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Should You Play Doom The Dark Ages on Controller or Keyboard and Mouse on PC

By / DOOM: The Dark Ages, Tech / May 12, 2025

Confused whether to play Doom: The Dark Ages using a controller or keyboard and mouse? This guide will help you decide.

Should you play Doom: The Dark Ages on controller or keyboard and mouse on PC (Image via Sony | Logitech | Bethesda | Deltia's Gaming)
Should you play Doom: The Dark Ages on controller or keyboard and mouse on PC (Image via Sony | Logitech | Bethesda | Deltia’s Gaming)

DOOM: The Dark Ages is dropping on 15th May, and fans are surely quite pumped to play the new game featuring Doom Slayer all over again, destroying demons like there’s no tomorrow. We’re just as excited! Although many gamers are wondering whether you should play DOOM: The Dark Ages on a controller or keyboard & mouse. 

After all, the latest generation consoles feature their advancements to increase immersion while gaming, and these tend to be unavailable on PC. Still, PC has a certain edge over consoles. Let’s break down the advantages and disadvantages of both controller input plus keyboard and mouse input, to help you decide what’s the ultimate play DOOM: The Dark Ages.

Playing DOOM The Dark Ages on Sony DualSense or Microsoft Xbox Controller

Dualsense PS5 Controller is the ultimate way to play DOOM: The Dark Ages if you're not comfortable with keyboard & mouse (Image via Sony | Deltia's Gaming)
Dualsense PS5 Controller is the ultimate way to play DOOM: The Dark Ages if you’re not comfortable with keyboard & mouse (Image via Sony | Deltia’s Gaming)

Sony Dualsense came out with the PlayStation 5, featuring great features to increase gaming immersion, such as adaptive triggers, which let you feel the action of the gun you’re using. These are surely very impressive, but the DualSense haptics are on a whole other level. You’ll feel. People who’ve already played the game on Dualsense know how great of an experience this is.

On the other hand, the Xbox controller won’t feature anything special for DOOM The Dark Ages, so it’s surely not the best way to play the new game. 

Playing DOOM The Dark Ages on PC with Keyboard & Mouse

Keyboard & Mouse input method is the most precise way to play DOOM: The Dark Ages (Image via Corsair | Deltia's Gaming)
Keyboard & Mouse input method is the most precise way to play DOOM: The Dark Ages (Image via Corsair | Deltia’s Gaming)

Playing this latest title with keyboard & mouse is overall the ultimate way to play, unless you aren’t used to precise aiming with this input method. You get supreme precision, and playing any DOOM game on higher difficulties with a keyboard and mouse is a treat for many gamers. You get to flick between demons, track them easily, and have the best chances of surviving by killing demons creeping up behind you with keyboard and mouse input.

But, this way does not give you the same experience and immersion as things are with a DualSense. For multiplatform gamers who don’t mind using keyboard & mouse, this input method is the best way to play the game. But for every other game that isn’t comfortable with keyboard and mouse, stick to using your controller! As long as you are playing on DualSense, you’ll have a wonderful time.

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