Wyv and Keep - Lovely PC puzzle-platformer coming to Mac and Linux June 11th!

Some time back we featured Wyv and Keep, developed by A Jolly Corpse. Which is a game of action, traps and puzzle solving using two players, as you traverse the levels in search of the legendary lost idol. Fast forward to today and we've just had word from A Jolly Corpse that this lovely game is coming to Mac and Linux June 11th

Tales Of Maj'Eyal - Award Winning free to play RPG!

Tales Of Maj’Eyal is an Award Winning, free-to-play, open source turn-based Role Playing Game with addictive, seemingly limitless character customisation and re-playability that has a diverse and intricate world lore.I played the game for several hours (during which I confess I did a lot of dying) and literally had to convince myself to stop in order to get-to-work writing this article to inform others of its brilliance. I have never experienced anything quite like it!

Super Cyborg - An awesome looking retro inspiration gets a Steam Greenlight campaign

For those of you who loved games such Contra or Metroid, then it might be worth your time to check out Super Cyborg; A retro inspired action packed platform shooter, developed by Arturgames. Currently going through a Steam Greenlight campaign and available on Desura, Super Cyborg is an action packed game of 7 intense levels filled with baddies, big bosses and high powered weaponry as you play as a battle cyborg in a mission to stop the evil life form before humanity is wiped out for good.

Wyv and Keep - Lovely PC puzzle-platformer coming to Steam August 8th

Some time back we featured Wyv and Keep, developed by A Jolly Corpse. Which is a game of action, traps and puzzle solving using two players, as you traverse the levels in search of the legendary lost idol. Fast forward to today and we've just had word from A Jolly Corpse that this lovely game is coming to Steam August 8th.

Into the Gloom - Solving puzzles through a first person horror experience

Shut your windows, close the curtains and turn off the lights as you are about to play a first person puzzle solving horror game from earrgames. Unlike the usual horror experience, "Into the Gloom" features only the creepiest of colours such as black, white and red as you solve a multitude of puzzles throughout this dark and creepy atmospheric game. But it's not just the colours that give it that creep as during your game play you will see things that may just scare you, and that's not only the hanging corpses!

Super Tank Wars - 90's retro inspired tank action mash up!

We don't get many two player games on Indie Retro News, so it was nice to hear from HOT 'n SPICY Games about their new PC, Linux title Super Tank Wars, that's due for Desura Alpha-Funding starting in early August 2014. What looks to be a Beat 'em up mashed with a Shoot 'em up but with tanks, features fast paced retro inspired arcade action from the 90's in a top down view as you shoot and blast each other into tiny pieces.

World's Fastest Pizza - Topdown pizza flinger from Australia

I really need to get my windows machine working... Linux is fine most of the time but the lack of a functioning wintel box in my house right now means I have no way to check out this really intriguing looking game from Aussie game maker Oscar Britain called Worlds Fastest Pizza, a topdown non-shooter. It looks like a culture mashup of antipodean proportions, combining the topdown style of the original GTA games with, essentially, paperboy and a pastiche of Australian intolerance, and the black comedy in this looks right up my street... (yeah, I also liked Postal...)

Jetforce - 8-Bit action at it's best, now available on Desura!

Are you ready for a kick ass 2D action platform game that pays tribute to some of the great 8-bit NES titles of the past? Well you should be, as Jetforce by SinclairStrange is full of action, power blasting weaponry, big bosses and all out chaos, a game that should be in your collection. Jetforce is now available to buy through Desura for only £1.49 and up for votes through Steam Greenlight. Can you handle all this action?

SNES-inspired Boss Battle Game Needs Your Thumbs Up!

Brazil-based indie games developer Pidroh has created a game that can be positively described as a love letter to the days of frustratingly difficult yet highly enjoyable gaming. Daily Espada is currently available directly from their website, Indie Game Stand and through Desura for PC, Linux and OSX (Mac), and creator Pedro hopes that you will help put his game on the main Marketplace by giving it a big thumbs up "Yes" on Greenlight.

Level 22: Gary's Misadventures Now Available On Steam

Independent games producer Noego's first release is now available on Steam for PC, Mac and even Linux after a successful Greenlight vote. The game is also available with Desura (PC), on Android devices and Windows Phone.

Radical Heroes Crimson City Crisis - Mad Unicorn Games kicks plenty of arse in this full alpha

During today I had the pleasure of playing Radical Heroes Crimson City Crisis, a kick ass brawling beat em up from Mad Unicorn Games. Although the game is in Full Alpha and available to buy from Desura, it still packs plenty of fist worthy fun in the time that I had played. You'll be admiring the retro style graphics, taking in the detail, looking at the gameboy style map, visiting the shops and then smacking the living bleep out of all that stand in your way, even the citizens walking past! But that's not all, as can you pick up items to fight with, or empower yourself with new moves to create record breaking combos and perks to pump your hero up for extra punching power. If your button mashing finger needs a rest, grab an animal and ride it around the map! The only critique I could give this early build from my short play through, was the music was very repetitve and there needed to be far more variety in the enemies. But I'm sure all this will be sorted during development! So the question is, is it worth buying? Yes, especially for the price of £3.99 you can't go wrong.

