DOOM: The Dark Ages Receives New Game Mode Update
At Quakecon 2025, Bethesda and Id Software unveiled a thrilling new update for Doom: The Dark Ages, introducing the Ruthless Game Mode - Endless Arena with an array of customizable battle options!
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New Game Mode and Updates in DOOM: The Dark Ages - Ruthless Endless Arena & More
Bethesda and Id Software released a free update for Doom: The Dark Ages at Quakecon 2025. The update introduces the Ruthless Game Mode: Endless Arena, alongside campaign adjustments. This Endless Arena allows players to customize their battles by selecting from three distinct arenas, with options for music, demon types, enemy wave numbers, time limits, and difficulty levels. The development teams plan to expand this mode in future updates. Additionally, the update features a brand-new benchmark mode for PC, two new unlockable skins, new difficulty controls, weapon balance adjustments, refined demon AI, and numerous bug fixes. For a complete list of changes, visit the official website.
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Game info
- Official Name
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Brief Summary
- DOOM: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal that tells the epic cinematic origin story of the DOOM Slayer’s rage. Players will step into the blood-stained boots of the DOOM Slayer, in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell.
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S
- Released
- May 15, 2025
- Genre
- Shooter
- Play Modes
- Single player
- Content Rating
- 19+
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), English, Korean
- Genre
- id Software
- Genre
- Bethesda Softworks
- Ratings
- 85/100 (82 reviews)
