Pixel Vision 8 Game Creator - This retro game development software looks totally spiffy!

As you many of you know Indie Retro News prides itself on writing as much awesome retro gaming news as possible. But to be honest we rarely feature the tools behind any of the games that have been made or are currently in development. So to change all that we have decided to give a heads up to a really cool bit of software called ' Game Creator Pro ' by Pixel Vision 8 (PV8), that not only teaches retro game development, but enables the designing of games around limited resolutions, colours, sprites, sound and memory. In their words "It is ideal for game jams, prototyping ideas or having fun"

Survivor Squad: Gauntlets - Out of Early access to full release

Endless Loop Studios have been beavering away at the follow up to their top-down squad game, Survivor Squad with the feedback from the Steam Early Access community to bring us Survivor Squad: Gauntlets. Now complete with a map editor which will let you create just about anything...

The Art of Dying - Free challenging platformer!

Game Type : Platformer
Game Info Quote : The Art of Dying is a really challenging platformer. It features two difficulty levels (really hard and unbelievably really hard), a six level campaign and a full-featured level editor. So you can make your own levels, then share them and find others to download and try to beat yourself on the official level sharing platform: http://dkh.agser.me/die.
Release : Now, Free
Systems : PC

Worlds of Wander plus "Secret Spaceship Club" game - Kickstarter

Remember Commander Keen? Been platform gaming for years and think you've seen it all? Want to make your own platformer? Then why not support Worlds of Wander the new platform game creator from Tom Hall, creator of Commander Keen? Promising an easy but fully customisable platform game creation environment, available across PC, iOS, Mac and Linux; making games should be a breeze.