Xenomaze - A creepy first person maze game for the ZX Spectrum for Halloween

If you're at home and looking for a scary game that fits right in with Halloween, come and check out Red Zebra's ZX Spectrum game called 'Xenomaze'. A first person maze game, that will have you aiming for the exit as quick as possible, before you become food for the monster that is hunting you down. To coincide with this news, Saberman has provided a video that has already received feedback such as "too scary, I'm not playing". 

FIGHT KNIGHT - A kick ass dungeon crawling brawler coming soon!

A truely fantastic looking game has just appeared in our inbox, as we've been told by a good friend of ours that Team Sorcerobe will be bringing their kick ass brawler of ' FIGHT KNIGHT ' to Steam and perhaps other digital services at some point very soon. If you're looking for a dungeon crawler whereby fists are your primary weapon then look forward to this one as I think you'll agree it looks awesome!

Apocryph - Brutal FPS which looks a bit like Painkiller goes early access!

Something for everyone this week as now we look towards a bloody and brutal first person shooter called ' Apocryph ', developed by Bigzur using Unity. If you remember games such as Hexen, Heretic or Painkiller, then you'll know what to expect with this game, as not only is it set in a dark fantasy world of violence, magic, dark rituals and dangers, but you'll be facing horrific monsters, nasty traps, secret passages and the will to survive with a mighty weapon at your disposal!

Lust for Darkness - kickstarter campaign for occult and fetish: final week!

And now for what is the most ahem... 'interesting' game I've had to cover for Indie Retro News. Lust for Darkness is an upcoming game from the Polish team Play Way. The themes however are definitely on the mature side, being a first person horror adventure with elementh style of occult, and fetish.

Brutal Doom 64 - New bloody trailer for next week's release!

Some time back now SGtMarkIV released the jaw dropping Brutal Doom, which was pretty much the bloodiest Doom mod we've played, with more gibs and guts than you could ever need in the classic Doom. But now SGtMarkIV has not only released a brand new trailer for Brutal Doom 64, the next PC overhaul in his line up from the Nintendo 64, but he has also announced the release date of next week October, 30th!

The Conjuring House - Rym Games is out to scare you on PC and PS4

Rym Games has just launched the latest trailer for their upcoming Unreal 4 horror game ' The Conjuring House ' which is coming to PC and PS4 in 2017. Set in the early 20th century in an old abandoned Victorian style house with a pretty dark past, you play as a journalist covering a paranormal event with a team of mediums and parapsychologists who were sent to unravel the mysteries and myths about the location. But decay, fear and horror is about to unfold as the team go missing, and you will face untold evil and must escape the terrors of the house.

Agony - Madmind Studio teases a visually appealing first person survival horror

Put the kids to bed and get ready for untold horror, as Madmind Studio have just teased their brand new first person survival horror game ' Agony ', which is coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC at some point during 2017. Featuring bloody visuals in the horrific depths of hell, you begin your journey as a tormented soul without any memories of your past, and must explore, and interact with other damned people and possess simple minded demons to find a way to escape, or forever suffer the ultimate torment. To coincide with this news, the team behind this game who have worked on numerous AAA titles such as The Witcher 3 and The Division, have released a video and more screenshots!

Slasher's Keep - A dungeon crawler with interesting features coming to Steam 2016

What do you get if you mix a dungeon crawling experience, with a blend of Dark Messiah Might and Magic and Skyrim? Most likely you'll end up with ' Slasher's Keep ' developed by Damian Schloter that has some rather interesting features. A Steam Greenlight success and due to be released on Steam this year, ' Slasher's Keep ' is a first person dungeon crawler with randomly generated dungeons and various traps that gives you the opportunity to skilfully smack enemies into them via a dynamic melee combat system.

Total Eclipse - 1980's Adventure previewed for the Atari 8bit

Our good friend Alex has just informed us of the work in progress preview of the C64 - Atari 8bit port: Total Eclipse. Originally released in 1988, Total Eclipse is a first person adventure game with the ability to shoot released for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, PC and ZX Spectrum, however it was never ported to the Atari 8bit, until now.

Spear of Destiny & Wolfenstein 3D - Amiga v1.21 AGA ports are now available

NovaCoder has really kicked it up a notch in the Amiga scene as another bit of news from our friend Solo Kazuki, is the 1.21 Nova release of both Spear of Destiny and Wolfenstein 3D as Amiga AGA editions. Spear of Destiny originally developed by id Software in 1992 is the prequel to the genre defining first person shooter of id Software's Wolfenstein 3D.  In regard to these Amiga AGA ports, they are based on various SDL version's of Wolfenstein 3D and some bits from DOOM.

