Doom: The Dark Ages
Shares rank 34 of 78 video games by recommenders
A fast-paced shooter with strong combat and good visuals that people say fits well in the well-received Doom series, though critics say performance is weak, especially with ray tracing.
A fast-paced shooter with strong combat and good visuals that people say fits well in the well-received Doom series, though critics say performance is weak, especially with ray tracing.
14 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 7
- approval share
- 50%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1 recommender for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fast pace and satisfying combat
“I do really like the fast pace of Doom Eternal and Dark Ages”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Brutalist Concrete Laptop Stand (2024)” “TDA was so good timing the parrying.”
Comment from 12 Dec 2025 in “Id Software devs form "wall-to-wall" union” Looks great with ray-traced lighting
“pushing much better results than any raster GI solution would do with the same budget”
Comment from 3 Dec 2025 in “Micron Announces Exit from Crucial Consumer Business” “Doom: The Dark Ages is 1440p and still looks great.”
Comment from 4 Jun 2026 in “32GB of DDR5 now costs $375 – AI shortage continues to squeeze PC building” Well-received series, entertaining games
“Doom 2016, Doom Eternal, and Doom TDA all were received very favorably at the time”
Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “John Carmack on the mistakes around Quake that ruined id software” “Their more recent works are amazing pieces of entertainment”
Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “John Carmack on the mistakes around Quake that ruined id software”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Weak performance, especially at 30 fps
“Granted at 30 fps, but it's still doom with ray tracing.”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “As AI gobbles up chips, prices for devices may rise” “Doom The Dark Ages was the only one that didn't perform as well as I'd like.”
Comment from 4 Jun 2026 in “32GB of DDR5 now costs $375 – AI shortage continues to squeeze PC building”
Other video games people recommend
The four most recommended other video games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| GPU building game | 49 | 16 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Doom: The Dark AgesThis page | 7 | 7 | 50% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Doom The Dark Ages has non-existant netcode”
“they blew a lot of money on a worse game than doom eternal or 2016 doom”
“telling me doom dark ages is better than half-life 2 is just picking a fight”
“The new one is 67% off on Steam. Just got it myself”
“Their more recent works are amazing pieces of entertainment”
“Doom 2016, Doom Eternal, and Doom TDA all were received very favorably at the time”
“I might not be able to play the latest Indiana Jones or Doom game because they refuse to let RT be disabled”
“Doom: The Dark Ages is 1440p and still looks great.”
“Doom The Dark Ages was the only one that didn't perform as well as I'd like.”
“I do really like the fast pace of Doom Eternal and Dark Ages”
“doom the dark ages refuses to work on Linux for me”
“Granted at 30 fps, but it's still doom with ray tracing.”
“TDA was so good timing the parrying.”
“pushing much better results than any raster GI solution would do with the same budget”
“Doom Dark Ages, for example.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.