OutRun Amiga Edition - A vastly superior version of a classic racer has arrived on the Amiga! (UPDATE)

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 games of its time. A game that featured incredible graphics, fantastic music and fast paced track racing. Thankfully other people remember this Arcade classic, as we've recently found out, that reassembler has finally released his vastly superior version of Outrun for the Commodore Amiga. A version of the game which he hopes has put right "one of the nastiest Amiga arcade ports".

Turrican - An all time classic game gets another MSX1 tease by TheGeps!

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 of today some new footage has surfaced, showing just good this work in progress Turrican looks on the MSX. For those of you that haven't heard of this all time classic before. Turrican was originally released in 1990 by Rainbow Arts and programmed by Manfred Trenz with an incredible soundtrack by Chris Huelsbeck. The game featured great shooting action, powerful weaponry, and amazing game play that is still loved to this day.

US Championship V'ball Amiga AGA conversion is in the works via JOTD!

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 on bringing Technōs Japan volley ball game called ''U.S. Championship V'Ball' over to the Amiga. A 1988 beach volleyball sports game that was released for the arcades by Technōs Japan Corporation and later ports to the NES and X68000. To coincide with this news, provided below is the latest gameplay footage from the developer.

A Mortal Kombat II AGA project for the Amiga via Scorpion Engine is in the works!

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 Scorpion engine. Although this sounds like awesome news, it's still going to be difficult to top the original, however! As one person puts it, "The 1993 version is a Rock. Solid. Port! This had all the moves (apart from the Shang Tsung morphs) and it played great, even with one button. Possibly my favorite Amiga game back in the day".

LittleBigPlanet on the C64? It's certainly possible!

Here on Indie Retro News we do like to amaze our readers with everything going on in the scene, especially when we announced games like Leisure Suit Larry: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards, and Toki Remastered coming to the C64. Well it looks as if another game is set to grace our Commodore 64 screens, as we've recently come across a new update from Marcos Healey, that he is still working on a game for the C64 that will be heavily inspired by that playstation game called ' LittleBigPlanet '. 

Operation Hibernation - A challenging single screen platformer for the ColecoVision and MSX

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 up on fruit for the approaching hibernation season. Just watch out for all those falling barrels! To coincide with this news, Saberman has provided a video of the near-final version of Operation Hibernation for the ColecoVision, as well as a beta version for the MSX.

AmiKlotski - A block moving puzzle game for the Amiga by Zooperdan with music by Kragle

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 and miss a good crawler however, I thought it would be worth mentioning his latest release called 'AmiKlotski'. A game in which he describes as, a very challenging puzzle game that is now available for the Amiga. 

Beach Head - A classic WW2 game by Access Software(1983) is coming to the Colecovision

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. According to the developer, not only is all the gameplay there for testing, but while a thread has been created for player feedback, there may be improvements to come, such as sounds and graphics, as the ColecoVision is capable of doing so much more.

Abbey(s) of the Dead - An enhanced Amiga game by UltraNarwhal gets a boxed edition!

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 back in 2023, but it was also created using Earok's Scorpion Engine. A game that was based on Locomalito's (Original Version), but featuring redrawn Amiga graphics with more than 20 challenging rooms and so much more.

Apidya' Special - An authentic, 24-bit pixel remake of a classic Shoot 'em up is coming to Consoles and PC (2026), and boy does it look good!

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 one that is sure to be a big hit! As I've been informed that 'Apidya Special' by ININ Games, is coming to consoles and PC by 2026. A game that is described as, "an authentic, 24-bit pixel remake of an incredible 90's Shoot 'em up. No 3D models, no AI upscaling—just handcrafted pixels and passion with an exclusive Chris Hulsbeck original soundtrack"!

Musketeer - An action-packed swashbuckling C64 game via Psytronik Software!

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 arcade adventure set in 17th century France. A game that was developed by Ola Zandelin & Dennis Gustafsson for the Commodore 64. To coincide with this news, you can check out the latest gifs, video, and details below.

Tony Montezuma’s Gold - A fantastic platformer by Monochrome Productions has arrived on the Amstrad CPC as a demo!

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. Has appeared as a demo on the Amstrad CPC. A game that I feel it would be right at home on a classic Macintosh with monochrome graphics! As ever, has provided below is the video showing some early footage of this game by Rafal Dudek, Bartłomiej Kseniak and Adam Gilmore.

Beer Rescue - DeDevlab/TSA's first Commodore 64 game is worth checking out!

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 are noted as saying, "we are very proud to present to you our first Commodore 64 game Beer Rescue. Released at Evoke 2025 as part of the Interactive Competition." To coincide with this news, I've provided both the gameplay footage and details from the website.

NEONnoir - A Cyberpunk style Adventure game for the Commodore Amiga by SteamKnight has been updated

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 just learnt that you can now download the Commodore Amiga Cyberpunk like Adventure game of NEONnoir by SteamKnight: a hybrid point-and-click adventure/visual novel game for the Amiga 1200 that was previously entered into the Amiga Blitz Basic Game Jam.

The Gate - A WIP action-adventure game inspired by Impossible Mission and Project Firestart for the Amiga

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, "is an action-adventure, that is highly inspired by Impossible Mission and Project Firestart". The game when finished, will have 64 Color graphics (EHB), a dynamic dialogue system, interactive Terminals, puzzles, a huge map, an engaging story, equippable devices, and enemies & bosses (each with their own brain scripts that make them a bit of unpredictable).