Seven Mages - Classic dungeon crawling for Android and iOS

Napoleon Games has just informed us about their latest dungeon crawling romp 'Seven Mages' which is soon to appear on both Android and iOS based devices. Assuming the role of a mage charged with protecting a village of poor peasants from raids by rogue mages intent on stealing their crops. Your first task is to assemble a company of six other mages to help the poor villagers while also exploring deep dungeons full of strange creatures, puzzles and loot.

The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle : Episode 1: A Dreadly Business - Victorian Adventure now on Steam!

Step back in time to the Victorian era of strange contraptions, top hats and the basis of a story or two revolving around Sherlock Holmes.  Welcome to 'The Adventures of Bertram Fiddle : Episode 1 A Dreadly Business' by Rumpus Animation. A traditional 2D point and click adventure game that mixes the classic formula up with riveting action elements all weaved together lovingly by Rumpus Animation.

ZX Spectrum emulator Spectaculator gets a great update!

Jonathan Needle, creator of the excellent ZX Spectrum emulator 'Spectaculator' for Android, IOS and PC has just announced that the classic 80's Magic Knight series and Skool Daze is now available for download with Spectaculator. Also announced is full support with iOS game controllers such as the Moga Rebel,  Mad Catz C.T.R.L.i,  SteelSeries Stratus and many more. So if you want the best ZX Spectrum emulator for your Android or iOS based device then give Spetaculator a try, which plays not just ZX Spectrum game files but also has a number of classic games included.

Steve Jackson's Sorcery! Part 3 on iPhone/iPad/Android‏ April 2015

We haven't featured any tablet or phone based games for awhile now and that is about to change with the latest announced inkle developed game, Sorcery! Part 3. The narrative wizards behind the award-winning 80 Days are about to release in April a story based interactive experience spun off from Steve Jackson's Sorcery gamebooks of the 1980's

Desert Golf - One small gameplay idea distilled and refined to perfection.

This is one of those games that made me step back and think about how I design games. I think I go too wide too fast when developing a game. For example if i were working on a platformer I might get a player with some basic movement then move on to working on a set of levels and then some enemies. The problem is that because I didn’t focus enough on making the movement and feel of the game good at the stage when I made the player, the rest of the game suffered. Desert Golf on the other hand is one small gameplay idea distilled and refined to perfection.

Particle Mace - Pixel smashing battler on Steam

Particle Mace is an interesting looking physics based pixel smashing battler from Andy Makes (Andy Wallace) with a glowy vector style and a fast paced fresh gameplay mechanic. Particle Mace sees the player doing battle with other players not with blast weapons but by swinging a large mace.

FullBlast - Recommended old school shooter for iOS

Now this makes a nice change. Fullblast by UFO Crash Games isn't a game that rips you off or costs you a fortune to play. Yep back to the way mobile games should be! Download a free demo and if you like the game, £1.49 and you have the whole game with no hidden extras, no buying lives. About blooming time. :-)

Werewolf Tycoon - A simulation of a Big Bad Wolf! (Recommended!)

We've been keeping an eye on this game in development for some time through twitter and we are happy to report that "Werewolf Tycoon" by Joe Williamson is now available to play in your browser. A flash port of the mobile game, you are a big bad wolf of Werewolf Park and must eat as many people as you can. Be careful though, don't get seen and let the witnesses escape as if it ends up too much, you'll have the army after you. A fantastic game indeed, full of fun , cool music and a great art style! Probably the best flash game we've played this month!

Love You to Bits - Charming point and click adventure - Announcement Trailer

What if I told you there was a point and click adventure game coming out for 2nd term in 2015 for Android, iOS, PC & Mac, that is a spiritual successor of the award-winning “Tiny Thief”. Well here it is, "Love You to Bits, a collaboration effort between two fine studios Alike Studio and Patio.io. Developed with a lot of charm and feeling, Love You to Bits is set around the universe as you follow the crazy journey of a tiny human explorer whose robot girlfriend has been destroyed. With lovely detailed areas, dozens of planets full of fantastic aliens, space-time puzzles and hidden objects to collect, "Love You to Bits" is certainly peaking our animated interest.

