Beyond Shadowgate - Never-before seen point and click adventure is brought to life after 30+ years in the vault

If you loved games such as Deju Vu, Uninvited or even my personal favorite Shadowgate, then you are going to love this news update! As trawling through both the GOG and Steam website, we have found out that Zojoi LLC together with GrahfMetal, has released the final version of the Kickstarter success of 'Beyond Shadowgate'. As in the words of the Steam page "The original design of the never-before seen point and click adventure is being brought to life after 30+ years in the vault - Beyond Shadowgate! This new PC game is being created by the designers of the original 8-bit hit Shadowgate and a leading 8-bit adventure studio!".

Broken Mirror - A adventure horror for the C64 that looks rather interesting! [UPDATE]

Something different for today on Indie Retro News, as looking through the CSdb site for something interesting to write up, and we've come across rather cool looking adventure horror game called 'Broken Mirror' by Tommie Hansmar with music by 4Gente Zeus Zardax. Although it's just a preview, and unsure if it will be turned into a full game however. If you enjoy games such as Shadowgate, then it might be worth checking out this rather nice C64 homebrew which is being shown in the footage provided by Saberman.

Innsmouth - A Lovecraft horror as a new Adventure game for your ZX Spectrum

We've been checking out the latest games and we think we've come across a game that will not only suit those of you who love horror, but also for fans of the famed horror writer H.P Lovecraft. Titled as 'Innsmouth', this latest game by Bitfans, is a brand new ZX Spectrum 48k and 128k Adventure! An English and Spanish Lovecraft game in which you are to delve into the dark tale of a coastal town plagued by hidden secrets and indescribable horrors. To coincide with this news, we've got a bit more about the story as well as a new trailer.

Silent Hill 4: The Room - Konami's 4th game in the horror genre gets a review from Cola Powered Gamer

Silent Hill 4 was considered the black sheep of the series for a short period and caused one of the first schisms among the fans. A somewhat new approach to the series, but still retaining the spirit of the series. However, the approach isn’t without merit and manages to deliver in surprising ways. Released in 2004 for PS2, Xbox, and Windows, contrary to the popular internet myths, it wasn’t developed as a separate game that later became part of the series. Silent Hill 4 was always meant to be part of the series and news of its development was made official in October 2003.

Silent Hill 3 - Konami's classic horror gets a review from Cola Powered Gamer

Silent Hill 3 can be considered a fitting end to the original trilogy, showing how far the series has come. It is actually a canonical sequel to the first game, making the Silent Hill 2 more like a spin-off game that can stand on its own. Released just two years after Silent Hill 2, the game was originally planned to be a rail shooter, following somewhat slow sales of SH2 in Japan. Once again developed by Team Silent, the game this time draws inspiration from the movie Jacob’s Ladder and works by Stephen King. Development this time around, was shorter compared to the one that developed SH 2 a few years prior.

Konami's Horror game Silent Hill 3 gets a Cola Powered Gamer review update!

Silent Hill 3 can be considered a fitting end to the original trilogy, showing how far the series has come. It is actually a canonical sequel to the first game, making the Silent Hill 2 more like a spin-off game that can stand on its own. Released just two years after Silent Hill 2, the game was originally planned to be a rail shooter, following somewhat slow sales of SH2 in Japan. Once again developed by Team Silent, the game this time draws inspiration from the movie Jacob’s Ladder and works by Stephen King. Development this time around, was shorter compared to the one that developed SH 2 a few years prior.

Silent Hill 2 - Cola Powered Gamer reviews a classic Horror game!

It’s not often that a genre-defining game that’s also a sequel becomes such a massive success. You might think of games such as DOOM 2 and Street Fighter II, but when it comes to horror, one title will always come up, Silent Hill 2. After the success that was Silent Hill on the Playstation 1, Konami quickly decided to create another game in the series. You will probably notice that I didn’t use the word sequel because SH2 isn’t exactly a direct sequel to the first game.

Developed by Team Silent, immediately after the completion of Silent Hill, in June 1999. The story was written by Takoyashi Sato, with the help of Hiroyuki Owako who wrote most of the lore and dialog. Silent Hill 2’s story was inspired by Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment and elements of it, can be seen throughout the game. The budget for the game was small compared to today’s standards, and according to Sato, the budget was around 7-10 million dollars.

Cursed Demons Of Wallachia - A Vampiric game released for the ZX Spectrum by Furillo Productions

If you're looking for a new game to play over the weekend, then we have just been told by Saberman, that if you head on over to the link below, you can play Furillo Productions latest ZX Spectrum game of 'Cursed Demons Of Wallachia'. A new game in which the creators have said is a colourful platformer game homage to the classic Hammer's Dracula horror movies for the ZX Spectrum 48k! To coincide with this late hour news story, Saberman has also done a video of the game being played.

Hibernaculum - This sci-fi horror dungeon crawler looks bloody awesome!

I've always been a fan of the dungeon crawler, there's something to be said about moving through a dark underground passage, looking for loot, avoiding traps and fighting the many beasts that lurk within. In actual fact I'm more inclined to play an old retro first person grid based crawler than any top down modern one that's released today. And on that note, here's a dungeon crawler you should be keeping an eye on, and it's Wormwood Studios in development sci-fi horror dungeon crawler of Hibernaculum.

