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Game entry

Doom: The Dark Ages

2025 · FPS · PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S · Bethesda Softworks

Doom: The Dark Ages holds position no. 848 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,606 ELO points and 50% of duels won out of 139 played. Of the 4 duels that pitted it against Grand Theft Auto V, it has won 1 and lost 3. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 8 out of 87 (2025).

World rank

no. 848

ELO score

1,606

Wins

50%

Duels played

139

Join the debate · 40

About Doom: The Dark Ages

A single-player first-person shooter and prequel to Doom (2016). Set in the dark medieval world of Argent D'Nur, players control the Doom Slayer in a grounded, weighty combat style that emphasizes strategic engagements over the acrobatic mobility of previous entries. The game introduces a Shield Saw for blocking and parrying, new melee weapons, and drivable vehicles including a cybernetic dragon and a massive mech. The narrative focuses on the Slayer's origin story with expanded cutscenes and character development.

The community says

Not sure this ranking really reflects what people think of it. The win rate sits around half, which for me signals a genuinely divided fanbase rather than a…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,606 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Doom: The Dark Ages sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 845 Final Fantasy V 1,606
  2. 846 Psychonauts 2 1,606
  3. 847 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl 1,606
  4. 848 Doom: The Dark Ages 1,606
  5. 849 Sam & Max Hit the Road 1,606
  6. 850 SimCity 1,606
  7. 851 Pragmata 1,606

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The standing

Where Doom: The Dark Ages ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Doom: The Dark Ages stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 8 out of 87 (2025).

Where Doom: The Dark Ages ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 848 5,035
FPS 98 451
2020s 86 855
2025 8 87

The community

The debate

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  1. IronPlayer

    Not sure this ranking really reflects what people think of it. The win rate sits around half, which for me signals a genuinely divided fanbase rather than a bad game.

    TurboLegend

    Un 47% ne tranche rien, ça confirme juste que personne n'est d'accord.

  2. Max_1984

    Soy parcial, lo admito, llevo defendiéndolo desde que salió, but I still think this ranking undersells it against these rivals.

  3. Bayer15

    I've only put maybe fifteen hours into it so far, but the combat loop already feels more deliberate than what Half-Life offers, even if the pacing of the older game still wins for me overall.

  4. Alaina_61

    The shield saw combat is genuinely satisfying, my wallet disagrees since I keep buying skins I definitely do not need, but the pacing in the middle stretch drags a bit for me.

  5. MertieHunter

    Replayed it recently: the shield saw combat holds up fine, the pacing drags in a few stretches compared to the last one.

    LootLegend68

    J'y ai joué tout un printemps entre deux missions de boulot, franchement le rythme m'a plus lassé qu'autre chose sur la fin.

    ComboRunner

    Lo jugué justo cuando salió, tenía unas semanas libres y me metí de cabeza, el escudo se volvió casi una obsesión, hasta lo usaba cuando no hacía falta.

    Jaime_95

    Replying to ComboRunner

    Yo también me obsesioné con el escudo ese verano.

    NoémiRex

    Replying to ComboRunner

    Mon frère y jouait pendant que je faisais autre chose à côté, et cette histoire d'obsession avec le bouclier, je l'ai vue de mes yeux.

    Moral2003

    el ritmo que a otros les cuesta a mí me recordó más a otra época del género, más plantado, menos frenético

    Navas46

    Contra Half-Life siempre me pasa lo mismo, prefiero el ritmo más pausado del otro sin dudarlo.

    IrenePlayer

    Replying to LootLegend68

    Le metí unas veinte horas nada más, y ese cansancio en el ritmo que mencionas también me pasó a mí con él.

    LuckyAce2

    Fair, the pacing dips are real but the combat carries it through.

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