Doom: The Dark Ages is the story of a man so uncompromisingly stubborn the possibility of his death, even against overwhelming odds, is absurd. Enacting that iron will across 12 hours of a shield-bashing, dragon-riding, metal-soundtracked shoot-fest is the perfect way to raise Hell. This is without a doubt 2025's best shooter.

To id, a new Doom is an opportunity to demolish a perfectly good sand castle and start fresh. Doom: The Dark Ages is the trilogy's sharpest zag yet—recasting the Slayer from a meaty fighter jet, ducking and dashing past the hordes of Hell, to a stalwart tank, smashing shield-first into the action.