It's been an incredible year for new games so far in 2025, with everything from expansive RPGs like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to creative new indie projects such as Blue Prince out there for players to discover and enjoy. Now, though, Xbox and id Software have come out with what very well could be one of the year's biggest Game of the Year contenders in DOOM: The Dark Ages. A prequel to DOOM 2016 and DOOM Eternal, The Dark Ages completes the narrative trilogy while introducing various new gameplay mechanics and other additions.
DOOM is arguably the most influential FPS franchise ever made, and the two modern titles that came before The Dark Ages are widely regarded as some of the best shooters in recent history. Because of that, many are curious to see what critics have to say about it — and now they don't have to wait any longer to find out. Ahead of its May 14 release date, reviews for The Dark Ages have gone up, with the game achieving a "Generally Favorable" score of 86/100 on Metacritic based on 47 evaluations across Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and PS5. Here are some quotes and scores to give you an idea of the range of opinions:
