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There are 22 chapters in Doom The Dark Ages, most of which are jammed with all sorts of upgrades and collectibles

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All Doom The Dark Ages chapters pit the Doom Slayer against legions of demons, whether that’s on foot with his arsenal of weaponry, on the back of dragon, or piloting an Atlan robot, or sometimes a combination. Importantly, most of these chapters are full of collectibles and upgrade resources, often hidden in secret areas to uncover.

When playing through Doom The Dark Ages, it’s advisable that you try and collect as much as you can, but sometimes levels are done before you know it and you just missed out on completing a mission challenge or you forgot to check a secret area after combat. So, this handy list of all the chapters in Doom The Dark Ages and what’s in each one should help you in your bloody crusade to 100% the game.

Doom The Dark Ages chapters and all secrets and collectibles

Doom The Dark Ages chapter select menu chapters 1 to 4

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There are 22 chapters in Doom The Dark Ages, varying in size, length, and format, with some featuring Atlan mech section and others requiring you to fly around on your cyber dragon, Serrat. If you want to know how long this’ll take in hours, we’ve explained how long Doom The Dark Ages is here.

All of them also feature varying numbers of secrets, collectibles, and important resources for Doom The Dark Ages upgrades, so it’s worth exploring to find everything each chapter has to offer. We’ve got a separate guide explaining when you unlock all Doom The Dark Ages weapons as there are none that you can miss.

Here’s a list of all 22 levels in Doom The Dark Ages and what’s in each one:

1. Village of Khalim

  • Secrets: 6
  • Collectibles: 2 Codex Entries, 2 Toys, 1 Weapon Skin

2. Hebeth

  • Resources: 210 Gold
  • Secrets: 9 (get help with the final secret here, the Doom The Dark Ages fire door)
  • Collectibles: 1 Codex Entry, 1 Toy, 1 Weapon Skin

3. Barrier Core

  • None

4. Sentinel Barracks

  • Resources: 212 Gold, 2 Rubies
  • Secrets:  6
  • Collectibles: 1 Codex Entry, 1 Toy, 1 Weapon Skin
  • Demonic Essence: 1 armor increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Rip and Tear – 50 Gold: Kill 40 demons
    • Plunderer – 50 Gold: Find 150 Gold
    • Prize Fighter – 50 Gold: Execute a three-hit Melee Combo three times

5. The Holy City of Aratum

  • Resources: 240 Gold, 2 Rubies
  • Secrets: 9
  • Collectibles: 2 Codex Entries, 1 Toy, 1 Weapon Skin
  • Demonic Essence: 1 health increase, 1 ammo increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Countercult – 1 Ruby: Dispatch all three cultist circles hidden around the map
    • Layover – 50 Gold: Dismount your dragon at two Doom The Dark Ages secret landing spots
    • Cat and Mouse – 50 Gold: Chase and destroy three Hell Fighter ships

6. Siege – Part 1

  • Resources: 513 Gold, 4 Rubies
  • Secrets: 11
  • Collectibles: 2 Codex Entries, 2 Toys, 1 Weapon Skin
  • Demonic Essence: 1 armor increase, 1 ammo increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Immovable Object – 50 Gold: Parry 10 Hellknight attacks
    • Unstoppable Force – 50 Gold: Hit demons with the Flail 25 times
    • Siege Breaker – Reverent Combat Shotgun weapon skin: Destroy all four Doom The Dark Ages Artillery Cannons scattered around the map

7. Siege – Part 2

  • Resources: 183 Gold, 2 Rubies
  • Secrets: 9
  • Collectibles: 1 Codex Entry, 1 Toy
  • Demonic Essence: 1 health increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Roundhouse – 50 Gold: Hit demons with a fully charged Chainshot 10 times
    • Exterminator – Reverent Shredder weapon skin: Kill three or more fodder demons with a single Shield Throw five times

8. Abyssal Forest

  • Resources: 250 Gold, 2 Rubies
  • Secrets: 11
  • Collectibles: 1 Codex Entry, 1 Toy
  • Demonic Essence: 1 armor increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Ghost Buster – 1 Ruby: Parry three Revenant projectiles
    • Knockout – 50 Gold: Kill 5 Dazed (stunned with purple outline) demons with Shield Charge
    • Bone Collector – 50 Gold: Collect 100 ammo drops from melee attacking demons

9. Ancestral Forge

  • Resources: 230 Gold, 2 Rubies, 1 Wraithstone (to get your first Wraithstone in the game, you need to destroy all Doom The Dark Ages wolf statues in this chapter)
  • Secrets: 9
  • Collectibles: 2 Codex Entries, 1 Toy, 1 Weapon Skin
  • Demonic Essence: 1 health increase, 1 ammo increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Nothing But Nade – 50 Gold: Score 10 direct hits with the Grenade Launcher
    • Sawed Off – 50 Gold: Stun demons with the Shield Saw for a total of 20 seconds
    • Seven Secrets – Reverent Accelerator weapon skin: Find seven secret areas

10. The Forsaken Plains

  • Resources: 230 Gold, 3 Rubies, 1 Wraithstone
  • Secrets: 10
  • Collectibles: 2 Codex Entries, 1 Toy, 1 Weapon Skin
  • Demonic Essence: 1 health increase, 1 armor increase, 1 ammo increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Rocket Man – 50 Gold: Damage five or more demons with a single Rocket Launcher rocket five times
    • Exterminator – Reverent Pulverizer weapon skin: Destroy two Gore Nests
    • Fault Line – 50 Gold: Affect 25 demons with the Ground Fissure Shield Rune

