As with most chapters of Doom: The Dark Ages, there is at least one secret or collectible item that players can easily miss due to inattention or the complex and tricky level design. This also applies to Chapter 11 of the game and the Hellbreaker secret. If you've missed it and couldn't find it, this article will tell you exactly where to look.

The Illusion of Emptiness in Hellbreaker

Hellbreaker doesn't follow the typical structure with numerous collectibles like other chapters in the game. Most of your time is spent crushing demons in Atlan or storming the castle of Prince Ahzrak.

There are no confusing maps or hidden platform zones to get lost in. Everything is straightforward and uncompromising. But just when it seems like you've seen everything this mission has to offer, the game presents a single, very clever secret that's easy to miss.

Where to Find the Hellbreaker Secret in Doom: The Dark Ages

The only secret zone in Hellbreaker hides a collectible toy. It's not hidden behind a complex puzzle or any platformer. In fact, it's right in front of you—more precisely, behind you.

After a series of intense battles, you finally break through the outer gates of the castle, triggering a cutscene. This indicates that the segment with Atlan is over. When the cutscene ends, Doom Slayer exits the mech—onto his arm. At this moment, instead of moving forward as the game gently nudges you to do—turn back.

If you do this, you'll see a question mark hovering above Atlan's head. Walk forward along the arm—and you'll find the Atlan collectible toy. This is the only secret on the level—and it's also the only collectible item in this chapter.

The placement is very strategic: you've just left a thirty-story war machine, and your instinct tells you to move forward—to the next fight. But if you just pause for a moment and look back—you'll be rewarded with the chapter's only secret.

What Makes This Secret Stand Out

In a game filled with hidden rooms and multi-layered routes, such open secrets are rare. It's not tucked away in a cozy corner or camouflaged into the environment.

The level design is crafted so that you're so engrossed in the mission's pace that players simply don't look back—and most players indeed do just that. Many miss this toy on the first playthrough, only later returning with surprise to figure out where those coveted 100% went missing.

Other Collectibles in Hellbreaker

While the toy is the only secret in Chapter 11, there are other rewards you can collect along the way. Completing the mission automatically grants you 85 gold and one Demonic Essence upgrade for armor when you defeat the boss. There are also three mission tasks, each related to combat. These include performing five perfect dodges, using the Holy Swarm Shield Rune to hit multiple enemies at once, and executing a stomp attack on two or more Titans during the Atlan segment.