DOOM: The Dark Ages — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| id Software Anniversary Sale! | 2026-02-05 | 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. |
| Steam Awards Finalist | DOOM: The Dark Ages | 2025-12-18 | 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 StyleWe're honored and hope with one final vote from all of you we can win this thing! |
| Update 3 | 2025-11-18 | 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 Difficulty tab, plus player-requested updates including bindable inputs for your active Melee Weapon and Shield Rune. 💢Ripatorium 2.0 We’ve added even more ways to customize the Ripatorium arena mode, including the ability to share and load presets from |
| Update 2.2 | 2025-10-15 | 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 AutodetectionOn first launch, the game will autodetect the optimal settings for handheld devices. Handheld First Launch Auto Detection is specific to handhelds. Players may further customize the settings based on personal preferencesSettings are now stored per device so players may customize their play experience on a per device basis👌Handheld PerformanceGeneral performance i |
| Update 2.1 Hotfix 1 | 2025-09-04 | 💢The Ripatorium😌Quality of Life ImprovementsPlayer’s selection of equipped guns, upgrades, melee weapon, and shield rune will now persist once adjustedAdded ammo and health pickups to Ripatorium arenas🐞Bug FixesFixed 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 executed while dazed Fixed the issue where Champion Vagary had a chance to spawn when the base Vagary was selected Fixed an issue where swapping any Shield Rune after starting the arena would cause some of the upgrades to no longer work, including Steadfast, Harvester, Bl |
| Update 2.1 | 2025-08-18 | Today's minor update for DOOM: The Dark Ages addresses the following:Fix for 1-frame jitter that can be caused by resolution scalingFix for VRS (Variable Rate Shading) setting not changing when applying defaultsIf you're still experiencing issues, please holler at our amazing Customer Service team here |
| Update 2 | 2025-08-07 | 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 RipatoriumIncludes a new Encounter Manager: Select type and quantity of demons to spawn Set a time limit to challenge yourself or turn on Endless mode Use the enemy respawn counter to craft your experience Includes 3 arenas: Arena 1 - City of Ry'uul Arena 2 - Village of KhalimArena 3 - Harbor of Souls La |
| June 2025 PC Update Hotfix | 2025-06-23 | 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 |
| June 2025 PC Update | Path Tracing (select NVIDIA GPUs) + Benchmark Mode | 2025-06-18 | 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 Support with DLSS Ray ReconstructionPath Tracing is officially supported on the range of NVIDIA GPUs, video settings and system requirements noted in the table below. Path Tracing, when combined with DLSS Ray Reconstruction adds accurate light bounce m |
| Update 1 Hotfix Release Notes | 2025-06-12 | 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 Achievement/Trophy upon obtaining the necessary upgradesICYMI check out the full Update 1 Release Notes here |
| Update 1 Release Notes | 2025-06-05 | 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 belowImprovements 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 during Atlan missions Sprint VFX are now disabled for auto-sprint General gameplay balance refinements (some of these were previously Active Tunables that have been removed from that article and committed to the game in Update 1). These are denoted below as: |
| Small Game Patch - 5/14 | 2025-05-14 | Today's update addresses the following: Updated startup messaging Fixed most instances of crashing at launch for some users |
| Small Game Patch - 5/13 | 2025-05-14 | Today's update includes the following change: Added new startup messaging for NVIDIA graphics card users |
| DOOM: The Dark Ages FAQ and Known Issues (Updated 5/19) | 2025-05-13 | 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 the following languages: English French Italian German Castilian Spanish LatAm Spanish Brazilian Portuguese Polish Japanese Russian DOOM: The Dark Ages supports localized text and subtitles with English voice in the following languages: Korean Simplified Chines |
| DOOM: The Dark Ages | Official Launch Trailer | 2025-05-09 | 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 for. Take flight atop the new fierce Mecha Dragon, stand tall in a massive Atlan mech, and beat demons to a pulp with the newly enhanced glory kill system. Only the Slayer has the power to wield these devastating tools of mayhem. Coming May 15, 2025. Pre |
| DOOM: The Dark Ages | Official Trailer 2 | 2025-04-24 | 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: https://x.com/DOOM/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doom/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/doom.com Threads: https://www.threads.net/@doom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DOOM Website: https://doom.bethesda.net/ Slayers Club: https://slayersclub.bethesda.net/ ESRB RATING: Mature for Blood and Gore and Intense Violence. |
| DOOM: The Dark Ages - Gameplay Deep Dive | 2025-01-23 | 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 here for the International Gear Store. For a summary of everything discussed in this gameplay deep dive, click here. |