Poncho - A gorgeous platformer finally arrives on Steam!

Now is the time to get excited, especially if you enjoy great Indie Games, as Delve Interactive who are based in Sussex have released their gorgeous looking platformer of ' Poncho ', which was also a Steam Greenlight success. In this lovely game you play as a Robot who wears a poncho (Hence the name), in a multi layer world of great artwork that must make hard choices and decide the fate of humankind. As the developers has said, Poncho will hopefully make you feel like a kid again as you can explore every nook and cranny in the world, to find treasure and the wonders that lay beyond.

GRIP - Rollcage inspirational racer Dance of Destruction Trailer

Although we have already done a big feature on Caged Element's futuristic racer of 'GRIP' which is inspired by the incredible fast paced racer of Rollcage, published by Psygnosis way back in 1999. We are here to give you the heads up over a new Dance of Destruction Trailer that has been released during the Kickstarter campaign. Currently the Kickstarter still has a long way to go in pledging as so far they have reached a $141,282 pledged of $657,000 goal, but with the hope of the destructive power of the cinematic trailer to entice people to start backing. So sit back and enjoy!

GRIP - Futuristic racer with Rollcage inspirations aims for Kickstarter success!

After our recent heads up for the announcement of 'GRIP', which is inspired by the incredible fast paced racer of Rollcage, published by Psygnosis way back in 1999. We were met with much excitement from the gaming community and as such GRIP developed by Caged Element, raced through a Steam Greenlight success and is now aiming for Kickstarter funding. Featuring intense driving with up to 700 km/h on floors, walls and ceilings , exotic locations, high powered machines, powerful weapons and pick ups and awesome tunes; Grip is being developed using the Unreal 4 engine for PC and PS4 and will pull our nostalgic past into a modern future at incredible speed and jaw dropping detail.

Immortal Empire - Tactical based RPG coming to Steam

Here at Indie Retro News we do like a good RPG, especially ones that involve lots of tactical based game play with plenty of fighting, skills and loot. So the recent mention of 'Immortal Empire; a great browser based multi-player game set in a fantasy universe, is coming to Steam for the PC, we were most certainly interested. With a mix of X-Com and a side order of Diablo, Immortal Empire will be significantly improved upon from the browser based offering!

Slipstream - Retro inspired racer aiming for a Steam Greenlight success

Throughout this year there has been a surge in retro inspired racers that either look like Lotus or the other classic arcade title of Outrun. Games such as Horizon Chase and Red Hot Overdrive certainly come to mind. Today's feature of 'Slipstream' by ansdor, stood out in a crowd of Steam Greenlight games, as not only does it have those colourful visuals of our retro past such as the atmosphere of 80’s and 90’s games like OutRun, Daytona USA, Super Hang-On and Sonic the Hedgehog but it also has a retrotastic soundtrack to boot!

Serious Sam's Bogus Detour - Serious Sam goes pixelated 2D!

I'm sure many of you have played the brilliant non stop first person action of Serious Sam, but there's another game which may be of interest and it features the same character but this one is a top down 2D shooter. 'Serious Sam's Bogus Detour' as it's official name developed by Crackshell, follow's Serious Sam on his bogus detour journey north of Egypt during his First Encounter in Egypt. Using mouse control in gameplay similar to Alien Vengeance, will have multiple enemy types coming at you from all sides and powerful weaponry such as laser beams, pistols and miniguns!

Poncho - A gorgeous platformer, release date confirmed!

Delve Interactive who are based in Sussex UK, have now announced the release date of September for their rather gorgeous looking platformer of 'Poncho' which many have enjoyed at numerous gaming shows across the country. In this upcoming game that was also a Steam Greenlight success, you play as a Robot who wears a poncho (Hence the name), in a multi layer world of great artwork that must make hard choices and decide the fate of humankind. As the developers have said, Poncho will hopefully make you feel like a kid again as you can explore every nook and cranny in the world, to find treasure and the wonders that lay beyond.

GRIP - Futuristic racer with Rollcage inspirations aiming for Kickstarter

I did not think today could get any better and it just has with the latest announcement of 'GRIP', which is inspired by the incredible fast paced racer of Rollcage, published by Psygnosis way back in 1999. A game that featured unique physics as you could drive on walls or ceilings at mind blowing speeds, will once again take it's place in this latest title of GRIP, developed by Chris Mallinson and Robert Baker. Featuring intense driving, exotic locations, high powered machines, powerful weapons and awesome times, Grip is developed using the Unreal 4 engine for PC and Linux and is not only aiming for your Steam Greenlight votes, but a prototype trailer has been released for the upcoming Kickstarter campaign.

Monster Boy and The Wizard of Booze - Could this be the next Wonder Boy?

When I was growing up there was one game that really stood out as a grand platformer that I simply could not stop playing at the Arcades, and that was Wonder Boy. It was a game by Ryuichi Nishizawa that started it's life as a skateboard rock jumping and enemy axe bashing platformer that later became a medieval platformer on multiple systems with both action and RPG elements. It was some of the finest series of games that I had played, so today's news of FDG Entertainment GmbH's 'Monster Boy and the Wizard of Booze' in cooperation with Ryuichi Nishizawa certainly came with excitement!

Pendek - A wonderful adventure available now!

It's time to move on from those golden age of computers and move towards a more modern adventure game, but with a retro style by the name of 'Pendek' , developed by Shaun9991. Released this week for the AdventureJam 2015. You play as Yandi, a villager who works for the Pandang Logging Company deep in the Sumatran jungle but an accident leaves you stranded and alone in the jungle. You must your skills and knowledge of the jungle to escape, and be on your guard as there are creatures out there waiting to eat you all up.

Fists Of Awesome FINALLY officially launches!

Nicoll Hunt, proudly bearded founder of independent games developer I Fight Bears confirms for us all that his much-loved premiere title, Fists Of Awesome, has officially launched, and for its first week of availability, at half price too!