Doom: The Dark Ages has seen 3 million gamers since popping out final week, but Bethesda has but to announce a gross sales determine for the sport.
A social media post from Bethesda confirmed that Doom: The Dark Ages is the largest launch in id Software program’s historical past by participant rely, getting to three million seven instances sooner than 2020’s Doom Everlasting.
It’s price digging into the small print on these numbers. Doom: The Dark Ages launched throughout PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X and S on Might 15, 2025. Steam is the one platform that makes participant numbers public, so let’s begin there.
On Steam, Doom: The Dark Ages hit a peak concurrent participant rely of 31,470, and has a 24-hour peak of 16,328 concurrent gamers. Doom: Everlasting hit a peak concurrent participant rely of 104,891 5 years in the past, a determine that makes The Dark Ages appear to be it struggled comparatively on Valve’s platform. 2016’s Doom, for further context, has a peak concurrent participant rely of 44,271 on Steam, a determine set 9 years in the past.
Nonetheless, we should think about the Recreation Cross impact when fascinated with these numbers. Doom: The Dark Ages was a day-one launch throughout Recreation Cross for each Xbox consoles and PC. There can be various individuals who dipped into The Dark Ages through Recreation Cross, somewhat than pay the $69.99 it prices to purchase the sport in the U.S.
Maybe, from Microsoft’s perspective, that’s completely wonderful. It desires to promote PC Recreation Cross and Xbox Recreation Cross Final subscriptions in spite of everything. But we’ve seen video games promote properly whereas additionally launching day-one on Recreation Cross, such because the $50 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Clair Obscur has offered a formidable 2 million copies, regardless of additionally launching on Recreation Cross. Doom: The Dark Ages is dearer — may its value have put some individuals off?
Which leads me to the subsequent level: Bethesda has introduced 3 million gamers for Doom: The Dark Ages, but not a gross sales determine. It’s an analogous method it took when celebrating the success of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, which has seen 4 million gamers whereas additionally launching day-one on Recreation Cross. Coincidentally, Ubisoft additionally introduced 3 million gamers for Murderer’s Creed: Shadows, somewhat than arduous gross sales.
In fact, solely Bethesda and Microsoft will know if Doom: The Dark Ages has hit no matter inner targets it has set. However it’s secure to say that the three million participant rely suggests Doom: The Dark Ages has completed significantly properly on console and Recreation Cross, whereas maybe struggling on Steam.
IGN’s Doom: The Dark Ages evaluation returned a 9/10. We mentioned: “Doom: The Dark Ages might strip away the mobility focus of Doom Everlasting, but replaces it with a really weighty and highly effective type of play that’s completely different from something the collection has completed earlier than, and nonetheless immensely satisfying in its personal manner.”
Wesley is Director, Information at IGN. Discover him on Twitter at @wyp100. You’ll be able to attain Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.