Here we are again with another Christmas and what a year it has been, full of incredible retro games such as the silky-smooth arcade racing overhaul of Outrun for the Amiga, the vastly superior version of Green Beret for the Commodore Plus/4, to Griffonsoft's amazing platformer on the Commodore 64, and the many Arcade ports done by JOTD for the Commodore Amiga. I mean seriously I could be here all day listing the greatness that has appeared throughout 2025 that has blown us all away.
It's the most wonderful tiiiiiiiiiimee...of the year, and what better way to celebrate it than with a very family friendly game from Camden Town Games called 'Dasher'. A game whereby you play as Dasher, and must collect presents while avoiding obstacles and other Reindeer. Seriously if you have very young kids in the family then this game by Camden will be perfect for them. In light of this rather festive game, Saberman has done a gameplay video.
Throughout this year our good friend Zooperdan has been creating lots of Puzzle games for the Amiga. Games such as Blok, WordZ and YEET. Well after constantly badgering him to do something different ( I'm just not a puzzle fan :p ), he's now released a Christmas themed arcade shooter called 'Mad Santa'. A Scorpion Engine developed game, that was made in 4 days so it can be added to Amiga Cammy's Christmas Tree (list of Christmas related games for Amiga).
If you're feeling festive and want to play some Christmas games then come and check out the newest of releases from Langford Productions called 'The Snowman'. A PC remake of the 1980's game by Quicksilva based on the book by Raymond Briggs and probably the cartoon on which Aled Jones sung. To coincide with this news, we've got some gameplay footage from Rowland Reviews and the full details of this release provided below.
Well this is brilliant news and one I didn't think would happen so soon after the recent release of MUSKETEER. As the team behind that game who we know as Griffonsoft, has now made available another game for your Commodore 64 called 'Sherwood (C64 Collector’s Edition)'. A game whereby you play as the legendary Robin Hood, and must fight with bow and arrow after being exposed at an archery contest. To coincide with this news, the full details of the incredible looking game have been provided below.
It's nearly Christmas! So to give you that Christmas feeling we have a nice little game for you to play that has recently been released called 'Santastic' by Tukinem for the Commodore Amiga. A game whereby you play as Santa and must deliver presents to children throughout a snowy landscape. To coincide with this news, Saberman has provided some footage of the demo that can be downloaded below.
There's been a lot of Puzzle games featured lately, from Catbox for the MSX 1, to Ami Robbo 2 for the Commodore Amiga. Well if you were hoping for some more challenging puzzles to keep you occupied throughout the rest of this week, then come and check out bitsofbas's MSX 2 puzzle game of 'Cube Droid Holiday Special'. A Christmas treat for fans of Cube Droid Saves the Galaxy, with a free 24 level Christmas themed pack of goodness....You don't even need the original Cube Droid to play this!
Ask anyone who's played Mega Lo Mania, and they'd probably tell of mighty conquests across different zones, filled with voices such as ' The design is ready ' and ' We are running low on elements '. Well this classic strategy game from 1991, has not only been given the festive treatment by NeonCentipede, but according to him, he has released this festive level set via a Mega-Lo-Mania level Editor. To coincide with this news, you can check out the latest footage from this 'update', as well as the full dev notes from the creator.
Prepare for more Christmas entertainment! As if you have a Commodore Amiga at hand, then it might be worth checking out Nivrig Games latest addictive Christmas blaster of 'Santatron 2024'. A game in which you play as Santa, and must evade, attack and rescue Christmas from an AI controlled disaster. To coincide with this news, we've got some more info about the game as well as a gameplay video from Saberman.
We've just received word from our good friend Richard of Langford Productions, of a new PC game that has been released called 'A Very Hairy Christmas'. A game which doesn't just have nods to other classic games from the 80's such as Pac-Man and PSSST, but it's a rather lovely game for the upcoming festive season. As in the words of the developer "Star of many Spectrum games, Mr Hair makes his HD debut in the festive "A Very Hairy Christmas" for Windows PC" To coincide with this news, we've got the full story from the game as well as a trailer.
