Indie Apps & Games News

Throughout this year I’ve been writing about many of the games that were announced and entered into the SEUCK competition provided by The New Dimension. Games such as Star Skimmer, Spy Kombat and Poltergeist Hellschool. Well fast forward to today however, and with… Continue Reading →

Fancy playing a game that people have given feedback such as "very addictive, it retains the essence of old-school gaming" and "Great fun! Good controls, simple but very colourful, attractive graphics in a classic style", then come and check out… Continue Reading →

Don’t worry, ZX Spectrum owners. I haven’t forgotten about you! As I was informed earlier today through Facebook, that I should give a mention to AmikoES’s latest arcade platformer for the ZX Spectrum called ‘Ecclesia’. A new game in which… Continue Reading →

From the latest Arcade like experience of Wonder Boy on the Amiga, to the more modern spiritual successor of Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom, this game series is certainly a fan favourite. Well here with another Wonder Boy story,… Continue Reading →

Some time back we mentioned Richard Bayliss’s Space Invaders game with a twist ‘ Let’s Invade 2 ‘; a C64 game which takes the original Arcade 1978 Shooter Space Invaders by Tomohiro Nishikado and adds psychedelic moving backgrounds with upbeat… Continue Reading →

Looking through the EAB forums to see if any games were worth talking about, that’s either in development or newly released, and I’ve come across an upcoming Amiga game called ‘The Gate’ by Allanon. A game that the developer says,… Continue Reading →

In 1986 Sega released one of the greatest racers of our time, it just had to be Out Run. An Arcade racer designed by Yu Suzuki, that was not only a commercial success, but became one of the best selling… Continue Reading →

Throughout these last few months, I’ve been keeping you in the loop about the latest developments of Turrican for the MSX by TheGeps, Bitcaffe, and Toni Galvez. Well, if you’re hoping for some more news on this game, then as… Continue Reading →

JOTD is full steam ahead with another Amiga development, as 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 working… Continue Reading →

Trawling through Facebook looking for some fresh Wednesday news, and I’ve just found out through the Scorpion Engine Facebook page, that RetroRic (Wardner) is working on a Mortal Kombat II AGA project. A new development that is being created using Earok’s… Continue Reading →

Looking for a family friendly game, while still having a challenge? Then come and check out ArugulaZ’s latest ColecoVision and MSX game called ‘Operation Hibernation’. A game in which you play as the character Byron J. Lennox, and must stock… Continue Reading →

Zooperdan is no stranger to us on IndieRetroNews, as although he runs a brilliant website called dungeoncrawlers.org, he has released a number of puzzles games for the Amiga, such as Luma, Yawoffa and Pjusk. While I’m not a fan of puzzlers… Continue Reading →

Well this is great news if you have a ColecoVision, as I’ve been informed through Facebook, that the classic World War 2 game called ‘ Beach Head ‘ by Access Software from 1983, is coming to the ColecoVision by Shaoth…. Continue Reading →

Fancy another boxed edition to add to your ever growing collection! Then come and check out this highly enjoyable game of ‘Abbey(s) of the Dead’ for the Commodore Amiga by UltraNarwhal. A game that was not only released as a digital download… Continue Reading →

This month alone we’ve seen some real bangers of hot news stories, from The Settlers II coming to the Amiga, the latest release of Project-X Light Years through Steam, and the mind-blowing CubiX on the ZX Spectrum. Well, here’s another… Continue Reading →

Although Psytonik Software doesn’t inform us of their new games that are either in development or just released. I did find out through Twitter however, that as of today you can download their new game called ‘Musketeer’. An action-packed swashbuckling… Continue Reading →

We’ve recently been informed by both Saberman and Xenomorph, that the highly enjoyable game of Tony – Montezuma’s Gold by Monochrome Productions. Which was previously released for the Amiga, AtariXL, Commodore 64 and as a preview for the ZX Spectrum…. Continue Reading →

I’ve just been contacted by a good friend of ours, who said that if you have a C64 nearby, it might be worth checking out this new Commodore 64 arcade platformer called ‘Beer Rescue’. A game that the developers DeDevlab/TSA… Continue Reading →

A great piece of news has just hit our inbox, as if you’re looking for a newish adventure game to play on your Amiga, and a good looking one at that! Then thanks to a heads up via Saberman, we’ve… Continue Reading →

Looking through the EAB forums to see if any games were worth talking about, that’s either in development or newly released, and I’ve come across an upcoming Amiga game called ‘The Gate’ by Allanon. A game that the developer says,… Continue Reading →

Another homebrew this week and while it’s not your usual platformer or Shoot ’em up that’s graced our 8bit systems, it is in fact a new Amstrad CPC adventure game called ‘Hexapucchu’ by Titan. A game that not only harks… Continue Reading →