue you too much, i don't think it'll leave you with a sour taste in your mouth and you get to tell people you play doom WADs (like me!)