Bethesda Resurrects Classic Doom Duo Heretic + Hexen With 'Improved Performance for Modern Platforms'

Bethesda has confirmed Heretic + Hexen — the definitive re-release of two genre-defining first-person shooters — are now available on PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

id Software worked "in partnership" with Nightdive Studios to bring you this updated collection, featuring "the two classics that helped shape the genre." The games have "been restored with improved performance for modern platforms, an enhanced soundtrack by Andrew Hulshult, online cross-platform and local split-screen deathmatch and co-op modes, in-game mod support, and more."

Here's what’s included in the new collection:

Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders
Hexen: Beyond Heretic
Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel
Two all-new episodes created in collaboration between id Software and Nightdive Studios:
Heretic: Faith Renewed
Hexen: Vestiges of Grandeur

That’s not all — during today’s QuakeCon stream, we also learned that Doom: The Dark Ages Update 2 is now live, delivering "all-new free content, numerous bug fixes, and quality-of-life improvements, inviting players to keep fighting the forces of Hell in the Ripatorium." The Ripatorium is a brand-new endless arena mode featuring customizable waves and time-limit challenges.

Jump into Doom: The Dark Ages before September 2 to claim two free skins, and complete the three new arenas in the Ripatorium to unlock the Perfection Doom Slayer skin too.

We awarded Doom: The Dark Ages an Amazing 9/10 in our review, writing: "Doom: The Dark Ages may strip away the mobility focus of Doom Eternal, but replaces it with a much heavier, more powerful style of play unlike anything the series has done before — and still deeply satisfying in its own right." It attracted three million players in its opening week.