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Doom: The Dark Ages
- id Software
- May 15, 2025
- Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
About Doom: The Dark Ages
A single-player first-person shooter and prequel to Doom (2016). Set in the dark medieval world of Argent D'Nur, players control the Doom Slayer in a grounded, weighty combat style that emphasizes strategic engagements over the acrobatic mobility of previous entries. The game introduces a Shield Saw for blocking and parrying, new melee weapons, and drivable vehicles including a cybernetic dragon and a massive mech. The narrative focuses on the Slayer's origin story with expanded cutscenes and character development.
Time to Beat
- Main + Extras
- 19.3h
- Completionist
- 33.3h
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Patch Notes
DOOM: The Dark Ages Update 4 Hotfix 2 Tunes Combat and Fixes More Progression Bugs
DOOM: The Dark Ages received Update 4 Hotfix 2 on all platforms, according to the official Steam announcement. The patch…
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DOOM: The Dark Ages DLC Gets a 50% Cut Just Three Weeks After Launch
DOOM: The Dark Ages players who bought the Revelations expansion at launch may not be thrilled by its latest price…
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id Software Says Its Doom Team Is Still Standing After Layoffs
id Software co-studio director and DOOM: The Dark Ages director Hugo Martin addressed the studio’s layoffs during a Slayers Club…
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Patch Notes
DOOM: The Dark Ages Hotfix Fixes Progression Traps, but Resets Keybinds
DOOM: The Dark Ages received Update 4 Hotfix 1 on July 14, addressing a handful of problems tied to the…
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DOOM: The Dark Ages’ Revelations Expansion Lands Among 2026’s Critical Favorites
DOOM: The Dark Ages – Revelations has quickly become one of the highest-rated releases of 2026. The expansion currently holds…
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id Software Says It Still Has the Team to Make DOOM and Quake
id Software has addressed the recent Xbox layoffs, saying the studio still has enough staff to continue developing the games…
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Patch Notes
DOOM: The Dark Ages Update 4 brings Revelations and a bigger Ripatorium
DOOM: The Dark Ages has added Revelations Update 4, and this one is a lot more than a small cleanup…
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Doom: The Dark Ages is getting a cleaner PS5 Pro image in July
PlayStation said Free Update 4 will arrive alongside Doom: The Dark Ages | Revelations on July 7, and PS5 Pro…
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Patch Notes
DOOM: The Dark Ages Update 3 Adds Ripatorium 2.0 and New Custom Rules
Patch 1.011, released November 18 for PC and consoles, turns Ripatorium into a round-based mode with per-round passcode sharing, new…
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Doom: The Dark Ages
Developed by id Software
A single-player first-person shooter and prequel to Doom (2016). Set in the dark medieval world of Argent D'Nur, players control the Doom Slayer in a grounded, weighty combat style that emphasizes strategic engagements over the acrobatic mobility of previous entries. The game introduces a Shield Saw for blocking and parrying, new melee weapons, and drivable vehicles including a cybernetic dragon and a massive mech. The narrative focuses on the Slayer's origin story with expanded cutscenes and character development.
- Genre Shooter
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Perspective First person
- Modes Single player
- Release May 15, 2025
- Publisher Bethesda Softworks
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Age Rating
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Time to Beat
- Main + Extras
- 19.3h
- Completionist
- 33.3h