11. Hellbreaker

  • Resources: 85 Gold
  • Secrets: 1
  • Collectibles: 1 Toy
  • Demonic Essence: 1 armor increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Elusive – 50 Gold: Perform five Perfect Dodges in the Atlan
    • Dispersion – 50 Gold: Damage three or more demons with a single volley of the Holy Swarm Shield Rune five times
    • Crushinator – 50 Gold: Damage two or more Titan demons with a single Stomp attack in the Atlan

12. Sentinel Command Station

  • Resources: 177 Gold, 1 Ruby, 1 Wraithstone
  • Secrets: 9
  • Collectibles: 1 Codex Entry, 1 Toy, 1 Weapon Skin
  • Demonic Essence: 1 health increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Punching Bag – 50 Gold: Hit Battleknights with melee attacks 10 times
    • Wait For It – 1 Ruby: Kill 10 demons with explosive barrels
    • Skeleton Key – 50 Gold: Open two Secret Key (purple key) doors

13. From Beyond

  • Demonic Essence: 1 armor increase, 1 ammo increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Deft Dragon – 50 Gold: Perform five Perfect Dodges on the dragon
    • Veteran Pursuer – Reverent Impaler weapon skin: Chase and destroy two Hell Fighter ships

14. Spire of Nerathul

  • Resources: 359 Gold, 3 Rubies, 2 Wraithstones (check out our separate guide on the Doom The Dark Ages Spire of Nerathul Wraithstones as they’re quite tricky to find)
  • Secrets: 11
  • Collectibles: 2 Codex Entries, 2 Toys, 1 Weapon Skin
  • Demonic Essence: 1 health increase, 1 ammo increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Heart Harvester – 50 Gold: Kill the chapter’s two leader demons
    • Master Balster – 50 Gold: Damage demons with 250 rounds from the Auto Turret Shield Rune
    • Expert Stalker – 50 Gold: Chase and destroy two Hell Fighter ships

15. City of Ry’uul

  • Resources: 182 Gold, 2 Rubies, 1 Wraithstone
  • Secrets: 10
  • Collectibles: 1 Codex Entry, 1 Toy
  • Demonic Essence: 1 health increase, 1 armor increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Heads Up – 50 Gold: Parry Cacodemon attacks three times
    • Face Cracker – Reverent Super Shotgun weapon skin: Damage 25 demons with the Dreadmace
    • Torrent – 50 Gold: Stun eight or more demons with a single Heaven Splitter Shield Rune storm three times

16. The Kar’Thul Marshes

  • Resources: 188 Gold, 1 Ruby, 1 Wraithstone (Some of this chapter’s gold is locked behind the Doom The Dark Ages rotating water room puzzle)
  • Secrets: 5
  • Collectibles: 1 Codex Entry, 1 Toy
  • Demonic Essence: 1 armor increase, 1 ammo increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Hunter – Reverent Cycler weapon skin: Destroy all wolf statues (read the previously linked wolf statue location guide for help with this challenge)
    • Roundup – 100 Gold: Kill at least 20 demons with a single BFC shot

17. Temple of Lomarith

  • Resources: 194 Gold, 2 Rubies, 1 Wraithstone
  • Secrets: 9
  • Collectibles: 1 Codex Entry, 1 Toy, 1 Weapon Skin
  • Demonic Essence: 1 ammo increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Swashbuckler – 50 Gold: Collect both Rubies and the Wraithstone
    • Water Logged – Reverent Chainshot weapon skin: Find three underwater secret areas

18. Belly of the Beast

  • Resources: 153 Gold, 1 Rub
  • Secrets: 6
  • Collectibles: 1 Codex Entry, 1 Toy
  • Demonic Essence: 1 armor increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Swallowed Whole – 100 Gold: Complete the optional encounter in the stomach
    • Toe-To-Toe – Reverent Grenade Launcher weapon skin: Parry Cosmic Baron attacks 10 times

19. Harbor of Souls

  • Resources: 294 Gold, 1 Ruby, 1 Wraithstone
  • Secrets: 10
  • Collectibles: 2 Codex Entries, 1 Toy
  • Demonic Essence: 1 health increase, 1 ammo increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Berserker – 1 Ruby: Kill 75 demons while affected by the Berserk power-up
    • Dragon Hoard – 50 Gold: Smash three gold chests
    • Executioner – 50 Gold: Perform an Execution on 25 demons

20. Resurrection

  • Resources: 392 Gold, 3 Rubies, 1 Wraithstone
  • Secrets: 12
  • Collectibles: 2 Codex Entries, 2 Toys, 1 Weapon Skin
  • Demonic Essence: 1 health increase, 1 armor increase, 1 ammo increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Cannon Crusher – 50 Gold: Destroy three artillery cannons (check the previously linked artillery cannon location guide for help with this challenge too)
    • Extreme Prejudice – Reverent Rocket Launcher weapon skin: Dispatch all three cultist circles hidden around the map
    • Master Hunter – 50 Gold: Chase and destroy the Hell Fighter ship

21. Final Battle

  • None

22. Reckoning

  • Resources: 335 Gold, 3 Rubies, 1 Wraithstone
  • Secrets: 11
  • Collectibles: 1 Codex Entry, 2 Toys
  • Demonic Essence: 1 ammo increase
  • Mission challenges:
    • Death Clock – Reverent Ravager weapon skin: Kill two Cosmic Barons within five seconds of each other
    • Thy Flesh Consumed – 100 Gold: Kill 25 demons in 10 seconds

If you’re not sure how exactly this game fits into Doom canon, we’ve got a Doom The Dark Ages lore explainer here. And if you want some pointers, we’ve also got 10 Doom The Dark Ages tips to help you out.

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Will Sawyer
Will Sawyer
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