Five years on from the release of Doom Eternal, developer id Software is hard at work making the series' next instalment, Doom: The Dark Ages, bigger and better than its predecessors, and according to them,

The Dark Ages will be released on May 15, 2025. The announcement, made during Xbox's January 2025 Developer Direct, came alongside a trailer highlighting some of the action game's new features, including the Doom Slayer's weapons,

DOOM: The Dark Ages will launch on May 15 with detailed PC requirements. Following yesterday's reveal that DOOM: The Dark Ages will shoot its way out on consoles and PC this May 15, we now also know the PC requirements needed to run the upcoming first-person shooter.

Doom: The Dark Ages developer id Software has explained the decision not to include multiplayer in the highly-anticipated prequel game. The upcoming shooter featured at yesterday's Xbox Developer Direct presentation as a May 15 release date for Xbox Series X/S, PC, PlayStation 5, and Game Pass was confirmed.

Here's a rundown of the specs you'll need at each tier for Doom: The Dark Ages. All of these tiers require Windows 10 or 11, as well as a 512GB or higher NVMe SSD with 100GB available.

But it was also a very different world then, one without the countless assortment of multiplayer shooter options we can choose from today. So while it's a little surprising as a matter of principle (or perhaps just nostalgia) that Doom: The Dark Ages doesn't have any multiplayer at all, it's also understandable.

We're fast approaching five years since the launch of Doom Eternal, and while Doom: The Dark Ages is shaping up to be a more stripped-back attempt at the Doom formula with its medieval aesthetic, the Doom: The Dark Ages system requirements feel straight out of the future.