Doom: The Dark Ages – Platforms & everything we know

A brand new Doom mainline game was announced at Xbox Games Showcase 2024 and is called Doom: The Dark Ages. Here’s everything we know about it and the platforms you’ll be able to play it on.

After a five-year wait, the rumored Doom mainline game was finally announced at Xbox Games Showcase 2024 and is called Doom: The Dark Ages. Since the leaked FTC documents back in September 2023 revealed a mainline game in the works, Bethesda and id Software have revealed what the next game that takes Doom Slayer to a medieval age would look like.

While the reveal is still fresh and players got a look at the gameplay with the reveal trailer, here’s everything you need to know about Doom: The Dark Ages.

Doom: The Dark Ages trailer & gameplay

The official reveal trailer for Doom: The Dark Ages was announced on June 9, 2024, at Xbox Games Showcase 2024. The trailer showed 2 minutes of action-packed gameplay and started with the lines, “Before he became the hero, he was the super weapon of Gods and Kings.”

The clip followed Doom Slayer donning a fur cape and slaying demons in a medieval age where giants and dragons existed with evil kings. Doom Slayer can also be seen holding a shield, a chainsaw blade, a double-barrel shotgun, and a spiked ball chain that he slays his enemies with.

He can also be seen riding a Dragon and wearing an exo-suit to battle a demigod like Surtur from Norse mythology. The trailer consisted of trademark Doom gameplay full of metal rock music, dismemberment, ultimate takedowns, and best of all – Doom Slayer’s dragon eliminating an enemy with his fire.

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You’ll be able to tame and ride dragons in the game.

Doom: The Dark Ages platforms

Doom: The Dark Ages will be released on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 in 2025.

While Microsoft’s purchase of Bethesda had many questioning if future Doom games would be platform exclusives, Sony confirmed a PS5 release on social media after Xbox’s showcase.

Furthermore, it will also be released on Day One on Xbox Game Pass so subscribers of the service will be able to play it on the release date for free.

We’ll keep this hub updated with all the latest news and coverage about Doom: The Dark Ages as more info is released.