DOOM: The Dark Ages DLC ‘Revelations’
DOOM: The Dark Ages will add a new Slaughter Mode on November 16, 2026, available only to owners of the Revelations DLC.
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Bethesda and id Software are releasing a Slaughter Mode for DOOM: The Dark Ages on November 16, 2026, according to multiple outlets reporting on the same day. Insider Gaming, Shane the Gamer, Push Square, FullCleared, Gematsu, and the official Slayers Club all confirmed the launch date. Shane the Gamer specified that the mode will be accessible only to players who own the Revelations DLC. The Slaughter Mode is described as an endless, wave-based horde mode that brings replayable runs to the single-player campaign. Push Square called the combination of DOOM: The Dark Ages and horde mode "a match made in heaven." The base game, released earlier in 2026, is a prequel to DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal, featuring the Doom Slayer in a medieval dark-fantasy setting with new weapons such as the Shield Saw and vehicles including a mech dragon and an Atlan mech. The Revelations DLC itself was announced alongside the mode, though the sources provided do not detail its full content beyond gating access to Slaughter Mode. No price for the DLC or the mode was mentioned in the coverage.
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Quick answers
When does Slaughter Mode launch for DOOM: The Dark Ages?
Slaughter Mode launches on November 16, 2026, according to Insider Gaming, Shane the Gamer, Push Square, FullCleared, Gematsu, and the Slayers Club.
Who can access Slaughter Mode?
Only players who own the Revelations DLC will be able to access Slaughter Mode, as reported by Shane the Gamer.
What is DOOM: The Dark Ages?
DOOM: The Dark Ages is a prequel to DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal, featuring the Doom Slayer in a medieval dark-fantasy setting with new weapons like the Shield Saw and vehicles such as a mech dragon and Atlan mech, per Insider Gaming's description of the base game.
Coverage (11)
- Doom: The Dark Ages getting a new roguelike game mode later this month www.gamingnexus.com · 1d ago
- Slaughter Mode Brings Endless Runs to DOOM: The Dark Ages FullCleared · 1d ago
- DOOM: The Dark Ages Slaughter Mode Lands November 16, but Only for Revelations Owners Shane the Gamer · 1d ago
- DOOM: The Dark Ages Slaughter Mode Arrives November 16 Insider Gaming · 1d ago
- DOOM: The Dark Ages and Horde Mode Is a Match Made in Heaven Push Square · 1d ago
- Slaughter Mode arrives to DOOM: The Dark Ages Slayers Club · 1d ago
- DOOM: The Dark Ages DLC ‘Revelations’ Gematsu · 1d ago
- Hugo Martin returns as id Software begins work on its next game KitGuru · 1d ago
- Bethesda Celebrates Xbox 25 with id Software & MachineGames News Bethesda.net · 1d ago
- DOOM The Dark Ages: Massacre Mode is coming, id Software working on a new game MondoXbox · 1d ago
- DOOM: The Dark Ages: New "Slaughter Mode" sends you into an endless loop PlayFront · 1d ago
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