Overview
- Doom: The Dark Ages launches globally on May 15 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with preloading available from May 11 at midnight UTC.
- Premium Edition purchasers can access the game two days early on May 13, with a $35 upgrade option for Xbox Game Pass subscribers.
- The game introduces a slower, shield-based combat system, replacing the Doom Slayer’s mobility-focused abilities with parrying and strategic defense mechanics.
- Players can explore a 20–25-hour single-player campaign across 22 stages, including large-scale Siege battles, mech combat, and dragon-riding sequences.
- Despite Microsoft’s ownership of id Software, the game supports a multiplatform release strategy, debuting simultaneously on PS5, Xbox, and PC, with day-one availability on Xbox Game Pass.