John Romero's Doom Megawad, Sigil, has a firm release date

After a series of delays, John Romero's much anticipated Doom Megawad, Sigil, will release on May 31. The free Megawad, which is an "unofficial spiritual successor" the the fourth episode of Ultimate Doom, will be available on the official Sigil website come that date. 

The episode is for the original Doom, and is therefore designed to be played with the vanilla version of the game. That means, in the words of Romero, that "no mouselooking or jumping [is] allowed. If you do, you're cheating."

Sigil's delay was caused by unexpected delays in the manufacturing process of the limited edition. That said, Doom community members already have access to the wad, and you can see a speedrun below [spoilers, of course].

Shaun Prescott
Australian Editor

Shaun Prescott is the Australian editor of PC Gamer. With over ten years experience covering the games industry, his work has appeared on GamesRadar+, TechRadar, The Guardian, PLAY Magazine, the Sydney Morning Herald, and more. Specific interests include indie games, obscure Metroidvanias, speedrunning, experimental games and FPSs. He thinks Lulu by Metallica and Lou Reed is an all-time classic that will receive its due critical reappraisal one day.

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