TL;DR: DOOM: The Dark Ages, a prequel to the 2016 DOOM, is id Software's largest game, focusing on accessibility with adjustable difficulty settings. It features grounded combat, a 30-story mech ...

They made this announcement on their Bluesky account: Thank you for making DOOM: The Dark Ages the biggest launch in id’s history – 7x faster to 3 million players than DOOM Eternal.

The new port also adds a brand new, official Doom episode: Legacy of Rust. This new 16-map campaign, split into two 8-map acts, was developed by Nightdive Studios, id Software, and MachineGames.