Id Software has confirmed that DOOM Eternal?s The Ancient Gods expansion will be standalone, and will be available to all players regardless of whether they own the base game or not.
Speaking to PCGamesN, executive producer Marty Stratton said that the developer wants to reach out to a wider audience, and he believes that there will be a high interest in the expansion considering DOOM Eternal attracted more players than the 2016 title.

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