DOOM: The Dark Ages

The Slayer in a medieval war against Hell

Released on 15 May 2025 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, DOOM: The Dark Ages is a single-player game telling the DOOM Slayer’s origins in a dark fantasy setting. It focuses on more grounded combat, with the Super Shotgun, a new versatile Shield Saw and melee weapons, larger levels to explore, plus sequences piloting a mecha dragon and a giant Atlan mech. Difficulty is customisable. The Revelations campaign expansion, sold separately, launched in July 2026.

What the press says

Push Square praises outstanding gunplay and combat, an excellent Shield Saw and mace, fun exploration in bigger levels and industry-leading audio design, but finds the mech and dragon sections poor and the story throwaway. GamingBolt, highly enthusiastic, lauds the arsenal, the demons, the boss fights, exploration and the visuals, while noting a story that may not appeal to everyone and somewhat too straightforward progression.

Platforms and price

On 12 November 2026 the standard edition is listed at €49.99 on Steam, the PlayStation Store and the Xbox Store, and the Premium Edition (game, Revelations expansion, digital artbook and soundtrack, skin pack) at €69.99. On Xbox the purchase is Play Anywhere (Xbox and Windows PC) and the game is also included in Game Pass, a subscription not used as a purchase price. No retailer offer or physical edition was verified for this survey.

Who is it for?

Fans of fast FPS games and of the DOOM series, and newcomers too thanks to the difficulty settings. It is rated PEGI 18 for violence, so it is not suitable for children.

Press average

The score block above shows the press average computed from original reviews of the PS5 version, checked on 12 November 2026: Push Square 8/10 and GamingBolt 9/10. Each score is converted to /20 and averaged with equal weight. This summary is not a hands-on review.