It's another fun looking game for today's retro gaming news story, as thanks to Saberman contacting us through Facebook, he has told us that IAMAI Creation has released a new action platformer for the ZX Spectrum called 'Psyqo Santa': A game in which you need to put a stop to an Evil Santa who has turned people into snowmen to keep them frozen from the truth. To coincide with this news, while there is a video of this release, the creator has shared some more info about the game below.
Another festive heads up for you all, as if you've been following all the news updates regarding NeesoGames Amiga platformer of Super Delivery Boy, then we've just been contacted by Saberman, than in celebration of the upcoming Christmas festivities, NeesoGames has released a new update for the lovely Amiga platformer of Super Delivery Boy - The Holiday Shift; a fast paced festive minigame, spin-off of Super Delivery Boy, a platform game in development for the Amiga (OCS-ECS) using the Scorpion Engine.
If you just can't wait for Christmas day and fancy playing a Christmas themed game right now, then you might be interested to know that LC-Games, who was also behind Dig Dug Revival, Bagman Strikes Back and many many others, has released the Christmas game of 'Santa's Troubles': A game in which you have to help Santa Claus recover all the gift packages stolen by the criminals. To coincide with this late hour news story, Saberman has provided a video of this newest of homebrews below.
Ultimate Play the Game released many incredible titles in the 80's, games such as Knightlore, Jetpac, Sabre Wulf and Gunfright to name but a few. But today's news is something of a special announcement for fans of Ultimate Play the Game, as their top down arcade adventure game ' Atic Atac ' released in 83 of which we have featured many times before, has now been re-released as a fully modded Xmas version of Atic Atac! A Christmas gift by highriser which can be seen being played in this video provided by Saberman.
It's time for a fun for all the family Christmas game, as if you have a Commodore Amiga at hand or an emulator installed, you might like to play this updated release of Crimbo AGA by Spud. An unofficial ZX Spectrum to Amiga conversion of the game "Crimbo" by Little Shop of Pixles. To coincide with this Christmas news story, you can either watch the latest gameplay video below or check out the new version of the game which is available through the itch io link.
Another festive news story for you all, and one I think it might be worth a load up on your home speccy through the Christmas period, is the latest ZX Spectrum game overhaul of 'Summer Santa 2022' by Paul Jenkinson. A complete re-write of a very buggy and graphically unappealing ZX Spectrum game which was originally released by Alpha-Omega Software way back in 1986. In light of this news, Saberman has done a short video showing how the game looks compared to back in the 80's!
Here we are again with another Christmas and what a year it has been, full of incredible retro games such as Eye of the Beholder, TERRESTRIAL, Knights & Slimes and The Curse of Rabenstein on the C64. Turrican 2 AGA, Technomage, Devil's Temple, Wonderboy AGA on the Amiga. Mr Hair and the Kitty Katakombs, Tournament Arkanoid ZX, DRIFT! 2K22 on the ZX Spectrum, and finally other amazing games such as Darkula and Toki on the Amstrad CPC. I mean seriously I could be here all day listing the greatness that has appeared throughout 2022!
It's time for even more Christmas goodness, as if you have a Commodore Amiga at hand or an emulator installed, you might like to play this fun for all the family game of Crimbo by Spud. An unofficial ZX Spectrum to Amiga conversion of the game "Crimbo" by Little Shop of Pixles. To coincide with this Christmas news story, you can either watch the latest gameplay video or check out the game downloadable below.
You can just tell it's Christmas with all these lovely festive games appearing on Indie Retro News, and one which caught our eye was the latest tease from Amiten Games called 'Santa Claus Xmas Season 2022'. Yes indeed another Christmas Amiga game has appeared and while so far this game is only for supporters and friends of Amiten Games, it does look like an enjoyable game for all the family with the aim of stopping the bad guys from throwing poor Santa into a pit.