Doom for Samsung Tizen TVs

July 9, 2026 · View on GitHub

A WebAssembly-powered port of Chocolate Doom packaged as a Samsung Tizen TV application.
This project uses Chocolate Doom compiled to WebAssembly via Emscripten and wraps it into a Tizen widget (.wgt) that runs directly on Samsung Smart TVs.

Features

Runs entirely on the TV (no streaming required)
Based on Chocolate Doom (faithful to the original)
Includes Doom Shareware (doom1.wad) by default
Supports Samsung TV remote control mapping
Optimized for Samsung Tizen TV devices
Simple installation using the Samsung Jellyfin Installer

Installation

1. Enable Developer Mode on your TV

From the Apps screen, press 1 2 3 4 5 on the remote
Toggle Developer Mode = ON
Enter your PC's LAN IP in Host PC IP
Reboot the TV

2. Install the `.wgt`

Install with Apps2Samsung

The easiest way to install the generated .wgt file on your Samsung TV is by using Apps2Samsung: Download the latest version from Apps2Samsung choose Tizen Community as release and choose doom. Launch Doom from the TV's app menu

Building

Requirements

Docker
Git

Quick Build

Run the build script to compile and extract the .wgt file:

Windows:

build.bat

Linux/Mac:

./build.sh

This will:

Build the Docker image with Chocolate Doom compiled to WebAssembly
Package it as a Tizen widget
Extract Doom.wgt to the current directory

Manual Build

If you prefer to build manually:

# Build the Docker image
docker build -t doom-tizen .

# Create and start a temporary container
docker create --name doom-tmp doom-tizen
docker start doom-tmp

# Extract the .wgt file
docker cp doom-tmp:/home/doom/Doom.wgt .

# Clean up
docker stop doom-tmp
docker rm doom-tmp

Using the Full Version

By default, this build includes the Doom Shareware (doom1.wad).

To play the full version:

Replace wasm/doom1.wad with your registered copy of Doom
Run the build script again:
```
build.bat  # or ./build.sh
```
Install the new Doom.wgt file on your TV

Note: You must own a legitimate copy of Doom to use the full game data.

Controls

Samsung TV Remote

Button	Action
Arrow Keys	Move forward/back, turn left/right
OK	Confirm in menus
RETURN	Open ESC menu
CHANNEL UP	Fire weapon
CHANNEL DOWN	Confirm quit (Y)
Red	Weapon 1
Green	Weapon 2
Yellow	Weapon 3
Blue	Weapon 4
Play	Show map
Rewind	Strafe left
Fast Forward	Strafe right

Controller

Button	Action
D-Pad / Left Stick	Move forward/back, turn left/right
A	Use / confirm in menus
B	Fire weapon
X	Show map
Y	Open ESC menu
Back	Open ESC menu
Start	Confirm in menus
LB	Strafe left
RB	Strafe right

Project Structure

doom-tizen/
├── chocolate-doom/     # Chocolate Doom as Git submodule
├── wasm/              # WebAssembly build output
│   ├── doom1.wad      # Doom Shareware WAD
│   ├── default.cfg    # Doom configuration
│   ├── index.html     # Game launcher
│   └── input.js       # Remote control handler
├── Dockerfile         # Build configuration
└── build.bat/sh       # Build scripts

Credits

Chocolate Doom - https://github.com/chocolate-doom/chocolate-doom
Emscripten Support - This project is made possible by the excellent work of jbaicoianu (James Baicoianu) who added Emscripten build target support to Chocolate Doom:
PR #1717 - Emscripten build target support
Tizen Installer - https://github.com/Jellyfin2Samsung/Samsung-Jellyfin-Installer
Emscripten - https://emscripten.org/

License

This project respects the licenses of all included software:

Chocolate Doom is licensed under GPL v2
Doom Shareware is freely redistributable
Original Doom game data requires a legitimate copy