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Doom: The Dark Ages takes unexpected influence from Frank Miller’s Batman - and was even dubbed Doom: Year One during development

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Doom: The Dark Ages
GAMESubject
Doom: The Dark Ages
Genres · fps
Release · May 15, 2025
Developer · id Software
PCPS5Xbox Series X|S
393 articles 128 writers 16 reviews
Batman
SERIESCompared
Batman
Active · 1988–2026
Latest · LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
Top genres · adventure, hack_and_slash, point_and_click
868 articles 265 writers 73 games
Dark
SERIESCompared
Dark
Active · 2013
Latest · Dark
Top genres · adventure, rpg, strategy
1235 articles 363 writers 1 games
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