THE CLASSICS, REWIRED

Hell on Mars.
Now in your browser.

No install. No account. Pick a campaign and play locally with keyboard, controller, or touch.

LOCAL WAD processing ZERO uploads 3 input modes
Bobby Prince — OST

MISSION SELECT

Choose your campaign

DOOM, The Ultimate DOOM, and DOOM II are bundled under license and play instantly — Freedoom too. You can still load any compatible IWAD of your own below.

FULL GAME · LICENSED

1993 · THREE EPISODES

DOOM

The full registered game, bundled with the site. Knee-Deep in the Dead through Inferno — one click and you are on Mars.

FULL GAME · LICENSED

1994 · HELL ON EARTH

DOOM II

Thirty-two city-crushing maps and the Super Shotgun — bundled with the site and ready to play instantly.

FULL GAME · LICENSED

1995 · FOUR EPISODES

The Ultimate DOOM

All four episodes, including Thy Flesh Consumed — bundled with the site and ready to play instantly.

COMMERCIAL CAMPAIGNS

Final Doom

The two official 32-level campaigns: TNT: Evilution and The Plutonia Experiment.

FULL GAME · LICENSED

1996 · TNT: EVILUTION

Final DOOM: TNT

Thirty-two challenging maps by TeamTNT — bundled with the site and ready to play instantly.

FULL GAME · LICENSED

1996 · THE PLUTONIA EXPERIMENT

Final DOOM: Plutonia

Thirty-two brutal maps designed for Doomgods — bundled with the site and ready to play instantly.

DARK FANTASY CAMPAIGNS

Heretic & Hexen

Classic dark fantasy games built on the Doom engine. Load your own local WADs to play.

DARK FANTASY

1994 · SHADOW OF THE SERPENT RIDERS

Heretic

Fight the disciples of D'Sparil in a high-fantasy world using magic and items. Load your own heretic.wad.

DARK FANTASY

1995 · BEYOND HERETIC

Hexen

Choose from three character classes (Warrior, Mage, or Cleric) and solve complex hub-based maps. Load your own hexen.wad.

CURATED EXPANSIONS

Creator & Community Megawads

A hand-picked selection of legendary vanilla-compatible expansions. These load dynamically on top of the bundled games.

EPISODE 5 REQUIRES DOOM

ROMERO GAMES · 2019

SIGIL

John Romero's spiritual successor to the fourth episode of Doom. Nine intense, hazard-filled maps.

EPISODE 6 REQUIRES DOOM

ROMERO GAMES · 2023

SIGIL II

The unofficial sixth episode of the original Doom, released for the 30th anniversary. Nine brutal levels.

27 MAP megawad REQUIRES DOOM II

BTSX TEAM · 2012

BTSX: Ep. 1

Get Out Of My Stations. A gorgeous sci-fi vanilla campaign with custom textures and soundtrack.

27 MAP megawad REQUIRES DOOM II

BTSX TEAM · 2014

BTSX: Ep. 2

Tower in the Fountain of Sparks. Continue the journey through advanced, beautifully stylized maps.

FREE & OPEN SOURCE

Freedoom

Complete, BSD-licensed campaigns bundled with the site — no ownership required.

DOOM COMPATIBLE

FREEDOOM · PHASE 1

A new war.
Classic rules.

A free, multi-episode campaign compatible with the original DOOM engine.

FULL CAMPAIGN DOOM II COMPATIBLE

FREEDOOM · PHASE 2

Thirty-two maps.
No mercy.

A complete, BSD-licensed campaign built for the DOOM II engine and included legally with the site.

Maps
32
Size
27 MB
License
BSD
STAYS ON DEVICE

ANY COMPATIBLE IWAD

Something
else entirely?

Load any legally owned DOOM-engine IWAD. It is read in this tab and never uploaded.

or drop an IWAD here · 48 MB maximum

FIELD MANUAL

Controls

Keyboard & mouse

W S / ↑ ↓
Move
A D / ← →
Turn
Q E
Strafe
Ctrl / click
Fire
Space
Use / open
Shift
Run
1–7
Select weapon
Tab / Esc
Map / menu
F6
Leave game controls

Gamepad

Left stick
Move / strafe
Right stick
Turn
RT / A
Fire / use
LB / RB
Previous / next weapon
L3
Run
Back / Start
Map / menu

Touch

Use the left joystick to move. Drag the LOOK area to turn. Hold FIRE or USE, tap SWAP to cycle weapons, and toggle RUN when you need speed.

Portrait mode places controls below the game. Landscape overlays them for faster play.

INPUT CALIBRATION

Settings

Storage & Save Manager

Manage cached campaign files and local campaign save states.

Cached WAD Files

No custom WAD files cached.

Local Savegames

No savegames found.

Import Savegame (.dsg)

MODIFICATION GATEWAY

Mod Loader

Load custom vanilla-compatible maps (PWADs) or gameplay adjustments (DEH patches) on top of a base campaign.

Base Game (IWAD) Select the base campaign to run your mods on.

Mod Files (.WAD / .DEH)

Select one or more vanilla-compatible PWADs or DEH patches. Files are mounted and loaded in order.

CHOOSE OR DROP PWAD / DEH

or drag & drop files here

Active Mods (Load Order)

No mods added. Game will boot in vanilla mode.

TRANSMISSION DATA

About this port

HELLGATE is an unofficial, static browser launcher for Chocolate Doom. The engine runs locally through WebAssembly; files selected from your device are never uploaded.

Games and ownership

DOOM, The Ultimate DOOM, and DOOM II are bundled and distributed under license from the rights holder. Freedoom Phase 1 and Phase 2 are original BSD-licensed games compatible with the DOOM engines. Any IWAD you load from your own device is read inside the browser tab, never uploaded, and — with permission — kept in this browser's private storage for one-click play.

Credits

Chocolate Doom and the WebAssembly port are GPL-licensed. Freedoom assets are BSD-licensed. DOOM is a trademark of id Software / ZeniMax; this project is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. The site artwork is original.