@johnromero.bsky.social is at the Cyl Game Show in Zamora this weekend! 🖤 cylgamesshow.com

Congrats to Ardán taking over the first floor of our old (but much loved) space in Galway City centre! 📍 We moved to our new, larger office in Dockgate on Merchants Road in 2023 (reception pictured). The old office had been used to store John’s archives! 🖤

John @johnromero.bsky.social will be at MCM Comic Con London today and tomorrow! Come say hi if you’re there. 👋

Beyond Fear (Inside Action Horror Games) by Nick Akerman is available now on Amazon! It includes a foreword by @johnromero.bsky.social and is a great read for any fans of the horror genre. 🖤🤘📚 Amazon link: www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Fear-...

Guess who’s coming to QuakeCon? 👀 Check out Hugo and Josh’s announcement. www.youtube.com/live/DcmrBC2...

Late pledges are open for Game On, a feature film about Brenda Romero by Theresa Loong! A new reward has been introduced: A D&D session with Dungeon Master Ethan Gilsdorf. 📚 Link Below: www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Happy 34th birthday Wolfenstein 3D! ❤️ #wolfenstein #idsoftware #videogames #fps #wolfenstein3d

Brenda Romero’s ‘Chasing Lilacs’ is featured in CTRL: Essays on Video Games! There’s an event tomorrow at @cuirtfestival.bsky.social if you’re interested in learning more. 💜📘 www.cuirt.ie/whats-on/ctr...

Did you know: The chainsaw in DOOM was modelled off of Tom Hall’s Eager Beaver chainsaw. It leaked oil, and so was kept in a bowl in the id offices. Tom still has it!💛 #DOOM #fps

We thought we should make this a monthly post! 👀🤘 What are you playing lately? #videogames #romerogames #gaming #spring

John Romero will be at Wales Comic Con 4th - 5th April! 🤘 You can expect a live panel at the event as well as a meet and greet. Hope to see you there! 🖤 @walescomiccon.bsky.social #johnromero #videogames #fps #gaming #comiccon

Ever wonder why some bugs stay in the game? 🤔 #gaming #johnromero #DOOM #quake #gamedev

Wishing everyone a great end to the year, a chance to recharge, and a brilliant start to 2026. ❄️🤘

RIP Vince Zampella. Our deepest sympathies go out to Vince’s family, friends, and all who were touched by his work. He left an incredible mark on games and the FPS genre.

Yes. www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/le...

31 Octobers ago, John @johnromero.bsky.social was celebrating the release of DOOM II. The drip is kind of incredible. #DOOM #RetroFPS #johnromero #DOOMII

FPS Fridays returns! Tomorrow at 7PM GMT+1, John Romero will be streaming Mullet Madjack on his Twitch! 🤘 twitch.tv/theromero Hope to see you there. 🖤 #fpsfridays #fps #stream #twitch #gaming

A little throwback to our visit to the Strong Museum of Play! 💾 They had John @johnromero.bsky.social’s original Apple II on display. Incredible to see it again, and such an honour to know it’s been memorialised! #DOOM #Quake #Wolfenstein #johnromero

John @johnromero.bsky.social will be attending PlayExpo Blackpool this year as a guest! Hope to see you all there this weekend. #blackpool #playexpo #johnromero #convention

See you soon SDCC Malaga! #SDCCMALAGA

John Romero will be speaking at SDCC Malaga September 28th! A meet and greet will follow. Hope to see you there! 🤘 #DOOM #Quake #Wolfenstein #SDCCMalaga

Are you a fan of the DOOM Guy book? 📚 We’ve got copies available in several different languages, each featuring its own unique cover. Perfect whether you’re looking to collect them all or read in your native language. 📖 Available at Romero.com #DOOMGuy

Congratulations to fellow Irish studio & devs @gambrinous.com on the launch of Eyes of Hellfire Early Access! store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...

Congrats to our friends at @gambrinous.com on the upcoming launch of Eyes of Hellfire coming to early access on Aug 27. store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...

