Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has slapped an M18 rating on DOOM The Dark Ages, which probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone who has played a DOOM game. The rating description itself reveals exactly what you’d expect from a new entry in the series — blood, and lots of it.
You can read the rating description below for more details.
The player controls the Doom Slayer from a first-person perspective to take on hordes of demons and monsters in melee combat with various medieval weapons and a shield-saw. The protagonist can also employ guns and a rocket launcher, pilot a giant Mech and ride a dragon to confront enemies.
There are frequent depictions of violence and gore during gameplay. Blood splatters when enemies are struck, and they can explode in a burst of blood and body parts leaving bloodstains on surfaces such as the ground, the protagonist’s weapons and visor. When enemies take sufficient damage, they can enter a “dazed” state allowing the player to execute a Gory Kill, which results in the enemy being bisected, dismembered or disembowelled.
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During exploration, the player may encounter corpses and body parts strewn about in the hellish environments. Under the M18 rating, “depictions of realistic violence, such as killing, maiming or causing other serious injury to humanoid characters” can be allowed.
DOOM The Dark Ages is currently in development for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S, with a release date set for May 15, 2025. The game functions as a prequel to 2016’s DOOM and follows the inexorable rise of the DOOM Slayer, who battle against the minions of Hell throughout a techno-medieval backdrop. There’s more emphasis on storytelling this time around, with cutscenes providing more insight into the Slayer’s origins
[Source – IMDA via Twisted Voxel]