DOOM The Dark Ages Holy City of Aratum walkthrough

DOOM: The Dark Ages’ The Holy City of Aratum chapter is our introduction to the Slayer’s dragon, and what a beast they are. While this does make things feel like you’ve stepped into a hellish version of Star Wars, there’s no denying that flying your dragon as you fire away at demonic foes is good fun.

To help you with tracking down everything there is to find in this chapter, here’s our DOOM: The Dark Ages The Holy City of Aratum walkthrough, which details where to find all secret locations and collectibles.

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DOOM The Dark Ages Holy City of Aratum walkthrough

Throughout the Holy City of Aratum chapter in DOOM: The Dark Ages, you’ll be looking for the following:

• 9 Secrets
• 2 Codex Entries (Collectible)
• 1 Toy (Collectible)
• 1 Weapon Skin (Collectible)
• 1 Demonic Essence (Health)
• 2 Rubies

Remember to look at your map often, as markers for nearby collectibles and secrets will appear. On top of that, you can track your secrets and collectible progress on the right-hand side of the map!

Demonic Essence (Health)

As soon as you arrive in the city, there’ll be a Hell Carrier in front of you marked as the quest objective. Go and destroy this first, and once that’s done, you’ll be back on your dragon in the middle of the city outskirts again.

Kill the Titan that’s in front of you, ascend, and then do a U-turn to face the front of the Hell Carrier you just destroyed. This is where we just started the level, pretty much.

Instead of flying straight towards the next Hell Carrier, look down and to your left for a Titan (shown above) who is glowing red. Defeat him to reveal a landing spot, and land there.

An enemy encounter begins as soon as you land. Defeat the Pinky Rider here to get the Demonic Essence Health upgrade for this chapter, which will boost your overall HP. Don't leave yet.

Secret #1

After clearing the above encounter, but before leaving, go down the stairs here and beneath the landing pad. There is our first secret location, and there's a Gold Chest to open.

Now, board your dragon again!

Secret #2

Fly directly below the central Hell Carrier that you have already destroyed, and you should see two more Titans glowing red. Defeat them both to unlock a second landing spot.

On this island, you'll quickly see a locked gate in need of the Red Keycard. We're going to grab this now.

After landing, stand on the illuminated, green platform here, and look for the Hot Metal to throw your Shield at (shown below).

A pool of water is revealed. Dive in and look for the valve (shown below), and turn it. You’ll now be able to retrieve the Red Keycard from the middle of the area and swim back up.

You can now use the Red Keycard to unlock the gate here that needs it, and retrieve a Ruby, as well as unlocking our second secret location. Don’t leave yet though!

Secret #3 and Collectible #1

There’s more to explore here if you look at your map.

Jump down to the left of the gate that needed the Red Keycard (if you are facing away from the gate), and follow the trail of Gold to reach a third secret area with a Weapon Skin. Now, you can leave!

Deal with the rightmost Hell Carrier next (this is right from where you started the level, facing the central carrier), land on it, and you’ll soon find yourself on foot in the city.

Secret #4

While on foot in the city, there is a well to jump in to the east of the Sentinel Shrine.

Jump inside to unlock the fourth secret location for this chapter. There is Gold, potions, armor plates and some cultists inside. Jump into the water at the other end of this cave and swim upwards to exit.

Secret #5 and Blue Keycard

If you climb the wall left of the Sentinel Shrine next and take a right, there’s a gate that can be unlocked using the Blue Keycard.

If you open your map now, you should also see the Blue Keycard marked on your map (shown above). It’s on a corpse just south of the level exit; you’ll need to re-enter and re-exit the Hell Carrier to reach it.

Go grab the Blue Keycard, then come back and unlock this gate using it for our fifth secret location. There is a Life Sigil here.

Demonic Essence (Armor)

The Demonic Essence Armor upgrade for this chapter cannot be missed. Go and finish destroying the current Hell Carrier, defeating the Hell Knight encountered at the end of it. This will provide a permanent boost to how much armor you can have.

Collectible #2

Back outside now, return to the Hell Carrier we just destroyed. There's a monster bulging out of the nearby city walls with huge tendrils (shown below) that you can shoot, creating an opening you can fly inside.

Do that, and you’ll find another, slightly more hidden Hell Carrier to take down! On this Hell Carrier, make your way to the very end to retrieve a new weapon. Before Shield Bashing the heart of the Hell Carrier and exiting the aircraft, look behind you to grab a Codex entry.

Go and deal with the final Hell Carrier that is marked as your remaining quest objective now. This time, you’ll land on the city nearby, rather than the Hell Carrier itself.

Secret #6 and Collectible #3

After collecting the Super Shotgun, go inside and right, and turn right again. Shield Throw at the Hot Metal here (shown below) to drop a bridge to the right of it.

On the bridge, Shield Bash the crate and climb up it. Ahead, you’ll enter a large room with cultists, another Codex entry, and an enemy encounter (this is our sixth secret location).

Secret #7

Back in the main area now, there is a platform with a green sigil that lifts a gate when weight is on it.

Step back and Shield Throw at the chandelier above the platform (shown above), then go through the gate in front of it – which is now open – to retrieve a Ruby and unlock our seventh secret location.

Secret #8 and Collectible #4

Go outside next, following your quest marker, and jump down to the path on your right (shown below) before crossing the bridge.

Deal with the upcoming Mancubus and Imps, then climb up the following walls to come to our eighth secret location containing our fourth collectible. Collect Toy Serrat and then use your Shield to exit!

Secret #9

Back outside again, board the final Hell Carrier at last, and be sure to go upstairs before progressing towards to the level exit.

Shield Bash through the opening up the stairs. There will be a Gold Chest and a fight with an Enforcer, as well as their fodder.

Back on your dragon, follow the quest objective deeper into the city and land again when you reach the landing pad.

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For more on DOOM: The Dark Ages, take a look at our walkthrough of Chapter 6 - Siege Part 1.

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