Sigil
Created by id Software co-founder, John Romero, and released as an episode-sized mod consisting of 18 new maps, Sigil fits in between the timelines of Doom (1993) and Doom II. Baphomet, the gatekeeper of Hell…
Sigil is a shooter developed by Romero Games Ltd., released 8 August 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Sigil is
Sigil is a shooter game developed by Romero Games Ltd. and released in 2024. It was published by Bethesda Softworks. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on KEX.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Created by id Software co-founder, John Romero, and released as an episode-sized mod consisting of 18 new maps, Sigil fits in between the timelines of Doom (1993) and Doom II. Baphomet, the gatekeeper of Hell, “glitched the final teleporter with his hidden sigil, whose eldritch power brings you to even darker shores of Hell. You fight through this stygian pocket of evil to confront the ultimate harbingers of Satan, then finally return to become Earth’s savior.” A remastered version made in the KEX Engine, community-published mod support, original midi soundtrack or the modern IDKFA version by Andrew Hulshult, improved performance with multithreaded rendering, BOOM source compatibility…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Sigil launched on 8 August 2024, within three weeks of Black Myth: Wukong, Thank Goodness You're Here!, Halls of Torment and Cat Quest III. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Black Myth: Wukong, Thank Goodness You're Here!, Halls of Torment, Cat Quest III.
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