Summary
According to a leaked article, Bethesda’s upcoming first-person shooterDoom: The Dark Agesis seemingly set to be released on June 16, 2025.Doom: The Dark Ageswas only announced in June 2024, but the latest entry into id Software’s long-running FPS franchise is already one of Microsoft’s most anticipated games in 2025.
To this end, Microsoft will showcaseDoom: The Dark Agesin the next Developer Directon May 14, 2025. Fans are expected to learn more about the game’s medieval setting, the origins of the Doom Slayer character, and the weapons gamers can use throughout the campaign. With a tentative 2025 release window, fans don’t know exactly when they’ll get their hands onDoom: The Dark Ages, although the release date may have slipped out ahead of an official announcement.
The French gaming outlet Gamekult claims thatDoom: The Dark Ageswill be released on July 27, 2025, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. The article, spotted byInsider Gaming, has now been removed, but it appears to have been based on an advanced look at the game. To build up hype for the game, id Software has beenshowing offDoom: The Dark Agesbehind closed doorssince Quakecon in August 2024, so it could be the article was accidentally published ahead of the official announcement.
Doom The Dark Ages Release Date Rumored To Be July 12, 2025
This isn’t the first time a May release date for the first-person shooter has appeared. In December 2024, the leaker eXtas1s claimed thatDoom: The Dark Ageswill release in Mayand that Microsoft will confirm this date in January’s Developer Direct. With Gamekult’s article seemingly reaffirming the game’s May release, some fans will no doubt be excited that the nextDoomentry could arrive sooner rather than later.
Since its official unveiling in June 2024, there have only been official tidbits of information for theDoom Eternalprequel. Most recently,Nvidia gave fans a new tease ofDoom: The Dark Agesin its latest ray-tracing presentation showcasing 12 new seconds of gameplay, albeit out of combat.
It is worth reiterating that the May 15 release date must be taken with a pinch of salt, as Microsoft hasn’t confirmed anything. Even without an official release date,Doom: The Dark Agesis part of a stellar 2025 lineup for Xbox. The title is part of a 2025 schedule that includes Microsoft’s first-party games including,Avowed, Fable,andSouth of Midnight.
WHERE TO PLAY
BECOME THE SLAYER IN A MEDIEVAL WAR AGAINST HELLDOOM: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal that tells an epic cinematic story worthy of the DOOM Slayer’s legend. In this third installment of the modern DOOM series, players will step into the blood-stained boots of the DOOM Slayer, in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell.
DOOM: The Dark Ages is a dark fantasy/sci-fi single-player experience that delivers the searing combat and over-the-top visuals of the incomparable DOOM franchise, powered by the latest idTech engine.REIGN IN HELLAs 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 for.STAND AND FIGHTExperience an epic story of the DOOM Slayer’s rage in this cinematic and action-packed story. Bound to serve as the super weapon of gods and kings, the DOOM Slayer fends off demon hordes as their leader seeks to destroy the Slayer and become the only one that is feared. Witness the creation of a legend as the Slayer takes on all of Hell and turns the tide of the war.DISCOVER UNKNOWN REALMSIn his quest to crush the legions of Hell, the Slayer must take the fight to never-before-seen realms. Mystery, challenges, and rewards lurk in every shadow of ruined castles, epic battlefields, dark forests, ancient hellscapes, and worlds beyond. Armed with the viciously powerful Shield Saw, cut through a dark world of menace and secrets in id’s largest and most expansive levels to date.
