I've just been given the heads up in my email that Tukinem has released an updated demo for the upcoming Commodore Amiga game called 'Orbital Mission'. A game in which you play as an elite special unit known as AMIGA, part of the COMMODORE civilization, and must put a stop to a barbaric civilization known as ATARI, residing in a distant galaxy rich in hard coal resources. To coincide with this news, provided below is a couple of screenshots and a gameplay video soon.
The Commodore 64 library continues to grow with the release of HipoFruta, a vibrant and addictive new platformer developed by Bonnette2020 that will soon be available as a digital download. In this latest retro adventure, players take control of a cheerful hippopotamus on a mission through the jungle. The goal is simple but challenging: devour as many pieces of juicy fruit as possible while navigating 20 levels of platforming action. From pulling levers to unlock secret doors to hunting down extra life hearts, our grape-loving hero has his work cut out for him.
Retro gaming fans have a new reason to dust off their joysticks and load up the 70's woody as Monochrome Productions officially launches Tony Montezuma’s Gold for the Atari 2600. This latest game draws its inspiration from the legendary life of Tony Halik, the real-world Polish explorer and prolific filmmaker. Known for his tireless work documenting ancient civilisations for NBC, Halik’s globe-trotting career spanned decades and served as the blueprint for this retro homage.
In the late 80's, Geoff Crammond released the incredible game of ' Stunt Car Racer '. It involved you the player, racing around a 3D track in a first person view using a vehicle which had boost capabilities. It was also one of the greatest racing games ever released and what made it so great was the fact that all of the tracks were like rollercoasters, with such dangerous driving and incredible heights involved it would've killed anyone if it was real life. But this month as a bit of a shock, a coder by the name of Vesuri looks to be working on an Amiga version of Stunt Car Racer that's running at a smooth 50/60fps. Something Amiga owners have been wanting for a very long time.
Following the stall of an ambitious project to remake Manic Miner with enhanced graphics, titled Slick Willy, developer Bob Fossil has integrated the new assets into a playable mod that can be downloaded right now. While the original, high-performance engine overhaul by ParadigmShifter stalled in 2024, the updated, though slightly animated, sprites now offer a fresh visual experience for the classic ZX Spectrum title. To coincide with this news, you can check out the latest footage of this new graphics improvement below.
Another ZX Spectrum game has appeared and it's Ariel Endaraues' latest masterpiece, BLINDWALKER, a game which secured the prestigious Best Technological Development Award at Retro Game Dev 2026. Organized by Espacio Tec, the international tournament challenged developers to push 8-bit hardware to its limits, and Blindwalker stood out as a technical marvel on the ZX Spectrum. To coincide with this new game for the speccy, Saberman has done a video showing the game in action.
The Commodore Amiga scene has received another hot news story with the first beta tease of a high-performance recreation of the arcade classic, Moon Cresta. Developed by Johnny Acevedo under the Amiten Games banner, this "from-scratch" build serves as a free tribute to the 1980s Nichibutsu original and a salute to François Lionet, the creator of AMOS. Furthermore unlike many modern retro efforts, this project is not a code conversion or a simple port. Developer Johnny Acevedo meticulously reconstructed the game piece by piece to mirror the original arcade mechanics.
The Amiga’s competitive football scene has received a significant visual boost with latest release of a new graphics fix and restyle for the Amiga Competition Version of Kick Off 2. Developed by KONEY-SCANLINES, this new project—titled Kick Off 2 CV—is based on the robust Amiga KO2CV v1.38 framework and aims to unify the visual identity of the legendary franchise. Do be aware however, that this HACK only involves edits to graphic assets; no changes were made to the game core with small exceptions.
Ask anyone about Lemmings, and their first memories, would probably be about a bunch of blue and green haired Lemmings that could be blown up, ripped apart and dropped from the highest of points before they even hope to reach that exit. So why is that great game getting another mention on Indie Retro News? Well at some point in the near future, it looks as if Jörg Karwath and team will be releasing an enhanced version of Lemmings for the C64. Although do be aware that while there are numerus tweets about the game, we don't as of yet have any full details.
Following a highly successful physical release that even features gorgeous artwork on the tape itself, the latest ZX Spectrum title, Radioactive Ralph, is now available as a digital download via SimonAllan.itch.io. For those that have played the game already, have said it is a high-quality Manic Miner clone, but with a modern twist. While the game features some of the classic flickering sprites familiar to Speccy fans, it compensates with noticeably faster animations and impressive static graphics. The audio, crafted by the KUVO team, has also been singled out as a highlight of the experience.
There's one type of genre that I loved playing in the arcades and more so on my home console, and that is the shoot em up genre! You know the type, enemy waves coming at you at all sides, your ship blasting across the landscape with adrenaline flowing as you try to survive and wipe them out. Well there's one such game that I have fond memories of, and that was Namco's 1982 vertical scrolling arcade shoot em up game Xevious. A game that I not only played and loved back on the Amstrad CPC, but it was one of those games that I also have fond memories of playing with my dad when I was a kid. So why is this game getting a mention? Well, read on and find out for more ;).
The Commodore Amiga scene gets another rediscovery, as today's appearance is a game called Bomberplanes, an intense aerial shooter originally developed in 1994 by Dutch creator Bart ter Haar. A game in which he states, that not only was it created 32 years ago using SEUCK for the Amiga, but he was only 16 at the time! A version that is, in some respects, even more limited than the C64 version. Naturally, he would have done it very differently in 2026. To coincide with this news, provided below is the latest footage and game details.
Fancy playing a new Commodore Amiga game that smacks of high quality, is fun to play, and well worth keeping an eye on as developments progress, then this game called 'Double Baboon Ninja' by Danlabg is just the game for you. An upcoming Arcade game in which you play as The Double Baboon Ninja's, and must put a stop to an alien invasion terrorizing the city. To coincide with this news, Saberman has provided some footage from Version 7a which has been made available today.