Super Mega Bob - Daniel Halls colorful blue blob 2D shooter goes from Desura to Kickstarter (+Beta Demo)

Behold the Super Mega Bob which is a reflection of Daniel Halls childhood, an awesome childhood fueled by games like Mega Man, The Legend of Zelda, Adventures of Lolo, and Kirby! Super Mega Bob is a 16-bit style 2D shooter with tons of charm, from the pixelated graphics with day/night and weather patterns, to the top notch retro style sound effects. So fly your mega bob past obstacles and traps, while solving many of the fiendish puzzles set before you. Thankfully you have the ability to gather upgrades and fly about like a floaty soft thing, while going pew pew pew!  There is a free beta demo available for you to try and the developer hopes the Kickstarter is a success, for more levels, more epic blobness and bad ass baddies!
Kickstarter Goal : $3,000
Systems : PC, Mac, Linux

Box Out! - Free the little box from a factory of platform difficulty

Game Genre : Platformer, Puzzle
Developer : dapickymonkey
Game Info Quote : Box Out! Is a platformer where you play as a little box who tries to escape its factory in order to regain its freedom. It can alter its form to become a block of metal, a box of fire, a little bubble and more. Then it can go through the different worlds and obstacles in its way. Featuring 10 worlds with over 100 levels!
Release : Desura-Gamersgate Now £3.99, Steam TBA,
Systems : PC

Inexistence - Metroidvania platformer with RPG elements (Kickstarter)

Game Genre :  Platformer, RPG
Kickstarter Goal : $30,000
Game Info : Although the demo was released for Free in beta, Etienne Zizka & Jonathan Brassaud are pushing for further support through Kickstarter. In this Platformer, with RPG elements you play as Hald in a 2D style to discover a strange world, filled with danger and mystery. Concealed in every level are various treasures waiting to be discovered by those willing to explore.The developers are aiming to re-create the feeling of the older games such as Castlevania, Metroid, Mario, and Megaman.- Thanks Kenneth for the heads up
Systems : PC
Release : May 2015

Radical Heroes - Homage to the classic beat'em ups of the past! (Steam Greenlight+Demo)

Game Genre : Beat'em up
Developer : Mad Unicorn Games
Game Quote : Radical Heroes pays homage to the classic beat'em ups of the past with its simple pick up and play style, while giving you the experience you crave. Plow through endless hordes of enemies while you try and stop Eyeclopse from taking over Crimson City. Over 40+ action figures to unlock and play as. Awesomely created retro 8-bit city to venture through with dense city, forests, and even a haunted grave yard to conquer! Explore the shops Crimson City has to offer and buy everything from heart containers and pizza to chainsaws and UFO's! Tons of objects, weapons and moves to beat your enemies with.
Release : TBA ( Coming to Desura and possibly Steam )
Systems : PC

Isomer - Inspired by classic XCOM and other more recent sandbox style games (Alpha)

Game Genre : RTS
Developer : Ionising
Game Info : Isomer is an isometric realtime strategy game inspired by classic XCOM and other more recent sandbox style games.It's open ended, designed to be played in a variety of ways with world exploration, survival, crafting and strategy all blended together. Build up your forces by trading resources for reinforcements with passing resupply ships and mutate your troops into specialist units from scouts to warriors. Enemy forces attack periodically in an attempt to destroy your bases and facilities. How long can you survive?

Release : Alpha, £5.99
Systems : PC

Inexistence - 2D Platformer filled with danger and mystery (Beta)

Game Genre : Platformer, RPG
Developer : JonathanBRASSAUD
Game Info : Play as Hald in this 2D platformer with RPG elements and discover a strange world, filled with danger and mystery. Concealed in every level are various treasures waiting to be discovered by those willing to explore. The game is meant to reminiscence older, retro games. The objective in creating this game was to recreate the feeling of the older games such as Castlevania, Metroid, Mario, Megaman, etc…

Release : Beta, Free
Systems : PC

BOMB - La Moustache Studio announces BOMB, a dogfighting nod to Crimson Skies!

Game Genre : Action, Arcade
Developer : La Moustache Studio
Game Info : We've just been sent some interesting info from La Moustache Studio regarding the latest alpha release of BOMB that is now available for early access on Desura. This game gives Crimson Skies a nod in the fact that the gameplay style is very similar. As the developer states : With cool aircrafts, big guns, dogfighting thrills, single player, multi player, modding support, moustaches and ladies. So what are you waiting for head over to Desura and check out the latest Alpha version.

Release : Alpha £7.75, Final TBA
Systems : PC, Mac, Linux

Duke Nukem 1 & 2 - 3DRealms releases the hit original classics via Desura

Game Genre : Action, Platformer
Developer : 3DRealms
Game Info 1: Duke Nukem is the explosive debut of the known universe's greatest high-flying, wise-cracking, alien-punching, babe-saving, gun-toting badass. A man who would eventually go on to become a one of a kind gaming action hero that would soon combine ass-kicking and bubblegum-chewing in a completely revolutionary way. Duke begins here. In a world ravaged by Dr. Proton’s villainous ambitions, the original video game action hero must rise against the evil scientist’s army of sinister Techbots. And although Duke isn’t exactly what the Doctor ordered, he’s exactly what the world needed.

Game Info 2:  In this sequel to the 1991 high-octane, bot-busting video game, Duke Nukem, the King of Action must blast, cannon, missile and flame his way to victory - a victory that would stop the secrets of both ass-kicking and bubblegum from falling into the wrong hands.

Release : Now, £1.99
Systems : PC, Mac

Crystal Picnic - Colorful action-RPG now available in Alpha on Desura (+Demo)

Game Genre : Action-RPG
Developer : Nooskewl
Game Info : Crystal Picnic is a new Action-RPG that is currently in Alpha from the developer Nooskewl. This title features a bright and colorful colour pallet with a lot of humor and old school charm. By buying the game now this goes towards the Alpha-Funding, and helps towards further development and ideas. So if you want to play a lovable Action-RPG with cute characters check this game out on Desura!

Release : Alpha, £3.49 - Final TBA
Systems : PC, Mac, Linux