RiverRaid Reloaded v1.1 - An updated River Raid clone for the Amiga 500 and up!

While many of you have already played Project R3D's River Raid style game of ' Bridge Strike ', you might also interested to know that as of today, Matze1887 has released an update to his previously released River Raid clone of ' RiverRaid Reloaded ' for the Commodore Amiga. Now if you've not heard of this classic game before, that's because it was originally released in 1982 for the Atari 2600, and then ported over to many different systems such as the C64 and ZX Spectrum as a game viewed from a top-down perspective, flying a fighter jet over the River of No Return in a raid behind enemy lines.

FreeCol - Open source Colonization gets a BIG 0.13.0 release

It has been many months since the previous build, the latest open source colonization "FreeCol" 0.13.0 is now available for download. Based on Sid Meier's Colonization (Microprose) in which the player manages the cross-Atlantic expansion of an established nation in the service of the Crown. This is an open source version which is also very similar to Civilization. Starting off with just a few colonists and looking for new lands, will you succeed for a new nation or be wiped out by the natives.

L'abbaye Des Morts - Indie Retro News C64 Game of the Year 2019 goes free!

For many months we were talking about the fabulous C64 game 'L'abbaye Des Morts'; a game which was developed by Antonio Savona, with graphics, music, sfx by Saul Cross and Gryzor, full permission of Locomalito, as an Indie Retro News game of the year for 2019. Well if you haven't played the game now's your chance, because as of this week you can now download the game for free!

Ambermoon open source remake in progress of a fantastic CRPG! (PC/Windows)

Originally released in 1993 for the Amiga by Thalion Software, Ambermoon was the second part of an unfinished trilogy and sequel to Amberstar that was only released in Germany. In was an incredible RPG for its time, and featured 3D graphics that were considered revolutionary for the Amiga, but sadly for the company it couldn't save them from collapse.

Castlevania Prelude of Chaos - Love letter to a classic, styled like a Gameboy game (PC/Windows)

After already mentioning games such as Vampire Slayer, which is a Castlevania engine from the Mojon Twins' MK1 Churrera, another Castlevania game has graced our screens. As trawling through the itch.io website we've come across a game called Castlevania Prelude of Chaos. According to the creator of this game, Castlevania: Prelude of Chaos is a love letter to the old games from the 8-bit era and especially Castlevania II: Simon's Quest.

GBJAM 8 - Lots of great games submitted to the latest GameBoy Jam!

What a great early part of the week for retro games, as during the latest GBJAM 8, over 200 games were submitted for voting to be a successful entry in the GameBoy themed Jam. A jam in which gamers from around the world were given the opportunity to create any game they wish, as long as it looked like a Game Boy game. In fact it was such a great competition that we even had the pleasure of playing the rather cool game of 'GBNOID' ; a game inspired by the classic Cybernoid by Raffaele Cecco!

Free Games from Double Sided Games - L’Abbaye des morts and more! (C64/VIC-20)

Throughout 2018 and into 2019 we were constantly banging on the drums about the fabulous C64 game 'L'abbaye Des Morts', which was developed by Antonio Savona, with graphics, music, sfx by Saul Cross and Gryzor, with full permission of Locomalito. Well fast forward to today as thanks to a heads up from Double Sided Games, they have told us that not only is this IRN GOTY winner now available for free, but so is Vegetables Deluxe and the VIC-20 game Fire!

Ghosts 'n Demons - Glorious Ghosts 'n Goblins fan game gets an update

It's once again an awful day in the UK, but that didn't stop us from writing this rather eye opening news for the PC. As we've just found out that the 'Ghosts 'n Demons' game, which is a 30th anniversary fan game to that of the classic Ghosts 'n Goblins, has been updated to v1.8.0 with further improvements and or bug fixes by BonusJZ. In this game you once again play as Sir Arthur, a knight on a quest against evil forces. You must rescue Princess Prin Prin's who has been kidnapped and fight your way through dozens of enemies such as Demons, Ghosts and Zombies!

Max Downforce - Racing game with classic Arcade inspirations gets a Windows release

During the late 80's Namco released a brilliant arcade racing game called Pole Position; a game which was designed by Tōru Iwatani, designer of Pac-Man, and ending up as one of the most popular arcade racing games of 1982-3. It was such a good game, it was also released on multiple systems including the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64/128, Commodore VIC-20, Intellivision, Vectrex, MS-DOS, TI-99/4A and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Well if you remember this game, you'll be interested to know that Robbert Prins of Foppygames has released a very similar game for Windows which he calls 'Max Downforce'.

Sabotage - A neat little action game as a Ludum Dare 45 entry

Would you like to play a game where you start with nothing, but still able to do maximum harm to your enemies? Then take a look at ' Sabotage '! A brand entry in the Ludum Dare 45 competition from deepnight, in which the aim of the game as a nakid Colonel Jean-François Hubert from the French army, is to improvise by any means possible to kill your enemies.

