Friday the 13th - NES classic horror back with improvements

In 2014 one of our reviewers Duston Justice, did a terrific review of the 1989 NES horror game ' Friday the 13th ', which was developed by the Japanese game developer Atlus. He noted the idea of having any significant blood, gore, or violence in a 1980's video game was unheard of, and given both the limitations of the console and of what would have been acceptable at the time, ‘Friday the 13th

Blasphemous - Adventure creators The Game Kitchen announce a brutal platformer!

The first time I heard of The Game Kitchen was when I played their brilliant pixelated horror adventure game ' The Last Door '. It was a game that turned into a series, which had me hooked right from the very beginning, and that wasn't just because of the story but also the characters, the tiny pixels and the dark menacing overtones. Well that same team behind that game, has just announced '

Cayne - Free, isometric horror game from the creators of STASIS now on Steam!

We have just been contacted by The Brotherhood, the creators of Stasis, that they have announced the release of their FREE horror Adventure game ' Cayne ' on Steam, for PC, MAC, SteamOS and Linux. ' Cayne ' is an entire standalone game set in the Stasis universe, based around the expectant protagonist, Hadley, who has woken up in a deadly facility and must deal with many stomach-churning

The Darkness of Raven Wood - A very spooky Adventure for BBC Micro and Electron [UPDATE]

It's still Winter but that doesn't stop us from mentioning games that would be more suited to Halloween, especially with Rucksackgames latest 8-bit Adventure ' The Darkness of Raven Wood ' that was only just recently released for the BBC Micro and Electron. In this creepy game set in the year 1862, you are on a quest to find out what has happened to your old childhood friend Raynard, but

Halloween Jam 2016 - 63 games to play, including Castlevania remade in unreal!

Throughout the years there have been many game jams that have come and gone for gamers around the world to create a game specific to the theme. So if it's a Gameboy Jam for example, then the games have to look like a Gameboy game. One such jam which is still ongoing, the ' Halloween Jam 2016 ' really stood out, and it wasn't because of the amount of games on offer just 63 so far, but a

Zombi Terror - The Walking Dead style adventure enhanced for the Amstrad CPC

On the 31st of October during Halloween, Hokuto Force re-released the Walking Dead style adventure game ' Zombi Terror ' for the C64. It was first released by Kabuto Factory on the same system in just 2015, with other systems before that such as the ZX Spectrum, MSX, Sega Megadrive and PC. Fast forward to today however and Zombie Terror Reloaded, which was and still is an enhanced version of

Zombi Terror +DGMW - The Walking Dead style adventure comes to the C64...Again

More Halloween goodness tonight, and this one comes from Hokuto Force with a re-release of the Walking Dead style Adventure game ' Zombi Terror ', which first appeared in 2015 by Kabuto Factory for the C64. Now known as ' Zombi Terror +DGMW ' with a +1 trainer, onefiled, Dox, walkthrough and original Speccy pic, you explore an island and a city while avoiding Zombies and finding new areas for

The Darkness of Raven Wood - A very spooky looking Adventure in dev for BBC Micro and Electron

Tonight is Halloween so all the ghouls and ghosts come out to play, so what better way to spend an evening than checking out the latest creepy games that have been released or are in development, such as John Blythe's 'The Darkness of Raven Wood' which is coming to the BBC Micro and Electron. Mentioned via our Retro for Show Facebook group by the developer, The Darkness of Raven Wood is a text

LIMBO C64 - Modern Indie game as a proof of concept on the C64

If you were a fan of the game Limbo with its dark backgrounds and horror overtone, then as a retro gamer you might be surprised to learn of a Limbo C64 proof of concept that has been shown today thanks to a creator by the name of Søren Trautner Madsen. Apparently Playdead have given him the blessing as they have allowed him to port LIMBO to the C64. To coincide with this eye opening news, a

The Conjuring House - Rym Games is out to scare you on PC and PS4

Rym Games has just launched the latest trailer for their upcoming Unreal 4 horror game ' The Conjuring House ' which is coming to PC and PS4 in 2017. Set in the early 20th century in an old abandoned Victorian style house with a pretty dark past, you play as a journalist covering a paranormal event with a team of mediums and parapsychologists who were sent to unravel the mysteries and myths

Halloween Jam 2016 - It's time to create those scary games!

Game developers across the globe get ready for horror, as a new game jam is about to begin that is sure to give you the shivers. Welcome to the ' Halloween Jam 2016 '; a brand new jam that takes place between the 1st and 31st of October, to encourage more people to produce horror and spooky games, with a theme of 'Fear'. This can, as noted by the organisers, be interpreted however you like

Cayne and Beautiful Desolation - Two upcoming games from horror 'Stasis' devs

Here at Indie Retro News our jaws have just dropped as from the creators of 'Stasis', we've just been told of two games that are in the pipeline that is sure be added to your most wanted list. The first one is ' Cayne ' an entire standalone game in the Stasis universe, based around the developers experience and emotion of the birth of a child and how much it can affect a family. But seeing as

Lucius Demake - Modern horror remade to almost look like a C64 game!

Well this isn't something you see every day, especially as a commercial release on Steam. As a developer by the name of Shiver Games Ltd has completely de-made both the trailer and the entire game of ' Lucius ', which was originally released as a third person horror in 2012. Now known as ' Lucius Demake ', this is a reimagining of the original Lucius game, made to look as if it is actually

Hurlements - A very old UBIsoft title is now a full PC remake

Way back in the late 80's that well known company of Ubisoft, released the graphical adventure game ' Hurlements ' for the Amstrad CPC 6128 as well as DOS based systems. It was to my knowledge a French game that few have heard of, but it was very similar to their other adventure game ' Zombi '. Which featured multiple areas, multiple characters, a first person viewpoint, command based icons

Bundleopolis - GOG smashes those deals with a new bundle up to 80% off!

I may have taken a nice long weekly break from all that gaming, but there's one site that never goes on holiday and that's GOG. Well today we've been informed by our good friends GOG of a bunch of new deals to really make this week even better than it currently is. This is the latest promo ' Bundleopolish ', which lasts from today up until May 1st, and starts with 3 bundles, "The Bit Trip

The Last Door Season 2 Collectors Edition - Impressive Adventure horror season 2 has finally arrived!

Today I was checking my email for the latest updates and came across an email from none other than The Game Kitchen, developers of that brilliant adventure horror game ' The Last Door Season 1 ', which is still available to buy via GOG. Contained within was a heads up that ' The Last Door Season 2 Collectors Edition ' is finally here and ready to once again pull you into its fantastic story,

Slain! - A very gory pixelated platformer available today on GOG

Prepare yourselves for blood dripping from the walls and gory bits everywhere, as Wolf Brew Games have announced that their very bloody pixelated action hack and slash platformer of ' Slain!', is now available to buy on GOG! A big Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight success and one of our most eagerly awaited releases, has stunning jaw dropping visuals and lots of bloody effects that would make