One of the biggest ROM sites around calls it quits as RAM prices surge and donations plateau: 'I have been paying more than $6,000 out of pocket every month'

It’s the age of Stop Killing Games, but one of the biggest ROM sites around is about to become a graveyard. As reported by Kotaku, Myrient, a self-described “game preservation service” launched in 2022 with hundreds of terabytes’ worth of retro videogames, is closing its doors March 31.

Myrient’s solo operator, Alexey, outlined why in messages on Discord and Telegram. The first reason is a lack of funding from people using the site. “As traffic continued to increase last year, the amount of funding from donations remained the same,” wrote Alexey. “I have been paying more than $6,000 out of pocket every month in order to cover the difference which is not sustainable.”