John Romero's unofficial sixth Doom episode Sigil 2 is free and out now

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It's all a bit Doom-y at the moment, what with the seminal first-person shooter having just celebrated its 30th anniversary this past weekend. And with perfect timing, original Doom designer John Romero has released Sigil 2, the follow-up to his 2019 unofficial Doom episode, which is available now as a free download for consoles and PC.

The original Sigil, which was announced to mark Doom's 25th back in 2018, served as the unofficial fifth episode in the Doom saga, picking up after the events of Ultimate Doom's Thy Flesh Consumed; Sigil 2 - as you might very well imagine - serves as unofficial episode number six, spanning nine new maps that lead into the story of Doom 2.

"Upon breaching the pentagram of invulnerability in the final moments of Sigil, Episode Five," goes Romero's official description, "you find yourself not on a victorious journey back to save Earth, but caught in Baphomet's cunning snare, catapulted into a new, grotesque domain of relentless torment, unending demon hordes, and an onslaught of heavy metal mayhem!"

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