Callys Caves 2 - Platforming release for iOS devices

Old school platformers takes me back to some fond memories of Rick dangerous, Magic Pockets and Gods to name but a few. But Callys Caves 2 developed by Jordan Pearson has chosen to go for what I would describe as a 12 bit styling. Definitely higher def graphics than 8 bit games were but not quite as good as the 16 bit games that followed. Available for iOS I had a look at the game and gave it my very short play through.

Palm Kingdoms 3 on Indiegogo until December 14th

The developers at iosoftware are currently working on Palm Kingdoms 3: A 'Heroes of Might and Magic inspired' turn based strategy game for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Mac OS X, and Windows. Palm Kingdoms 3 is currently on Indiegogo until December 14th.

Buck & Miles - Retrotastic Platformer gets a Kickstarter

We get so many retro inspired platformers going through a Kickstarter campaign it's hard to keep up. But Buck & Miles developed by quackgyver really caught our attention. According to the developers, the game follows Buck the Trucker and Miles the Pilot as they run, jump, bop and bounce their way through a mysterious and magical desert, spanning over ten different worlds and biomes.

NoseBound - Film Noir style point and click adventure starts indiegogo/greenlight campaign

Quarantine interactive has just announced the indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for their latest game NoseBound. A Film Noir style point and click 3D adventure game with all the style and atmosphere that the genre demands, Dark smoky lounges, Femme Fatales, and neon street lights galore.

Rocket Ranger Reloaded - Cinemaware announces the next Kickstarter remaster!

Hot off the press, we've just been informed via the Cinemaware press spread that the next Kickstarter is soon to appear and it's none other than another hit game; "Rocket Ranger", or as Cinemaware are now calling it "Rocket Ranger Reloaded". First released in 1988 for a multitude of systems including the Amiga, Rocket Ranger drew it's inspirations from Hollywood B-movies and included a hero against the Nazi's and a damsel in distress.  Using a rocket pack and a radium pistol, the player had to fly around the world fighting the escalating Nazi technology, with a number of different genre style games included.

Pinstripe - Atmospheric Puzzle adventure looks for Greenlight votes

It's probably my maturity as a gamer but I have a real soft spot for atmospheric adventure games, and Thomas Brush AKA Atmos Games is delivering that in spades with Pinstripe, an adventure, platform, puzzler with artwork 3 years in the making and a look and feel just oozing class.

Dungeon Kingdom : Sign of the Moon - Retro inspired dungeon crawler gets a trailer!

Gather your party, pick up your weapons and venture into the depths of the Dungeon Kingdom, as the developers Hydro Games have just released a brand new Indiegogo campaign trailer for their retro inspired Dungeon Crawler, which showcases some of the features and Environments in Dungeon Kingdom : Sign of the Moon.

Bopscotch - Xbox 360 UK Indie game of the day gets a release!

For those of you who love runner games, as you try to reach the end of level as fast as possible while avoiding traps and falling, then Bopscotch developed by Leda Entertainment might just be what you need to have in your collection. Developed for the Windows Phone, Android, iOS (Mid Oct) and Xbox 360 and recently an Indie game of the day on Xbox 360, you play as a "Bopper" that bounces across multiple stages, that can both speed up, slow down, jump but can't stop.

Rogue Wizards - High Quality roguelike from Spellbind Studios gets a Kickstarter

Roguelikes come and go, there's just so many of them from mobile based to desktop. But Rogue Wizards by Spellbind Studios aims to change all that with high quality turn based dungeoneering to town based building. Currently going through both a Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight campaign the developers Spellbind Studios are trying to impress us with randomly generated dungeons, mapping, treasure, magic, traps, puzzle solving, enemy battles and more!

VoxelNoid 3D - Duel Edition - 3D Breakout game with a twist!

AmigaOS owners are in for a treat with this release as it's a very special 3D break-out style game with a unique design twist. Unlike the usual Arkanoid and Breakout game, Cherry Darling who are the developers, have pushed the game into the modern era with amazing 3D voxels and two player addictive gameplay.

Jack B. Nimble - Endless running fun for iOS

Sean Noonan has announced his latest game "Jack B. Nimble", an endless runner, is now available for iOS. First released for PC, Mac and Linux in that lovely game boy theme, you play as Jack as he runs and jumps across many platforms all the while whipping candles. If running to fast becomes a drain on your anxiety use the grass to slow down, but do watch out for trees as it could put you to a painful halt.