DOOM: The Dark Ages PC launch has been dismal, but not because it's a bad game — I'm not surprised if player counts are lower

DOOM: The Dark Ages.

We recently reported on DOOM: The Dark Ages underwhelming player counts on Steam for PC. While this is only a single metric, it's always a useful one to help the wider audience understand what's hot right now.

One question is whether the "Game Pass effect" is affecting it. After all, a month of Game Pass is cheaper than buying a game on Steam. But I really don't think it's just that, even if there may be some element of it at play.