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Before the reboot, there was a war. A medieval Doom where the Slayer brings a shield saw, a dragon and a giant mech.

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Doom: The Dark Ages (2025) goes back in time, before Doom (2016), to show the Doom Slayer at war in a dark, medieval world. Heavier and more grounded than Doom Eternal, it is built around a shield saw that blocks, parries and cuts.

Between the battles on foot, you ride a dragon and pilot a towering mech in id Software’s biggest Doom yet.

Developer
id Software
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks

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Steam users

Very Positive

88% of 32,585 reviews

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Metacritic

85/100

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OpenCritic

86/100

2026

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IGN

9/10

Mitchell Saltzman · May 9, 2025

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GameSpot

8/10

Alessandro Barbosa · May 9, 2025

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Releases

Platform Release date Region Edition Media
PlayStation 5 May 15, 2025 WW
Digital (PlayStation Store)
Physical (Bethesda Softworks)
Xbox Series X and Series S May 15, 2025 WW
Digital (Microsoft Store)
Physical (Bethesda Softworks)
Microsoft Windows May 15, 2025 WW
Digital (Microsoft Store)