Doom: The Dark Ages is a 2025 first-person shooter from id Software and a prequel to Doom from 2016, placing the Doom Slayer in a dark medieval world of castles, dragons and demonic armies. Its heavy, metal-influenced sound has become a signature of the modern series, and short clips from the game are widely shared by players for edits, streams and reaction videos. The combination of medieval imagery and brutal combat gives this sound a distinctive identity that keeps it popular with gaming creators long after release.