Doom: The Darkish Ages has turn out to be the “largest launch” in developer ID Software program’s historical past, Bethesda introduced Wednesday. The writer confirmed that the first-person shooter had crossed three million gamers, however didn’t share preliminary gross sales figures. Doom: The Darkish Ages has reached the milestone in lower than every week because it launched on Might 15 throughout PC, PS5 and Xbox Sequence S/X.

Doom: The Darkish Ages Hits 3 Million Gamers

In a put up on X (previously Twitter) Wednesday, Bethesda mentioned the sport was now ID Software’s “largest launch” ever, reaching three million gamers seven occasions quicker than its predecessor, Doom Eternal.

“Thanks for making DOOM: The Darkish Ages the largest launch in id’s historical past,” the writer mentioned.

The three million participant mark represents gamers throughout all platforms and sure additionally consists of Xbox Game Pass members, who obtained free entry to the sport with their subscription. Doom: The Dark Ages launched on the service day one, alongside its launch on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X.

On Steam, the sport has recorded a peak concurrent participant rely of simply over 31,000, as per SteamDB charts. Whereas it is nonetheless early, the quantity is significantly smaller than Doom Everlasting’s peak concurrent participant rely on Steam, which stands at 104,891. Nevertheless, with Doom: The Darkish Ages launching on Game Pass, a large chunk of gamers on PC doubtless comes from PC Sport Cross subscribers.

Doom: The Darkish Ages launched on Might 15, with early entry for individuals who pre-ordered the Premium Version starting on Might 13. The shooter serves as a prequel to Doom (2016) and Doom Everlasting and places gamers again into the boots of the long-lasting Doom Slayer in the course of a medieval struggle in opposition to hell.

The Darkish Ages additionally brings a bunch of recent gameplay modifications, choosing a extra anchored expertise in fight. Gamers additionally get entry to new melee weapons and a Defend Noticed that may be utilised to parry incoming assaults and rapidly shut down the space between the participant and an enemy and ship a melee assault.