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Doom: The Dark Ages

id Software

2025•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 19 hours

Taste attributes: actionfantasyscience fictionanimalsmonster/alien/supernaturalfastunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA fantastical shooter that is fast, expansive and unsavoury. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

84 / 100

165 ratings

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About This Game

A single-player first-person shooter and prequel to Doom (2016). Set in the dark medieval world of Argent D'Nur, players control the Doom Slayer in a grounded, weighty combat style that emphasizes strategic engagements over the acrobatic mobility of previous entries. The game introduces a Shield Saw for blocking and parrying, new melee weapons, and drivable vehicles including a cybernetic dragon and a massive mech. The narrative focuses on the Slayer's origin story with expanded cutscenes and character development.

Summary: IGDB

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...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionFantasyScience fictionAnimalsMonster/alien/supernaturalFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Keywords

ViolenceBloodyPrequelGoreGunExtreme violenceGuns and bulletsGore system

Where to play

Details

Developer: id Software
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Released: 15 May 2025
Series: Doom
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 19h normally, 33h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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