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This sandbox is being used to list media in the DOOM, Wolfenstein, Commander Keen, and Quake series, sorted by in-universe chronological order. Because of the extensive amount of material set in this shared multiverse, the ambiguity of when exactly most material in the franchise is set, and its many anachronisms, this list is separated into sections by each respective era, and makes use of a heavy amount of guesstimating. Dates are presented as DD/MM/YYYY.
This list excludes:
- Master Levels for DOOM II, as its individual levels either contain no story at all or have stories merely for presentation with no relevance to the overarching DOOM timeline.
- Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory as it follows no exact plot and simply takes place at various battles throughout World War II.
Contents
Wolfenstein[edit]
| Title | Time Period | Release Date | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spear of Destiny | 21 September, 1940 | 18/09/1992 | Video Game | Prequel to Wolf3D Dated per the Graphic Novel video |
| Mission 2: Return to Danger | ca. Late 1941 | 04/1994 | SoD Mission pack | Takes place "over a year" after the events of SoD |
| Mission 3: Ultimate Challenge | SoD references Hitler committing suicide in the Führerbunker after the final recovery of the Spear of Destiny on 28 April, 1945; however, this contradicts the events of Episode 3 of Wolf3D | |||
| The Original Encounter/ The Second Encounter/ The Claw of Eisenfaust |
ca. first half of 1942 | 10/02/1994 | Video Game | Mac and SNES ports, and prequel, of Wolf3D |
| The Nocturnal Missions | Mid-1992 | Episodes 4, 5, and 6 of Wolf 3D |
Original prequel to the first three episodes | |
| Wolfenstein 3D | 05/05/1992 | Video Game | Episodes 1, 2, and 3 Wolfenstein 3D Classic for iOS places this in February, 1945, which contradicts the events of RtCW RtCW places this "a long time" before 14 July, 1942 | |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein | 14 - 23 March, 1943 | 19/11/2001 | The console ports include an exclusive prologue mission, Cursed Sands | |
| Castle Wolfenstein | 17 - 21 August, 1943 | 09/1981 | The original Wolfenstein duology, considered non-canon to the other games | |
| Beyond Castle Wolfenstein | 20 July, 1944 | 06/1984 | ||
| Wolfenstein (2009) | November, 1944 | 18/08/2009 | Dated per QC | |
| Wolfenstein: The Old Blood | March, 1946 | 05/05/2015 | Prequel to New Order | |
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | July, 1946 - February, 1961 | 20/04/2014 | ||
| Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus | 25 June - Mid-August, 1961 | 27/10/2017 | ||
| Quake Champions | 18/08/2022 | Although set outside of time and space, from Blazkowicz's perspective this takes place after The New Colossus | ||
| Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot | 26 March, 1980 | 26/07/2019 | Takes place a week before Youngblood | |
| Wolfenstein: Youngblood | 2 - 17 April, 1980 | 25/07/2019 |
Quake[edit]
| Title | Time Period | Release Date | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension of the Doomed | ca. 1988 | 22/06/1996 | Episode 1 of Quake. | In Quake Champions, Ranger's artifact is "a crumpled, thirty-year-old family photograph", dated to 1978. As of the events of QC, Ranger has been fighting in the Arena Eternal for 20 years since the events of Quake. Add the missing 10 years to the year the photograph is dated to and that adds up to 1988. |
| The Realm of Black Magic | Episode 2 of Quake. | |||
| The Netherworld | Episode 3 of Quake. | |||
| The Elder World | Episode 4 of Quake. | |||
| Dimension of the Past | 24/06/2016 | Episode 5 of Quake. | ||
| Dimension of the Machine | 19/08/2021 | Episode 6 of Quake. | ||
| Scourge of Armagon | 05/03/1997 | Mission Pack 1 of Quake. | ||
| Dissolution of Eternity | 19/03/1997 | Mission Pack 2 of Quake. |
Commander Keen[edit]
| Title | Time Period | Release Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marooned on Mars | ca. 1990 - 1991 | 14/12/1990 | Episode 1 of Commander Keen. |
| The Earth Explodes | Episode 2 of Commander Keen. | ||
| Keen Must Die! | Episode 3 of Commander Keen. | ||
| Keen Dreams | 1991 | Colloquial "Episode 3.5" of Commander Keen. | |
| Secret of the Oracle | 22/11/1991 | Episode 4 of Commander Keen. | |
| The Armageddon Machine | 18/12/1991 | Episode 5 of Commander Keen. | |
| Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter! | 1991 | Episode 6 of Commander Keen. | |
| Commander Keen (GBC) | 30/05/2001 | Video Game |
DOOM[edit]
| Title | Release Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Knee-Deep in the Dead | 10/12/1993 | Episode 1 of DOOM. |
| The Shores of Hell | Episode 2 of DOOM. | |
| Inferno | Episode 3 of DOOM. | |
| Thy Flesh Consumed | 30/04/1995 | Episode 4 of The Ultimate DOOM. |
| SIGIL | 31/05/2019 | Quasi-official Episode 5 of Ultimate DOOM. |
| SIGIL II | 10/12/2023 | Quasi-official Episode 6 of Ultimate DOOM. |
DOOM II[edit]
| Title | Release Date | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hell on Earth | 30/09/1994 | Video Game | |
| No Rest for the Living | 26/05/2010 | DOOM II Expansion | Set "on Earth after Hell's forces have (seemingly) been vanquished". |
| The Plutonia Experiment | 17/06/1996 | IWAD of Final DOOM | Set on Earth after Hell's invasion of the former. |
| TNT: Evilution | Set on Io after the UAC's reformation in Plutonia. | ||
| Legacy of Rust | 08/08/2024 | DOOM II Expansion |
DOOM 64[edit]
| Title | Release Date | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Absolution | 31/03/1997 | Episode of DOOM 64 | Set "years" after the events of the original "DOOM episodes". |
| The Lost Levels | 20/03/2020 | Serves as a prequel to the modern DOOM games. |
Slayer's Testaments[edit]
| Title | Release Date | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOOM: The Dark Ages | 15/05/2025 | Video Game | Serves as a prequel to DOOM (2016). |
| DOOM VFR | 01/12/2017 | Takes place shortly before, and during the early moments of, DOOM (2016). | |
| DOOM (2016) | 13/05/2016 | ||
| Quake Champions | 18/08/2022 | Although set outside of time and space, from Doomguy's perspective this takes place after DOOM (2016). | |
| Quake III Arena | 02/12/1999 | Takes place after Champions in the Quake timeline. | |
| DOOM Eternal | 20/03/2020 | ||
| The Ancient Gods: Part One | 20/10/2020 | DOOM Eternal DLC | |
| The Ancient Gods: Part Two | 18/03/2021 |
