After months of anticipation and a confirmation on the Xbox Games Showcase in June, id Software’s first major expansion for DOOM: The Dark Ages has arrived. DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations launched yesterday, July 7, 2026, priced at $19.99 as a standalone purchase and included at no additional cost for Premium Edition owners.
The expansion picks up the Slayer’s story in a brand new setting: a frozen-over Hell called Purgatory. id Software describes Revelations as a “brutal recent chapter” spanning six recent levels, with the Slayer wounded and solid right into a purgatory he can only escape by confronting something much more personal than a demon army. The studio has been deliberate about keeping plot details under wraps, but pre-release materials confirmed a brand new playable scenario drawing on events from the unique 1993 DOOM, which should scratch an itch for series veterans.
The featured recent weapon is the Chain Spear: a close-to-mid-range tool that pins enemies at range after which yanks the Slayer toward them at high speed, creating recent possibilities for each combat aggression and platforming. id Software says the Chain Spear rewards mastery with “enhanced power and mobility,” and the weapon looks built for the form of high-velocity improvisation that makes DOOM: The Dark Ages combat tick. Returning enemies include the Archvile and the Cosmic Elemental, the latter clearly id’s answer to the Pain Elemental. Recent threats, including the Warlock and Buzzsaw hybrids, are in the combination as well.
Beyond the campaign content, Revelations ships alongside a free update to Ripatorium 3.0, the sport’s modular arena challenge mode. Completing the expansion’s Master Arenas unlocks three recent Ripatorium maps, recent demons, and fully upgraded weapon variants, giving completionists meaningful post-campaign content.
The expansion ships as a part of Update 1.013, which is live now on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5. Early reports from community members note some display irregularities with the Chain Spear HUD element following installation; that is price maintaining a tally of as patches roll out.
We covered DOOM: The Dark Ages from its January 2025 announcement through its record-breaking launch in May 2025, when id Software confirmed the sport had engaged over three million players in its first two weeks. We also previewed the Revelations DLC here just five days ago when id lifted the curtain on the Chain Spear and campaign details.
At $19.99 for six levels, recent enemies, recent weapons, and a considerable Ripatorium content drop, Revelations looks like a good ask relative to what DOOM: Everlasting’s Ancient Gods DLC delivered. The query is whether or not the “confronting his past” angle translates to actual narrative satisfaction reasonably than flavoring over one other sequence of fantastic combat encounters. Either way, id Software’s track record with this engine has been exceptional, and for those who own the bottom game, there is no such thing as a real reason to attend.