The new SIGIL v1.23 is now available on our site! si6il.com (si6il.com)

Congratulations to the Battlefield team (especially the Galway EA folks) on the launch of the Battlefield 6 Beta! 🎉

Update (July 7, 2025)

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Hey, everyone. Thanks so much for voting for the next FPS Fridays (Thursdays, in this case) stream. Unfortunately we’re going to have to postpone.

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FPS Fridays returns with John Romero. 👀📷 Except, due to scheduling conflicts, we’re having it on Thursday instead! This week, we’re streaming MULLET MADJACK! Live Thursday 6–8pm GMT+1: twitch.tv/theromero @theromero #mulletmadjack #fps #twitch

In Galway for Film Fleadh? Catch the premiere of GAME ON on Sun, July 13, a documentary by Theresa Loong spotlighting game designer and CEO Brenda Romero. 🎟️ Tickets: www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/project/game... #filmfleadh #gaming

FPS Fridays returns with John Romero. 👀📷 This week, we're streaming DUSK. (Part 2!) 📷twitch.tv/theromero Vote for next week’s game after the stream! discord.gg/romero @romero #DUSK #fps #twitch

LIVE IN 15 MINUTES! Tune in at twitch.tv/theromero for HL2 stream!

Newness! 👀🤘🔥 SIGIL 5.25” and 3.5” is now available in our shop at Romero.com. Ships next week. These are real floppies with the SIGIL WAD that run on vintage machines. 🖤 #SIGIL #DOOM

Happy Pride Month from all of us at Romero Games! #PrideMonth We’re proud to stand with our LGBTQ+ community, today and every day. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🤍 [📷 @majorarlene.net]

Just a heads-up, our website will be down for a little while tomorrow as we roll out some updates (new look, maybe?! 👀). Thanks for your patience! If you have any queries during that time, please contact [email protected]. 🖤

Testing out my playing some Classic Doom while rocking my @johnromero.bsky.social Games shirt. Loving the Backbone - Xbox Edition as well.

TOMORROW! 👀🔥 FPS Fridays returns with John Romero. We’re streaming DUSK (your pick!), a retro FPS full of fun and chaos. Live 4–6PM GMT+1: twitch.tv/theromero Vote for next week’s game after the stream! discord.gg/romero #DUSK #fps #twitch #gaming

Thank you to the Strong Museum of Play for inducting Quake into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. It was such an honor to be there in person. #Quake

Closing your talk with the DOOM chainsaw? Now that’s style. 🤘 The team had a great time at FÍS Games Summit, and we’re super grateful they invited @thattomhall.bsky.social to speak! #físgamessummit #DOOM

Serving up nostalgia with a side of creativity 🍽️ Our intern Conor [official.conor] wants to know: what’s are you serving in your DOOM/Quake/Wolfenstein-themed kitchen? #DOOM #Quake #Wolfenstein #RetroFPS

Thank you so much DTX Manchester! 🖤 We had a great time a few days ago. So many great people stopped by the booth, and it was a real pleasure getting to meet you! Hopefully we’ll see you soon. 🔥

According to Giant Bomb’s article, SIGIL II is harder than SIGIL! Do you agree or disagree? 🤔 www.giantbomb.com/sigil-ii/303...

John @johnromero.bsky.social will be attending DTX Manchester 2-3 April, 2025! More information available at www.dtxevents.io

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! ☘️ Romero Games is based in Galway, Ireland. We are passionate about Ireland and Irish game dev, and wanted to share Imirt’s list of Irish made games. 💚 Why not celebrate by checking the list out out? @imirt.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/curator/4145...

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 - 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲/𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝟯𝗗 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 We are looking for a Freelance/Contract 3D Weapons/Hard-Surface Artists (Regular-Senior level)! Please use our form to apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... ✍️EU/UK artists only 📍Remote until March 2026 (with the possibility of extension)

We’d like to say thank you to Der Standard (@derstandard.at ) for featuring our Community Developer, Maezza Romero ( @maezza.bsky.social) in an article about her career and our community! You can check it out through the link below. www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

We're HIRING! ⭐ We are looking for a Character Artist to join our growing team on a full time basis. You can apply over at romerogames.com/careers! #gamedev #gamejobs #hiring

People often ask what we listen to while we work. 👀 Here’s just a few current favourites from the team! 🖤