DOOM: The Dark Ages
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Playing now
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All-time peak
31,401May 2025
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| Community | id Software Anniversary Sale! For a limited time the entire id Software catalog is up to 80% off including the deepest ever discount of 66.6% for DOOM: The Dark Ages. | — | |
| Community | Steam Awards Finalist | DOOM: The Dark Ages Thank you to everyone who's already voted in the early rounds to make DOOM: The Dark Ages a Steam Awards Finalist in the following category: · Outstanding Visual Style We're honored and hope with one final vote from all of you we can win this thing! | — | |
| Major update | Update 3 Update 3 for DOOM: The Dark Ages introduces Ripatorium 2.0, offering additional Encounter Presets, deeper customization options, additional jukebox tracks and the ability to share your custom encounters on a per-round basis via Passcode sharing. This update also includes Campaign quality-of-life updates such as the Brink of Death feature now selectable between Normal and Hard settings via the D… | — | |
| Major update | Update 2.2 Update 2.2 includes general bug fixes and combat encounter adjustments for all platforms. It also introduces new handheld optimizations and quality of life updates including DOOM: The Dark Ages now being Steam Deck Verified. 👋New Handheld Optimizations ✨Handheld Setting Autodetection · On first launch, the game will autodetect the optimal settings for handheld devices. Handheld First Launch Au… | 20310432 | |
| Game update | Update 2.1 Hotfix 1 💢The Ripatorium 😌Quality of Life Improvements · Player’s selection of equipped guns, upgrades, melee weapon, and shield rune will now persist once adjusted · Added ammo and health pickups to Ripatorium arenas 🐞Bug Fixes · Fixed the crash issue during combat with too many enemy AI present in the Ripatorium as well as in the campaign · Fixed the issue with the base Vagary not dying when execut… | 19829273 | |
| Game update | Update 2.1 Today's minor update for DOOM: The Dark Ages addresses the following: · Fix for 1-frame jitter that can be caused by resolution scaling · Fix for VRS (Variable Rate Shading) setting not changing when applying defaults If you're still experiencing issues, please holler at our amazing Customer Service team here | 19588044 | |
| Major update | Update 2 This update adds the Ripatorium, an endless arena mode that lets players set up their own combat encounters within 3 unique arenas using a simple menu interface. Also included are two new DOOM Slayer skins (see below for unlock criteria), a loopable demo for Benchmark Mode on PC and a slew of other improvements and bug fixes ✨New Content 💢The Ripatorium Includes a new Encounter Manager: · · Se… | — | |
| Game update | June 2025 PC Update Hotfix June 2025 PC Update Hotfix is now available. We've updated the required driver messaging in the launcher to match Nvidia + AMD's latest recommended driver. Nvidia example below: ICYMI check out the full June 2025 PC Update Release Notes here | — | |
| In-game event | June 2025 PC Update | Path Tracing (select NVIDIA GPUs) + Benchmark Mode This June 2025 PC Update is exclusive to the PC versions of the game. It adds Path Tracing support with Ray Reconstruction for select NVIDIA GPUs. Also included in this update is a brand-new Benchmark Mode that lets PC gamers measure their system’s performance on a variety of settings. Additionally, this update resolves some known issues present in the previous version of the game. Path Tracing… | — | |
| Game update | Update 1 Hotfix Release Notes Update 1 Hotfix is now available on all platforms and resolves degraded visuals appearing as increased graininess and/or blurriness in some video settings configurations. Shoutout to our community for helping identify the issue so we could quickly address it! Note: Thanks for your patience while we continue to investigate why some PlayStation 5 users have been unable to unlock the Berserker Ach… | 18673807 | |
| In-game event | Update 1 Release Notes Update 1 is the first major patch for DOOM: The Dark Ages which brings general game balance refinements, improves the audio mix and fixes the bugs noted below Improvements and Adjustments · Adjusted audio mix so music and sound effects are more balanced at Default levels (For best results we recommend you reset audio settings to Default) · Reduced the amount of time health drops remain active d… | 18496767 | |
| Game update | Small Game Patch - 5/14 Today's update addresses the following: · Updated startup messaging · Fixed most instances of crashing at launch for some users | — | |
| Game update | Small Game Patch - 5/13 Today's update includes the following change: · Added new startup messaging for NVIDIA graphics card users | — | |
| Community | DOOM: The Dark Ages FAQ and Known Issues (Updated 5/19) Notice · Issue : Users with NVIDIA GPUs running the latest drivers who have AMD Ryzen CPUs may experience persistent crashes at launch. · ㄴ Resolution : To prevent or resolve this issue, either disable the integrated GPU in Windows Device Manager or download and install AMD driver version 25.4.1 . What languages does DOOM: The Dark Ages support? DOOM: The Dark Ages supports voice and text in th… | — | |
| Community | DOOM: The Dark Ages | Official Launch Trailer Enjoy the Official Launch Trailer for DOOM: The Dark Ages Stand And Fight as the super weapon of gods and kings, shred enemies with devastating favorites like the Super Shotgun while also wielding a variety of new bone-chewing weapons, including the versatile Shield Saw. Players will stand and fight on the demon-infested battlefields in the vicious, grounded combat the original DOOM is famous f… | — | |
| Community | DOOM: The Dark Ages | Official Trailer 2 Enjoy Official Trailer #2 for DOOM: The Dark Ages Coming May 15, 2025. Pre-order now for up to 2-days Early Access! For more information on all things DOOM: The Dark Ages and id Software, follow these channels and join the Slayers Club. Twitter: Instagram: Bluesky: Threads: Facebook: Website: Slayers Club: ESRB RATING: Mature for Blood and Gore and Intense Violence. | — | |
| Community | DOOM: The Dark Ages - Gameplay Deep Dive Join Marty, Hugo and the team at id Software as we journey into our first gameplay deep dive for DOOM: The Dark Ages! Coming May 15, 2025. Pre-order now for up to 2-days Early Access! For a full transcript of the above video, click here . Check out this article for PC Minimum Specs. For those looking to preorder the physical Collector's Bundle, click here for the North America Gear Store and he… | — |
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