[PC] Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition (2023) - Free Demo available - PEGI 18

It was an evolution of Wolfenstein 3d only as an early base concept, not in terms of technical aspects. Also, Doom had only been out for about a year, all while RotT was doing a number of things beyond what the Doom engine could do, like having the ability to have proper vertical gameplay and exploration(where you could have two areas on top of each other), walls/environment structures that could actually move, glass shattering, motion captured enemy animations, CD quality music, advanced audio effects(including voice), random level generator(and level editor), etc. So yea, the base of the engine may have come from Wolfenstein, but it was radically overhauled to have very little to do with the original anymore, much like you wouldn't say that Call of Duty Modern Warfare(the original) was just an evolution of Quake 3.

There are some who try and retroactively claim it was a dated game, but this was not in respect to Doom, which would similarly be in the same category. Even something like Heretic in 1994 was still built on the same Doom engine as Doom 1+2 and it showed. In reality, when RotT released in late 1994/early 1995, there wasn't any FPS that was meaningfully more advanced than it. Things did change quickly afterwards, but it's simply not correct to say it was dated, and it's certainly highly misleading to say it was just an evolution of Wolfenstein 3d. It was absolutely one of the most unique shooters of the time, and there's still very little quite like it. (edited)