Newly surfaced evidence suggests that Doom developer id Software is working on an unannounced first-person shooter. While the company is currently seeking to fill a senior role on the project, that does not necessarily indicate that id Software's mysterious title is still in its early stages.
Doom: The Dark Ages is id Software's latest game, released on May 15, 2025. The Richardson, Texas-based developer has yet to announce what it is tackling next.
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Id Software Hiring for New First-Person Shooter
As this radio silence continues, some unofficial information about the company's upcoming plans may have just surfaced by the way of a new job opening. The listing, first spotted by Twitter user Timur222, advertises the role of a lead gameplay features programmer for an "unannounced video game project." Among the required qualifications, the studio listed at least six years of experience in the video game industry or demonstrable work on FPS games. This tidbit serves as a strong indication that whatever the mysterious project is, it's likely to materialize as another id Software first-person shooter.
id Software's Next Game Is Using id Tech
The listing also suggests that the announced title is being made using id Tech, the graphics engine powering the vast majority of id Software games. Originally created in the mid-1990s, the latest version of the engine is id Tech 8, which was announced during the January 2025 Xbox Developer Direct. Given id Software’s reputation as one of the industry’s most technically ambitious developers—particularly when it comes to building games from the ground up—an alternative possibility is that the mysterious project will employ a hybrid solution rather than relying on a single engine. A precedent for such an exotic approach exists in the 2022 Quake Champions, which ran on a hybrid of id Tech and Saber Interactive’s Saber3D engine.
The nature of the role advertised in the newly spotted job listing doesn't offer any concrete indicators that could testify to the current status of the project. Studios typically strive to fill most senior roles early on during development, but such positions are also advertised later as teams expand or replace departing staff, meaning the posting alone is not a reliable signal of the project’s stage. What does appear certain is that the title exists, will be a first-person shooter built on id Tech, and is planned for multiple platforms. That final claim is supported by the listing specifically calling for a candidate with console development experience and id Software's history of never avoiding PC releases.
The January 2024 Xbox Developer Direct included a potential Quake 6 teaser. While this could point to the identity of the mysterious project id Software is currently hiring for, the teaser itself came from its sister company MachineGames rather than the Doom developer.
- Date Founded
- February 1, 1991
- Headquarters
- Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
- Parent Company
- Zenimax Media
- Known For
- DOOM