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Doom: The Dark Ages

Game Length: How Long to Beat

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Game Length - How Long to Beat

Doom: The Dark Ages is a straight-forward game you can beat in about under 18 hours of continuous gameplay. See how long it would take to beat the game depending on difficulty and collectibles considered!

How Long to Beat Doom: The Dark Ages

Playstyle Est. Play Time to Beat
Speedrun ~12 Hours
Main Story 18-20 Hours
100% Completion 25+ Hours

12 Hours or Less for Speedruns

List of Chapters

Doom is a franchise known for its impactful shooting and speedruns. While most competitive speedrunners complete the game in mere minutes, a casual speedrun - meaning just finishing objectives as quickly as possible without looking for collectibles - would be about 12 hours if you already know where to look.

18-20 Hours for the Main Story

How Long to Beat

Combat and crowd-control are the bread and butter of the Doom franchise. For a new player, 18-20 hours should be enough to complete the game on the lowest difficulty while still experiencing a good narrative.

This also accounts for some collectible hunting that you may find as you naturally progress through the levels.

25+ Hours for 100% Completion

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Since there are hidden secret areas per level not to mentioning the collectible Toy Demons and Codex Lore Pages, exploring every inch of the map and solving puszzles to get every collectible all will add considerable time to your run.

How Many Chapters in Doom: The Dark Ages

22 Chapters for the Main Story

Chapters

There are no secret or hidden levels in Doom: The Dark Ages. The game is a straight-up campaign where you must clear 22 chapters to finish the game. On every other difficulty except Ultra-Nightmare , you can exit your game mid-run and come back to it from where you left off.

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