Castle Shadowgate - A port of the Adventure Horror game 'Shadow Gate' for the C64

Gamers and retro gamers alike you are in for a serious treat today! As Shadowgate, which is an incredible adventure classic originally from 1987 by ICOM Simulations and released for the Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, DOS, Macintosh and NES, is now available to play on the Commodore 64 by Donnie Russell. As in the words of the creator "an official version was never released (or developed?) for the Commodore 64. This is a new port of the game, heavily based on the popular Nintendo Entertainment System version".

Wrong Way Back - An Escape room game released for the Amiga CD32

If you fancy loading up a bit of horror this weekend, then make sure to check out the latest Amiga CD32 release of 'Wrong Way Back' by Locked Door Puzzle. A new game, in which the creator says "is about a woman trapped in a strange room trying to find her way home". To coincide with this Amiga news update, Saberman has done a video showing a small walkthrough of the game and you can even check out the game through the creators itch io web page.

DONUM - Ready for more horror? Check out this new ZX Spectrum 128k release by Bitfans!

With Halloween now at the back of our minds and the pumpkins slowly rotting away outside the front door, many of us still like watching horror movies at whatever date the Calender shows. One such game that may satisfy your horror needs and released only recently, is Bitfans latest ZX Spectrum game of 'DONUM '; A game according to the creators, is the most terrifying interactive fiction you've ever played. In light of this creepy news, there's a new gameplay video posted below which should appeal to any ZX Spectrum out there.

Occult Case Files - A Horror adventure inspired by games such as Shadowgate gets a demo

Great news if you loved games such as Deju Vu, Uninvited or even my personal favorite Shadowgate, as we've just been told through our Game Dev : RetroGaming Facebook group, that Teebowah Games has released an early demo of the dark horror themed game of Occult Case Files; A game in which you play as an amateur occult investigator that is investigating a supposed paranormal spot, where people have vanished into thin air and have never been seen again.

Virgil's Purgatory - Don't lose your head in this new MSX game from Amaweks

If you have a ZX Spectrum at hand or an emulator installed, chances are you if you were reading IndieRetroNews at the time, you would've come across Amawek's excellent horror game called 'Virgil's Purgatory'; a game which celebrated the Modern Art Week in Brazil. Well fast forward to this month, and thanks to Amaweks giving us the heads up just recently, we have been told that same game has also been released for the MSX. As in the words of the creator "Virgil's Purgatory for ZX and MSX is a metroidvania platformer. The game is based on the 2016 PC version, but has a lot of differences in graphics and level design".

Nosy - A new Javier Fopiani ZX Spectrum 128k game possessed by Demons

For those of you looking for some horror and have a ZX Spectrum to hand have come to the right place! As Saberman was kind enough to let us know just recently through Facebook, that Javier Fopiani has released the 128k version of his previously released ZX Spectrum game of 'Nosy'; a game in which you must traverse many different rooms fighting vile creatures and avoiding the deadly demon which will fast approach you and take your soul!

Virgil's Purgatory - Don't lose your head in this new ZX Spectrum game from Amaweks

Even more retro gaming news has just appeared in our inbox, as if you have a ZX Spectrum at hand or an emulator installed, you might want to play this new game from Amaweks called ' Virgil's Purgatory'; a horror game that celebrates the Modern Art Week in Brazil which is set to take place next year and will be 100 years old. Do note however the game does have a more detailed write up in how it came to be, but it's incredibly confusing and I was rather lost at "Brazilian Modernists made it clear that it was necessary to "anthropophagize" the foreigner, "eat them", and thus give birth to the new"

Saint Kotar - Loved Black Mirror? You might like this Adventure horror launching October 28th!

I think it's about time we put those homebrew games aside and look towards an Adventure game that may excite those who played that fantastic game 'Black Mirror' or even the classic 'Broken Sword'. As we've recently been informed through our email, that Red Martyr Entertainment's psychological horror point and click adventure game of 'Saint Kotar ' is coming to Epic, GOG and Steam as of October 28th. A game that draws its inspiration from the classics such as Broken Sword, Monkey Island and by the works from horror fiction writers such as H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe.

Death Saw Challenge - Blood thirsty C64 game from The New Dimension.

As Halloween is today and those dark nights are drawing in, you'd expect lots of gory horror games to come out to really make the day that little bit more special. Well one such team has released their gory based game for Halloween, and that's 'Death Saw Challenge'; A horror blood-thirsty but fun single screen score attack game from The New Dimension as a free release for the Commodore 64.

House - A gory survival horror game available for PC - Windows

If you're looking for a new Adventure horror game to enjoy, then you might be interested in playing this rather gorish game released by barkbarkgames, it's "House";  a survival-horror game that was originally developed for a game jam as an earlier version that could be played on game sites such as newsgrounds. In this game you play as a young girl exploring an ever-changing HOUSE, whereby making the wrong decisions can have very dire consequences! 

Asylum - Upcoming Psychological Horror gets an official Steam Demo!

As someone who loves paranormal TV shows and movies, there's something really chilling about the stories behind Asylums, especially with the dark decaying rooms and history of human suffering. So to hear that the creators of the cult sleeper hit Scratches and the haunting Serena, who we know as Senscape had announced today that its long term development project of Asylum had been teased with a new demo, we just had to sit up and take notice.