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The Rebirth of Cthulhu – Awaken the mighty Cthulhu in this new ZX Spectrum game by CarlosITV

With Halloween fast approaching, you’d expect to see more creepy games with pumpkins, ghouls and ghosts to deal with. One such game by the developer CarlosITV certainly has that spooky appeal. As he has released the latest arcade platformer called The… Continue Reading →

Classic ‘Bubble Bobble’ gets a rather nice C64 remaster by Dave’s Retro Forge

If you were a huge fan of Taito’s Bubble Bobble in the Arcades or at home, then you’ll be pleased to know that as of right now, you can download Dave Retro Forge’s graphically superior version of ‘Bubble Bobble Remastered’… Continue Reading →

S1NCLA1R C1TY – Blast your way through a Cyberpunk city in this high-tier ZX Spectrum game

Looking through itch io for some awesome ZX Spectrum games to play, and I’ve come across a high-tier game called ‘S1NCLA1R C1TY’ by Javier Fopiani and Furillo Productions for the ZX Spectrum. What makes this game high-tier, is not only does… Continue Reading →

Cosmic Hero 2: Prologue for the Atari XL/XE looks rather impressive!

Fancy playing a game that won the Atari Homebrew best homebrew award and has also received great feedback, such as "Unbelievable quality. Scrolling and graphics verging on a 16 bit" and amazing programming and I absolutely love this. Sound, graphics,… Continue Reading →

YEET – A small but challenging puzzle game for the Commodore Amiga by Zooperdan

Even more Amiga games to keep you occupied, as thanks to Saberman letting me know through Facebook, I’ve been told that the legendry Dungeon Crawler fan of Zooperdan, has created another Commodore Amiga game called ‘YEET’. While I’m still hopeful… Continue Reading →

Lefty’s – Stired, not solved – Point n click Amiga adventure inspired by Sierra On-Line games!

Many readers of our website do love a good Adventure, especially when it’s very much like Quest for Glory or Kings Quest, thanks to talent of Sierra On-Line. So now we have a new 2d Adventure to enjoy, and it’s quantumcodemonk’s… Continue Reading →

Duke Nukem 3D – An updated AGA/RTG port for the Amiga by NovaCoder

Although it’s rare, there are occasions when we miss out on the latest Amiga releases, which is usually because we don’t get the news sent to us, or it involves a lot more than delving into the depths of a… Continue Reading →

The Fate of the Pirate – A rather decent ZX Spectrum game by Ariel Endaraues and PcnonoGames

Yarr hoist the main sail! As a new pirate game has been released for the ZX Spectrum called ‘The Fate of the Pirate’ by Ariel Endaraues and PcnonoGames. A game that puts you in the boots of a pirate captain, and… Continue Reading →

SwitcherBoy – A charming arcade puzzler for the Amiga AGA by C.R.A.N.E

While I’m not a fan of redpill developed games, especially with them being rather slow and clunky. One game however that looks worth a play, and surprisingly isn’t clunky, is C.R.A.N.E’s Commodore Amiga AGA red pill developed game of ‘SwitcherBoy’…. Continue Reading →

Tombstones – Another Amiga game announcement from Docster

It was only just the other day that I mentioned right here on my website that Docster was aiming to port many of his Commodore 64 games over to the Amiga. Well, after mentioning the Amiga conversion of Fight, a… Continue Reading →

Fight – A new in-dev Arcade game from Docster for the Amiga.

For those of you interested in the latest news for the Commodore Amiga, will be interested to know that Docster has released a work in progress demo of a new game called ‘Fight’. For those of you who don’t remember… Continue Reading →

US Championship V’ball Amiga remake for AGA & ECS by JOTD and no9

I’ve just found out via the Amiga community, that after finishing his Arcade to Amiga conversion of a 1981 game called ‘Lock n Chase’ by Data East, he’s now released a near final AGA and ECS Amiga version of Technōs… Continue Reading →

Unofficial SNK vs CAPCOM for the C64 gets even stronger with this new release!

We’ve been told through Facebook that Jon Eggelton and Gianluca Alberico has released the final version of their previously announced Stronger Edition of the 2023 Commodore 64 and Commodore 128 unofficial hit of ‘SNK vs CAPCOM’; a C64 game that… Continue Reading →

Hammer Knight – A new action platformer by Hicks for the ZX Spectrum 128k

Hicks has released a new action platformer for the ZX Spectrum 128k called ‘Hammer Knight ‘: A new game in which playing as Tharion, you need work your way through dangerous levels to recover the Thunder Relic stolen by an evil… Continue Reading →

The Tribe – Lead a tribe into an uncertain future for the C64 by Windigo Productions/K&A PLUS TEAM

For all the developers and or publishers that are featured on IndieRetroNews, Windigo Productions stand out for their uniqueness in game creation. Rather than the usual arcade platformers or shoot em ups, they go one step beyond with notable game releases…. Continue Reading →

BOUNCY BONZO’S SPACE JOURNEY – Bounce your way through 3 unique worlds in this new Amiga game by Captain-ts

Fancy playing a new Commodore Amiga game that’s fun for all ages? Then come and check out this new Amiga game called ‘Bouncy Bonzo’s Space Journey’ by Captain-ts. A game in which you play as Bonzo, and must go on… Continue Reading →

The Settlers 2 Gold Edition – The Settlers II coming to the Amiga (AGA), gets a new trailer!

Remember when I shouted to the roof tops that The Settlers II was coming to the Commodore Amiga AGA as of October 18th 2025. Well this game which is officially licensed by Ubisoft Entertainment and faithfully and insightfully ported by Look… Continue Reading →

Death Sector – A rather decent sci-fi themed arcade puzzler for the Commodore Plus/4 or 64K expanded C16/C116

The Commodore Plus/4 has been spoilt with gaming news this year, as not only did we have a number of recoveries such as The Bard’s Tale and Dragon Wars, but in July of this year, we also had the fantastic Donkey… Continue Reading →

Maisie Day Is Not Okay – A new ZX Spectrum 48k game inspired by Sabre Wulf.

There are many here who remember Ultimate Play the Game, a company that released many incredible titles in the 80’s, such as Knightlore, Jetpac, Sabre Wulf and Gunfright to name but a few. So to see that a developer by… Continue Reading →

Zak McDrucken Saves The Chickens – Another impressive ZX Spectrum game appears, and this one is by RetroSouls

Here we are with another rather impressive looking homebrew, and it’s ‘Zak McDruken Saves The Chickens’ from RetroSouls Team for the ZX Spectrum. A game that not only has fantastic graphics while also having a clever use of color attributes, but it’s… Continue Reading →

Elite – David Braben’s 8-bit space combat trading simulator of Elite gets a beta Atari XL/XE port by Rensoupp

Only just recently I was talking to a few friends about the original David Braben’s 8-bit space combat trading simulator of Elite, and how we’ve seen a few fan based remakes appear as well as improvements and ports to different… Continue Reading →

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