DOOM: The Dark Ages is a culmination of the modern take on the classic FPS franchise, with deceptively deep combat and a commitment to an engrossing single-player experience. Building off the success of 2016's DOOM and the subsequent DOOM Eternal,

Doom: The Dark Ages is similar to the last two titles id Software has released: the 2016 reboot and 2020’s Doom: Eternal, but with fun tweaks and additions that offer you a brand new arsenal of weapons and upgrades for you to wield at your leisure. The Saw is its crown jewel.

Following Doom’s revelatory reboot in 2016 and its bigger but not necessarily better sequel in 2020, Doom: The Dark Ages is doing exactly what it needs to do: getting focused, and getting a lil’ weird with it.