Syndrome - Claustrophobic horror needs your Steam Greenlight votes

Game Type : First Person, Horror
Developer : Camel 101
Developer Description : Camel 101 takes first person survival horror back to its roots. In the dark confines of the ship, you look for ways to defend yourself. There are a few weapons scattered about, but nowhere near enough ammunition to deal with all the transformed monstrosities. To survive and uncover the events that took place while you were asleep, you can’t always face your enemies head on; sometimes hiding and breathing as noiselessly as possible is your best course of action. Careful resource management is a key part of Syndrome, but so is learning your enemies’ behavior. What will attract their attention? What will give you a few precious seconds to pass by undetected? Take note―each misstep could be deadly.

I Can't Escape: Darkness - Creepy Dungeon Crawler gets a gameplay trailer

After a very successful Steam Greenlight campaign and scary game teasers, Fancy Fish Games have now announced the latest release date for 'I Can't Escape Darkness'. This is the spiritual successor to the 2013 hit game "I Can't Escape" in which over 250,000 people tried to escape the deadly depths of a horrifying dungeon. To coincide with the news of a PC, Mac and Linux release on September 17th, 2015, the developers have also released a new scary game play trailer teeming with game locales, items, and characters.

Garbage Day - Groundhog Day meets Postal via Steam Greenlight!

Imagine if your life day after day is a constant loop of the previous one. Would you live as a normal human being doing normal things or would you do everything you have ever wanted knowing that what ever you did would have no consequences for the day after? I for one would, and when it comes to the latest Steam Greenlight campaign for 'Garbage Day', you can do just that!

Legend of Grimrock II - Dungeon Crawling excellence gets a Mac OS X release and a new patch!

If you are a fan of grid based first person dungeon crawler games such as the classic Eye of the Beholder or the brilliant Dungeon Master, and happen to own a Mac (which is usually a bad combination), you'll be ecstatic to know that Legend of Grimrock 2 is finally available for Mac OS X!

Dungeons of Aledorn: Hardcore RPG starts its kickstarter campaign

Prague based Team 21 have just launched their shiny new Kickstarter campaign for the gorgeous old-school style RPG Dungeons of Alegorn. Inspired by the rock hard dungeon crawlers of old but with graphics and gameplay bang up to date, DoA promises to be a must-not-miss adventure for fans of the genre.

Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock - Phoenix Online Publishing teases a brand new sci-fi adventure!

Phoenix Online Publishing have just sent out a press release for Morningstar : Descent to Deadrock; a brand new atmospheric sci-fi first person adventure developed by Red Herring Labs set on a desolate, alien planet. Available for PC and MAC this Feb 17th, you'll be able to explore a deceptively isolated alien landscape with all new puzzles, scenes and encounters to discover!

Narcosis - Oceanic survival horror gets a trailer tease!

Narcosis made it's debut at the Game Developers Conference and certainly impressed the crowd that went. Thus today the developers Honor Code Inc have announced a taste of Narcosis trailer, showing off the game play in their latest horror title. Using the Unity3D engine, Narcosis is a survival story set in the hostile depths of the Pacific Ocean. Stranded after an accident, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen - and sanity - give out.

Legend of Grimrock 2 - The sequel to an incredible Dungeon Crawler [Review]

Legend of Grimrock 2 is an old-school grid-based first-person dungeon crawler all wrapped up in state of the art visuals and high quality audio. The first game was a huge success story and it resurrected the grid-based first-person dungeon crawler genre and brought it up into the light. It gave fans of the genre a much appreciated blast from the past, and introduced it to a new generation of crawlerheads. In my world only one type of dungeon crawler exist; the grid-based first-person one. I have played virtually every dungeon crawler since the early 80’s, so when I was asked to review Grimrock 2, I was all over it like white on rice!

Heroes of a Broken Land - Retro inspired dungeoneering [Review]

Heroes of a Broken Land is a classic first-person grid-based dungeon crawler with overworld exploration and city management. Recruit multiple parties of heroes and crawl near countless dungeons in a procedurally generated world -- No two games are alike.

Stowaway - Indie Horror from Solar Gate Studios

I'm a huge fan of horror games yet with me it takes a lot to get me really scared, so while others are screaming at the first sound I would need so much more! So today the developers Solar Gate Studios sent us some interesting news about their latest game Stowaway; An Indie horror in the bowls of a damaged vessel.