Pocket Fighter EX - Love Street Fighter? Try this free fan based game!

There's so many people out there that love playing fighting games, games such as Street Fighter or even King of Fighters to name but a few. But there's one game out there you may not of heard of, and and that's Pocket Fighter EX by MarcDWyz; a fighting game inspired by the NeoGeo Pocket Colour fighters, with an enhanced visual style based on NeoGeo Pocket Colour, accommodating Street Fighter and King of Fighters characters!

Grelox - Action platformer with a retro vibe gets a PC release!

It was only last year that we featured a really cool looking game called ' Grelox '; an upcoming game by Sunteam, that's not only an action platformer, but it has the retro feel of an old Master System Game with inspirations to ZILLION and using the Master System Palette. Well if you've been following the game's developments and hoping for a release, will be pleased to learn that as of today the game is now available and can be played completely free!

RiverRaid Reloaded - A new River Raid clone released for the Amiga

While many of you are probably enjoying Project R3D's River Raid style game of ' Bridge Strike ', you might also interested to know that as of today Alpha One has released his River Raid clone of ' RiverRaid Reloaded ', which has been released for the Commodore Amiga. Now if you've not heard of this classic game before, that's because it was originally released in 1982 for the Atari 2600, and then ported over to many different systems such as the C64 and ZX Spectrum as a game viewed from a top-down perspective, flying a fighter jet over the River of No Return in a raid behind enemy lines.

Turbo Tank Redux DX - Action blaster inspired by NES games, available on PC

Looking for something cool to play on your PC that is inspired by classic games on the NES, then look no further than Turbo Tank Redux DX by Amir Bayareh. A rather cool looking drive and shoot game inspired by the classic NES graphic and sound style, as well as games oriented to speedrunners. The game is not only free to play but you can download it right now via Itch.io!

OpenTTD 1.9.0 Beta 2 - Open Source Transport Tycoon Deluxe gets a new beta

OpenTTD is one of the most popular open source releases on our site, and that comes as no surprise to us as it's a constantly updated open source version of Microprose's hit game Transport Tycoon Deluxe. A game that's so addictive you'll be spending hours developing your very own transport tycoon company in an all time classic hit real time strategy and management game that has since been updated to the latest version of OpenTTD 1.9.0 Beta 2 with even more fixes and improvements!

Jatpack Jaxx - ZX Spectrum inspired action platformer hits Android and Windows!

Just as I was about to go to bed, I get an update in our Game Dev : RetroGaming Facebook group, of a brand new game that not only has the look of a ZX Spectrum title, but instead was developed for both Android and Windows. This game titled as 'Jatpack Jaxx' and developed by Psyshteek, is inspired by classic ZX Spectrum games and according to the developer, is a simple action game that is completely free to play!

Chuckie Egg - A classic eggy game gets a PC Remake by Langford Productions.

It's incredible to think that Chuckie Egg was a game released years ago in 1983 as a game that not only appeared on the BBC Micro, but a whole string of other systems such as the Amstrad CPC, Amiga, C64 and even the ZX Spectrum. Well fast forward to today and Langford Productions who was behind the wicked retro inspired Shooter Project ZX, and the remakes of classic games such as Jumping Jack, The Hunch or even Psst, has announced the release of a modernised version of Chuckie Egg as a special gift to you all before Christmas.

Tales of Greta - Arcade inspired game is free to play

If the Gameboy inspired game was not to your liking, then how about playing this Arcade styled platformer called 'Tales of Greta' by Styrbjörn Andersson, which is completely free to play (Donations Welcome). Now unlike the previous game we mentioned, according to the developer Tales of Greta is designed to resemble some of the first arcade and home console games that became the first stepping stones to us as gamers. So basically expect lots of arcade fun blended with CRT filters.

Super CLASH Bros - A mad retro smash up gets a new build

Can you believe this? A talented developer by the name of Clash Dev Ato, has only gone and made a Smash Bros inspired game freely available on Gamejolt and itch.io! Well the game is clearly a tribute to the much maligned Super Smash Bros , one of Nintendo's flag ship game franchises. Super CLASH Bros is a fan-made crossover game featuring a battle mode and adventure mode with many famous characters kept very accurate to their original games!

Return of the Tentacle - Prologue - Unofficial sequel to the hit classic adventure game Day of the Tentacle!

Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle was a mind-bending, time travel, cartoon puzzle adventure game in which three unlikely friends work together to prevent an evil mutated purple tentacle from taking over the world. A game loved to this day with a remastered version released in 2016, has once again appeared in our news feeds but this time as "Return of the Tentacle - Prologue"; a fan project and the unofficial sequel to the iconic adventure game "Day of the Tentacle"