Dalton Cooper
Game RantDoom: The Dark Ages Review
Published 5/9/2025
Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.
Scoring alignment
—
Score
80
-3 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalCritic Atlas
Making subjectivity useful.
PC / PlayStation 5 / Xbox Series X|S - 5/15/2025
DOOM: The Dark Ages
A medieval dark-fantasy prequel to DOOM 2016 and DOOM Eternal, built around heavier grounded first-person combat, shield parries, brutal melee tools, large-scale battles, and the Doom Slayer's war against Hell.
- Developer
- id Software
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
Personalization locked
Log in to see your personalized prediction.
Critic Atlas can compare your ratings and reviewer matches to estimate whether this game may land above or below consensus for you.
Critic average
83
Average of 21 scored external reviews.
User average
100
Average of 1 saved user rating.
Your rating
Log in to start calibrating.
Your ratings feed Matched Critics scoring alignment and Personalized Score. More rated games means more overlap with named critics.
Your review
Write a review
Share what stood out and who this game is for. Published reviews may be visible publicly; draft and private reviews stay yours.
Reflex / execution-heavyDefining · Curated baseline
Combat / action-focusedDefining · Curated baseline
Atmosphere-driven / aesthetic identityDefining · Curated baseline
Serious / dark / groundedStrongly · Curated baseline
Highly replayableStrongly · Curated baseline
Systems / mechanics-drivenStrongly · Curated baseline
Punishing / high-pressureStrongly · Curated baseline
Side-content richStrongly · Curated baseline
Show 12 more descriptors
Exploration-drivenModerately · Curated baseline
Buildcraft / customization-heavyModerately · Curated baseline
Loot / progression-drivenModerately · Curated baseline
Strategic / planning-heavySlightly · Curated baseline
Story / character-drivenSlightly · Curated baseline
Puzzle / logic-focusedSlightly · Curated baseline
Multiplayer / socialSlightly · Curated baseline
Short / focusedSlightly · Curated baseline
Unconventional / experimentalSlightly · Curated baseline
Whimsical / playful / lightheartedNot present · Curated baseline
Run-based / proceduralNot present · Curated baseline
Cozy / low-pressureNot present · Curated baseline
Bars show a weighted description signal from player answers and curated baseline data.
Help describe this game
Sign in to answer descriptor questions
Sign in to answer a few quick questions about this game.
Review coverage
Critic signal strength
Numeric critic scoring uses full scored reviews once available. Review-in-progress scores act as temporary early signal only until full review scores exist. Unscored reviews still count as coverage, but they are not included in the critic average.
High confidenceMixed response
Critic avg
83
21 scored reviews
Total coverage
23
2 unscored reviews
Score range
70–100
Lowest to highest scored review
Signal shape
Mixed response
Score range is 21–30 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 83 across 21 scored reviews, with a 30-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
How to read this
The average may hide important disagreement. Check the individual review cards and score deltas to see which critics landed above or below the pack.
Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band. 2 unscored reviews add coverage context without moving the critic average.
Score distribution
Shows how included scored reviews are clustered across the normalized 100-point scale.
21 included scored reviews
90–1007 reviews · 33%
80–8910 reviews · 48%
70–794 reviews · 19%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
Showing 21-23 of 23 matching critic reviews. 23 total critic reviews. Page 3 of 3.
Zack Zwiezen
KotakuDoom The Dark Ages: A Very Good FPS With Too Many Cutscenes
Published 5/9/2025
Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.
Scoring alignment
—
Score
Unscored
Review
Read originalNic Reuben
Rock Paper ShotgunDoom: The Dark Ages review
Published 5/9/2025
Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.
Rock Paper ShotgunText review
Scoring alignment
—
Score
Unscored
Recommended
Read originalPlayer reviews
Player reviews
No player reviews yet. Published reviews from Critic Atlas users will appear here. These are separate from external critic reviews.