id Software and Bethesda will launch Slaughter Mode, a free endless combat update for DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations, on November 16. The studio said in the announcement that the mode is a no-cost update for owners of the Revelations DLC, the DOOM: The Dark Ages Premium Edition or the Premium Upgrade.
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Bethesda describes Slaughter Mode as an endless challenge in which no two runs are identical: players fight escalating rounds of random encounters, bosses and arenas that grow hotter the further a run goes. Every completed round earns Skulls, the mode’s currency, which unlock Slayer skins exclusive to Slaughter Mode, weapon skins that carry across all modes and profile icons. Players can also unlock tracks from Andrew Hulshult’s IDKFA soundtrack, playable in both Slaughter Mode and the existing Ripatorium.
Push your luck at the checkpoints
At each Round Checkpoint, players choose whether to bank their Skulls or risk them for a multiplier. The announcement states plainly what happens to the greedy: “If you’re slain while Risk It is active, all your unsecured Skulls are forfeited!”
Every Round Checkpoint a player completes also unlocks a new starting point for future runs, so repeated attempts can skip ahead into the deeper encounters. Weekly challenges offer more ways to earn rewards, and a personal best leaderboard tracks the best runs.
The announcement came one day after DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations won the Golden Joystick Award for Best Game Expansion on November 11. id Software thanked the awards show and fans for the win on X.