DOOM: The Dark Ages Slaughter Mode Arrives 16 November as a Free Revelations Update

Slaughter Mode arrives in DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations on Monday 16 November 2026, and the official teaser confirms it is a free update for Revelations. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma revealed the date this evening and added that id Software is already working on its next game.

Sharma announced it in an X post at 7:59pm UK time on 12 November, with a short teaser attached. Xbox Wire has a short official post confirming the 16 November arrival, with no extra detail beyond the title and date.

Few studios have shaped the first-person shooter genre as much as @idSoftware. Slaughter Mode comes to DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations on Monday, and the team is already working on its next game.

— ASHA (@asha_shar) November 12, 2026

What the teaser shows

The clip runs for about 18 seconds and is cinematic rather than gameplay. It opens on the Doom Slayer standing on top of a hulking beast, then the camera pulls back to reveal a horde of demons. “SLAUGHTER MODE” then fills the screen in red.

The end card reads “SLAUGHTER MODE”, “FREE UPDATE FOR REVELATIONS” and “NOVEMBER 16”, and lists “Series X|S · PC · Cloud · Game Pass” alongside the Xbox, Bethesda and id Software logos. The teaser does not explain how the mode works, and neither does Sharma’s post, so we’ll wait for id Software to share the details.

id Software’s next game

Sharma’s post also says “the team is already working on its next game.” That line appears only in her post, not in the teaser. She did not name the game, give a release window or say anything else about it.

Revelations is the first major expansion for DOOM: The Dark Ages. It launched on 7 July 2026 with a new campaign and the Chain Spear.

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