Doom co-creator John Romero is making a new first-person shooter

John Romero, one of the brains behind Doom, is working on another first-person shooter, Romero Games announced today. In a tweet, the independent studio founded by Romero and his wife Brenda Romero said it will be teaming up with a major publisher to develop the game and will be using an original, new IP." Few other details were revealed about the upcoming title, which will be the legendary videogame developers first game since the 2019 strategy game Empire of Sin. We do know that it will be powered by Unreal Engine 5 the studio mentioned that its recruiting for all roles and at all levels for the game, particularly those with UE5 experience.

The Galway-based studio isnt revealing much else about the game. In the FAQ section of its website, the question What can you tell us about the new shooter? appears first. We can confirm that its new, that its a shooter and that were making it with a major publisher. Otherwise, its way too early to share any other information on it. Were grateful for your interest, though, the studio writes in response.

Its only been a few months since Epic Games released UE5 to developers, and weve already seen a promising number of new UE5 game announcements. We wont see most of them until later on in 2022 or 2023. Fans of Romero's work will likely have to remain patient for this latest title there still isnt a confirmed release date for his studio's Sigil 2, which was announced last year.