Doom: The Dark Ages

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Doom: The Dark Ages

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2025

DOOM: The Dark Ages Premium Edition INCLUDES: - Base Game - Campaign DLC ** - Digital Artbook and Soundtrack - Divinity Skin Pack **DLC availability to be provided at a later date.

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Story

Long before the demonic invasions of Mars and Earth, the Night Sentinels of Argent D'Nur and their allies the Maykrs wage a desperate war against the forces of Hell, who seek a powerful artifact known as the Heart of Argent. The Doom Slayer, empowered by the Maykrs, is deployed to turn the tide in favor of humanity. However, his master Kreed Maykr suppresses the Slayer's free will through a device called the Tether, keeping him under control as a weapon rather than a warrior. When Hell's commander, Prince Ahzrak, shifts strategy and focuses on locating the Heart rather than confronting the Slayer directly, the balance of the war begins to shift. As betrayals mount and alliances fracture between the Sentinels and the Maykrs, the Slayer must break free of his chains and fight not only the demons but the forces that claim to be his allies.

Series

Part of the Doom series. 2 more games here.

Details

Release date: 15 May 2025
Developer: id Software
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Engine: id Tech 8
Game modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Science fiction
Genres: Shooter
Platforms: Series X|S, PC, PS5
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Series: Doom
Anticipated by: 197 people before release
Type: Main Game
Rated for (ESRB): Blood and Gore, Intense Violence
Rated for (PEGI): Violence
Rated for (CERO): Violence
Rated for (GRAC): Violence
Rated for (ClassInd): Violência Extrema (Extreme Violence)
Companies: Bethesda Softworks (Publisher), id Software (Developer)
Also known as: DOOM: The Dark Ages, idTechLauncher.exe

Release Dates

PS5: May 15, 2025
Series X|S: May 15, 2025
PC: May 13, 2025
PC: May 15, 2025

Platforms and Makers

Xbox Series X|S • gen 9

PC (Microsoft Windows)

PlayStation 5 • gen 9

id Tech 8

Bethesda Softworks • Publisher

id Software • Developer

Engine

id Tech 8

The id Tech 8 game engine, used by Doom: The Dark Ages, was released on May 15, 2025 and is a technological successor of the id Tech 7 engine, which powered Doom Eternal. It features "all-new dynamic interactive ray-traced lighting and shadows, higher-fidelity image quality, increased gore and destructible environments," and more. At Developer_Direct 2025, id Software revealed gameplay details[14] and the PC specifications[15] for Doom: The Dark Ages, which is powered by their id Tech 8 engine and was released on May 15, 2025. The id Tech 8 engine increases the maximum number of on-screen enemies and supports path tracing and realistic game physics, featuring destructible environments. It is the first generation of id Tech engine that requires dedicated raytracing-enabled hardware, primarily due to the lighting to be fully raytraced global illumination.

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Interface: English, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Arabic, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, French, Spanish (Mexico)
Audio: English, Italian, German, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Japanese, French, Spanish (Spain)
Subtitles: English, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Arabic, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese

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